A. Explain the meaning of the following:​

- recession

- proof

- gamble

- desperate

- vary

- convert

​B. Please make a sentence using the following:

​

- recession (ex: A lot of companies have been adversely affected by the recession.)

- proof (ex: No household security devices are proof against (= protect completely against) the determined burglar.)

- gamble (ex: He gambled away all of our savings.)
 
- desperate (ex: The doctors made one last desperate attempt/effort to save the boy's life.)

- vary (ex: Some people give a regular monthly donation while others vary the amount they give.)

- convert (ex: They had converted all their cash from pounds into dollars.)