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![](/i/favi32.png) 4000 Essential English w ordsmajestic
[mad
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[mad
3
estik] adj.
If something is majestic, it is large and beautiful.
-* The rich people lived in a big, majestic house.
n o r [no:r] conj.
You use nor to connect two negative ideas.
-* I eat neither apples nor oranges. I don’t like either one.
outraged
[autreid3] adj.
If someone is outraged, they are very angry.
— My father was outraged when he saw that I had crashed his car.
pessimistic
[pesamistik] adj.
If someone is pessimistic, they believe that the worst will happen.
-*■ John is pessimistic. He always thinks something bad will happen.
rumor
[ru:mar] n.
A rumor is something people talk about even though it may not be true.
-+ Kevin was spreading rumors about Marcia to everyone.
slap
[slaep] v.
To slap someone means to hit them with the palm of the hand.
-» Out of anger, Helen slapped Eunice on the face.
smash
[smsej] V.
To smash something is to break it into many small pieces.
-> Jacob smashed the window with a rock.
subject
[sAbd3ikt] n.
A subject is the topic that is being discussed or taught.
-» The subject of Marco’s speech was the economy.
W age
[weid3] n.
A wage is the money that a person gets for doing a job.
-* The wages I receive from my job are really great!
whereas
[/iwearaez] conj.
You use whereas to show how two things are different.
-* My sister loves horror movies, whereas I prefer comedies.
Elbarskhan & mmh
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