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Learn, Relax and Enjoy - 38


crescent (noun, adjective): a narrow curved shape; a quarter moon or smaller - The crescent moon could be glimpsed through the clouds.
create (verb): to originate, to produce through imagination - The musician created a new musical arrangement.
accretion (verb): growth by gradual addition - The accretion of dirt on windows is sometimes hard to detect.
increase (verb): to grow in size or amount -  Alfonse wishes he could find a way to increase his salary.
credible (adjective): can be believed, reasonable - The witness gave a credible account of the accident.
credulous (adjective): too ready to believe - The credulous child believed the story about flying horses.
incredible (adjective): unbelievable, amazing - Makiko said she just saw an incredible horror movie.
excursion (noun): a trip - The father planned an excursion to the zoo for his children.
discourse (noun, verb): a conversation, to talk  - The discourse between the speaker and the audience was informal.
courier (noun): a messenger - The courier gave the message to the secretary.


1) John decided _____ golf on weekends.
 to begin          to commence            ►to take up  to start up
2)It _____ to me whether we meet them or not. 
 ►makes no difference       makes not a difference
 is indifferent                                      is not a difference
3)We were  _____ after all the hard work.
 wear out         outworn        weary out      ►worn out
4)We saw _____ wild animals while on vacation. 
 ►quite a few                        quite much   quite many   quite some
5)They are late as usual. I don't think we should _____ them.
 await for         ►wait for       await on         wait on
6)Are you _____ the competition?
 enter             going entering           go to enter     ►going to enter
7)You had better _____ the tourist information office.
 ►inquire at  inquiring at   inquire to       inquiring at
8)Ireland was part of the UK, _____? 
 didn't it           ►wasn't it     hasn't it         weren't it
9)They will be _____ at the party.
 ►present       presents        presenting    at present
10)Will they go _____ this summer?
 Swim             to swim          ►swimming to swimming


There’s a bear in that tree
There’s a pear in the tree
He had the beach to himself
He had the peach to himself
They burned it
They have earned it
Say ’boil’
Save oil
This is a nice pear
This is a nice affair
Would you like a copy?
Would you like a coffee?


1)What ‘I’ means traveling from place to place? Itinerant
2)What ‘P’ is the mooring place for large ships? Port
3)What ‘D’ is to undergo decomposition? Decay
4)What ‘M’ is a wind that changes direction with the seasons? Monsoon
5)What ‘R’ is to wake someone from sleep? Rouse
6)What ‘H’ is to sharpen on a whetstone? Hone
7)What ‘S’ are numerical facts systematically collected? Statistics
8)What ‘R’ is waste fragments of brick or stone? Rubble
9)What ‘T’ is a cashier’s money container? Till

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