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
leaflet
a piece of paper that gives you information or advertises something
genocide
the crime of intentionally destroying part or all of a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group, by killing people or by other methods
axe
a tool that has a heavy iron or steel blade at the end of a long wooden handle
cable
a set of wires, covered by plastic, that carries electricity
dentist
a person whose job is treating people’s teeth
junk food
food that is unhealthy but is quick and easy to eat
sunscreen
you put on your skin to prevent it from being damaged by the sun
helmet
covers and protects the head
