3rd Grade Vocabulary List – Flashcards
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ability
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the power or skill to do something
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absorb
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to soak up or take in
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accuse
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to say that someone has done something wrong
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act
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play a role or part
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active
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taking action; full of movement
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actual
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taking place in reality
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adopt
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to take into your family
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advantage
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Something that is helpful or useful
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advice
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An opinion about what should be done
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ambition
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a strong drive for success
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ancient
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very old
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approach
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move towards
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arrange
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To put in a certain order
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arctic
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extremely cold
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attitude
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A way of thinking or feeling about certain things.
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attract
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to draw something to yourself (like magnets)
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average
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not special or unusual; ordinary
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avoid
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to keep away from
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bold
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fearless and daring
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border
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a strip forming the outer edge of something
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brief
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short; not long-lasting
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brilliant
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full of light
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cable
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A thick steel rope made of strands of wire twisted together.
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capture
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to take by force
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certain
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having no doubt; sure
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chill
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make cool or cooler
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clever
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bright; intelligent; having a quick mind
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climate
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Overall weather in an area over a long period of time
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cling
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to hold on tightly to somebody/something
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coast
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the shore of a sea or ocean
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confess
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to say or admit that one has done something wrong
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consider
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think about carefully
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contain
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to hold something within iteslf
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continent
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one of the large landmasses of the earth
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convince
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to make someone believe something
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coward
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a person who has no courage or gets scared easily
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crew
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an organized group of workmen
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crumple
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to crush together or press into wrinkles
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custom
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a tradition; a way of doing something that many people follow
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decay
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to become rotten
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deed
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a paper that shows who owns a certain building or piece of land
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defend
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to keep safe; to protect
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delicate
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easily broken, damaged or destroyed
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device
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Tool or piece of equipment
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diagram
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a drawing intended to explain how something works
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digest
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To change food after it has been eaten into simpler forms that the body can use.
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disease
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an illness or sickness
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distant
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far away
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doze
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sleep lightly or for a short period of time
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drift
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to be carried along by currents of air or water
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elegant
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showing good taste; graceful; beautiful
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enable
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to make possible
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examine
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to look at closely
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explore
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to travel around a new, unknown place to see what it is like
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fan
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someone who closely follows a group, team, or person
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fatal
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bringing death
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fierce
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very strong or violent
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flutter
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the motion made by flapping up and down
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fortunate
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lucky
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frail
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easily broken, damaged or destroyed
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gasp
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when you suddenly breathe in deeply, usually because you're scared or you' re crying
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glide
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to move smoothly and easily
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globe
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a round model of the Earth
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grace
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beautiful movement (like a ballerina)
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gradual
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happening little by little
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grasp
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hold firmly
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habit
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Something that a person does so often that it is done without thinking.
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harsh
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extremely unkind or cruel
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imitate
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to copy how someone else behaves
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individual
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a single person apart from others in a group
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intelligent
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smart
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intend
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to plan; to have in mind
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journey
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a long trip
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launch
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send into the air by force
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limit
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as far as something can go
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locate
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to find
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loyal
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Someone who stands by you in good times and bad
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magnificent
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very beautiful and impressive
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marsh
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lowland with moist soil and tall grasses
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method
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A way of doing something
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misery
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a feeling of great unhappiness
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moisture
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wetness caused by water
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mural
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a painting on a wall or ceiling
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mystify
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To confuse or puzzle someone
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nation
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an area of land with its own people and laws; a country
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nectar
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a sweet liquid found in flowers
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nursery
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a place where plants are grown for sale
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observe
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to watch carefully
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opponent
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a contestant that you are matched against
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opposite
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things that are as different as they possibly can be
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ordeal
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a difficult or painful experience
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origin
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an event that is a beginning
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outcome
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The way something ends; the final result
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passage
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place for people to pass
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pastime
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an activity which is done for enjoyment; a hobby
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pause
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to stop for a short time before going on
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perform
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to take part in a public show
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plunge
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to go down suddenly
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predator
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animal that hunts and eats other animals
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predict
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to say what will happen before it takes place
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prevent
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to stop from happening
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primary
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Most important; major
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privilege
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something that needs permission and can be taken away
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process
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a series of steps
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rare
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not common
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rate
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a price
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recall
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to remember
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rely
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To count on
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remark
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to say; to make a comment
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resident
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living in a particular place
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respect
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to look up to someone; to show honor
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responsible
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trustworthy; reliable
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reverse
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turn inside out or upside down
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revive
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bring back to life; restore
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risk
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to take a chance on being hurt or losing something
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scatter
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to cause to separate and go in different directions
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schedule
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a plan that gives expected times for different things to happen
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sensitive
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easily hurt
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signal
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a sound or an action that sends a message
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solution
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the successful action of solving a problem
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spoil
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to become bad or not fit to eat or use
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starve
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to be very hungry or to suffer because of not eating any food
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steer
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direct the course
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struggled
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had a hard time with something
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suitable
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Right for a certain purpose; proper; fitting
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survey
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the collection of data by having people answer a series of questions
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swift
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moving very fast
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symbol
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something that stands for something else
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talent
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an ability to do something well
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theory
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an idea based on study and research
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thrill
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A feeling of joy or excitement
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treasure
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keep as precious; cherish
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triumph
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victory; success
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value
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what something is worth
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vision
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the ability to see
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volunteer
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A person who offers to do something without pay
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wander
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to move from place to place without reason
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wisdom
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knowledge and good sense
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wit
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intelligence and the ability to think quickly
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woe
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great sadness
