Sadlier - Vocabulary Workshop - Unit 11 (P)

(n.) a long, strong piece of wood or metal that holds up part of a building

(v.) to send something out

• column
• plank
• support
• beam

(v.) to cut into something

• slice
• carve

• break
• divide

(n.) where wild animals rest

• den
• burrow
• nest
• cave

(v.) to bend in a certain direction

(adj.) does not have much fat on it

• thick

• twist
• lean

• curve

(adj.) something you are not used to

(adj.) cannot be evenly divided by two

• familiar
• odd

• even
• common

(adj.) something right; correct

• proper

• false
• correct

• precise

(v.) to rub against a rough or sharp surface

(n.) a mark made by rubbing or scratching against something rough

• scrape

• abrading
• scathing

• cut

(v.) to move something in a certain direction

(n.) bull that is raised for meat

• direct

• pull

• steer

• drive

(adj.) something soft and easy to cut

• hard
• rigid
• tender
• tough

(adj.) when something is not relaxed

• calm
• relaxed
• peaceful
• tense