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Unit 2 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a valuable stone that is used in jewellery | precious stone |
| Attitude, test, and confidence | Positive! |
| liking, interested in, or wanting (to do) something very much | keen on |
| the organ in your chest that sends the blood around your body | heart |
| the colour of gold | golden |
| the ending of a story in which all problems are solved | happy ending |
| showing thanks, especially to another person I’m very _______________ for your help | grateful |
| 1,000,000 (the number) | million |
| to speak about something quickly, giving little detail or using few words Did she ___________ me in her letter? | mention |
| a traditional story written for children | fairy tale |
| to meet and speak to someone in a friendly way when they arrive | welcome |
| an object made from a hard material, especially stone or metal, to look like a person or animal | statue |
| My heart was pounding with excitement. Their team took a real pounding. a regular sound of something hitting something else or of a loud noise | pounding |
| Money can’t buy (happy) __________, but it can make life easier | happy → happiness |
| His room is always clean; his (tidy) __________ impresses everyone | tidy → tidiness |
| The teacher praised the students for their (ready) __________ to start the project. | ready → readiness |
| His failure was a result of pure (lazy) __________, not lack of talent. | lazy → laziness |
| The (ugly) __________ of the old building made it look abandoned. | ugly → ugliness |
| She couldn’t hide her (sad) __________ when she heard the bad news. | sad → sadness |
| After a long (ill) __________, he finally recovered and returned to work. | ill → illness |
| Her only (weak) __________ is that she trusts people too easily. | weak → weakness |
| We couldn’t see anything in the total (dark) __________ of the cave. | dark → darkness |
| A little act of (kind) __________ can make someone’s day much brighter. | kind → kindness |