Unit 13 Vocabulary: Strange Creatures (Part 4)
Class 7:30pm-8:30pm • Essential vocabulary with examples (A2-B2 Level)
Missing link (n)
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ចំណុចតភ្ជាប់ដែលបាត់បង់
/ˈmɪsɪŋ lɪŋk/
Something that is needed to connect two related things.
In science class, they discussed the idea of a missing link between ancient animals and modern birds.
The old diary was the missing link that helped the detective solve the mystery.
Beast (n)
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សត្វសាហាវ / សត្វតិរច្ឆាន
/biːst/
A large or dangerous wild animal.
Lions and tigers are often called powerful beasts of the jungle.
In the fairy tale, the scary beast was actually a kind prince.
Abominable (adj)
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ដែលគួរឱ្យស្អប់ខ្ពើម
/əˈbɒmɪnəbl/
Very bad or unpleasant.
The smell from the old, rotten food was abominable.
Cheating on an exam is an abominable thing to do.
All-eating (adj)
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ដែលស៊ីអ្វីៗទាំងអស់
/ˈɔːl iːtɪŋ/
An animal that eats all types of food, like plants and meat.
Pigs are known to be all-eating animals because they eat both vegetables and meat.
The character in the story was a monster that was all-eating and always hungry.
Footprint (n)
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ស្នាមជើង
/ˈfʊtprɪnt/
The mark left on a surface by a person's or animal's foot.
After the rain, we could see the footprints of a dog in the mud.
The detective followed the thief's footprints from the scene of the crime.
Enormous (adj)
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ដែលធំសម្បើម
/ɪˈnɔːrməs/
Extremely large.
Exam Info: This word appeared in a past National Exam (2007).
An elephant is an enormous animal.
He felt an enormous sense of relief after he passed the difficult exam.
Track (n)
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ស្នាម / ដាន
/træk/
A mark or a series of marks left by a person, animal, or vehicle.
You can see the tracks of the bicycle tires on the wet ground.
The farmers followed the cow's tracks to find it in the field.
