Diff words Flashcards
ointment
a thick substance, usually containing medicine, that is put on the skin where it is sore or where there is an injury, in order to cure it:
broadband
a system that makes it possible for many messages or large amounts of information to be sent at the same time
the generation gap
a situation in which older and younger people do not understand each other because of their different experiences, opinions, habits, and behaviour
drought
a long period when there is little or no rain
hangman
a person whose job is to operate the device that kills criminals by hanging them from a rope by their necks
immigrant
a person who has come to a different country in order to live there permanently
handicapped
having an illness, injury, or condition that makes it difficult to do some things that other people do
heroine
a woman who is admired for having done something very brave or having achieved something great
mercury
a chemical element that is a heavy, silver-coloured metal
cauliflower
a large, round, white vegetable that is eaten cooked or uncooked
clerk
a person who works in an office
incomprehensible
impossible or extremely difficult to understand
legible
writing or print can be read easily
axis
a real or imaginary straight line going through the centre of a object
Aborigine
a member of one of the groups of people who were the first people to live in Australia
