Highway (Noun)
Syllable division: high·way
How to pronounce: UK: /ˈhaɪ.weɪ/ US: /ˈhaɪ.weɪ/
Meaning: An important public road that joins cities and towns together.
Example:
> You need to take a left onto the highway.
> Most highways have traffic jams during peak periods.
> There was an accident on the highway last week.
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Excited (Adjective)
Syllable division: ex·cit·ed
How to pronounce: UK:/ɪkˈsaɪ.tɪd/ US:/ɪkˈsaɪ.t̬ɪd/
Meaning: Feeling extremely happy and enthusiastic.
Example:
> He is excited to see his family again for the first time in five years.
> They were excited for their wedding day.
> I was excited to go on my trip.
> The children were excited to spend their first holiday abroad.
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Sportsmanship (Noun)
Syllable division: sports·man·ship
How to pronounce: UK: /ˈspɔːts.mən.ʃɪp/ US: /ˈspɔːrts.mən.ʃɪp/
Meaning: When players of different sport types behaves in a fair and respectful way towards other players.
Example:
> I think sportsmanship is a very important quality that each athlete should have.
> He displayed proper sportsmanship when he helped his opponent after he fell.
> She was admired for her sportsmanship throughout her entire high school career.
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Dream (Noun/Verb)
Syllable division: dream
How to pronounce: UK: /driːm/ US: /driːm/
#1 Meaning: When you really want something to happen that is not likely to happen.
Example:
> It has always been my dream to become a world class surgeon.
> Her dream was to win the lotto when she turned 21.
#2 Meaning: When events and images plays off in your mind/thoughts while you are asleep.
Example:
> I had the best dream of my childhood last night!
> What are most of your dreams about?
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Fake
Syllable division: fake
How to pronounce: UK: /feɪk/ US: /feɪk/
Fake as a Noun/Adjective/Verb
#1 Meaning: When an item is portrayed to look like it is real in order to trick people.
Example:
> I bought the most beautiful necklace just to find out that it was a fake!
> The police discovered that more than half of the paintings in their house was fake.
> They robbed a bank with a fake gun.
#2 Meaning: When someone acts / behaves in a way that is not true to who they really are.
Example:
> She fakes a smile every time someone asks if she is okay after what happened.
> He faked his expression of surprise when he was promoted because he already knew about the promotion.
> Her son did not want to go to school so he faked being sick.
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