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A ghastly wail echoed round the castle.
horrible
The jumper I got for my birthday was a horrible yellow colour.
dream NOUN
A dream is something you want very much.
ambition
It’s Michael’s ambition to be a pilot.
daydream
My favourite daydream is being interviewed on TV about my book.
fantasy
Chelsea has this fantasy about being a famous model.
➔ vision
drink VERB
When you drink, you take liquid into your mouth and swallow it.
gulp
Boris was so thirsty he gulped down all his lemonade.
guzzle
“Don’t guzzle like that. Drink it slowly,” said Granny.
lap
Tigger lapped up the milk Simon put down for him.
sip
Julia sipped the hot tea carefully.
slurp
Augustus greedily slurped the chocolate milk shake.
swallow
She swallowed the medicine without tasting it.
swig
They swigged cola from the bottle.
DIFFERENT THINGS TO DRINK:
cold drinks
cola
fizz
fruit juice
lemonade
milk
milk shake
smoothie
squash
soya milk
water
hot drinks
cocoa
coffee
hot chocolate
hot milk
malted milk
tea
drive VERB
To drive means to make something or somebody go.
control
Sharon controlled her car skilfully on the sandy beach.
force
The cruel baron forced the villagers from their cottages.
push
People at the front of the crowd were pushed forward.
send
Tom sent the ball over the fence.
steer
Rashid steered the go-kart into the side of the track.
urge
The knight urged his horse to a full gallop.
dry ADJECTIVE
Something that is dry has no water in it at all.
arid
Large areas of Mexico are arid desert.
barren
No crops could grow on the barren land.
parched
The garden was parched and all the seedlings died.
dull (1) ADJECTIVE
Something that is dull is not interesting.
boring
It was the most boring action film they’d ever seen.
dreary
I spent a dreary morning being dragged round the shops.
tedious
John found his cousin’s story tedious.
dull (2) ADJECTIVE
Something that is dull is not bright or clear.
cloudy
The day was so cloudy we thought it might rain at any moment.
dismal
A most surprising thing happened on that dismal wintry afternoon.
drab
She wore a drab grey dress and grimy brown shoes.
gloomy
It was difficult to see the ogre in the gloomy light of the cave.
grey
The clouds in the sky were a dark grey colour when the thunder storm started.
miserable
I like playing board games on miserable, rainy days.
ANTONYM: bright
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eager ADJECTIVE
If you are eager, you very much want to do or have something.
enthusiastic
There were plenty of enthusiastic volunteers to help plan the school garden.
impatient
Mark was impatient to get back to school after the holidays.
keen
