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Using the guide words to Activity

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Which of these words (a–k) will be found on the page
find words quickly that has guide words descend .................. deserve?
There are two guide words at the top of each page that Tick the correct column.
show the first and last words on that dictionary page. Yes No
These help you to find words quickly. a describe
On this page of the dictionary (page 398) descend is the b desolate
first word and deserve is the last word. c design
d desecrate
descend 398 deserve
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descend / dI"send / verb ## emphasizing that something is very extreme, usually
1 [ I / T ] formal to go down a mountain or slope, or to go in a way that is bad : His drunken behaviour defied descrip-
down some stairs =⁄ ASCEND : I descended into the valley. o
He beyond description
slowly descended
PHRASES used
the stairs. 1a. [ I ] tofor emphasizing
come nearer to
tion.y
for example because
fit/match/answer of the
sb’s
g, g
way you to
description have
y
behaved
look
g ,
: After
the same as
f desiccated
that something is very extreme, usually in a way that five hours on your feet you deserve a break. o After the way
is bad : I was sickened and shocked beyond description.
defy description 1 if something defies description, it is
he treated Millie, he deserves whatever happens to him. o
deserve to do sth I work hard, and I think I deserve to g deserving
so unusual that it is difficult to describe 2 used for be well paid.

h desert
i déshabillé
j designate
k descent

Extension 1 Extension 2
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On which of these pages would you expect to find the Look at the guide words. Think of three words that you
words in the box? Write them under the correct guide would expect to find on these pages.
words. a
legal action 860 legitimize
stout
stout strain
strain strangely
stranger storey
storey straight
straight ...........................................................................................................................................
2 allowed by the law ⁄ ILLEGAL : It is perfectly legal to leggings / "l g / noun [pl ral] 1 trousers worn by

Stormont
strand straighten story
straighten story straight
stowage
away sto
storm
ve straggle
strap straight-faced
straight-faced
legality
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b
a
love affair 899 low
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store card 1475 storyline
........................................................................................................................................... girlfriend etc : Did that letter arrive love? o my love You lovemaking / "lVv meIkIN / noun [ U ] sex especially
2 i f i i l i f 2 h i kl b
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storey
c
b journey 815 judgment
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2
j / "d ( ) i/ b [I] f lt t l h J d i / "d d ( ) / [ U ] th li i f
storyteller 1476 straight arrow
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stor teller / " t i t l ( ) / [C] h t ll th t l h id i ll t Y ki’ d

d
upwards 1648 usage
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urgency / "3 (r)d (@)nsi / noun [ U ] 1 the need to deal with
c class by becoming richer and more successful
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straight away 1477 strangely
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straight a"way or straightaway / stre t@" e / adv PHRASE strain your eyes/ears to try very hard to see

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