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forgery
He thought the man gave him a twenty-pound note, but it was a forgery.
imitation
Those jewels are only imitations. They’re made of glass.
photocopy
“Can you give me a photocopy of that page?” asked Domenica.
print
It’s not an original painting. It’s a print.
replica
Manuel bought a plastic replica of the Eiffel Tower.
copy (2) VERB
If you copy what someone does, you do the same thing.
follow
“You must follow my movements exactly,” said the dance teacher.
imitate
She can imitate her mum’s voice.
impersonate
Frank is really good at impersonating famous people.
mimic
Ben can mimic the sounds animals make.
mirror
We carefully mirrored the movements of the karate teacher.
trace
Kim carefully traced the outline of the country into her book.
correct ADJECTIVE
Something that is correct is true and has no mistakes.
accurate
Make sure that your measurements are accurate, or the pieces will not fit together.
exact
It’s no good guessing the amount of flour you need, it must be exact.
precise
“It’s very important that the details you give are precise,” said the policeman.
right
In the test, all his answers were right.
true
“Your report may be exciting,” said her teacher, “but is it true?”
cosy ADJECTIVE
A house or room that is cosy is comfortable and warm and not too big.
comfortable
It was a comfortable room with lots of deep armchairs and thick rugs.
snug
We love our house because it’s so snug.
warm
The fire sent out a warm, welcoming glow.
count VERB
If you count a number of things, you find out how many there are.
add up
She added up her pocket money to see if there was enough to go to the cinema.
calculate
Patrick calculated the number of hours he had spent doing his homework.
tally
The whole class stayed to tally the votes for the football captain.
work out
Work out how much you’ve got, and how much more you need to buy this bike.
cover VERB
If you cover something, you put something else over it to protect or hide it.
cloak
Mist cloaked the mountain top, making it too dangerous to climb.
conceal
The boy concealed his work with his hand.
hide
During winter a blanket of snow hid the lawn and flowerbeds.
mask
Edmund masked his feeling of dismay with a smile.
crack NOUN
A crack is a line or gap on something that shows it is damaged.
crevice
Many spiders lurked in crevices in the old stone wall.
gap
They had to watch the game through a gap in the fence.
split
One of the pieces of wood had a large split at the end.
crash NOUN
A crash is a sudden loud noise like something breaking.
clash
Fabian brought the cymbals together with a clash.
clatter
The metal tray dropped to the ground with a clatter.
smash
There was a smash as the stereo hit the floor.
crime NOUN
A crime is something that is against the law of a country.
KINDS OF CRIMES:
arson
burglary
graffiti
hijacking
joyriding
mugging
murder
piracy
robbery
shoplifting
smuggling
stealing
terrorism
theft
vandalism
criminal NOUN
A criminal is someone who has done something that is against the law.
