What’s the use (of something)
Spoken used to say that something seems to be a waste of time:
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use of decorating the house if we are going to sell it?
/ˈpɒpjələr/
/ˈsætəlaɪt/
/ˈsɪəriːz/
/ɔːˈθɒrəti/
/səkˈses/
/səˈsaɪəti/
low‧brow
lowbrow entertainment,
newspapers, books etc are easy to understand and are not concerned with serious
ideas about art, culture etc - used to show disapproval [≠ highbrow]
Ethics
/ˈeθɪks/ noun [ plural ]
Ideas and beliefs about
what type of behaviour is morally right and wrong
A code of ethics
The ethics of genetic engineering
Famed written
Well-known [= famous]:
The famed literary critic Nathan Hall
Famed
for
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Skull
/skʌl/ noun [ C ]
[ ANATOMY
] the part of your head that
is made of bone and which protects your brain.
Palace
/ˈpælɪs/ noun [ C ]
A large house where a king
or queen lives
The presidential palace
Swallow/ˈswɒləʊ/
He swallowed all the food
very fast
Hob‧nob past tense and past participle hobnobbed, present participle hobnobbing [intransitive]
informal to spend time talking to
people who are in a higher social position than you
Hobnob
with
'
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He spent the first day
hobnobbing with the management.
Surreal
/səˈrɪəl/ ( also surrealistic
/səˌrɪəˈlɪstɪk/ ) adjective
Strange and not real, like
something in a dream
His paintings have a surreal
quality.
Trading port
Trading cards
Numerous /ˈnjuːm ə rəs/ adjective formal
Many
He is the author of numerous
articles.
Sacred /ˈseɪkrɪd/ adjective
1 HOLY [ RELIGION ] relating
to a religion or considered to be holy
Sacred music
A sacred object
Privacy /ˈprɪvəsi/ /ˈpraɪvəsi/ noun
[ U ]
When you are alone and people
cannot see or hear what you are doing
I hate sharing a bedroom - I
never get any privacy.
Vulture /ˈvʌltʃə r / noun [ C ]
A large bird with no feathers on
its head or neck that eats dead animals
Doubt /daʊt/
Bit difficult
Stroll /strəʊl/ verb
Stroll along/down/through, etc
To walk somewhere in a slow and
relaxed way
They strolled along the beach.
Stroll noun [ C ]
Shall we go for a stroll around
the garden?
Count me in/out
Slightly /ˈslaɪtli/ adverb
A little
I think I did slightly better in
my exams this time.
I find it slightly worrying.
Who are you?
Age
City
Occupation
Hobbies
Some extra personal info?
I’m really into
I truly enjoy
I quite like
Hang out with friends
Go trekking
Shopaholic
Granny
Goals
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