▸ Specimen Drawer

Actions & Events — Lesson 61

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Fast recall sprint

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Browse the cards below, then start a play round — five minutes of quick drills that lock each word into memory.

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cheating

ˈtʃiːtɪŋ

A deception for profit to yourself — she accused him of cheating.

Cheating in exams is not allowed.

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checkers

ˈtʃekərz

A board game played by two players on a square board divided into squares of two colors — we need a checkerboard to play checkers.

My grandfather taught me to play checkers when I was six years old.

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checkmate

ˈtʃekmeɪt

Complete victory — black resigned when checkmate became inevitable.

The grandmaster announced checkmate on move twenty.

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checkout

ˈtʃek.aʊt

The act of inspecting or verifying — the hotel checkout is at 11 a.m.

I'll meet you at the checkout counter.

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cheep

tʃiːp

The short weak cry of a young bird — I could hear a tiny cheep coming from the tree.

The cheep of the newly hatched chicks filled the nest.

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chemotherapy

ˌki.məˈθer.ə.pi

The use of chemical agents to treat or control disease (or mental illness) — she lost her hair during chemotherapy.

The doctor recommended chemotherapy after the diagnosis.

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childbearing

ˈtʃaɪld.bɛr.ɪŋ

The process of giving birth to children or the period of a woman's life during — she is of childbearing age.

She is of childbearing age.

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childbirth

ˈtʃaɪldbɜːrθ

The process of giving birth to a baby — she went through a difficult childbirth.

She went through a difficult childbirth.

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chiller

ˈtʃɪlɚ

Excitation that makes your hair stand up or that chills your bones — the chiller broke down during the heatwave.

The building has a new chiller to improve the air conditioning.

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chilling

ˈtʃɪlɪŋ

The process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature — it was a chilling winter night with no moon.

The movie had a chilling ending that I didn't expect.

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chipping

ˈtʃɪpɪŋ

The act of chipping something — he was chipping away at the stone.

The paint is chipping off the wall.

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chirp

tʃɜrp

A sharp sound made by small birds or insects — the chicks chirp for food.

The bird chirps in the morning.

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