Spelling BeeWhat is the "Spelling Bee"?

The Spelling Bee is an event that challenges students to use their spelling and phonetic skills in a competitive environment. In the class bee, 5 top spellers are chosen for the final level bee. The top spellers in each class compete in the final Level Bee to determine the champion (first place winner) and runner up (second place winner) and another runner up (third place winner). How Does a Student participate?The vocabulary sheets will be sent via email. The student will study the words from these lists. Then, in each class, according to the daily schedule, all students will have a class bee for the first round of the contest. You will find this date mentioned in April calendar.The top spellers ( winners from class bee) will be asked to attend the final level bee for the top spellers. These spellers will be given another list to study. The champion will be the student who correctly spells all words given to him or her.What Is The "Bee"?A typical "Bee" is a competition in which students are asked to spell words. It usually works on a 'miss and out' basis.

How Does It Benefit The Child?This is a great way to promote and honor academic excellence.

Who Organizes the Contest and choose the words?The Contest and words are organized by the Senior English teacher with the help of the teachers and the administrative staff.

When will the competition start?The competition will be held in classes on Sunday, the 7th, of April 2016.

What are the awards?The top spellers ( those who participated in the final level bee) will receive: A certificate and a T-shirt. The runner ups and the champion receive a certificate and a present .

Thank you for your cooperation and looking forward to a great Bee!!

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

Dear Upper Primary parents and students,

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Kindly be informed that the Class Bee Competition will be held on Thursday, 7 th of April, 2016.

1- All Upper Primary Students should study the spelling of the vocabulary words of this term.

2- The vocabulary list will be uploaded on the website.3- Read carefully the spelling bee rules that are mentioned below.4- On the competition day the English teacher will select only two

winners from each class.

Wishing you the best of luck,Upper Primary

English Senior

Ms. Lamya Ali

Rules for Level Spelling Bees1. Spellers will sit in order of the numbers on their name tags.2. When it is a speller's turn to spell, he or she will go up to the microphone.3. A speller will be given one word to spell. He or she should repeat the word, spell it, and then say it again – like this: 'cat' c-a-t 'cat'.

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4. A speller may ask the judge to repeat a word or provide its definition if needed. 5. A speller may start a word, stop and start it again, but he or she may not change any letter. If a letter is changed, the speller will be out.6. If the speller has spelled correctly, the judge will say 'Correct' and he or she may return to his or her seat. If not, the judge will say 'Incorrect', and give the correct spelling. The speller will then be asked to join the audience until the end of the Bee. A new word will be given to the next speller.7. If, after three requests, the speller does not spell the word, he or she will be out.8. Spellers should not say 'double' for two letters in a row. Pronounce both letters. (example: don't spell letter as l-e-double t –e – r. Rather, spell it l-e-t-t-e-r.) Spellers will not be 'out' if they do this.9. If the word is two words, spellers should say 'new word' when they begin the second word. Spellers will not be counted out if they don't do this.10.If the word is a capitalized word, spellers should say so as they spell it. (example: 'Cairo'. Spell it "Capital C –a-i-r-o) Spellers will not be counted out because of this.11.If a speller speaks out of turn, or speaks in Arabic, he or she will be out.12.If a member of the audience speaks at all, he or she will be asked to leave until the Bee is completed.13.The Bee will be conducted in rounds.

14. If the word has a dash (or hyphen) spellers should say so. (example: ‘middle-sized’. Spell it m-i-d-d-l-e-dash (or hyphen)-s-i-z-e-d). Spellers will be counted out if they forget to add this. Also adding a dash or hyphen where it does not belong will make a speller be out, as well. 15. If anyone is absent on the day of the bee, he/she will miss the chance to participate. The spelling bee CANNOT be repeated or done for one person.16. When the competition has two spellers only, the procedure for disqualification changes. At that point, when one speller misspells a word,

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the other speller shall be given an opportunity to spell that same word. If the second speller spells that word correctly, plus the next word on the pronouncer’s list, then the second speller shall be declared the champion. If one of the last two spellers misspells a word and the other speller, after correcting the error, misspells the new word, then the misspelled new word shall be referred to the other speller. If this other speller then succeeds in correcting the error and spells the next word on the list, then he or she shall be declared the champion. If both spellers misspell the same word, both shall continue in the competition, and the one who first misspelled the word shall be given a new word to spell. The champion is not the champion until he or she corrects the misspelling of the other speller and then correctly spells the next word on the list.17. In the case of a question about correct spelling, the collective decision of all judges present will be final.

Vocabulary words of Primary 4

Unit 3

Verb To run towards or somebody to attack him.

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Word Part of speech

Definition

1- hidden adjective

If something is hidden it means that it's not known or seen (you can't see it).

2-ancient adjective

A person who lived in the past or something which is very old.

3-army noun A large group of soldiers who fight on land in a war.

4-Soldiers Noun People who fight in the army.

5-uniform Noun Special clothes that some people in the samejob, team or school wear.

6-emperor noun A man who rules *a group of countries. ( *called an empire )

7-armor noun Metal clothes that the soldiers wore to cover their bodies when they were fighting in wars.

8-treasure noun Something which is valuable like gold, silver, jewelry or things that are worth a lot of money.

9-archaeologist noun

A person who works with the science (Archaeology) that deals with the past human life and activities by studying the bones, tools, buildings of ancient people.

14- Charge15-terra-cotta

Noun A kind of hard, red-brown clay.

16- Alike Adjective

Similar.

17- archer Noun Someone who uses bow to shoot the arrows.

18- Plain Adjective

Without decoration.

19- general Noun An officer in the army.

20-elegant Adjective

Stylish or classy.

21- bright Adjective

Brilliant or colorful.

22- tiny Adjective

Very small.

23- traces Noun A little amount.

24-varnish Noun A clear liquid used to give a shiny color.

25-craftsmen Noun (plural)

Skilled people who make decorative objects by their hands.

26-Pits Noun (plural)

Large holes in the ground.

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27-mystery Noun *Something that difficult to understand.*Hidden or unknown something.*Secret.

28-government

Noun A group of people who have the power to set rules and laws for the country.

29-coffin Noun A closed box in which the dead body is kept or buried.

30-precious Adjective

Something valuable or worth a lot of money.

31-royal Adjective

It means that it is related to the king or queen.

32- burial place

Noun A place where they put the dead body into the ground.

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Unit 6

Word Part of speech

Definition

1.ConvenientAdjective

*Useful, easy, or quick to do.*near a place or easy to get to.

2. Export Verb To sell things to another country

3.Local Adjective A place that is near to you or something that is related to your country.

4.process Verb To treat something, for example with chemicals, in order to keep it or change it.

5. Package * verb /

* noun

*To wrap something or put something into a box before it is sold or sent somewhere.

*An amount of something packed together.

6.Farmer’s market

Noun A place where farmers sell their crops or farm products directly to other people.

7.Agriculture Noun Something concerned with cultivating land, raising crops, and farming.

8.Corporate farm

Noun A large farm that is owned and run by a company.

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9.Decrease Verb To make something smaller or less.

10.Century Noun A period of 100 years.

11.Chemical Noun Solid or liquid substances that scientists study and use.

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Unit 13

Word Part of speech

Definition

1. mass media Noun The means of communication that reach a large number of people in a short time like the newspapers, television and radio.

2. newspapers Noun A publication printed with news, advertisements and articles on different subjects usually published daily.

3. magazine Noun A type of large thin book with a paper cover that you can buy weekly or monthly containing articles or photographs.

4. printing press

Noun A machine that is used for printing books and newspapers.

5. publisher Noun A person or company that is publishes books and magazines.

6. advertising Verb To put information in a newspaper, on TV, on a picture or on the wall to persuade people to buy something.

7. broadcast Verb To send out radio or television programmes.

8.the web Noun A place on the World Wide Web that contains information about a person, organization, etc., and that usually consists of many Web pages

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joined by hyperlinks. Also, it made available online by an individual, company, educational institution, government, or organization.

9.smartphones Noun A cell phone that includes additional software functions (as e-mail or an Internet browser)

10. blog Noun A website that allows users to share opinions and discuss different topics also, the readers can comment on their posts.

11. social network

Noun The creation of personal and business relationships especially online like Facebook.

12. newsreels Noun A short film that reported the news and that was shown in theaters in the past.

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Unit 5

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Word Part of speech

Definition

1.Sugar cane

noun A tall tropical plant with thick stems that sugar is made from.

2.Wheat noun A type of grain that can be made into flour

3.Cinnamon

noun A brown powder that is used to give flavor to sweet foods.

4.Ingredient noun The thing that you use when you make something to eat.

5.Bark noun The hard surface of a tree.

6.Plantation

noun A piece of land where things like tea or cotton grow.

7.Steamship

noun A ship driven by steam.

8.Spoil verb To become bad to eat or drink.

9.Leopard noun A wild animal like a big with yellow fur and dark spots.

10.Gather verb To bring together things those are in the different places.

11.Introduce verb *To tell audience the name of the person who is going to speak.*To make people know something that they don’t know about.

12.Peel verb To take off the skin off a fruit or vegetable.

13.Coax verb To persuade someone to do something by talking to them in a calm and a gentle way.

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The Word List

dodo – existed – survive – sniffing – hooves – galloped – quagga – species – exploited – extinct – swishing – gushing – flip-flap – sea wolf – flopped out – puddle – woolly mammoth – stumbled - habitat – elephant bird – miserable – roaring – peering – fiery – endangered – sanctuaries – stared at – emerged - blew shot.

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Word Part of

Speech

Definition

1. dodo (N.) A large bird that could not fly and that no longer exists, it looked like a goose.

2. existed (V.) Was real; was found in the real world; was alive.

3. survive (V.) To continue to live or exist, especially in spite of danger or suffering.

4. sniffing (V.) Breathing air in through the nose in a way that makes a sound, especially because you have a cold or you’re crying.

5. hooves (N.) The entire foot of a horse, donkey.6. galloped (N.) The fastest pace of a horse or other animal

that has four feet.

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7. quagga (N.) An extinct South African zebra that had a yellowish-brown coat with darker stripes.

8. species (N.) A group of animals or plants that are very similar to each other and that can breed together.

9. exploited (V.) To use something or to treat someone unfairly for your own advantages. To make full use of and gain benefit from, to use as a resource.

10. extinct (Adj.) No longer existing or living (Used for animals or plants).

11. swishing (V.) To move with a whistling or rushing sound.

12. gushing (V.) To flow out very quickly and in large amounts, to produce a large amount of (a quickly flowing liquid).

13. flip -flap (Phr.) The repeated knock of something long and loose.

14. sea wolf

(N.)A type o large, black and white seal that was found in the Caribbean. Sea wolves are extinct.

15. flopped out

(Phr.V.)To get out then fall or lie down heavily and noisily.

16. puddle (N.) A small pool of water, especially rainwater.

17. woolly mammoth (N.)

An animal like a large elephant covered with hair that lived thousands of years ago, Woolly mammoths are extinct.

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The words list

foothills – diverse – suffered – starving – terrified – fascinated by- identify – tracker – protect – accompanied by – naturalist – examined – injuries – poacher – illegally – poaching – damaged- porcupine – quills – conservation – preservation –

18. stumbled (V.) To miss one's step in walking or running; trip and almost fall.

19. habitat (N.) The natural home of a plant or an animal.20. elephant bird

(N.) A very large bird that was not able to fly. Elephant birds are extinct, it looked like an ostrich.

21. miserable (Adj.) Very uncomfortable or unhappy.22. roaring (V.) The loud deep cry of a wild animal, especially 

a  lion or other wild cat.

23. peering (V.) To look intently, searchingly, or with difficulty.(Gaze)

24. fiery (Adj.) Consisting of fire or burning strongly and brightly.

25. endangered (Adj.) (Used about animals, plants) in danger of disappearing from the world.

26. sanctuaries (N.) A place where birds or animals cannot be hunted and are protected from danger.

27. stared at (Phr.V.) To look at directly and fixedly.28. emerged (V.) To rise or appear from a hidden or unknown

place or condition : to come out into view.

29. blew shot (Phr.V.) A sharply hit or shut with force and loud noise.

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The words list

foothills – diverse – suffered – starving – terrified – fascinated by- identify – tracker – protect – accompanied by – naturalist – examined – injuries – poacher – illegally – poaching – damaged- porcupine – quills – conservation – preservation –

Word Part of

Speech

Definition

1. foothills (N.) A hill near the base of a mountain or mountain  range.

2. diverse (V.)  made up of people or things that are different from each other.

3. suffered (V.) To feel pain. to experience pain, illness, or injury.

4. starving (V.) To suffer or die from extreme or extended  lack of food.

5. terrified (N.) To cause (someone) to be extremely afraid : to frighten (someone).

6. fascinated by (Phr.V.) To cause (someone) to be very interested in something or someone.

7. identify (V.) To find out who someone is or what something is.

8. tracker (N.) A person who can find people or wild animals by following the marks that they leave on the ground.

9. protect (V.) To keep someone or something safe; to defend someone or something.

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10. accompanied by

(Phr.V.) To go somewhere with (someone),  to happen or occur at the same time as or along with (something).

11. naturalist (N.) A person who studies plants and animals.

12. examined (V.) To test or look carefully at (something or someone) for signs of illness or injury in order to learn more about it, to find problems.

13. injuries (N.) Harm or hurt done to a person’s or an animal’s body, especially in an accident.

14. poacher (N.) One who kills or takes wild animals (as game or fish) illegally.

15. illegally (Adj.) Not allowed by the law : not legal.

16. poaching (V.) Catching or killing birds, animals, or fish illegally, especially on someone else’s land.

17. damaged (V.) Spoiled, harmed, or broken

.18. porcupine (N.) A small animal that has very stiff, sharp

parts (called quills) all over its body.19. quills (N.) A large, stiff feather from the wing or tail of

a bird such as; spines.

20. conservation (N.) The protection of the natural world.21. preservation (N.) Keeping something in the same or in good

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The words list

nasty – ache – chew – canines – scrub – molars – jaws – defective – detective – cures – cavity – incisor – drilling – buzz – thrilled – carnivore – scurrying – prey – stray – herbivore – nibble – omnivore – munch - gums – grip – filling.

22. inspired (V.) To give someone a feeling of wanting and being able to do something good, create a work of art.

23. population (N.) A number of people who live in a particular place.

24. reserves (N.) An area of land where the plants, animals are protected by law.

24. antelopes (N.) an animal in Africa and Asia that looks like a deer, has horns pointing up and back, and runs very fast

Word Part of Speech Definition

1. nasty (N.) Very unpleasant to see, smell, taste.2. ache (V.)  To produce a boring continuous pain : to hurt

in a way that is constant but not severe.3. chew (V.) To use your teeth to cut food into small pieces

before you swallow it.

4. canines (N.) One of the four pointed teeth in the front of a person’s or animal’s mouth.

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5. scrub (V.)  An act of rubbing something or someone.

6. molars (N.) One of the large teeth in the back of your mouth.

7. jaws (N.) Either of the bones in your face that contain the teeth.

8. defective (N.) Having a problem or fault that prevents something from working correctly.

9. detective (N.) Done in order to find out hidden or unknown information: of or relating to crimes and detectives.

10. cures (N.) Something (such as a drug or medical treatment) that stops a disease and makes someone healthy again.

11. cavity (N.) A hole in a tooth.12. incisor (N.) One of the eight sharp teeth at the front of

the mouth that are used for biting.13. drilling (V.) To make a hole in something.14. buzz (N.)  To make the low, continuous sound of a flying

insect (such as a bee).15. thrilled (V.)  To cause (someone) to feel very excited or

happy.

16. carnivore

(N.) Any animal that eats meat.

17. scurrying

(V.) To move quickly and with short steps.

18. prey (N.) An animal that is hunted or killed by another

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animal for food.19. stray (N.) An animal (such as a cat or dog) that is lost or

has no home or separated from a group.20. herbivore

(N.) An animal that only eats grass and plants.

21. nibble (V.) To eat slowly or with small bites.

22. omnivore

(N.) An animal that eats both plants and meat.

23. munch (V.) To chew or eat (something) especially in a noisy way.

24. gums (N.) The hard pink parts of the mouth that hold the teeth.

25.grip (V.) To take and keep hold of someone or something firmly.

26.filling (N.) The material that a dentist uses to fill a hole in a tooth.

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Primary (6)

Spelling Bee Word List

Word

Part of

Speech

Definition

Unit 8 – Snowflake Lia1. image (n.) a copy or picture of sb/sth seen in a

mirror, through a camera, on television, computer, etc.

2. surpass (v.) to do sth better than sb/sth else or better than expected.

3. stare (v.) to look at sb or sth for a long time because you are surprised, shocked, etc.

4. laboratory (n.) a room or building that is used for scientific research, testing, experiments, etc. or for teaching about science.

5. copious (adj.) in large amounts.

6. examination (n.) the act of looking at sth carefully, especially to see if there is anything wrong or to find the cause of a problem.

7. minute (adj.) very small.8. fragment (n.) a small piece that has broken off or

that comes from sth larger.

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9. triumphantly (adj.) feeling or showing great happiness because you have won or succeeded at sth.

10. panic (n.) a sudden feeling of fear that cannot be controlled and stops you from thinking clearly.

11. eyepiece (n.) the piece of glass (lens) at the end of a telescope or microscope that you look through.

12. astonishment (n.) very great surprise.13. dazzling (v.) to be impressed by sth/sb very much.14. piles (n.) a number of things lying on top of one

another, or an amount of sth lying in a mass.

15. bothered (v.) to disturb, annoy or worry sb.16. forecast (v.) to say (with the help of information)

what will probably happen in the future.

17. flickered (v.) (used about a light or a flame) to keep going on and off as it burns or shines.

18. gust (n.) a sudden strong wind.19. scrambled (v.) to climb quickly up or over sth using

your hands to help you; to move somewhere quickly.

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Unit 11 – View from the Summit

1. Summit (n.)The highest point of a hill or mountain.

2. Loom (v.) To appear as a large shape that is not clear, especially in a frightening or threatening way.

3. Cling (v.) Hold on tightly to or stick firmly or closely to something to be hard to part or remove from.

4. Crack (n.) A line on the surface of something along which it has split without breaking apart.

5. Handhold (n.) Something that a person can hold when climbing up which is used for a hand to grip on.

6. Expedition (n.) An organized journey with a particular purpose, especially to find out about a place that is not well known.

7. Laboriously (adv.) In a way that takes a lot of time and effort.

8. Plateau (n.) An area of flat land that is higher than the land around it.

9. Dome (n.) A round roof with a circular base.10. Slack (adj.) Not stretched tight or something loose.11. Ledge (n.) A narrow flat piece of rock that sticks

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out from a cliff / a narrow flat shelf fixed to a wall, especially one below a window.

12. Slim (adj.) Not as big as you would like or expect.

13. Awesome (adj.) Extremely impressive or very difficult and perhaps rather frightening.

14. Considerable (adj.) Great in amount, size, importance, etc15. panting (adj.) Breathing with short, quick breaths; out

of breath.16. Exposed (v.) Make something visible by uncovering

it.17. Satisfaction (n.) The good feeling that you have when

you have achieved something or when something that you wanted to happen does happen; something that gives you this feeling.

18. Disaster (n.) An unexpected event, such as a very bad accident, a flood or a fire, that kills a lot of people or causes a lot of damage.

19. Perched (v.)  To land and stay on a branch especially on the edge of it.

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Unit 15 – Fear on the Brain

1. Rapid (adj.) Happening in a short period of time/ done or happening very quickly.

2. Alert (adj.) Able to think quickly; quick to notice things.

3. Numb (adj.) Unable to feel, think or react in the normal way/ if a part of your body is numb, you cannot feel anything in it.

4. Interpret (v.) To explain the meaning of something.5. Store (n.) A large shop that sells many different

types of goods.

6. Respond (v.) To give a spoken or written answer to somebody/something.

7. Threat (n.) A statement in which you tell somebody that you will punish or harm them, especially if they do not do what you want.

8. Frozen (adj.) Unable to move because of a strong emotion such as fear or horror.

9. Reflex (n.) An action or a movement of your body that happens naturally in response to something and that you cannot control; something that you do without thinking.

10. Trigger (n.) Something that is the cause of a particular reaction or development,

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especially a bad one.

11. Tame (adj.) Not dangerous or frightened of people and used to living with them.

12. Rehearse (v.) Practice a play, piece of music, or other work for later public performance.

13. Distracted (adj.) Unable to pay attention to somebody/something because you are worried or thinking about something else.

14. Obvious (adj.)  Easy to see or understand.

15. Defensive (adj.) Protecting somebody/something against attack.

16. Adrenaline (n.) A substance produced in the body when you are excited, afraid or angry. It makes the heart beat faster and increases your energy and ability to move quickly.

17. Decisions (n.) A choice or judgment that you make after thinking and talking about what is the best thing to do.

18. Instantly (adv.) At once; immediately.

19. Deliberate (adj.) Done consciously and intentionally.

Word

Part of

Speech

Definition

Unit 5 – A season of Discontent

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1. Eternity (n.) time that has no end; the state or time after death.

2. transition (n.) a change from one state or form to another.

3. irritate (v.) to make sb angry; to annoy.4. spectacular (adj.) very impressive to see.5. categorize (v.) to divide people or things into groups; to

say that sb/sth belongs to a particular group.

6. frost (n.) the weather condition when the temperature falls below 0° Celsius (freezing point) and a thin layer of ice forms on the ground and other surfaces, especially at night.

7. literally (adv.) according to the basic or original meaning of the word, etc.used for emphasizing sth.

8. wither (v.) to become dry and die.

9. decay (v.) to become weaker or less powerful.

10. tempestuous (adj.) caused by or affected by a violent storm.

11. schedule (n.) a plan of things that will happen or of work that must be done.

12. consistently (adv.) always having the same opinions, standard, behaviour, etc.; not changing.

13. predictable (adj.) that was or could be expected to happen.

14. conflicts (n.) a difference between two or more ideas.

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cold or frightened.

16. grunting (v.) to make a short low sound in the throat.

17. growling (v.) to make a low noise in the throat to show anger or to give a warning.

18. control (v.) a limit on sth; a way of keeping sb/sth within certain limits.

19. mood (n.) the way that you are feeling at a particular time.

20. adapt (v.) to change your behaviour because the situation you are in has changed.

21. accurately (adv.) exact and correct; without mistakes.

22. decent (adj.) being of an acceptable standard; satisfactory.

23. doubt (n.) a feeling of uncertainty.

24. represent (v.) to act or speak in the place of sb else; to be the representative of a group or country.

25. glacier (n.) a mass of ice that moves slowly down a valley.

26. blizzard (n.) a very bad storm with strong winds and a lot of snow.

27. tedious (adj.) boring and lasting for a long time.

28. unexceptional

(adj.)not interesting or unusual.

29. cooperation (n.) working together with sb else to achieve sth.

30. arguing (v.) to say things, often angrily, that show

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that you do not agree with sb about sth.

Word

Part of

Speech

Definition

Unit 6 – Uncovering Masks

1. Covering (n.) something that covers the surface of sth.

2. disguise (v.) to change the appearance, sound, etc. of sb/sth so that people cannot recognize them or it.

3. entertainment

(n.) film, music, etc. used to interest and amuse people.

4. essential (adj.) completely necessary; that you must have or do.

5. urgent (adj.) needing immediate attention.6. lifesaver (n.) Something that can protect your life.7. shield (n.) a person or thing that is used to protect

sb/sth especially by forming a barrier.8. safeguard (n.) something that protects against possible

dangers.9. crucial (adj.) extremely important.10. performer (n.) an entertainer who performs a dramatic or

musical work for an audience.11. elaborate (adj.) to give more details about sth.12. central (adj.) most important; main.13. basic (adj.) forming the part of sth that is most

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