Slaughter humour

Today’s vocabulary words are:

• humour
• practical
• pull back
• dry
• dark
• slaughter

Here are some example sentences:

• “I must say I find his schoolboy (= childish) humour rather tiresome.”
• “What’s the use of theoretical knowledge that has no practical application?”
• “He leaned forward to kiss her but she pulled back.”
• “The old man, facing his death with such courage and dry humour, deserved respect.”
• “Her eyes slowly adjusted to the dark.”
• “We must find ways of reducing the slaughter which takes place on our roads (= death of many people in car accidents) every year.”