This document contains vocabulary cards with English words, their definitions, and examples of usage. It includes words like bodyguard, brunette, bonnet, bricklayer, boiling, coward, chamber, funnel, freakish, fetch, gearbox, harm, mast, nest, paddle, rub, scruffy, slapstick, sauce, swing, sack, terrace, troops, and untie. The cards are meant to help learn vocabulary and understand how to use the words in context.

1. UNIVERSIDA TÈCNICA DE AMBATO
FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS HUMANAS Y
DE LA EDUCACIÒN
CARRERA DE IDIOMAS
ADVANCED ENGLISH IV
VOCABULARY CARDS
DANIEL GUERRERO

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Bodyguard (noun)
Definition: a person or group of people whose job is to protect someone from attack.
Example: Each celebrity is surrounded by a huge bodyguard wearing black clothes.

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Brunette (noun)
Definition: a white woman or girl with dark hair.
Example: After five years as a brunette, Daniele returned to her natural blonde.

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Bonnet (noun)
Definition: a type of hat that covers the ears and is tied under the chin, worn by babies
or, especially in the past, by women.
Example: When she got back to home , she found her mother sitting in the hall with
her bonnet on.

5. B
Bricklayer (Noun)
Definition: a person who builds walls or buildings using bricks, especially as a job.
Example: The only problem is trying to find a bricklayer prepared for this weekend.

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Boiling ( adjecive)
Definiiton: ver hot
Example: If We reduced the boiling water to a simmer we can add the ingredients.

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Coward ( noun)
Definition: a person who is not brave and is too eager to avoid danger, difficulty, or pain.
Example: You will be called a coward for not eating the vegetables.

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Chamber (Noun)
Definition: a room used for a special or official purpose, or a group of people who form (part of) a
parliament.
Example: They took me to a small torture chamber where I saw lots of dead bodies.

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Funnel (noun)
Definition: an object that has a wide round opening at the top, sloping sides, and a narrow tube at the
bottom, used for pouring liquids or powders into containers with narrow necks.
Example: When you've ground the coffee, use a funnel to pour it into the jar.

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Freakish (adjecive)
Definition: very unusual or unexpected, especially in an unpleasant or strange way.
Example: I ‘m total freakish about telling you this but I want help.

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Fetch (verb)
Definition: to go to another place to get something or someone and bring it or them back.
Example: One day I wanted to go into the forest and fetch some free fruits.

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Gearbox (noun)
Definition: a metal box containing the gears in a vehicle.
Example: The new Ford Mustang comes with a six-speed manual gearbox.

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Harm (noun)
Definition: physical or other injury or damage.
Example: The traditional will do more harm than good for your health.

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Mast (noun)
Definition: a tall pole on a boat or ship that supports its sails.
Example: The only part of the ship not made of plastic is the mast, isn`t it ?

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Nest (noun)
Definition: a structure built by birds or insects to leave their eggs in to develop, and by some other
animals to give birth or live in.
Example: I remember that I used to destroy the nest`s birds with my brother.

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Paddle (noun)
Definition: a short pole with a wide, flat part at one end or both ends, used for moving a small boat or
canoe through the water.
Example: Katty admitted to selling her paddle in order to buy a cellphone.

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Rub (verb)
Definition: to press or be pressed against something with a circular or up-and-down repeated
movement.
Example: I explained that the branches rubbed against each other to create fire.

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Scruffy (adjective)
Definition: untidy and dirty.
Example: At the end of this travel I`m going to finish with scruffy jeans and T-shirt either.

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Slapstick (noun)
Definition: a type of humorous acting in which the actors behave in a silly way, such as by throwing
things, falling over, etc.
Example: There were several slapstick on that film, that made me laugh harder and harder.

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Sauce (noun)
Definition: a thick liquid eaten with food to add flavour.
Example: Once the tomato sauce is cold mix half of it with milk.

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Swing
Definition: to move easily and without interruption backwards and forwards or from one side to the
other, especially from a fixed point, or to cause something or someone to do this. To change
Example: His mood swings between anger and happiness.

22. S
Sack (noun)
Definition: a large bag made of strong cloth, paper, or plastic, used to store large amounts of
something.
Example: I enjoy helping to the environment by using biodegradable sacks for the garbage.

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Terrace (noun)
Definition: a flat area of stone or grass outside a house, where people sit and sometimes eat.
Example: It could have been a ghost you saw on the terrace.

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Troops (noun)
Definition: soldiers on duty in a large group.
Example: USA government insisted on moving troops to the border.

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Untie (verb)
Definition: to unfasten a knot or something tied.
Example: Your mother was in such a hurry that she had n't untied the knots.