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Touchstone 3 - Unit 10 Words and Expressions
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1.action - energetic activity
2.alien - a being from another planet or another part of the universe, especially in works of science fiction
3.all right - generally good, satisfactory, or pleasing
4.already - something that has happened before a particular time
5.animated - something in the form of a sequence of moving still images
6.cartoon - a movie made using animation instead of live actors, especially a humorous film intended primarily for children
7.comedy - entertainment that is amusing
8.costume - clothes worn to make a person look like somebody or something else, especially in a theatrical performance
9.cry - to shed tears as the result of a strongly felt emotion
10. ending - the final or concluding part of something
11.even - regardless of anything else
12.hilarious - extremely funny
13.horror - a genre of motion picture or literature intended to thrill viewers or readers by provoking fear or revulsion through the portrayal of grotesque, violent, or supernatural events
14.lately - within the last few days or weeks, or not too long ago
15.movie - a series of real or fictional events recorded by a camera and projected onto a screen as a sequence of moving pictures, usually with an accompanying soundtrack
16.musical - a lighthearted play or movie that has singing, music, and often dancing in it as important devices for developing the story and characters
17.recommend - to suggest something as worthy of being accepted, used, or done
18.romantic - involving or characteristic of a love affair or sexual love, especially when the relationship is idealized or exciting and intense
19.special effects - extraordinary visual effects in a motion picture or television program achieved by technical means, either optically, digitally, or mechanically
20.spoil - to destroy or reduce the pleasure, interest or beauty of something
21.stunt - something dangerous that is done as a challenge or to entertain people
22.subtitled - a movie that has a printed translation of the dialogue, usually appearing at the bottom of the screen
23.suspense - a feeling of tense excitement about how something such as a mystery novel or movie will end
24.tearjerker - a story or artistic work that is excessively sentimental
25. thriller - a book, play, or movie that has an exciting plot involving crime, mystery, or espionage
26.violent - showing extreme, destructive, or uncontrollable force
2.alien - a being from another planet or another part of the universe, especially in works of science fiction
3.all right - generally good, satisfactory, or pleasing
4.already - something that has happened before a particular time
5.animated - something in the form of a sequence of moving still images
6.cartoon - a movie made using animation instead of live actors, especially a humorous film intended primarily for children
7.comedy - entertainment that is amusing
8.costume - clothes worn to make a person look like somebody or something else, especially in a theatrical performance
9.cry - to shed tears as the result of a strongly felt emotion
10. ending - the final or concluding part of something
11.even - regardless of anything else
12.hilarious - extremely funny
13.horror - a genre of motion picture or literature intended to thrill viewers or readers by provoking fear or revulsion through the portrayal of grotesque, violent, or supernatural events
14.lately - within the last few days or weeks, or not too long ago
15.movie - a series of real or fictional events recorded by a camera and projected onto a screen as a sequence of moving pictures, usually with an accompanying soundtrack
16.musical - a lighthearted play or movie that has singing, music, and often dancing in it as important devices for developing the story and characters
17.recommend - to suggest something as worthy of being accepted, used, or done
18.romantic - involving or characteristic of a love affair or sexual love, especially when the relationship is idealized or exciting and intense
19.special effects - extraordinary visual effects in a motion picture or television program achieved by technical means, either optically, digitally, or mechanically
20.spoil - to destroy or reduce the pleasure, interest or beauty of something
21.stunt - something dangerous that is done as a challenge or to entertain people
22.subtitled - a movie that has a printed translation of the dialogue, usually appearing at the bottom of the screen
23.suspense - a feeling of tense excitement about how something such as a mystery novel or movie will end
24.tearjerker - a story or artistic work that is excessively sentimental
25. thriller - a book, play, or movie that has an exciting plot involving crime, mystery, or espionage
26.violent - showing extreme, destructive, or uncontrollable force