5th Grade Words for Dehcho, NT, Canada
Words for 5th Grade students of Dehcho Divisional Education Council.
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action
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v. put in effect | |
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actor
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n. a person who acts and gets things done | |
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actually
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ad. as the truth or facts of a situation; really | |
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addition
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n. the action or process of adding something to something else | |
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agreed
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a. arranged or set by common consent | |
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aloud
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ad. with relatively high volume | |
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amendment
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n. correction; revision | |
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amount
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n. the sum total of two or more quantities | |
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amusement
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n. a feeling of delight at being entertained | |
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annual
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a. occurring once every year; payable once every year | |
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appointed
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a. fixed or established especially by order or command | |
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arrange
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v. put in proper order; dispose in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose | |
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attention
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n. act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought | |
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awhile
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ad. for a short time | |
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beginning
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n. the first part or section of something | |
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bruise
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v. injure, as by a blow or collision; contuse; fight with the fists | |
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business
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n. an occupation, profession, or trade | |
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capital
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n. the city or town that is the official seat of government in a country, state | |
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capitol
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n. the government building in Washington where the United States Senate and the House of Representatives meet | |
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captain
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n. the person in command of a ship | |
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carefully
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ad. taking care or paying attention | |
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caught
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v. (past tense) be in time for; trap after chasing or hunting | |
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cause
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n. a person or thing that gives rise to an action | |
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celebrate
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v. have a celebration | |
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century
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n. a period of 100 years | |
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chemical
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a. of or made from or using substances produced by or used in reactions involving atomic or molecular changes | |
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chocolate
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n. a food made from roasted and ground cacao seeds | |
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circle
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v. travel around something | |
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climate
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n. weather condition; atmosphere; environment | |
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collar
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n. a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over | |
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column
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n. a tall solid upright stone post | |
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company
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n. fellowship; association | |
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condition
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n. the state of something, especially with regard to its appearance or quality | |
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consider
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v. think carefully about, especially in order to make a decision | |
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consonant
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n. a speech sound that is not a vowel | |
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constant
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a. invariable or repeating; continually occurring; persistent | |
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continent
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n. one of the seven large land masses on the earth's surface | |
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continued
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a. without stop or interruption | |
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country
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n. an area outside of cities and towns | |
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course
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n. subject | |
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crystal
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n. quartz; glassware made of quartz; high-quality, clear, colorless glass | |
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current
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a. of the present time; happening now | |
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curtain
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n. a hanging screen that usually cab be drawn back or up | |
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daughter
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n. a female human offspring | |
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daytime
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n. the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside | |
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decided
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a. recognizable; unquestionable | |
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decimal
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a. on or counted in tens or tenths; based on ten | |
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delicious
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a. extremely pleasing to the sense of taste; greatly pleasing or entertaining | |
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desert
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n. barren land, with very little water and vegetation, often sand-covered | |
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dessert
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n. the sweet course eaten at the end of a meal | |
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details
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n. true confidential information | |
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determine
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v. make a firm decision to do something | |
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dictionary
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n. a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information | |
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difference
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n. people or things are not the same | |
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different
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a. unlike in nature or quality or form or degree | |
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difficult
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a. needing much effort or skill to accomplish, deal with | |
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direction
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n. a line leading to a place or point | |
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disappoint
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v. fail to meet the hopes or expectations of | |
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division
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n. dividing one number by another | |
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eighth
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n. position eight in a countable series of things | |
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election
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n. voting, balloting; right or ability to make a choice | |
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energy
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n. available power | |
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enjoyment
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n. the pleasure felt when having a good time | |
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equal
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a. being the same in quantity, size, degree, or value | |
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equation
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n. the act of regarding as equal | |
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exact
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a. precisely agreeing with standard, fact, or truth | |
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except
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prep: not including | |
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expect
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v. regard something as likely to happen | |
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explain
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v. make clear the reason of | |
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explode
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v. erupt; blow up; burst violently as a result of internal pressure | |
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express
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v. put thought into words; utter or state | |
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factory
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n. building in which goods are manufactured | |
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fault
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n. a crack in the earth; defect, flaw, a wrong action | |
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favorite
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a. preferred above all others and treated with partiality | |
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finally
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ad. at last; eventually | |
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finished
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a. ended or completed | |
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forward
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ad. toward the front; in the direction that one is facing | |
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fraction
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n. a numerical quantity that is not a whole numbers; a very small amount | |
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furniture
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n. movable articles in a room, which make it fit for living or working | |
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future
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n. the time to come | |
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general
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n. army officer of very high rank | |
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government
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n. the governing body of a nation, state, or community | |
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graceful
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a. pleasing or attractive | |
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graph
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n. chart; a drawing illustrating the relations | |
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grasp
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v. grip; take hold of or seize firmly with or as if with the hand | |
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grease
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n. oil; fat; state of being covered with unclean things | |
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guest
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n. a person who is invited to visit the home | |
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guide
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v. pass over, across, or through | |
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happily
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ad. in an unexpectedly lucky way | |
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harvest
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v. gather; yield from plants in a single growing season | |
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healthy
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a. financially secure and functioning well | |
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height
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n. the quality of being tall or high | |
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hoarse
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a. having a harsh, rough, grating voice or sound, as when affected with a cold; making a rough, harsh cry or sound | |
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human
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n. a man, woman, or child, not an animal | |
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idea
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n. an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth | |
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imagine
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v. expect, believe, or suppose | |
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include
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v. contain as part of a whole | |
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increase
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v. become greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality | |
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indicate
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v. point out; direct to a knowledge of | |
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information
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n. knowledge gained through study, communication, etc | |
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instrument
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n. a mechanical tool | |
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intention
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n. motive; with respect to marriage; aim that guides action | |
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interesting
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a. exciting and holding the attention | |
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inventor
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n. someone who is the first to think of or make something | |
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island
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n. a piece of land surrounded by water | |
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jewel
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n. gemstone; costly ornament of precious metal or gem | |
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journey
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n. act of traveling from one place to another | |
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jungle
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n. land densely overgrown with tropical trees and plants | |
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known
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v. (past participle) understand as fact | |
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language
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n. a body of words | |
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laughter
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n. the act or sound of laughing | |
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length
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n. size of the gap between two places | |
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limb
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n. any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree | |
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located
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a. situated in a particular spot or position | |
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lumber
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v. move heavily or clumsily; cut down timber of | |
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major
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a. important, serious, or significant. | |
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mammal
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n. warm-blooded vertebrate having skin covered with hair | |
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manufacture
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v. make products by hand or machinery; make from raw materials | |
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material
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n. the matter from which a thing is or can be made | |
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mayor
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n. the head of a city government | |
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measure
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v. estimate the relative amount by comparison with some standard | |
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melody
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n. musical sounds in agreeable succession or arrangement | |
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message
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v. send a message to | |
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method
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n. a way of doing something | |
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million
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n. the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros; 1,000,000 | |
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minor
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a. of lesser importance or stature or rank; not of legal age; limited in size or scope | |
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modern
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a. of the present or recent times | |
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mountain
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n. a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill | |
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music
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n. any agreeable, pleasing and harmonious, sounds | |
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natural
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a. of or being what exists or happens ordinarily in the world | |
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necessary
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a. required to be done, present; needed; essential. | |
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neither
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a. not either of two things or people | |
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newspaper
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n. the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher | |
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northern
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a. situated in the north, or directed toward or facing the north | |
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notebook
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n. a small compact portable computer | |
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notice
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n. attention | |
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noun
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n. a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action | |
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numeral
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a. of denoting a number | |
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object
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n. a material thing that can be seen and touched | |
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observe
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v. see and notice; look at with attention | |
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opposite
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a. having a position on the other or further side of something | |
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orphan
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n. someone who lacks support, care, or supervision | |
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ought
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v. indicating duty or correctness; indicating something probable; | |
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outside
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a. very unlikely | |
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oxygen
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n. one of the gases which make up the air | |
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paid
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a. marked by the reception of pay | |
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paint
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n. a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating | |
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paragraph
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n. a note, item, or brief article | |
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pattern
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n. a decorative or artistic work | |
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pause
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n. a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something | |
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payment
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n. a sum of money paid | |
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perhaps
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ad. by chance; used to express uncertainty | |
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period
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n. a length or portion of time | |
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permit
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v. consent to; give permission | |
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phone
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n. (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language | |
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phrase
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n. a group of words without a finite verb, especially used to form part of a sentence | |
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pleasant
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a. affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings | |
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pleasure
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n. agreeable sensations or emotions; happiness produced by the expectation | |
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plural
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a. of more than one | |
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poison
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n. a substance that can make people or animals ill or kill them if they eat or drink it | |
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position
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n. a place where something is located or has been put | |
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possible
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a. able to be done | |
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practice
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v. perform or do habitually | |
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prepared
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a. made ready or fit or suitable beforehand | |
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president
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n. the elected head of a republican state | |
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probably
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ad. very likely | |
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problem
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n. any question involving difficulty | |
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process
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n. a series of actions taken in order to achieve a particular end | |
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produce
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v. make or manufacture, create, bring forth | |
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program
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v. arrange a program of or for | |
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promise
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v. tell someone that you will certainly do something | |
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property
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n. thing or things owned; possession | |
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protection
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n. the activity of protecting someone or something | |
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provide
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v. make available for use; supply | |
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puzzle
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n. difficult question or problem | |
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quickly
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ad. rapidly; very soon | |
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quietly
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ad. with little or no sound | |
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radio
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n. an apparatus for receiving waves | |
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raise
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v. lift or move to a higher position | |
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rarely
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ad. not often; in an unusual degree; exceptionally | |
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rather
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ad. to a moderate extent | |
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receive
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v. get or be given something; accept as true or valid | |
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record
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v. write down piece of information so that it will be known in the future | |
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region
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n. a particular large area, especially of land, as a part of a country | |
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relax
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v. make less severe or strict; become less tense | |
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remain
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v. be left; continue to exist | |
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remove
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v. move away from the position occupied; cause to change place; take away | |
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repay
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v. pay back money borrowed from someone | |
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repeat
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v. do over; say, state, or perform again | |
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report
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n. an account or statement describing in detail an event | |
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represent
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v. stand or act in the place of, as agent does | |
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respond
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v. show a reaction to something favorably or as hoped | |
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result
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n. a consequence, effect, or outcome of something | |
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rhythm
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n. a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound | |
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rising
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a. sloping upward | |
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ruin
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v. fall or tumble down; destroy; devastate; exterminate | |
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salad
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n. food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens | |
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sandal
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n. a shoe consisting of a sole fastened by straps to the foot | |
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scale
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n. a balance or any of various other instruments or devices for weighing | |
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scent
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n. distinctive odor that is pleasant; fragrance or perfume | |
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schedule
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n. plan for an activity or event; arrange | |
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science
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n. knowledge which can be made into a system, depends on testing facts and stating general natural laws | |
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section
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n. a part that is cut off or separated | |
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separate
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v. keep apart or divide | |
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service
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n. act of dealing with customers in a shop, restaurant, etc. | |
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settled
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v. settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground | |
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several
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a. different; respective | |
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shadow
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n. a dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface | |
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shelter
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n. structure that provides privacy and protection from danger | |
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shoulder
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n. part of the human body from this point to the neck | |
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shower
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n. brief fall of precipitation, such as rain, hail | |
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signal
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n. a sign made for the purpose of giving notice to a person | |
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similar
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a. like or alike; of the same kind | |
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sincerely
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ad. written formula for ending a letter | |
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single
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a. only one | |
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size
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n. how big something is | |
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slippery
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a. smooth; being such as to cause things to slip or slide | |
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soar
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v. fly aloft, as a bird; mount upward on wings; rise in thought or spirits | |
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soil
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n. the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus | |
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solution
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n. the act of solving a problem, question | |
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solve
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v. find the answer; clear up; explain | |
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southern
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a. situated in the south or directed toward the south | |
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split
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v. break apart; cut; devide | |
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sports
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v. wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner | |
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square
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v. raise to the second power | |
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squeeze
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v. force something into or through a restricted space; compress with violence | |
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stain
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n. soiled or discolored; symbol of disgrace or infamy; natural spot of a color different from the gound | |
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state
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n. a state of depression or agitation | |
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statement
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n. a clear expression of something in speech or writing | |
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station
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n. a regular stopping place on a public transportation route | |
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steer
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v. drive; direct; guide by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or wheel | |
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stomach
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n. principal organ of digestion | |
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straight
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a. without a bend, angle, or curve; direct | |
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straighten
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v. make straight | |
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stream
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n. a small, narrow river | |
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suggest
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v. put forward for consideration | |
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suitcase
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n. portable rectangular traveling bag for carrying clothes | |
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sunset
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n. daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon | |
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supply
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v. make something available to someone; provide | |
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sure
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ad. certainly | |
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surface
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n. the outside part or uppermost layer of something | |
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surprise
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n. a sudden unexpected event, fact, or thing | |
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surround
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n. the area in which something exists or lives | |
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sweater
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n. knitted garment covering the upper part of the body | |
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syllable
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n. a unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound | |
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syrup
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n. a thick sweet sticky liquid | |
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tablet
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n. a small flat compressed cake of some substance; a dose of medicine; simplified computer with only screen | |
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tasty
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a. having a pleasing flavor; savory | |
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teaspoon
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n. as much as a teaspoon will hold | |
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terrible
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a. extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality | |
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though
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conj. in spite of the fact that | |
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thoughtful
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a. considerate; having intellectual depth; giving close attention | |
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thrown
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a. caused to fall to the ground | |
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tornado
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n. a dangerous storm which is a spinning cone of wind that destroys anything in its path | |
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toward
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prep. in the direction of | |
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traffic
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n. the amount of activity over a communication system during a given period of time; buying and selling; especially illicit trade | |
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trail
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n. path or track roughly through wild or hilly country; overland route | |
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treasure
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n. very valuable things, usually as precious metals, precious stones, or money | |
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treatment
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n. handling; something intended to relieve illness or injury | |
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triangle
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n. a plane figure with three straight sides and three angles | |
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trouble
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n. difficulty or problems | |
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tunnel
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n. passageway through or under something, usually underground | |
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type
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n. a category of things having common characteristics | |
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understood
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v. (past tense) perceive the intended meaning | |
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unknown
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a. not known before | |
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usually
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ad. under normal conditions, commonplace | |
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value
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n. relative worth, or importance | |
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various
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a. different from one another; of different kinds or sorts | |
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warn
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v. admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior | |
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weigh
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v. determine the weight of | |
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weight
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n. the heaviness of something, especially as measured by a certain system | |
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weird
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a. queer; of a strikingly odd or unusual character; strange | |
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western
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n. situated in the west, or directed toward or facing the west | |
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whisper
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n. speaking in a quiet voice; soft speech produced without full voice | |
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whole
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a. complete | |
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whose
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pron. of whom; belonging to whom | |
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women
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n. (plural) an adult human female | |
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wonderful
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a. extraordinarily good or great | |
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wound
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n. a figurative injury (to your feelings or pride) | |
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wreck
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n. destruction; destroy; smash or break forcefully | |
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yesterday
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ad. on the day preceding today | |
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