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1.      Cross-legged /ˌkrɑːsˈleɡd/ or /ˌkrɑːsˈleɡ.ɪd/

Adverb

Having your feet crossed over each other, but your knees wide apart, usually while sitting on the floor.

E.g. My mother sits cross-legged every day.

 

2.      Allegedly /əˈledʒ.ɪd.li/

Adverb

Used when something illegal or wrong is said to have been done, but has not been proved.

E.g. She allegedly stole a bracelet.

 

3.      Rugged /ˈrʌɡ.ɪd/

Adjective

(Of land) wild and not even; not easy to travel over.

E.g. It is a rugged hill.

 

4.      Baste /beɪst/

Verb

To pour hot fat and liquid over meat while it is cooking.

E.g. She bastes the meat while it is cooking.

 

5.      Ragged /ræg/

Rag /ræg/ (I forgot to write the word as a noun)

Noun

Clothes that are old and torn.

E.g. Your clothes are in rags.

 

6.      Wretched /ˈretʃ.ɪd/

Adjective

Unpleasant or of low quality.

E.g. I feel like a wretched person because I didn’t pass the exam.

 

7.      Angrily /ˈæŋ.ɡrəl.i/

Adverb

In a way that shows that you feel angry with someone or about something.

E.g. She acted angrily when she broke up with her ex.

 

8.      Wristwatch /ˈrɪst.wɑːtʃ/

Noun

A watch that is worn on the wrist.

E.g. I bought a wristwatch.

 

9.      Pile /paɪl/

Noun

Objects positioned one on top of another.

E.g. I saw a pile of books.

 

10.  Stuff /stʌf/

Noun

A substance, especially when you do not know or say exactly what it is.

E.g. There was green stuff on the table.

 

11.  Strip /strɪp/

Verb

To remove, pull, or tear the covering or outer layer from something.

E.g. I stripped the shells.

 

12.  Boisterous /ˈbɔɪ.stɚ.əs/

Adjective

Noisy, energetic and rough.

E.g. I felt the boisterous wind.

 

13.  Envy /ˈen.vi/

Verb

To wish that you had something that another person has.

E.g. I envy those shoes.

 

14.  Herd /hɝːd/

Noun

A large group of people that is considered together as a group and not separately.

E.g. I saw a herd of lions.

 

15.  Fang /fæŋ/

Noun

A long, sharp tooth.

E.g. The fangs of a tiger are deadly.

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