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Category: Take 10

This category is for posts that teach 10 new words at a time. Anyone may use this category as long as you meet this requirement.

Take 10 – Common Psychology Terms

June 26, 2017 TeacherLee Listening, Take 10, Vocabulary One comment

Let’s learn some common psychology terms: fetish, hypochondria, intelligence, mania, narcissism, neurosis, pathological, psychosis, schadenfreude, subliminal.

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Take 10 – Ten Words

December 27, 2016 TeacherLee Take 10, Vocabulary 2 comments

Learn to use these ten words: hardship, abandon, qualify, keen, jealous, vacant, oath, unaccustomed, tact, gallant

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Take 10 – Till Death Do Us Part

December 27, 2016 TeacherLee Posts, Take 10, Vocabulary 2 comments

Learn some vocabulary about death and funerals. It happens to us all sooner or later. Better arm yourself with the right vocabulary words to be ready to talk about it.

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Take 10 – Ten Words

December 27, 2016 TeacherLee Take 10, Vocabulary 3 comments

Learn to use these ten words: paradigm, paradox, nuance, dilettante, serendipity, euphemism, dichotomy, non sequitur, epiphany, conundrum

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Take 10 – Strikes and Unions

December 27, 2016 TeacherLee Take 10, Vocabulary One comment

Learn some vocabulary words relating to organized union workers going on strike.

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Take 10 – Ten Words

December 27, 2016 TeacherLee Take 10, Vocabulary 3 comments

Learn to use these ten words: affluent, diligent, eternity, escalation, infuriating, liberation, misery, mutilate, paralysis, preoccupied

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