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Basketball. Vocabulary. 1. growth n. the act or rate of growing and developing Grow vi. Ex: 1.They were surprised at the city's rapid growth. 2.Trees take many years to reach their full growth.
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Vocabulary 1.growth n. the act or rate of growing and developing Grow vi. Ex: 1.They were surprised at the city's rapid growth. 2.Trees take many years to reach their full growth. 2.Christian adj. Relating to Christianity;a person believing in Christianity Christ n. [U] christen vt. Christianity n. Christmas n. Ex: 1.There is a Christian church in my neighborhood. 2.All my friends are Christians.
3.association n. [C] an official group of people joined together for a particular purpose Associate vt. Associative adj. Ex: 1.Let's form an association to help the poor. 2.What association do you make with the color red? 4.originally adv. In the beginning Origin n.[C] original adj. Originality n.[U] Originate vi. Ex: 1.Originally this city was just a small town. 2.The old saying has an interesting origin.
5.basket n.[C] a container made of bent sticks Ex: My mother always carries a basket with her when she goes to the market. 6.indoors adv. Towards, in, or into the inside of a building Indoor adj. Ex: 1.It snowed all afternoon, so we had to stay indoors. 2.I like indoor sports such as ping-pong.
7.circumstance n.[C] (usu.pl.) a condition or fact concerned with an event or person Circumstantial adj. Circumstantially adv. Circumstantiate vt. Ex: 1.He was forced by circumstances to quit his job. 2.Under the circumstances can we do nothing. 8.spread vito become known or be shared by more and more people Ex: 1.The news spread quickly through the town. 2.We spread a carpet on the ground and started enjoying our picnic.
9.decade n.[C]a period of ten years Ex: 1.In the past decade, prices have risen steadily. 2.Over recent decades, our environment has changed greatly. 10.branch n.[C]any member or part of a body or system;a department Ex: 1.Our company has branch offices in many cities. 2.His talk branched off from the subject.