5th Grade Cards for Memphis, TN, USA

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abacus
n. manual computing device consisting of a frame holding parallel rods strung with movable counters
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absent
a. go away or leave ; missing; not present
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accompany
v. travel with; be associated with
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according
a. (followed by `to') in agreement with or accordant with
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active
a. disposed to take action or effectuate change
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adaptation
n. modification; alteration or adjustment in structure or habits
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addict
v. cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
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adhere
v. stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
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adhesive
n. glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
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adjacent
a. adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
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adjective
n. a word which describes a noun
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adjourn
v. break from a meeting or gathering
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adjustment
n. making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
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admission
n. act or practice of admitting; power or permission to enter
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adverb
n. the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses
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advertisement
n. a public promotion of some product or service
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advocate
v. speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
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aerodynamic
a. designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow
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aeronautics
n. the theory and practice of navigation through air or space
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aerosol
n. a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas)
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aerospace
n. the atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole
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afraid
a. feeling fear or anxiety; frightened
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Africa
n. the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
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afterwards
ad. happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
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agility
n. mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
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agreement
n. state of agreeing; harmony of opinion, statement, action, or character
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ahead
ad. further forward in space; in the line of one's forward motion
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allow
v. admit an activity as legal or acceptable
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allowable
a. deductible according to the tax laws
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alternate
a. happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
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alto
n. the highest adult male singing voice
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alumnus
n. a pupil or graduate of a school or college (plural: alumni)
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ambidextrous
a. capable of using either hand with equal ease
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ambient
a. completely enveloping
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ambiguity
n. state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty
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ambition
n. aspiration
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ambivalent
a. mixed; experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings
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ambulance
n. wagon for conveying the wounded to hospital
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ancestor
n. a person related to you who lived a long time ago; forefather, forerunner, or predecessor
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ancient
a. of or from a long time ago, having lasted for a very long time
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animation
n. act of animating, or giving life or spirit; state of being animate or alive.
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anniversary
a. annual; yearly; annual return of the day on which any notable event took place
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annual
a. occurring once every year; payable once every year
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Antarctica
n. an extremely cold continent at the south pole almost entirely below the Antarctic Circle; covered by an ice cap up to 13,000 feet deep
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antelope
n. graceful deerlike ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward
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anthropology
n. social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
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antibiotic
a. of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
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antibody
n. any of a large variety of proteins normally present in the body or produced in response to an antigen which it neutralizes, thus producing an immune response
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antidote
n. medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts
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antifreeze
n. a liquid added to the water in a cooling system to lower its freezing point
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antiseptic
n. substance that prevents infection; substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
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antisocial
a. hostile to or disruptive of normal standards of social behavior
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apology
n. acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense; explanation or excuse
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apostrophe
n. text character used to mark the possessive or to show the omission of letters or numbers
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apparently
ad. from appearances alone
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applicant
n. candidate
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application
n. close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
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appreciate
v. be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
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apprentice
n. works for an expert to learn a trade; beginner or learner
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approach
n. access; method
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approximate
v. come close or be similar to something in quality, nature, or quantity; come near
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April
n. the month following March and preceding May
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archaeology
n. study of artifacts and relics of early mankind
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archery
n. the sport of shooting arrows with a bow
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arrive
v. reach a destination
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article
n. essay, a piece of writing
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articulate
a. expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
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ashamed
a. affected by shame; abashed or confused by guilt
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assistant
n. helper; person who assists or helps someone else
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associate
v. connect or join together; combine
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astrology
n. study of the positions of stars, in the belief that stars affect the character and lives of people
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astronaut
n. a person trained to travel in a spacecraft
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astronomical
a. enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
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atmosphere
n. air, the mixture of gases around the earth
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attribute
n. essential quality; reputation; honor
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auction
n. public sale of property to the highest bidder
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audible
a. heard or perceptible by the ear
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audio
n. sound, or sound signal
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audit
v. make an official examination of the accounts of a business and produce a report
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audition
v. take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance
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auditor
n. a student who attends a course but does not take it for credit
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auditorium
n. area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
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auditory
a. of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
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August
n. the month following July and preceding September
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authenticity
n. quality of being genuine or trustworthy
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autobiography
n. biography or story written by oneself
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autograph
n. a person's own signature
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autumn
n. the season when the leaves fall from the trees
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avenue
n. way or opening for entrance or exit place; passage by which a place may be reached; broad street
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aware
a. knowing; having knowledge or cognizance
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awkward
a. difficult to handle or manage
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axiom
n. self-evident truth requiring no proof
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bacteria
n. very small organisms that are found everywhere and are the cause of many diseases
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baritone
n. the second lowest brass wind instrument
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bass
n. the lowest part of the musical range
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beetle
v. be suspended over or hang over
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beginning
n. the first part or section of something
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beige
n. a light greyish brown color
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bicycle
n. a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
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biography
n. an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life
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biology
n. science that studies living organisms
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blizzard
n. snowstorm; storm
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bottom
n. the lowest point or par
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brace
n. something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod;
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Brazil
n. the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter
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breakable
n. an article that is fragile and easily broken
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breakfast
n. a meal eaten in the morning, the first of the day
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breathe
v. respire; inhale and exhale air
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brilliant
a. full of light; shining or bright; sharp and clear in tone
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bruise
v. injure, as by a blow or collision; contuse; fight with the fists
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burglar
n. a thief who enters a building with intent to steal
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business
n. an occupation, profession, or trade
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cactus
n. any plant of the order Cactacae, as the prickly pear and the night-blooming cereus
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cadence
n. rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat
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calico
n. coarse cloth with a bright print
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California
n. a state in the western United States on the Pacific, the 3rd largest state
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Canada
n. second largest country in world, covering half of North America
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canine
a. related to dogs; dog-like; affecting or derived from dogs
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canter
n. slow gallop; moderate running pace of horse
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capacity
n. mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
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capital
n. the city or town that is the official seat of government in a country, state
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captain
n. the person in command of a ship
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cartographer
n. one who makes maps or charts
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cartoon
n. design or study drawn of full size to serve as a model for transferring or copying; drawing depicting a humorous situation
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casual
a. informal; purposeless; occurring by chance
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category
n. group, class, or collection of things sharing a common attribute
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cathedral
n. church; temple
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caught
v. (past tense) be in time for; trap after chasing or hunting
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centennial
a. of hundredth anniversary; lasting or aged a hundred years
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certificate
n. document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts; document issued to a person completing a course
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chapter
n. division of a book
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chief
n. a leader or ruler of a people
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China
n. high quality porcelain originally made only in China
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choreography
n. art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances
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chromosome
n. a structure in the cell nucleus that contains DNA
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chronology
n. time sequence; arrangement of events in time
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circumstantial
a. fully detailed and specific about particulars
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cliff
n. a steep high face of rock
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climb
n. an event that involves rising to a higher point
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clinic
n. healthcare facility for outpatient care
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cluster
n. group; bunch; group of the same or similar elements gathered or occurring closely
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coast
n. the part of the land near the sea
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collapse
v. breakdown; fall down suddenly because of pressure or having no support
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collate
v. examine in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order
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colleague
n. fellow worker; associate; co-worker
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collide
v. come into conflict or opposition; conflict
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collision
n. crash; conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
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colonel
n. a commissioned military officer
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colony
n. region politically controlled by a distant country; a dependency; a community of social insects, as ants, bees
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Colorado
n. a state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains
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column
n. a tall solid upright stone post
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comet
n. an object that goes around the sun
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comic
a. arousing or provoking laughter; ridiculous; amusing; humorous
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comma
n. a punctuation mark (,) used to indicate the separation of elements within the grammatical structure of a sentence
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commercial
a. money making, involved in work that is intended for the mass market
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commission
n. fee for services; group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize
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committee
n. special group delegated to consider some matter
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communication
n. activity of communicating; conveying information, like message, letter, or announcement
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compact
a. closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving gist of something
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companion
n. a person you spend a lot of time with, often because of friends or travelling together; partner
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company
n. fellowship; association
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comparison
n. considering something similar or of equal quality to something else
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compensate
v. make amends for; reimburse
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competition
n. struggle; rivalry; act of competing as for profit or a prize
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complaint
n. expression of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment; criticism
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completely
ad. with everything necessary
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compliant
a. yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply
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composite
a. made up of distinct parts or elements; compounded
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compound
a. composed of two or more parts
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comprehensible
a. understandable; readily comprehended or understood; intelligible
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compulsory
a. mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
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conceive
v. form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
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concentration
n. complete attention; intense mental effort
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concept
n. something formed in the mind; thought or notion
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concession
n. something that is allowed or given up, often to end a disagreement; act of yielding
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conditions
n. (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement
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conflict
n. fight; struggle; incompatibility of dates or events
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conjunction
n. state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league
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Connecticut
n. a state in the northeastern US, a New England state
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connection
n. relation between things or events; shifting from one form of transportation to another
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conquest
n. success in mastering something difficult; one that has been captivated or overcome
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conscience
n. motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles
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consequently
ad. therefore; as a result or consequence of something; subsequently
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considerable
a. worthy of consideration; large in amount, extent, or degree
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consonant
n. a speech sound that is not a vowel
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constant
a. invariable or repeating; continually occurring; persistent
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container
n. any object that can be used to hold things
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contestant
n. a person who participates in competitions
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continue
v. exist over a prolonged period of time
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controlled
v. exercise authoritative control or power over
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convention
n. social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states
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convict
v. find or declare guilty
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coordinate
v. bring order and organization to; harmonize
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corresponding
a. accompanying
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cougar
n. large American feline resembling a lion
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coward
n. person who lacks courage to face danger; timid
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create
v. cause to exist; make
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criminology
n. the scientific study of crime and criminal behavior and law enforcement
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criticize
v. find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
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cruel
a. (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
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cyclone
n. violent rotating windstorm
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daisy
n. any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
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debatable
a. disputable; unsettled; open to doubt or debate
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December
n. the last (12th) month of the year
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deception
n. act of deceiving
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declaration
n. announcement; explicit statement; formal public statement
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dedication
n. the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
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defendant
n. a person in a court of law who is accused of having done something wrong
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Delaware
n. a state in the northeastern US
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delegate
n. person authorized to act as representative for another; deputy
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delight
v. hold spellbound
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delivery
n. the action of delivering letters, packages, or goods
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dermatology
n. the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases
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description
n. sketch or account of anything in words
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design
n. a plan or drawing produced to show the look and function
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desirable
a. worthwhile; worth doing or achieving; advisable
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details
n. true confidential information
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developing
n. processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible
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difficult
a. needing much effort or skill to accomplish, deal with
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digestive
a. relating to or having the power to cause or promote digestion
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dimensional
a. of or relating to dimensions
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dioxide
n. an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule
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direct
v. manage or guide by advice, helpful information
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disadvantage
n. an unfavorable circumstance or condition that reduces the chances of success
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disappoint
v. fail to meet the hopes or expectations of
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disapprove
v. have or express an unfavorable opinion about something
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discard
v. throw out something from one's hand; get rid of
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disengage
v. release from something that holds firmly
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dislike
v. feel distaste for or hostility toward
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disposal
n. the power to use something or someone
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dissatisfied
a. in a state of sulky dissatisfaction
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dissolve
v. melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish
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distinct
a. clearly noticeable; that certainly exists
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distinguishable
a. (often followed by `from') not alike; different in nature or quality
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doctor
n. a person licensed to practice medicine
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domination
n. the exercise of control or influence over someone or something
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dozen
n. the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
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duplex
n. a house with two units sharing a common wall
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duplicate
n. one that corresponds exactly to another, especially an original; identical copy; facsimile
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eagle
v. shoot in two strokes under par
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editing
v. cut or eliminate
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effect
n. a result or condition produced by a cause
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Egypt
n. an ancient empire to the west of Israel; centered on the Nile River and ruled by a Pharaoh; figured in many events described in the Old Testament
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elasticity
n. tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
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element
n. a part of something abstract, especially one that is essential or characteristic
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elf
n. (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
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elves
n. an acronym for emissions of light and very low frequency perturbations due to electromagnetic pulse sources; extremely bright extremely short (less than a msec) electrical flashes forming a huge ring (up to 400 km diameter) in the ionosphere
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encounter
v. confront or meet, especially unexpectedly
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engage
v. obtain for services of; arrange for the use of; pledge or promise, especially to marry
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England
n. a division of the United Kingdom
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enjoy
v. take pleasure in; find or experience pleasure for
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entire
a. with no part left out; whole
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entrance
n. a door, gate, etc. by which you can enter a building or place
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environment
n. surroundings; totality of surrounding conditions
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equine
a. be similar or bear likeness to horse; relating to horse
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equinox
n. period of equal days and nights; beginning of Spring and Autumn
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escape
v. get free from something, or to avoid something
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esophagus
n. the passage between the pharynx and the stomach
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essential
a. necessary; critical; vital; constituting or being part of the essence of something
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estimate
v. judge to be probable; form an opinion about; evaluate
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ethnicity
n. common characteristics of a group of people; ethnic group; quality or affiliation resulting from racial or cultural ties
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evening
n. the time at the end of the day, usually from 6 p.m. to bedtime
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eventually
ad. ultimately; in the final result or issue; in the end
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exactly
ad. in every respect; just
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excellent
a. extremely good; of great worth; eminent
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exchange
n. substitute; trade in; give in return for something received
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excitable
a. capable of responding to stimuli; easily excited
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exciting
a. causing great interest or enthusiasm
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exclamation
n. an abrupt excited utterance
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exhausting
a. tending to exhaust, enfeeble, or drain the strength
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exodus
n. departure of a large number of people
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expect
v. regard something as likely to happen
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expensive
a. high in price or charging high prices; costing a lot of money
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experience
n. practical contact with and observation of facts or events
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explanation
n. a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
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exploration
n. travel for the purpose of discovery
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exponent
n. one that expounds or interprets; one that speaks for, represents, or advocates
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external
a. exterior; outer; suitable for application to the outside
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extravagant
a. wandering beyond one's bounds; exceeding due bounds; wild; excessive; unrestrained
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factor
n. number, except 1, by which a large number can be divided exactly
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famous
a. known about by many people
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fantastic
a. excellent or extraordinary
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fashion
n. style, shape, appearance, or mode of structure; pattern, model
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February
n. the month following January and preceding March
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feline
n. catlike; animal of the family Felidae
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finance
n. management of money and credit and banking and investments; subsidizing; fund
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financial
a. monetary; relating to money matters
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flavor
n. distinctive taste; quality produced by the sensation of taste
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Florida
n. a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico
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forbidding
a. prohibitive; harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
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forecast
n. prediction about how something will develop, as for weather
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formation
n. a structure or arrangement of something; pattern
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fortress
n. fort; castle; fortified place, especially a large military stronghold, often includes a town
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fracture
v. break into pieces; crack; destroy; violate or abuse
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freeze
n. fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level
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freight
n. transport commercially as cargo; load with goods; goods carried by a large vehicle
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French
a. of or pertaining to France or the people of France
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frequent
v. do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
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frustrating
a. preventing realization or attainment of a desire
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function
n. act of executing or performing any duty; assigned duty or activity
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fungi
n. the taxonomic kingdom including yeast, molds, smuts, mushrooms, and toadstools; distinct from the green plants
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fungus
n. plant belonging to the group Fungi
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furthermore
ad. in addition; moreover; still further
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galaxy
n. large, isolated system of stars, as the Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities
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gallop
v. move or run rapidly or carelessly, as by a quadruped, particularly by a horse lifting alternately the fore feet and the hind feet, in successive leaps or bounds
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gaseous
a. of gas; gas-like; lacking substance or concreteness
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gauge
n. measuring instrument; measure or judge
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gene
n. (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
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generation
n. all offspring at same stage from common ancestor; interval of time between the birth of parents and their offspring
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genuine
a. authentic; sincerely and honestly felt or experienced; real or true
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geometry
n. branch of mathematics about the properties and relations of points, lines, surfaces
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Germany
n. a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
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giant
n. person of extraordinary strength or powers, bodily or intellectual
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gopher
n. burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North America
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graduate
n. one who has completed the prescribed course of study
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graphic
a. represented by graph; described in vivid detail; clearly outlined
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graphite
n. something used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors
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greatest
a. highest in quality
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Greek
n. a native or inhabitant of Greece
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grumble
v. utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
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gullible
a. easily deceived or cheated; easily tricked because of being too trusting
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Hawaii
n. a state in the United States in the central Pacific
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headache
n. pain you feel inside your head
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heritage
n. legacy; something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
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hesitate
v. pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
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hippopotamus
n. massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa
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horizon
n. line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet; range of one's knowledge, experience, or interest
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horrible
a. exciting, or tending to horror or fear; hideous
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hospital
n. a health facility where patients receive treatment
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human
n. a man, woman, or child, not an animal
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hundredth
n. position 100 in a countable series of things
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hurricane
n. a violent wind that has a circular movement, especially in the West Atlantic Ocean
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hurry
v. move very fast
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hydrogen
n. a chemical element that is the lightest gas, has no colour, taste, or smell
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hyena
n. any carnivorous mammal of the family Hyaenidae
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ignorant
a. lacking education or knowledge; unaware
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ignore
v. intentionally not listen or give attention to
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Illinois
n. a midwestern state in north-central United States
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impartial
a. fair; showing lack of favoritism
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impatient
a. easily annoyed by someone's mistakes or because don't want to wait
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imply
v. express or indicate indirectly; signify
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improvement
n. the act of improving something
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inadequate
a. not sufficient to meet a need; insufficient; poor
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incidentally
ad. by chance; as a chance occurrence; accidentally
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income
n. gain from labor, business, property, or capital
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increase
v. become greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality
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incredible
a. unbelievable; beyond belief or understanding
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indeed
ad. (used as an interjection) an expression of surprise or skepticism or irony etc.
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indefinite
a. unclear; vague; lacking precise limits
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indicate
v. point out; direct to a knowledge of
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industry
n. economic activity like processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods
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ineffective
a. not producing an intended effect
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inefficient
a. lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; inadequate
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ineligible
a. unsuitable; disqualified by law, rule, or provision; unworthy of being chosen
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inequality
n. a lack of equality or fair treatment in the sharing of opportunities
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a. important; powerful; having or exercising influence or power
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information
n. knowledge gained through study, communication, etc
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infraction
n. violation of rule or regulation; breach; minor offence or petty crime
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v. receive from an ancestor by legal succession or will; receive by bequest or as a legacy
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inquiry
n. investigation; search for knowledge
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insect
n. a small creature such as an ant or fly
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insecure
a. not confident or assured; uncertain and anxious
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instant
n. a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
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instruction
n. direction or teaching; activities of educating or instructing
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insult
v. offend; affront; treat, mention, or speak to rudely
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insurance
n. protection against possible future loss by paying a company money
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interesting
a. exciting and holding the attention
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a. inside; interior; located within the limits or surface
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internet
n. a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
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interstate
n. one of the system of highways linking major cities in the 48 contiguous states of the United States
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intestine
a. inward; internal with regard to a state or country; domestic; not foreign
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introduction
n. formally making a person known to another or to the public
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invisible
a. incapable of being seen; impossible or nearly impossible to see
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irritate
v. rouse to impatience or anger; annoy; provoke
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Italy
n. a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
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January
n. the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
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jewelry
n. adornment made of precious metals, as a bracelet or ring or necklace
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journeyman
n. a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
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July
n. the month following June and preceding August
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June
n. the month following May and preceding July
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Jupiter
n. (Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus
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knitting
n. creating knitted wear
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laughter
n. the act or sound of laughing
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launch
v. begin, originate, or initiate; send off; take off
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lavender
n. a pale purple color
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leopard
n. large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots
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level
n. relative position in rank, class or authority
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library
n. a building or room contain books for reading and study
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limiting
n. the greatest possible degree of something
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lizard
n. relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail
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locate
v. discover the exact place or position of
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logic
n. reasoned and reasonable judgment; a system of reasoning
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Louisiana
n. a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
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loyal
a. faithful to a person, ideal, custom, cause, or duty
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magenta
n. a primary subtractive color for light; a dark purple-red color; the dye for magenta was discovered in 1859, the year of the battle of Magenta
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major
a. important, serious, or significant.
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mall
n. a large building or series of buildings containing a variety of retail stores
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mandatory
a. obligatory; required or commanded by authority
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mansion
n. dwelling-house of the better class; a large or stately residence
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Massachusetts
n. a member of the Algonquian people who formerly lived around Massachusetts Bay
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matter
v. be of importance
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media
n. public institutions that report the news, such as newspapers, radio, and tv
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melody
n. musical sounds in agreeable succession or arrangement
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melon
n. juicy fruit of certain cucurbitaceous plants, as the muskmelon, watermelon; plant that produces the fruit juicy
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merciless
a. having or showing no mercy
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n. temperature measured by a mercury thermometer
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meteorology
n. earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere; predicting what the weather will be
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methodology
n. system of methods followed in a particular discipline
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Mexico
n. a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810
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migration
n. movement of persons from one country or locality to another
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millennium
n. span of one thousand years; thousandth anniversary
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millionth
a. the ordinal number of one million in counting order
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Minnesota
n. a midwestern state
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misconception
n. mistaken thought, idea, or notion; erroneous conception; false opinion
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Mississippi
n. a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico
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Missouri
n. a dialect of the Chiwere language spoken by the Missouri
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modern
a. of the present or recent times
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molecule
n. the smallest unit without losing its own chemical nature, consisting usually of two or more atoms
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motion
n. movement; act of changing location; ability or power to move
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museum
n. a place for collecting and displaying objects having scientific, historical, or artistic value
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mustard
n. a yellow-flowered plant of the cabbage family whose seeds are used to make paste
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mythology
n. study of myths; collection of myths
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nautical
a. relating to ships, sailors, or navigation
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navigation
n. guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
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necessary
a. required to be done, present; needed; essential.
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needle
n. long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing such as sewing, or knitting
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Neptune
n. a giant planet with a ring of ice particles; the 8th planet from the sun is the most remote of the gas giants
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noisily
ad. with much noise or loud and unpleasant sound
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noodle
n. a ribbonlike strip of pasta
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northern
a. situated in the north, or directed toward or facing the north
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notable
a. worthy of note or notice; remarkable; important
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notation
n. technical system of symbols used to represent special things; comment or instruction
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notify
v. make known; give notice to; inform by notice
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novel
n. printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction
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November
n. the month following October and preceding December
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nucleus
n. central or essential part around which other parts are gathered or grouped; core
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obligation
n. act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie; written promise to repay a debt
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a. having greater length than breadth, especially when rectangular
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obnoxious
a. causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive
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obsessed
a. having or showing excessive or compulsive concern; influenced or controlled by a powerful force
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obsolete
a. no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
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obstruct
v. stop; impede; shut out from view
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a. exposed; easily discovered; plain
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occupation
n. act of occupying or taking possession; control of a country by military forces of a foreign power
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n. a feast day and the seven days following it
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October
n. the month following September and preceding November
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octopus
n. any of several marine mollusks
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opposite
a. having a position on the other or further side of something
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orchard
n. garden; area of land devoted to the cultivation of fruit or nut trees
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ostrich
n. large bird of the genus Struthio
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otherwise
ad. in other respects or ways
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oxygen
n. one of the gases which make up the air
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a. of nature of palace, as in spaciousness or ornateness
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n. a group of people gathered for a special purpose; small board or pad
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particular
a. special or more than usual
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a. lacking in energy or will; peacefully resistant in response to injustice
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pathology
n. science which treats of diseases, their nature, causes, progress, symptoms; departure or deviation from a normal condition
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pelican
n. large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish
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Pennsylvania
n. a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
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perennial
n. lasting indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal; remaining active throughout all the time
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performance
n. act of performing; dramatic or musical entertainment
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period
n. a length or portion of time
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a. liable to perish; subject to destruction or death or decay
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permissible
a. proper to be permitted; allowable; admissible.
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persecution
n. act of persecuting on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or beliefs that differ from those of the persecutor
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petroleum
n. dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
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pharmacy
n. art or practice of preparing and preserving drugs
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picnic
v. have informal meal eaten outside or on an excursion
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pilgrim
n. traveler; one who travels far, or in strange lands, to visit some holy place or shrine as a devotee
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plaster
n. cover conspicuously, as by pasting something on; adhesive tape used in dressing wounds; a hardened surface as on a wall or ceiling
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playwright
n. someone who writes plays
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a. affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
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plentiful
a. existing in great number or quantity
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plunge
v. dive; submerge; become suddenly lower; decrease dramatically; throw oneself into a substance or place
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politician
n. a member of a government or law-making organization
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porcupine
n. relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
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possible
a. able to be done
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powerful
a. having great power or force
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practice
v. perform or do habitually
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a. more desirable or worthy than another; better or more suitable
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prejudice
n. an unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling; leaning toward one side of a question
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preposition
n. (linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element before another (as placing a modifier before the word it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix before the base to which it is attached)
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prescription
n. written instructions from doctor; written order; act of establishing official rules, laws, or directions
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n. a visible indication made on a surface
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process
n. a series of actions taken in order to achieve a particular end
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production
n. the act or process of producing something
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projection
n. plan for anticipated course of action; thing that extends outward beyond a prevailing line or surface
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prompt
v. move to act; incite; give rise to; assist with a reminder
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property
n. thing or things owned; possession
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protein
n. one of the many substances found in food, such as meat or eggs, that is necessary for the body to grow
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provide
v. make available for use; supply
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psychology
n. science that deals with mental processes and behavior
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publicity
n. state of being public; information to attract public notice
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quadrangle
n. four-sided plane figure;
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quadrant
n. a measuring instrument for measuring altitude of heavenly bodies
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quadruple
v. increase fourfold; become four times as big
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quarrel
v. have a heated argument or disagreement
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quartet
n. composition for four voices or four instruments; a group of four
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questionable
a. subject to question; admitting of being questioned; inviting, or seeming to invite, inquiry
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racial
a. of or characteristic of race or races or arising from differences among groups
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radio
n. an apparatus for receiving waves
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realize
v. understand a situation, sometimes suddenly
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recent
a. of the immediate past or just previous to the present time
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recession
n. withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity
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reduction
n. any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent
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refraction
n. turning or bending of any wave, such as light or sound wave, when it passes from one medium into another of different optical density
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refrigerator
n. machines in which food can be stored at low temperatures
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register
v. put information, especially name, into an official list; record in writing
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regrettable
a. deserving regret
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rehearse
v. practice; drill; engage in preparation for a public performance
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reindeer
n. Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes
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rely
v. rest with confidence; have confidence; depend
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remain
v. be left; continue to exist
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remarkable
a. worthy of notice; extraordinary
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renaissance
n. revival; renewal; revival of learning and culture
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renewable
a. capable of being renewed or extended
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repeated
n. an event that repeats
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representation
n. act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority in their behalf
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require
v. insist upon having; request and expect
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residential
a. of or relating to or connected with residence
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respiratory
a. inhaling and exhaling; breathing
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restaurant
n. a place where meals are prepared and served to customers
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reverent
a. respectful; worshipful; impressed with veneration or deep respect
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revolution
n. act of revolving; motion of body round a fixed point or line; rotation; total or radical change; fundamental change in political organization
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rhythm
n. a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound
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ridiculous
a. completely lacking of wisdom or good sense
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rivalry
n. competition; the act of competing as for profit or a prize
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route
n. way for travel or transportation
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running
a. executed or initiated by running
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salmon
n. fish that mature in the sea but migrate to freshwater streams to spawn
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sandwich
n. two or more slices of bread with a filling between them
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saturated
a. soaked; drenched; unable to hold or contain more; full
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Saturn
n. (Roman mythology) god of agriculture and vegetation; counterpart of Greek Cronus
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saucer
n. dish; small shallow dish having a slight circular depression in the center for holding a cup
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sausage
n. a thin, tube-like case containing meat that has been cut into very small pieces and mixed with spices
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scissors
n. (plural) edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades
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scowl
v. frown with displeasure
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secret
n. a thing kept from general knowledge
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secretary
n. a person who is the head of an administrative department of government
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sense
n. one of the faculties of sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch
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separate
v. keep apart or divide
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September
n. the month following August and preceding October
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serious
a. grave in manner or disposition
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servant
n. a person working in the service of another, especially in the household
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settlement
n. a community of people smaller than a town
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shelf
n. a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
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shelves
v. hold back to a later time
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silent
a. making no sound; quiet
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similar
a. like or alike; of the same kind
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single
a. only one
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situation
n. a condition or position in which you find yourself
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skunk
n. a small, black and white animal that makes a strong, unpleasant smell as a defence
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smile
v. regard with favor
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sociology
n. the study of the relationships between people living in groups, especially in industrial societies
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solemn
a. serious and without any humour
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solidify
v. become solid
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solstice
n. either of the two times of a year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator
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solution
n. the act of solving a problem, question
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someone
pron. some person; somebody
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soprano
n. treble; the highest vocal register; the highest kind of female or boy's voice; upper part in harmony for mixed voices
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southern
a. situated in the south or directed toward the south
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spaghetti
n. spaghetti served with a tomato sauce
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Spain
n. a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
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specific
a. stated explicitly or in detail; definite
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spectacle
n. a public event or show that is exciting to watch; an exciting appearance
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spherical
a. of or relating to spheres; having the shape of a sphere or ball
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sprint
v. run very rapidly; run at full speed.
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standard
n. criteria; basis for comparison
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statement
n. a clear expression of something in speech or writing
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station
n. a regular stopping place on a public transportation route
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stomach
n. principal organ of digestion
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straight
a. without a bend, angle, or curve; direct
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strange
a. not previously known, seen, felt, heard of, etc
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stratosphere
n. region of the uppermost atmosphere, extends from 15 kilometers to 50 kilometers approximately
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stringent
a. demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; binding; rigid
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student
n. a person who is studying at a school; pupil
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studio
n. workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
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subdivision
n. act of subdividing; an administrative division of larger organization
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subheading
n. a heading of a subdivision of a text
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submarine
n. submersible warship; move forward or under in a sliding motion; underwater
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submerge
v. sink; immerse; put under water
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submission
n. act of submitting; act of yielding to power or authority; surrender of the person and power to the control or government of another; obedience
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subordinate
a. occupying lower rank; inferior; submissive
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subscribe
v. write underneath, as one's name; sign to a document; give consent to; promise to give, by writing one's name with the amount
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subscription
n. a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time
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substantial
a. fairly large; in essentials; material; true or real; not imaginary; solidly built
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substitute
v. exchange; use something or someone instead of another thing or person
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succeed
v. attain success or reach a desired goal
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suffering
a. very unhappy; full of misery
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suffrage
n. vote given in the choice of a man for an office or trust; formal expression of an opinion; testimony; attestation; witness; approval
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suitable
a. appropriate to a purpose or an occasion
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supply
v. make something available to someone; provide
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suppose
v. accept as true or probable; imagine; assume
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surprise
n. a sudden unexpected event, fact, or thing
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sustained
a. continued; maintained at length without interruption or weakening
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sweater
n. knitted garment covering the upper part of the body
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symbol
n. something used for or regarded as representing something else
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tangerine
a. of a strong reddish orange color
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tangible
a. able to be touched; real or concrete; palpable
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technique
n. practical method or art applied to some particular task; skillfulness
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tenant
n. occupant; one that pays rent to use land or building
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Tennessee
n. a state in east central United States
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tenor
n. continuous, unwavering course; exact meaning or actual wording of a document
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tentative
a. hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
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tenth
a. coming next after the ninth and just before the eleventh in position
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terminology
n. vocabulary of technical terms used in a particular field, subject, science, or art
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terrier
n. any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground
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terrified
v. fill with terror; frighten greatly
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theology
n. science of God or of religion
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thorough
a. complete with regard to every detail; not superficial and not partial
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thousandth
a. the ordinal number of one thousand in counting order
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threatening
a. darkened by clouds
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throughout
ad. in every part; in or through all parts; during the entire time or extent
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thunder
n. sound which follows flash of lightning; discharge of electricity; loud noise
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thus
ad. as a result or consequence of this; therefore
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tolerable
a. capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally.
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torrential
a. pouring in abundance
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tortoise
n. usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid area except Australia and Antarctica
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trace
v. follow, discover; make a mark or lines on a surface
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track
n. any road or path affording passage
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transfer
n. shifting; conveyance or removal of something from one place, person, or thing to another
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trilogy
n. three-part novel; a set of three works with related subject
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trinity
n. three people considered as a unit
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triple
a. having three parts of the same type, or happening three times
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trophy
n. sign or memorial of victory raised on the field of battle
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trouble
n. difficulty or problems
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trout
n. flesh of any of several primarily freshwater game and food fishes
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tumble
v. fall down, as collapsing; fall quickly and without control
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turquoise
n. blue to gray green mineral consisting of copper aluminum phosphate
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turtle
n. any aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming
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typhoon
n. tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific; violent whirlwind
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underline
v. draw a line under a word
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unicycle
n. a vehicle like a bicycle with only one wheel
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uniform
n. a particular set of clothes for a particular group, like police
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universe
n. cosmos; everything that exists anywhere
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unusual
a. unexpected, slightly odd or even a bit weird
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upsetting
a. causing an emotional disturbance
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Uranus
n. (Greek mythology) god of the heavens; son and husband of Gaea and father of the Titans in ancient mythology
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valley
n. a low area of land between hills or mountains
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vanish
v. disappear; pass out of sight, especially quickly; die out
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various
a. different from one another; of different kinds or sorts
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velvet
a. resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface
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Venus
n. type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shells
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vertical
a. upright in position or posture
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victory
n. successful ending of struggle or contest; defeat of an enemy or opponent
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Virginia
n. a state in the eastern United States, one of the original 13 colonies
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virus
n. disease communicator; something that poisons one's soul or mind; program for unwanted actions in computer
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visual
a. seen or able to be seen by the eye; visible; optical
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vocabulary
n. a language user's knowledge of words
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volume
n. capacity; amount of space occupied by an object
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volunteer
n. person who freely performs or offers to perform a service
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voyage
n. long journey to a foreign or distant place, especially by sea; aviation
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walrus
n. very large marine mammal of the seal family, native of the Arctic Ocean
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Washington
n. the capital of the United States
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western
n. situated in the west, or directed toward or facing the west
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whisper
n. speaking in a quiet voice; soft speech produced without full voice
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winning
a. having won
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Wisconsin
n. a midwestern state in north central United States
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wolf
n. any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
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wonder
v. doubt
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wound
n. a figurative injury (to your feelings or pride)
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wrote
v. (past tense) compose; mark letters, words, or other symbols on a surface
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yeast
n. foam, or troth, or the sediment, of beer or other in fermentation
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zoology
n. part of biology which relates to the animal kingdom