Globish 1500 words

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a

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a before a noun ( \”an\” if the noun begins with a vowel)

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able

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having the necessary power

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about

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having to do with

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above

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overhead

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accept

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to receive or to take something given

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according (to)

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as stated by

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account

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a list of money operations

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accuse

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charge with having done something wrong

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achieve

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to succeed

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across

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to the opposite side

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act

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process of doing something

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adapt

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make fit for

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add

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to put with

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admit

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to permit to enter, to accept

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adult

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one who is of legal age

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to give public notice ( press, radio, TV, web, roadside )

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advise

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to give advice

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affect

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to have an effect upon

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afraid

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filled with fear

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after

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behind, next to, later in time

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again

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once more

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against

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in an opposite direction to

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age

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time of life

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agency

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a business or service acting for others

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ago

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gone by, past

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agree

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have the same opinion

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ahead

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in a forward direction

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aid

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to help

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aim

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to direct, a purpose

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air

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gases that surround the earth

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alive

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having life

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all

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the whole of

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allow

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to permit

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ally

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to unite or join for a purpose

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almost

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nearly, not quite

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alone

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apart from other people

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along

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on, with a forward motion

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already

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by this time

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also

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in addition, besides

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although

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even if

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always

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every time, continuously

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among

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in the middle of

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amount

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a total

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and

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used to connect words or sentences

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anger

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strong feeling of displeasure

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angle

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space between two lines extending from the same point

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announce

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make known

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another

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some other

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words in return to a question

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any

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one out of many

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apartment

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a series of connected rooms, a flat

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apologize

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to express regret

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appeal

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make a request

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appear

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to come to be seen

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apple

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a round fruit

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apply

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1. to put into service. 2. to ask for something.

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appoint

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to name to a position

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approve

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to agree with something or somebody, to okay

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area

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a space

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argue

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to discuss with someone who disagrees

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arm

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human upper body part, weapon

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army

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a group of people armed for war

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around

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on all sides

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arrest

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to seize or hold by legal authority

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arrive

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to come to a place

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art

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the creation of beautiful or important things

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as

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to the same degree

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ask

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to put a question to

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assist

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to help

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at

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near to, by, in

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attach

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to join one thing to another by some means

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attack

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to set upon with force

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attempt

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to make an effort at

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attend

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to be present at

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attention

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a mental effort toward one thing

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authority

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the power to enforce something on someone

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automatic

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acting or operating by itself

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autumn

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the season between summer and winter, the fall

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available

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for use by someone

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average

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usual quantity

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avoid

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to keep away from

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awake

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to stop sleeping

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award

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to give for high performance or quality

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away

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at a distance from a given place or position

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baby

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a very young child

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back

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1° opposite of \”front\” 2° return

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bad

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not good

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bag

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a soft container with a single opening

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balance

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equality between two parts or two quantities

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ball

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a round object used in games

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ballot

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a paper used to vote

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ban

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forbid by law or authority

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bank

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a place where one can borrow money

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bar

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long piece of solid material, a place where one can buy and enjoy drinks

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barrier

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a structure to block a way

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base

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the lowest material

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basket

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a small container

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bath

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large container used to wash the body

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battle

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a fight between armed forces

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be

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describes the quality of being

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bear

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to carry, to support

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beat

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to strike with force more than once

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beauty

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quality that gives pleasure to the senses

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because

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for the reason that

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become

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to grow or come to be

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bed

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anything to sleep on

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beer

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a drink which is dangerous for self-control

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before

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earlier

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begin

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to do the first step of an action

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behind

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at the back

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believe

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to accept as true or real

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bell

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an object that made a warning sound when struck

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belong

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to be the property of

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below

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in or to a lower place

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bend

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opposite of straighten

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beside

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at the side of

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best

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most excellent

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betray

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to be disloyal

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better

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higher in quality

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between

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in the space or time separating

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big

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of great size

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bill

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a statement of charges

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bird

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a flying animal with wings

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birth

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the act of being born

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bit

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a smal quantity

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bite

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to cut into or off with the teeth

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black

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opposite to withe

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blade

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cutting part of anything like a knife

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blame

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to hold responsible, to express disagreement

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blank

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surface not written or printed on

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blanket

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bedding that keeps a person warm in bed

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bleed

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to lose blood

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blind

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not able to see

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block

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1° a space in town within 4 streets 2° to stop the way

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blood

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the red fluid which the heart sends to all parts of the body

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blow

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to moe as the wind does

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blue

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a color like that of a clear sky

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board

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1° a flat piece of wood 2° to sleep and take meals

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boat

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a small open floating structure to travel on water

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body

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the whole material part of a human being

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bomb

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a weapon dropped on a target

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bone

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material that makes up the skeleton

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bonus

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an extra to an employee

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book

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printed material with pages between covers

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boot

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shoe that covers the whole foot and lower leg

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border

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line separtating two countries, properties, or subjects

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born

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brougth into existence

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borrow

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to get from someone and be returned

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boss

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a person who exercises control over employees

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both

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two together

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bottle

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a container, usually glass

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bottom

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the lowest or deepest part

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box

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a container, often with a cover

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boy

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a male child

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boycott

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to refuse dealing with, as a way of protest

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brain

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in the head, for the exercise of emotion and thought

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brake

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a device for slowing or stopping motion

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branch

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a division of something

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brave

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controlling one’s fear when facing a danger

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bread

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common food made from wheat

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break

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to cause to come to pieces

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breathe

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to get air in and out of one’s chest

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brick

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a block of hard material used in building

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bridge

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a structure to pass over a waterway, or another road

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brief

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to inform

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bright

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shining

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bring

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take something or somebody with oneself to a nearer position

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broad

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wide

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broadcast

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to send on by radio or television

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brother

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a male person having the same parents as another

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brown

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a colour similar to that of dark wood or earth

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brush

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a tool with hair firmly set into a handle for cleaning

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budget

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a plan for meeting costs

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build

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make by putting materials together

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bullet

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a piece of metal to be shot from a gun

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burn

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to be or set on fire

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burst

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to force open or fly apart suddenly

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bury

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to place in the ground

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business

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a company, a professional activity

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busy

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actively at work

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but

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however

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butter

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a yellow fat food made from milk

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button

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a small disk on a piece of clothing to keep it closed

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buy

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to get by giving money

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by

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by means of

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cabinet

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piece of furniture to store things

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call

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a loud cry ofthen in protest, opposition, or when asking for an answer

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calm

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quiet

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camera

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equipment for taking pictures

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camp

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a shelter for a short time

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campaign

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a series of actions taken to get something done

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can

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1° a metal container 2° to be able to

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cancel

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to suppress

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capture

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to take by force

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car

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automobile

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card

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a small flat piece of thin cardboard

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care

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serious attention

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carriage

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an outdated four-wheel vehicle

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carry

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to take from one place to another

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case

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1° an exemple 2° a container

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cash

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money in the form of paper-bills or metal

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cat

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a small family animal

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catch

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to capture

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cause

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a reason

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celebrate

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to observe an event with ceremonies

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cell

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1° a small material of a whole 2° a device for storing electricity

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center

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a middle point

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century

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a period of 100 years

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ceremony

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a formal set of acts done according to custom

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certain

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definite, sure

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chain

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any series of things

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chair

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a seat with a back

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chairman

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one that holds first place, the officer who presides the meeting

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challenge

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an invitation to compete, to debate a point of view

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champion

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an active supporter

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chance

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a possibility due to a good combination of conditions

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change

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1° to make different 2° the money received when what you give is too high

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channel

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a body of water joining two larger ones, a television broadcasting station

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character

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combination of qualities of a person

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charge

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1° to ask as a price 2° to accuse

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chart

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1° a map 2° a display of information

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chase

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to go after to try to catch

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cheap

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not dear (in terms of money)

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check

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to prove true or right

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cheer

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shout of approval

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cheese

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food made from milk

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chemical

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dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions

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chest

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the part of the body between neck and stomach

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chief

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a person who is in charge and gives orders to others

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child

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a young person, not an adult

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choose

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select among others

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church

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a building for religious meetings

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circle

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a round line always at the same distance from a central point

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citizen

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a person belonging to a nation

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city

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a large town

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civilian

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a person in civil life, not in the armed forces

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claim

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to demand as one’s due

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clash

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make or cause to make a loud sound

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class

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a group of students working together

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clean

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1° not dirty 2° to make clean by removing dirt

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clear

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easy to see through

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climate

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the weather of the place

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climb

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to go upward with continuous progress

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clock

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an instrument showing time

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close

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to cause to stop operation, to suppress an opening (door, window)

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cloth

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material, textil

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cloud

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a white or gray natural body moving by the wind in the sky

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coal

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a black substance used as natural fuel

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coast

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the land next to the sea

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coat

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a warm article of clothing covering the whole body, worm outside

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code

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a set of laws or rules

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cold

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opposite of hot

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collect

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to get or gather together

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college

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an organization of higher learning

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colony

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a group of people who settle far from their parent country

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color

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quality of light of an object

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combine

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to put or add together

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come

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to move toward, to travel toward

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comfort

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a state of being calm and feeling no pain

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command

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orders to do something

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comment

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a statement that expresses a personal opinion

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committee

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a group to perform a job

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common

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belonging to a community as a whole

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communicate

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to give and receive information

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community

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a group of people living in the same area

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company

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a person who is frequently with another

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compare

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to examine similarities and differences

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compete

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to measure oneself against others

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complete

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having all necessary parts

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compromise

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a middle way between two extremes

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computer

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a data storing and processing machine

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concern

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1° something that interests you 2° to be on the mind of

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condemn

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to express strong disapproval of

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condition

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the state in which a person or thing is at a given moment

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conference

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a meeting

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confirm

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to establish or support with new evidence or fact

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congratulate

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to express pleasure at someone’s success

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congress

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a meeting of representatives

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connect

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to join or link

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consider

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to examine

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consumption

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the act of buying goods or services

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contact

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when surfaces, points, or people join

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contain

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to have within

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continent

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one of the main lands parts of the earth

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continue

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to keep up

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control

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to exercise authoritative power over

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cook

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to get food ready for eating by heat

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cool

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the quality of being at a pleasant low temperature

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cooperate

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to work together

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copy

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a totally similar thing

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cork

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used to stop a bottle

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corn

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a yellow vegetable

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corner

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point where lines or surfaces meet

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correct

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free from mistakes

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cost

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the price which one has to pay

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cotton

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soft white vegetable used in making clothing

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count

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1° the act of counting 2° the total number counted

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country

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1° a large area outside towns 2° territory occupied by a nation

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course

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series of studies

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court

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a place where justice is given

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cover

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to put sometig over so as to protect

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cow

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a female animal giving milk

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crash

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a loud repeating noise

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create

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to cause to exist

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credit

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money that one can borrow

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crew

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a team of employees

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crime

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an act that is agains the law

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crisis

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a difficult turning point

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criteria

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a basis for comparison

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criticize

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to find something wrong with

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crop

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what plants provide

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cross

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to ga across

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crowd

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a large number of people together

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crush

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to press with violence

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cry

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to make a sound that shows pain, fear

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culture

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feelings, thoughts, tastes of a society

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cup

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a small, open container with a handle for drinking

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cure

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to bring back to health

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current

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belonging to the present time

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custom

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a usual practice

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cut

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1° the act of reducing the amount or number 2° to separate with a sharp instrument

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damage

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the occurrence of a change for the worse

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dance

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to move according to music

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danger

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the condition of being harmed or injured

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dark

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no light, lacking light

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date

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the day of the month

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daughter

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a femal human child

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day

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a 24 hour period or between surnrise and sunset

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dead

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no longer living

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deaf

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unable to hear

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deal

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the act of buying or selling

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dear

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in a close and affectionate relationship

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debate

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to discuss reasons for or against

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debt

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something owed

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decide

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to settle a problem for good

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declare

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to make known formally

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decrease

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change to a lower degree

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deep

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extending far down

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defeat

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extending far down

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defend

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extending far down

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define

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to tell the main quality of, to explain what it is

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degree

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a position on a scale of intensity

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delay

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a position on a scale of intensity

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delicate

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pleasing and easily damaged

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deliver

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to bring to a place where it is supposed to go

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demand

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to ask with authority

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demonstrate

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to establish that something is correct or true

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denounce

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to speak out against

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deny

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to declare untrue

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departure

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the act of going away

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depend

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to count on, as for support

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deploy

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to spread out

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depression

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the state of being sad

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describe

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to tell about

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desert*

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a dry area without trees

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design

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a drawing plan

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desire

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to wish strongly for

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destroy

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to ruin

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detail

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an individual part of a whole

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develop

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to bring, grow to a more complete state

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device

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machine or thing used for a definite purpose

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die

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to stop living

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diet

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a choice of food

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differ

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to be different

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difficult

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hard to do or to understand

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dig

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to make a hole in the ground

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dinner

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a main meal in the evening

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diplomat

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a person representing a party/nation to another party/nation

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direct

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1° to set a line of action 2° to send ( someone or something )

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dirt

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dust, earth, anything of this nature

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disappear

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to pass out of existence or not to be seen any longer

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discover

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to arrive at through search and study

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discuss

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to talk over

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disease

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illness

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disk

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a round, thin, flat object

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dismiss

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to send away

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dispute

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to argue

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distance

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separation in space or time

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divide

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separate into parts

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do

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1° to carry out, to perform 2° used as an auxiliary for verbs

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doctor

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a person qualified to treat diseases

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document

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a paper with information on it

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dog

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a common animal

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door

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for closing up an opening in a building or a room

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doubt

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not to believe

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down

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to a lower position

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drain

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a pipe for carrying water or other liquid

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draw

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to pull

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dream

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a series of pictures or ideas in the mind during sleep

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dress

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a piece of clothing for women or girls

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drink

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to take in liquids

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drive

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to operate a vehicle

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drop

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1° a small, rounded body of liquid 2° to let something fall down

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drug

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a medicine

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dry

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free from liquid

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during

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through the period

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dust

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fine dry earth, any fine powder

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duty

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the thing that a person has to do

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each

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every single one considered individually

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ear

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body part for hearing and balance

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early

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near the beginning

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earn

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to gain as a result for one’s labor

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earth

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the globe on which we live, the soft material on which plants grow

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east

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opposite to west, the region where the sun rises in the morning

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easy

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not difficult to do

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eat

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take food into the mouth and swallow it

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edge

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the limit of a surface

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education

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a development by training, study or experience

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effect

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whatever is produced by a cause

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effort

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the use of physical or mental energy

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egg

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given by birds, also used as a food

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either

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one or the other

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elastic

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having the quality of springing back

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electricity

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a flow of electrons

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element

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a small material quantity of something

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else

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other than what is under consideration

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embassy

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a diplomatic building in a foreign country

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emergency

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something sudden and unexpected demanding immediate action

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emotion

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a strong feeling

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employ

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to put into service

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empty

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containing nothing

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end

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bring to a halt

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enemy

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a person or group that hates and fights another

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enforce

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to make sure the law is observed

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engine

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a machine that can start others moving

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enjoy

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to experience a feeling of pleasure

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enough

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as much or as many as needed

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enter

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to come or go into

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entertain

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to hold the attention of

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environment

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all the surrounding conditions that affect a living thing

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equal

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to be identical

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equate

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to consider as identical

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equipment

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instrument(s) needed to perform a service

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erase

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to remove

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escape

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to run away from a danger or a prison

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especially

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in a special way

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establish

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to set up permanently

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estimate

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a rough amount

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ethnic

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of a given race or social group

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evaporate

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to change a liquid into a gas

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even

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1° flat, smooth surface 2° at the same level

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event

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a happening

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ever

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at any time

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every

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each and all

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evidence

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data on which a proof can be based

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evil

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morally wrong, bad

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exact

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complete agreement with reality

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example

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a representative of one group

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except

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not included

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exchange

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to give to, and receive from one another

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excuse

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to forgive, give a reason

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execute

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to carry out, to perform

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exercise

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systematic training

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exist

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to be or live

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exit

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the act of going out

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expand

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to extend in one or more directions

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expect

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to consider something as probable

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expense

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money spent

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experience

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the quantity of knowledge or skill that results from direct activity

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experiment

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a test to find out something

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expert

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a person highly knowledgeable

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explain

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to make clear, to make plain

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explode

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to burst or cause to burst suddenly and violently

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explore

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to go or travel for the purpose of finding out about

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export*

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to sell out of one country for use in another

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express

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to put into words

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extend

answer

to stretch out

question

extra

answer

added to a regular quantity

question

extreme

answer

of the greatest possible degree or intensity

question

eye

answer

body part by which we see

question

face

answer

the front part of the head

question

fact

answer

an event known to have happened or something known to have existed

question

factory

answer

a building in which goods are manufactured

question

fail

answer

an action that does not reach success

question

fair

answer

free from self-interest

question

fall

answer

to drop from a higher position

question

false

answer

not true

question

family

answer

mother, father, and their children

question

famous

answer

widely known and valued

question

far

answer

at a great distance

question

fast

answer

acting or moving quickly

question

fat

answer

oily substance formed in the bodies of living creatures

question

father

answer

a male parent

question

fear

answer

being afraid

question

feather

answer

covering of the birds

question

feature

answer

structure, appearance, form of someone or something

question

feed

answer

to give food

question

feel

answer

to touch, to experience an emotion

question

female

answer

a woman or girl, or the equivalent in animals

question

fertile

answer

able to reproduce

question

few

answer

not many, a rather small number

question

field

answer

a piece of land, an area

question

fierce

answer

marked by extreme and violent energy

question

fight

answer

an intense dispute

question

figure

answer

a number or a written thing other than a letter

question

file

answer

a place for keeping papers in order

question

fill

answer

put into until there is room for no more

question

film

answer

motion picture

question

final

answer

at the end of a process

question

finance

answer

the management of money

question

find

answer

discover the existence, presence or fact

question

fine

answer

satisfactory

question

finger

answer

one of the five end members of the hand

question

finish

answer

to bring to an end, to complete a job

question

fire

answer

1° to shoot with a firearm 2° to lay off an employee

question

firm

answer

1° not soft, resisting pressure 2° company, business

question

first

answer

coming before all others

question

fish

answer

a water animal

question

fist

answer

the hand closed firmly

question

fit

answer

to suit

question

fix

answer

to repair

question

flag

answer

a piece of cloth used as a symbol of an organization

question

flat

answer

1° a series of rooms in an apartment house 2° an even smooth surface

question

float

answer

to be suspended on water, in space

question

floor

answer

the inside lower surface of a room

question

flow

answer

to move in or as if in a liquid

question

flower

answer

the brightly-coloured part of plant

question

fluid

answer

a substance that flows easily

question

fly

answer

move through the air with wings

question

fog

answer

a cloud of fine drops of water above the earth’s surface which limits what one can see

question

fold

answer

to bend or lay so that one part covers the other

question

follow

answer

to come or go after

question

food

answer

material taken to keep up life and growth

question

fool

answer

a person without sense

question

foot

answer

the end part of the leg

question

for

answer

1° in place of, representing… etc 2° during

question

forbid

answer

to order not to do something

question

force

answer

to press someone or something to do something

question

foreign

answer

having to do with other countries

question

forest

answer

large area of land covered with trees

question

forget

answer

to be unable to remember

question

forgive

answer

to excuse for an offense

question

form

answer

1° the shape of a body 2° a printed document with spaces in which to write

question

former

answer

the first of two

question

forward

answer

in the direction of a position ahead

question

frame

answer

a supporting structure over which something is built

question

free

answer

able to act at will

question

freeze

answer

to turn into ice

question

fresh

answer

new, not old

question

friend

answer

a person one likes

question

frighten

answer

to cause fear

question

from

answer

a lower limit, a cause..

question

front

answer

the forward part of a thing or of a living creature

question

fruit

answer

the usual product of plants, the result of an effort

question

fuel

answer

anything burned to provide heat or energy

question

full

answer

containing as much or as many as is possible

question

fun

answer

pleasant activity

question

future

answer

the time yet to come

question

gain

answer

to win something through one’s efforts

question

gallon

answer

3.785 litres (US) / 4.545 litres ( UK)

question

game

answer

a sport or pastime

question

gang

answer

a group of people acting or going around together

question

garden

answer

land used for growing vegetables or flowers

question

gas

answer

any fluid substance that can expand without limit

question

gather

answer

to bring or come together

question

general

answer

concerning all

question

gentle

answer

kind, soft, pleasant

question

get

answer

1° to find, to buy 2° to become 3° to move

question

gift

answer

something given

question

girl

answer

a female child or young woman

question

give

answer

to pass a possession to somebody without money

question

glass

answer

mineral material that one can see through

question

global

answer

of the earth as a whole

question

go

answer

move along

question

goal

answer

a purpose

question

god

answer

He who created everything

question

gold

answer

a yellow and very dear metal

question

good

answer

having the right qualities

question

govern

answer

to exercise authority on

question

grass

answer

small green plants with narrow leaves

question

gray (grey)

answer

the color made by mixing black and white

question

great

answer

extremely large in size or number or extent

question

green

answer

the color of most plants and leaves

question

ground

answer

the solid material of the earth’s surface

question

group

answer

a number of individuals or things with similarities

question

grow

answer

to increase in size

question

guarantee

answer

to admit responsibility

question

guard

answer

1° a person who keeps watch 2° a device designed to prevent injury

question

guess

answer

to form an opinion without really knowing

question

guide

answer

a person or thing that shows the way

question

guilty

answer

responsible for or having done an act against the law

question

gun

answer

a weapon with a metal tube to shoot bullets

question

guy

answer

a familiar term for a youth or a man

question

hair

answer

growing from the skin of humans and animals

question

half

answer

one of two equal parts

question

halt

answer

a stop of movement

question

hand

answer

the end part of the arm

question

hang

answer

be suspended

question

happen

answer

to take place

question

happy

answer

enjoying pleasure or good luck

question

hard

answer

strong, resisting weight or pressure

question

harm

answer

damage, injury, to hurt another person

question

hat

answer

a covering for the head

question

hate

answer

a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

question

have

answer

to possess, to hold

question

he

answer

third person male pronoun

question

head

answer

1° the top part of the human body 2 °to start to one direction

question

heal

answer

to bring back to health

question

health

answer

general condition of body and mind

question

hear

answer

to understand with the ears

question

heart

answer

the part of the body which moves the blood through the body

question

heat

answer

the quality or state of being hot

question

heavy

answer

having great weight

question

help

answer

assistance or support to someone

question

her

answer

a form of \”she\”

question

here

answer

the present location

question

hide

answer

to place where it can’t be seen

question

high

answer

far above the ground

question

hijack

answer

to seize control of a vehicle

question

hill

answer

a very small mountain

question

him

answer

a form of \”he\”

question

hire

answer

to employ someone for work

question

his

answer

belonging to him

question

history

answer

a record of past events

question

hit

answer

a physical contact of one thing with another

question

hold

answer

to have possession, or ownership, to keep

question

hole

answer

an opening into or through something

question

holiday

answer

a day on which work is suspended by law or custom

question

hollow

answer

an empty space inside something

question

holy

answer

belonging to or coming from God

question

home

answer

the place where one lives

question

honest

answer

of one who respects the laws and does not rob others

question

hope

answer

expectation that what one desires will happen

question

horrible

answer

an intense feeling of fear, terror

question

horse

answer

a large animal for riding or carrying loads

question

hospital

answer

organization providing treatment for the sick and injured

question

hostage

answer

a person held to make sure that another party will meet demanded terms

question

hostile

answer

very unfriendly

question

hot

answer

opposite of \”cold\”

question

hour

answer

a unit of time measuring 60 minutes

question

house

answer

four walls and a roof for a family to live in

question

how

answer

in what way

question

however

answer

despite anything else

question

huge

answer

unusually large

question

human

answer

relating to a person

question

humor

answer

the quality of seeing the funny side of things

question

hunger

answer

a strong desire or need for food

question

hunt

answer

to catch or kill animals for food or sport

question

hurry

answer

to move or cause to move with speed

question

hurt

answer

cause pain, or damage

question

husband

answer

a married man

question

I

answer

pronoun used for the speaker

question

ice

answer

frozen water

question

idea

answer

a thought

question

identify

answer

to establish the identity of

question

if

answer

used to express a condition

question

ill

answer

not well, having some disease

question

imagine

answer

to picture in one’s head

question

import*

answer

to bring in from a foreign country

question

important

answer

meaning much

question

improve

answer

to make or become better

question

in

answer

to or toward the inside of

question

inch

answer

a unit of length

question

incident

answer

a single event

question

include

answer

to consider as part of something

question

increase*

answer

to make or become greater

question

independent

answer

free from any control

question

indicate

answer

to point out

question

individual

answer

a single thing or person

question

industry

answer

the manufacturing of goods

question

infect

answer

to communicate a disease to

question

influence

answer

a power affecting a person or events

question

inform

answer

to give knowledge, or facts or news

question

inject

answer

to force a fluid into

question

injure

answer

to hurt

question

innocent

answer

free from wrong doing

question

insane

answer

person with mental disorder

question

insect

answer

a very small animal with six legs

question

inspect

answer

to look over carefully

question

instead

answer

in place of someone or something

question

insult*

answer

an offensive remark

question

insurance

answer

protection against future damage or loss

question

intelligence

answer

1° the ability to get and use knowledge 2° secret information

question

intense

answer

being of a very high degree

question

interest

answer

a feeling of wanting to know

question

interfere

answer

to come between so as to be in the way

question

international

answer

between or among nations

question

into

answer

motion to a point within something

question

invade

answer

to enter by force in order to get by fighting

question

invent

answer

to make for the first time ever

question

invest

answer

to buy something that is expected to produce a profit

question

investigate

answer

to search into carefully

question

invite

answer

to ask to come to some place

question

involve

answer

1° to carry out an activity 2° to be involved in it as a member of a team

question

iron

answer

a grey metallic element

question

island

answer

a piece of land surrounded by water

question

issue

answer

a point of discussion

question

it

answer

the thing named

question

item

answer

a single unit

question

jacket

answer

piece of clothing for the upper part of the body

question

jail

answer

a prison

question

jewel

answer

a valuable stone

question

job

answer

work

question

join

answer

to put together

question

joint

answer

a point at which two things are joined

question

joke

answer

a fun story

question

joy

answer

a strong feeling of pleasure

question

judge

answer

public official who decides cases in a court of law

question

jump

answer

to move forward by a long and high step

question

jury

answer

a group of persons chosen to judge

question

just

answer

honorable and fair

question

keep

answer

to continue a certain state, condition, or activity

question

key

answer

an instrument that locks and unlocks

question

kick

answer

to strike out with the foot

question

kid

answer

a child

question

kill

answer

to put to death

question

kind

answer

showing a helpful and considerate nature

question

king

answer

the male ruler of a nation

question

kiss

answer

to touch with the lips as an expression of love or kindness

question

kit

answer

a set of materials

question

kitchen

answer

a room in which food is cooked

question

knife

answer

a cutting blade with a handle

question

know

answer

to have information about

question

labor

answer

the effort in doing something, work

question

laboratory

answer

a place for scientific research or equipment

question

lack

answer

to have less than enough

question

lake

answer

a large body of fresh water surrounded by land

question

land

answer

the solid part of the earth’s surface

question

language

answer

human speech to communicate with sounds

question

large

answer

of more than the usual size, number, quantity

question

last

answer

1° to continue to live 2° coming after all others

question

late

answer

coming after the expected time

question

laugh

answer

to make sounds showing happiness

question

law

answer

a country’s body of rules

question

lay

answer

to place in a position of rest

question

lead

answer

to take somebody to some place

question

leak

answer

an accidental hole that lets a fluid out

question

learn

answer

to gain knowledge

question

least

answer

what is less important than anything else

question

leave

answer

to go away

question

left

answer

side that is toward the west when main side faces north

question

leg

answer

a member used to support the body

question

legal

answer

based upon law

question

lend

answer

to let another have or use for a time

question

length

answer

the measure of something along its greatest extent

question

less

answer

not as great in amount or degree

question

let

answer

to allow

question

letter

answer

a sign that represent speech sound, a piece of mail

question

level

answer

position

question

lie

answer

a statement that is not true

question

lie

answer

to be in a position that is parallel to the ground

question

life

answer

the condition of living or the state of being alive

question

lift

answer

to raise in a higher position

question

light

answer

that by which we see

question

like

answer

to find pleasant or agreable

question

limit

answer

the point or line where something ends

question

line

answer

a long narrow mark

question

link

answer

one element of a chain

question

lip

answer

either of the two edges of the mouth

question

liquid

answer

a substance that flows freely like water

question

list

answer

a written list of things

question

listen

answer

to make an effort to hear something

question

little

answer

small in size, opposite of much

question

live

answer

to have life, to exist

question

load

answer

to fill or place a load on

question

loan

answer

the act of lending

question

local

answer

a limited place

question

locate

answer

to find the position of

question

lock

answer

to keep from being entered into or taken our or away

question

log

answer

a section of tree as it comes from the tree

question

lone

answer

feeling oneself alone

question

long

answer

measuring much

question

look

answer

to use one’s eyes to see, physical appearance

question

loose

answer

not attached

question

lose

answer

to be unable to keep

question

lot

answer

a large number or amount

question

loud

answer

intensity of sound

question

love

answer

great attachment

question

low

answer

not high or tall

question

luck

answer

chance

question

mail

answer

things and messages sent by post or internet

question

main

answer

most important

question

major

answer

of greater importance

question

make

answer

to execute, to do

question

male

answer

a man or a boy

question

man

answer

an adult person who is male

question

manufacture

answer

make by hand or by machine

question

many

answer

in great number

question

map

answer

a written picture of an area of the earth

question

march

answer

to walk as soldiers

question

mark

answer

a sign made on an object

question

market

answer

a place for people for buying and selling

question

marry

answer

to join as a husband and wife

question

master

answer

person having control over others

question

match

answer

1° a competition 2° a thin piece to light a fire

question

material

answer

substance used to make up an object

question

matter

answer

1° substance 2° subject of action or concern

question

may

answer

1° to allow 2° make something possible 3° in relation to something which could possibly happen

question

mayor

answer

the person at the head of a city, town, village

question

me

answer

a form of \”I\”

question

meal

answer

food served in one sitting

question

mean

answer

express, average (adj), to have a sense

question

measure

answer

to find out the size, the quantity, etc ..

question

meat

answer

animal parts used as food

question

media

answer

a means for communicating

question

meet

answer

to come face to face

question

member

answer

one of the persons or things that make up a group

question

memory

answer

the store of things one can remember

question

mental

answer

having to do with the mind

question

mercy

answer

more kindness than justice requires

question

message

answer

a communication from one person to another

question

metal

answer

a substance that is hard and usually shiny

question

method

answer

a way of doing something

question

middle

answer

in the centre

question

might

answer

possibility, power, to express a wish or a permission

question

mile

answer

a unit for measuring distance

question

military

answer

having to do with soldiers

question

milk

answer

a white liquid produced by female animals

question

mind

answer

1° the seat of reason 2° to pay close attention to

question

mine

answer

1° belonging to me 2° a hole in the earth 3° a bomb

question

minister

answer

a person taking part in the charge of a government

question

minor

answer

lesser in amount, size, or importance

question

miscellaneous

answer

formed of different things or parts

question

miss

answer

to fail to hit

question

mistake

answer

something done that is not correct or exact

question

mix

answer

to put together

question

mob

answer

a large number of people, a crowd

question

model

answer

1° a small copy 2° an example to be followed

question

moderate

answer

not extreme

question

modern

answer

of the present time or times

question

money

answer

the most common means of exchange

question

month

answer

one of the 12 parts of the year

question

moon

answer

the natural satellite of the earth

question

moral

answer

as per common ideas of right or wrong

question

more

answer

greater in number

question

morning

answer

early part of the day ending at noon

question

most

answer

greatest in quantity, amount, measure, degree

question

mother

answer

a female parent who has given birth to a child

question

motion

answer

the condition of moving

question

mountain

answer

very high hill

question

mouth

answer

the opening in the human face through which food is taken

question

move

answer

to change position

question

much

answer

in great quantity

question

murder

answer

killing of a human being by another

question

muscle

answer

body parts that produce movement

question

music

answer

an organization of sounds

question

must

answer

to have to

question

my

answer

belonging to me

question

mystery

answer

anything that is unexplained or secret

question

nail

answer

1° a thin pointed piece of metal 2° hard plate on back side of fingers

question

name

answer

a word to call someone or something

question

narrow

answer

of small or limited extent from one side to the other

question

nation

answer

community of people occupying a defined territory

question

native

answer

a person born in a certain place or country

question

navy

answer

all the ships of war of a country

question

near

answer

opposite of far

question

necessary

answer

that must be

question

neck

answer

body part that connects the head with the rest of the body

question

need

answer

a state in which something is necessary

question

neighbor

answer

one living near another

question

neither

answer

not either

question

nerve

answer

channels which connect different parts of the body for orders or information

question

neutral

answer

not taking part in

question

never

answer

not ever

question

new

answer

not old

question

news

answer

new information of any kind

question

following at once, nearest

question

nice

answer

pleasing

question

night

answer

the period between evening and morning

question

no

answer

opposite of \”yes\”

question

noise

answer

loud sound

question

noon

answer

twelve o’clock in the day

question

normal

answer

of the usual type

question

north

answer

direction to the right as one faces the setting sun

question

nose

answer

the part of the head just above the mouth for smelling

question

not

answer

to express the opposite for a word or a group of words

question

note

answer

a short written document

question

nothing

answer

a zero quantity

question

notice

answer

to discover the existence, presence or fact

question

now

answer

at the present time

question

nowhere

answer

in no place, at no place

question

number

answer

a quantity of units

question

obey

answer

to do what one is ordered

question

object

answer

anything that can be seen or touched

question

observe

answer

to watch attentively

question

occupy

answer

to be busy, to live in

question

occur

answer

to take place

question

of

answer

forming a part of

question

off

answer

1° at a distance in space or time 2° not in operation

question

offensive

answer

giving offense

question

offer

answer

to present for acceptation, to suggest

question

office

answer

a place of business

question

officer

answer

any person in the armed services

question

often

answer

frequently

question

oil

answer

1° a thick liquid used as fuels 2° a mineral

question

old

answer

having existed long

question

on

answer

1° on top of 2° in operation

question

once

answer

one time

question

only

answer

one and no more

question

open

answer

1° opposite of\”close\” 2° not shut or closed

question

operate

answer

to work

question

opinion

answer

a judgment not backed by proof

question

opportunity

answer

a possibility to seize

question

opposite

answer

place face to face or back to back

question

oppress

answer

to keep down unjustly

question

or

answer

used to give another choice

question

order

answer

a command

question

organize

answer

to form as a structured whole

question

other

answer

the remaining one

question

ounce

answer

a unit of weight

question

our

answer

belonging to us

question

ours

answer

belonging to us (pronoun)

question

oust

answer

to remove from a position or office

question

out

answer

away from inside

question

over

answer

above in place or position

question

owe

answer

to be in debt to

question

own

answer

of or belonging to

question

page

answer

each thin piece of paper of a book

question

pain

answer

an unpleasant feeling in the body

question

paint

answer

liquid that can be put on a surface to dry as a coating

question

pan

answer

open container for holding liquids, for cooking, etc…

question

pants

answer

a piece of clothing for the lower body

question

paper

answer

a material used mainly for writing

question

parade

answer

a group moving along in an orderly way

question

parcel

answer

a box with things in it

question

parent

answer

father or mother

question

parliament

answer

lawmaking body of a country

question

part

answer

something less than the whole

question

party

answer

a group of people doing something together

question

pass

answer

1° to travel past 2° to go through a test

question

passenger

answer

a person travelling in a ship, train, airplane, etc..

question

past

answer

the time that is behind us

question

paste

answer

something that will stick papers together

question

path

answer

a track made by people or animals walking

question

patient

answer

a person who requires medical care

question

pattern

answer

an order of shapes, lines, colors, etc…

question

pay

answer

to give what is due

question

peace

answer

no war

question

pen

answer

instrument for writing with a liquid

question

pencil

answer

instrument for writing – dry

question

people

answer

a body of persons of the same country

question

percent

answer

the one hundredth part of something

question

perfect

answer

without mistake

question

perform

answer

to do, to carry out

question

perhaps

answer

possibly

question

period

answer

between two points in time

question

permanent

answer

fixed and lasting

question

permit

answer

to allow to do something

question

person

answer

a human being

question

physical

answer

of the body

question

pick

answer

to select from a group

question

picture

answer

a print of something on a flat surface taken by a camera

question

piece

answer

one of the parts of a thing

question

pig

answer

animal raised for food

question

pilot

answer

a person trained to operate a plane

question

pint

answer

a unit for measuring liquids

question

pipe

answer

a tube through which a liquid or gas flows

question

place

answer

a part of space

question

plain

answer

simple, pure, evident to the mind

question

plan

answer

a scale drawing of a structure

question

plane

answer

an airplane

question

plant

answer

1° any living thing that is not an animal 2° a factory

question

plastic

answer

that can be shaped or formed

question

plate

answer

from which food is eaten

question

play

answer

to have fun

question

please

answer

to give pleasure to

question

plenty

answer

a full supply

question

pocket

answer

a small flat bag fixed into or onto pants or clothing

question

point

answer

a geometric element where two lines are crossing

question

poison

answer

a substance that is very dangerous to health

question

policy

answer

a plan of action

question

politics

answer

the science of government

question

pollute

answer

to make physically unclean

question

poor

answer

having little money

question

popular

answer

widely liked

question

port

answer

town where ships and boats can take shelter from storms

question

position

answer

a place where a thing or person is

question

possess

answer

to have or own

question

possible

answer

that can happen or exist

question

postpone

answer

to delay until a future time

question

potato

answer

eaten as cooked vegetable

question

pound

answer

1° the basic unit of money of the UK 2° a unit of weight

question

pour

answer

to flow or cause to flow

question

powder

answer

a solid reduced to dust

question

power

answer

force

question

practice

answer

to work on over and over in order to learn a skill

question

praise

answer

the act of saying that a thing or person is good

question

pray

answer

to speak to God

question

pregnant

answer

carrying a developping baby

question

present

answer

1° period of time between past and future 2° a gift

question

press

answer

1° to act upon through continuous strength 2° the publishing of news in all forms

question

pretty

answer

nice-looking or pleasing

question

prevent

answer

to keep from happening

question

price

answer

money asked or given for something

question

print

answer

to reproduce things on paper

question

prison

answer

a public building in which criminals are kept

question

private

answer

belonging to one person or persons

question

prize

answer

a reward won in a competition

question

problem

answer

a hard question

question

process

answer

a set of actions in a special order

question

product

answer

a thing that is manufactured

question

professor

answer

a teacher of the highest level in a university

question

profit

answer

the return on a business undertaking

question

program

answer

a listing of events for a public presentation

question

progress*

answer

movement toward a goal

question

project*

answer

a plan

question

property

answer

any thing or things owned

question

propose

answer

to suggest

question

protect

answer

to keep from being hurt

question

protest

answer

a statement that objects strongly

question

prove

answer

to provide evidence for

question

provide

answer

to supply

question

public

answer

of the community or the people

question

publish

answer

to prepare and issue for the public

question

pull

answer

to move by drawing something toward oneself

question

punish

answer

to cause discomfort to a person because of some offense

question

purchase

answer

to buy

question

pure

answer

not mixed with anything else

question

purpose

answer

goal, aim

question

push

answer

to move away by pressing against it

question

put

answer

to cause to be in some place

question

quality

answer

a high and desirable level in a given thing or person

question

quart

answer

a unit of liquid

question

quarter

answer

one of four equal parts

question

queen

answer

a female ruler of a country, a king’s wife

question

answer

something asked

question

quick

answer

fast

question

quiet

answer

silent, peaceful

question

quit

answer

put an end to an activity or a state

question

quite

answer

completely

question

race

answer

a competition of speed

question

radiation

answer

the act of spreading out from a centre

question

raid

answer

a surprise attack

question

rail

answer

a metal bar

question

rain

answer

water falling in drops from the clouds

question

raise

answer

cause to rise

question

range

answer

the act of spreading out from a centre

question

rare

answer

not often to be found

question

rate

answer

a quantity, amount in relation to something else

question

rather

answer

somewhat

question

ray

answer

a group of parallel lines of radiation

question

reach

answer

to get to, to come to

question

react

answer

to act in return to

question

read

answer

to understand something that is written

question

ready

answer

set for immediate action

question

real

answer

true, having happened in fact

question

reason

answer

the cause for an action

question

receive

answer

to take or get

question

recognize

answer

to identify from past experience

question

record*

answer

1° written account 2° set down in permanent form

question

recover

answer

1° to get back 2° to find a former condition

question

red

answer

the color of blood

question

reduce

answer

to make less

question

refugee

answer

a person who leaves his country in time of war

question

refuse*

answer

not accept

question

regret

answer

to feel disappointed about

question

regular

answer

fixed by rule, usual, normal

question

reject

answer

to refuse to take

question

relation

answer

connections between people

question

release

answer

to let go, to let loose

question

remain

answer

to continue in a place, stay

question

remember

answer

to bring back to the mind

question

remove

answer

to move from one place to another

question

repair

answer

to fix

question

repeat

answer

to do or make again

question

report

answer

an account of facts

question

represent

answer

to stand for

question

request

answer

express the need or desire for

question

require

answer

to demand

question

rescue

answer

to save from danger

question

research

answer

a careful hunting for facts or truth

question

resign

answer

to give up

question

resist

answer

to work against

question

resolution

answer

an action decided upon

question

resource

answer

any supply that will meet a need

question

respect

answer

to honor

question

responsible

answer

involving the ability to act on one’s own

question

rest

answer

to stop acting when tired

question

restrain

answer

to control

question

result

answer

to exist as an end

question

retire

answer

to withdraw from working life

question

return

answer

to go or come back

question

revolt

answer

to fight against a leader

question

reward

answer

a return made for something done

question

rice

answer

food grown throughout the world

question

rich

answer

possessing great wealth

question

ride

answer

to sit and travel on the back of an animal

question

right

answer

1° correct 2° opposite of left

question

ring

answer

1° a circle 2° to sound loudly

question

riot

answer

a wild, violent public action

question

rise

answer

to move up

question

risk

answer

the possibility of loss or danger

question

river

answer

large stream of water that flows into an ocean, a lake, etc..

question

road

answer

an open way for vehicles

question

rob

answer

to steal from

question

rock

answer

a hard part of natural matter

question

rocket

answer

a device projected into space

question

roll

answer

turning over and over

question

roof

answer

the top covering of a building

question

room

answer

a part of a house

question

root

answer

part of a plant that grows into the ground

question

rope

answer

a strong thick line

question

rough

answer

not smooth

question

round

answer

shaped like a ball

question

row

answer

a line of people or things

question

rub

answer

to move one thing back and forth against another

question

rubber

answer

an elastic material made from the blood of a special tree

question

ruin

answer

total destruction

question

rule

answer

governing power

question

run

answer

to move the legs quickly

question

sad

answer

opposite of \”happy\”

question

safe

answer

free from danger

question

sail

answer

a piece of cloth spread to the wind to make a ship move

question

salt

answer

white substance added to food for taste

question

same

answer

not another

question

sand

answer

very small loose pieces of rock

question

satisfy

answer

meet a want or need

question

save

answer

to rescue from danger

question

say

answer

to speak

question

scale

answer

the relation between the real size of something and its size on a map

question

scare

answer

to frighten

question

school

answer

a place for teaching and learning

question

science

answer

knowledge of general facts

question

score

answer

a number or letter marking quality

question

script

answer

something written by hand

question

sea

answer

a large body of salt water

question

search

answer

to check in hopes of finding something

question

season

answer

one of the four periods of the year

question

seat

answer

a surface or place for sitting

question

second

answer

1° a unit of time 2° one next after the first

question

secret

answer

kept from being generally known

question

section

answer

a part, a division

question

security

answer

freedom from danger

question

see

answer

to use the eyes to look

question

seed

answer

the thing from which a flower or vegetable grows

question

seek

answer

to try to find

question

seem

answer

to appear to be

question

seize

answer

to take hold of suddenly

question

seldom

answer

not often to be found

question

self

answer

one’s own person

question

sell

answer

to exchange for money

question

senate

answer

a lawmaking body of the government

question

send

answer

cause to go to some other place

question

sense

answer

of the following: hearing, touching, smelling, tasting, seeing

question

sentence

answer

a group of words with a subject and a verb

question

separate

answer

be between, keep apart

question

series

answer

a number of similar things one after another

question

serious

answer

concerned with important matters rather than play

question

serve

answer

to work for

question

set

answer

to put in some place

question

settle

answer

to choose a house and become established

question

several

answer

being more than two or three but not many

question

severe

answer

very serious

question

sex

answer

either of the two divisions: male or female

question

shade

answer

a partly dark place, not in the sun

question

shake

answer

to move quickly backwards and forwards, up and down

question

shall

answer

auxiliary, to show duty or express a command

question

shame

answer

a feeling of having done something wrong

question

shape

answer

the form of a thing

question

share

answer

a part of anything owned with others

question

sharp

answer

having a cutting edge

question

she

answer

third person female pronoun

question

sheet

answer

a thin piece of anything like paper

question

shelf

answer

a flat piece of wood or metal to hold things such as books

question

shell

answer

a hard outside covering of an animal or fruit

question

shelter

answer

something that covers or protects from weather, danger

question

shine

answer

to send out light

question

ship

answer

1° a very big boat 2° to send

question

shirt

answer

piece of clothing for the upper body

question

shock

answer

a sudden, violent shake, blow or crash

question

shoe

answer

covering of a person’s foot

question

shoot

answer

to hit with a bullet

question

shop

answer

a place where one buys goods

question

short

answer

not long, small from end to end

question

should

answer

past tense of \”shall\”

question

shout

answer

to make an extremely loud sound with the mouth

question

show

answer

to cause to be seen

question

shrink

answer

to become smaller

question

shut

answer

to close, closed

question

sick

answer

in poor health, having some disease

question

side

answer

either the left or right half of a body

question

sign

answer

to mark with one’s name

question

signal

answer

any mark used to mean or represent something

question

silence

answer

no sound at all

question

silk

answer

fine soft material used to make clothing

question

silver

answer

a white metal valued for jewellery

question

similar

answer

alike though not identical

question

simple

answer

easy to do or understand

question

since

answer

1° from then until now 2° because

question

sing

answer

to produce music with the voice

question

single

answer

one only

question

sister

answer

a female having the same parents as another

question

sit

answer

to rest on the lower backside

question

situation

answer

a place

question

size

answer

the amount of surface or space a thing takes up

question

skill

answer

ability gained by practising

question

skin

answer

the covering of the body

question

skirt

answer

a piece of clothing that covers the low part of the body

question

sky

answer

the space high above the earth

question

slave

answer

a person who is the property of another

question

sleep

answer

a natural state of rest

question

slide

answer

to move slowly along a surface while touching

question

slip

answer

to slide

question

slow

answer

not moving quickly

question

small

answer

little

question

smart

answer

intelligent

question

smash

answer

to break into pieces

question

smell

answer

what the nose does

question

smile

answer

to look pleased

question

smoke

answer

part of gases that one can see when anything burns

question

smooth

answer

having an even surface

question

snack

answer

a light meal

question

snake

answer

a long animal with no legs

question

sneeze

answer

to force out breath in an uncontrolled action

question

snow

answer

drops of frozen water falling to earth in winter

question

so

answer

to such a degree

question

soap

answer

a substance to help clean or wash

question

social

answer

living in groups, of human society

question

society

answer

the totality of human relationships

question

soft

answer

opposite of \”hard\”

question

soil

answer

earth, ground

question

soldier

answer

a person who serves in an army

question

solid

answer

not a liquid or a gas

question

solve

answer

to find an answer

question

some

answer

a certain quantity

question

son

answer

a male child in relation to his parents

question

song

answer

a short music with words

question

soon

answer

in a short time

question

sorry

answer

feeling regret, sadness

question

sort

answer

a kind, a class

question

soul

answer

the part of the body which survives a person

question

sound

answer

what can be heard

question

south

answer

the direction to the left when facing the sunset

question

space

answer

the area in which all things exist

question

speak

answer

to give an understandable message

question

special

answer

of a given kind

question

speech

answer

communication by word of mouth

question

speed

answer

distance travelled in a given time

question

spell

answer

to write or say the letters of a word

question

spend

answer

1° to pay out 2° to pass the time

question

spirit

answer

the emotional nature of the human being

question

spot

answer

an exact point

question

spread

answer

cover or cause to cover a large area

question

spring

answer

season between winter and summer

question

spy

answer

a person who keeps secret watch on the actions of others

question

square

answer

a form with four equal sides and right angles

question

stage

answer

a period in a series of events

question

stairs

answer

a series of steps for going from one level to another

question

stamp

answer

a small piece of paper to put on letters as payment

question

stand

answer

a person in an upright position

question

star

answer

a space body one can see at night

question

start

answer

to get in motion

question

starve

answer

to die because of hunger

question

state

answer

1° the condition of a person or thing 2° a nation

question

station

answer

a place equipped with special equipment for a given purpose

question

status

answer

condition, state

question

stay

answer

to continue to be as before

question

steal

answer

to take without the owner’s permission

question

steam

answer

gas into which water is changed when heated

question

steel

answer

a hard mix of iron and other metal

question

step

answer

a single movement of the foot in walking

question

stick

answer

a long piece of wood

question

still

answer

quiet

question

stomach

answer

a large structure inside the body to process food

question

stone

answer

solid mineral matter

question

stop

answer

to keep from moving

question

store

answer

a place where goods can be bought

question

storm

answer

strong winds with rain or snow

question

story

answer

an account of some happening

question

straight

answer

direct

question

strange

answer

not familiar, unusual

question

stream

answer

a natural body of running water

question

street

answer

a public road in a city

question

stretch

answer

to make longer by pulling

question

strike

answer

1° to hit against 2° to stop work

question

string

answer

a thin line of winded light material

question

strong

answer

having much force or power

question

structure

answer

organization

question

struggle

answer

to fight

question

study

answer

to give careful consideration to

question

stupid

answer

not intelligent

question

subject

answer

under the power of another

question

substance

answer

matter

question

substitute

answer

a person or thing taking the place of another

question

succeed

answer

to achieve an event that reaches its purpose

question

such

answer

of that kind

question

sudden

answer

without warning

question

suffer

answer

to feel pain

question

sugar

answer

a sweet substance

question

suggest

answer

to propose

question

suit

answer

a set of clothes to be worn together

question

summer

answer

the warmest of the four seasons in the North half of the Earth

question

sun

answer

the central star of our system

question

supervise

answer

to watch and direct, to monitor

question

supply

answer

to provide

question

support

answer

to hold up or in position

question

suppose

answer

consider as a possibility

question

suppress

answer

to hold back, to take out

question

sure

answer

certain

question

surface

answer

the outside of anything

question

surprise

answer

an unexpected thing

question

surround

answer

come or be all around

question

survive

answer

to remain alive or in existence

question

suspect

answer

to mistrust, one who is mistrusted

question

suspend

answer

to remove for a period

question

swallow

answer

to pass food from the mouth to the stomach

question

swear

answer

to give one’s word before a judge

question

sweet

answer

having a taste like sugar

question

swim

answer

to move through the water like a fish

question

symbol

answer

something that represents something else

question

sympathy

answer

a sharing of another’s trouble

question

system

answer

a group of items which are part of a whole

question

table

answer

piece of furniture with flat top on legs

question

tail

answer

a thin part extending from the back of animals

question

take

answer

1° to get possession of 2° to transport

question

talk

answer

to speak

question

tall

answer

higher than the average

question

target

answer

a mark for shooting

question

task

answer

work to be done

question

taste

answer

the feeling produced by the mouth when eating

question

tax

answer

money given by people for the support of government

question

tea

answer

a drink made from tea leaves

question

teach

answer

to communicate skills or knowledge to young people

question

team

answer

a group of players in a game

question

tear

answer

drops of clear liquid produced buy the eyes

question

tear

answer

to pull apart

question

tell

answer

to express in words

question

term

answer

a limited or fixed period of time

question

terrible

answer

causing fear or terror

question

territory

answer

land

question

terror

answer

a huge feeling of fear

question

test

answer

a means to prove something

question

than

answer

compare to that which

question

thank

answer

to express and show pleasure afrer receiving a present or help

question

that

answer

which

question

the

answer

definite article

question

theater

answer

a place for acting performances

question

their

answer

belonging to them ( adjective)

question

theirs

answer

belonging to them (pronoun)

question

them

answer

objective form of \”they\”

question

then

answer

at that time in the past or future

question

theory

answer

an explanation based on thought

question

there

answer

away from the speaker

question

these

answer

plural of this

question

they

answer

people in general

question

thick

answer

not thin

question

thin

answer

having a short distance between opposite sides

question

thing

answer

any object or substance

question

think

answer

to form in the mind

question

third

answer

the number three in a series

question

this

answer

points to a person or a thing

question

those

answer

plural of \”that\”

question

though

answer

in spite of the fact that

question

thought

answer

the content of the mind

question

threaten

answer

say what will be done to hurt

question

through

answer

from end to end

question

throw

answer

send through the air by a movement of the arm

question

thus

answer

in this

question

tie

answer

to attach with something

question

tight

answer

held firmly

question

time

answer

1° a period 2° the time given by a clock

question

tin

answer

a container

question

tiny

answer

extremely small

question

tire

answer

what a very hard work or sport does to a person who has then difficulties to do more

question

title

answer

a name given to a book, a painting

question

to

answer

in the direction of

question

today

answer

the present day

question

together

answer

in company

question

tomorrow

answer

the day after today

question

tone

answer

any sound considered with respect to its quality

question

tongue

answer

moving body part in the mouth

question

tonight

answer

on the present night

question

too

answer

1° also 2° a quantity larger than needed

question

tool

answer

a hand instrument

question

tooth

answer

one of the hard parts in the mouth for biting

question

top

answer

the highest point or part

question

total

answer

whole

question

touch

answer

to cause a part of the body to physically feel something

question

toward

answer

in the direction of

question

town

answer

a population centre smaller than a city

question

track

answer

a mark left by feet or vehicles

question

trade

answer

1° an occupation 2° business of buying and selling

question

tradition

answer

customs handed down from parents to children

question

traffic

answer

the amount of vehicles on roads

question

train

answer

1° connected line of railway cars 2° exercising

question

transport*

answer

to carry from one place to another

question

travel

answer

to go from one place to another

question

treason

answer

betraying one’s country

question

treasure

answer

valuable things

question

treat

answer

to act toward, to handle

question

treaty

answer

a formal agreement between two or more states

question

tree

answer

a tall plant with big branches

question

trial

answer

the act of testing and trying

question

tribe

answer

a social organization or division

question

trick

answer

something done to lead someone in the wrong direction

question

trip

answer

a traveling experience

question

troop

answer

a group of people, soldiers

question

trouble

answer

worry or difficulty

question

truck

answer

a vehicle to transport loads

question

vrai

answer

not false, agreeing with the facts

question

trust

answer

quality of a person who respects the laws

question

try

answer

to test

question

tube

answer

a round container

question

turn

answer

the act of changing direction

question

twice

answer

two times

question

tyre

answer

a round rubber covering for a wheel

question

under

answer

to a lower place or side

question

understand

answer

to know, get the meaning of

question

unit

answer

a thing, group, person as part of a whole

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universe

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the whole world

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unless

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if not, if it were not that

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until

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up to the time of

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up

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toward a higher position

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upon

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on

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urge

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a very strong desire

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us

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form of \”we\”

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use

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to put into action

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valley

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low land between hills or mountains

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value

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worth, importance

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vary

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be subject to change

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vegetable

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a plant grown to be eaten

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vehicle

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a machine to carry passengers or goods on land

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version

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a description from a personal point of view

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very

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extremely

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veto

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the right or power to forbid or reject

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vicious

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mean, marked by vice

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victim

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one affected or killed by accident, disease

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victory

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the total defeat of an enemy

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view

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the act of seeing something

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violence

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rough force in action

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visit

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to go to see for business or pleasure

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voice

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a sound produced by humans

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volume

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1° the amount of a space 2° a sound level

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vote

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a formal expression of choice

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wage

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pay

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wait

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to do nothing until something happens

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walk

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to go on foot

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wall

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an up and down structure of a building

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want

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to desire

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war

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open fighting carried out by armies between nations

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warm

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more hot than cold

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warn

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to signal of a possible danger

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wash

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to clean with water or other liquid

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waste

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to spend without need

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watch

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1° to look carefully 2° small clock

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water

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a clear liquid necessary for life

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wave

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1° a\”hill\” of water that moves across the surface of a liquid 2°signal with movement of the hand

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way

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a line leading from one place to another

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we

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plural of \”I\” (you and me)

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weak

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lacking power

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wealth

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much money or property

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weapon

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an instrument used in wars

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wear

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to have on the body as clothing

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weather

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the condition of the atmosphere

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week

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a period of seven days

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weight

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to measure the weight

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welcome

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to receive in a friendly way

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well

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satisfactorily

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west

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the direction of the sunset, opposite to east

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wet

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covered with a liquid

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what

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which thing, which one

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wheat

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the substance with which you make bread

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wheel

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a solid disk that turns , a car rests on four such disks

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when

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at what time

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where

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at what place

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whether

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if it is so that

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which

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pronoun used in asking about one person in a group

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while

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1° at the same time that 2° a period of time

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white

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the color of snow or salt

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who

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used to ask the name of a person

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whole

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complete

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why

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for what cause

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wide

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opposite of narrow, filling much space from end to end

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wife

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a married woman

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wild

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living in the forest

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will

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used for the future

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win

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finish first in a race

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wind

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air in motion

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window

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a wall opening that admits light or air

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wine

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a drink coming from a fruit with spirit in it, can make you drunk

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wing

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the part of a bird used in flying

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winter

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the coldest of the four season in the North part of the Earth

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wire

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metal drawn out into a thin line

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wise

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having knowledge and good judgment

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wish

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to want

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with

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in the company of

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withdraw

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draw back

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without

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not having

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woman

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an adult female

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wonder

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to have a wish or desire to know something

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wood

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the hard substance of a tree

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wool

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made from the hair of some animals

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word

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an independent unit of language

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work

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all forms of human activity towards a given result

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world

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the earth

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worry

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to feel uneasy

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worse

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more bad

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worth

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value or importance

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wound

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an injury

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wreck

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1° a person without physical or mental health 2° a machine totally out of order

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write

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communicate by marking letters on a surface

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wrong

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not right, bad

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yard

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1° a unit of length (=3 feet) 2° a piece of land enclosed for aspecial activity

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year

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12 months or 365 days

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yellow

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the color of gold

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yes

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expresses agreement

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yesterday

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the day before today

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yet

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up to the present time

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you

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the person one is speaking to

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young

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in an early period of life

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