Rosetta Stone Foundations (ELL): Unit 11

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  1. interesting
    catching or holding your attention
    Books are interesting to him, but television is boring.
  2. boring
    so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
    The game is interesting to the men, but it's boring to their girlfriends.
  3. practice
    learn by repetition
    I have already practiced the piano today.
  4. vacation
    leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
    Is your family going on vacation this summer?
  5. currency
    the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used
    Dollars are a type of currency.
  6. exchange
    replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
    I only have euros. In Japan, I will have to exchange them for yen.
  7. carry
    physically move while supporting, by vehicle, hands, or body
    The students are carrying their backpacks.
  8. polite
    showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
    When someone gives you something, it's polite to say "thank you."
  9. quarter
    one of four equal parts
    The waitress cut the limes into quarters.
  10. round
    having a circular shape
    The ball is round.
  11. square
    having four equal sides and four right angles
    This slice of bread is square.
  12. weigh
    have a certain heft
    Your baby weighs six and a half pounds.
  13. measure
    determine the dimensions of something or somebody
    The man is measuring the couch.
  14. inch
    a unit of length equal to one-twelfth of a foot
    Our table is three feet long by twenty-three inches wide.
  15. wrench
    a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt
    Do you need the wrench or the hammer?
  16. scale
    a measuring instrument for weighing
    Please get on the scale.
    How much do I weigh?
  17. ruler
    a measuring stick
    I used a ruler to measure it, and it's thirty-five inches.
  18. thermometer
    measuring instrument for measuring temperature
    The doctor is holding a thermometer.
  19. fresh
    recently made, produced, or harvested
    Here are some fresh tomatoes from the garden.
  20. rotten
    damaged by decay
    Do not eat those! They're rotten.
  21. ripe
    fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
    If you wait a day, the bananas will be ripe.
  22. add
    join or combine or unite with others
    She's adding pepper to the soup.
Created on Mon Aug 23 09:57:11 EDT 2021 (updated Fri Aug 27 17:28:52 EDT 2021)

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