General 03 Flashcards
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difference
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not of the same kind; unlike other things
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enough
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equal to what is needed; as much as required
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each
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every one of two or more things
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difficult
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hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
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difficulty
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something that is hard to do
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everywhere
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every place
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test
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examination; questions to measure knowledge
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case
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example or instance of something
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dinner
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main meal of the day, usually in the evening in the us
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direct
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to tell someone to do something in a straight-talking way
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directly
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in a frank and honest way
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director
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senior person who manages part of an organization
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good
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excellent; high quality
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stimulate
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excite to action
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numerous
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existing in large numbers
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distant
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existing or happening far away in space
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silver
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expensive, near white color metal (symbol Ag)
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veteran
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experienced through long service or practice
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consultant
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expert who gives (paid) advice
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discover
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to find something new that was not known before
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reason
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explanation for why something occurred or was done
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discuss
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to talk about something seriously or in great detail
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discussion
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any long communication about some particular topic
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disease
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illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
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demonstration
explanation of how something works
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extension
extra time allowed to complete something
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further
extra; in addition
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giant
extremely big, or much bigger than other things
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display
to put so they can be seen or be bought
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crucial
extremely important
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distance
amount of space between two places or things
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remote
far away
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sheep
farm animal kept for meat and wool
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pig
farm animal that gives bacon and ham
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dad
father
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district
area of a country, city, or town
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anxiety
fear about what might happen; worry
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motivation
feeling in a person that makes him or her want to do something
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divide
to separate something into equal pieces
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tension
feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
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joy
feeling of great happiness and pleasure
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document
official (printed) record that gives information
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dog
small 4-legged animal that barks kept as a pet
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dollar
a basic unit of money equal to 100 cent
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friendship
feeling of liking someone; good relationship
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door
you walk through this when you go in a room
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double
two times the amount or degree; twice
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doubt
not being sure of something; lack of certainty
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hunger
feeling of needing to eat food
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concern
feeling of worry or anxiety
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grateful
feeling or showing thanks; thankful
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ashamed
feeling shame or guilt because you did something wrong
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confident
feeling that you can do well at something
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uncertainty
feeling that you don't really know what will happen
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draw
to create an image using pen or pencil and paper
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dream
images, thoughts, and feelings that are experienced during sleep
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dress
women's garment with a top part and a skirt
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drink
to put water in your body through your mouth
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sad
feeling unhappy; wishing something hadn't happened
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driver
someone who operates a vehicle
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drop
to let something fall from your hand
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drug
chemical used as a medicine
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dry
without water; not wet
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due
when something is required or expected
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she
female person or animal mentioned before
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ultimately
finally, after doing other things
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duty
work required by your job or position
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dust
fine dry powder that builds up on surfaces
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solid
firm or hard; not a gas or liquid
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steady
firmly fixed, supported, or balanced; not shaking, rocking, or likely to fall over
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earn
to get money for work
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earth
planet we live on
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start
first time or place that a thing exists; beginning
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easily
without difficulty
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term
fixed period of weeks for learning at school
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shelf
flat board attached to a wall on which to store things
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easy
not hard to do; not difficult
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eat
to put food in your mouth
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economic
having to do with trade, industry, and money
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edge
boundary of a surface
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conventional
following the common attitudes and practices
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fruit
food that grows on a tree or bush
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boot
footwear covering your foot and part of your leg
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education
process of giving or receiving teaching
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because
for a reason
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forever
for a very long or seemingly endless time
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effective
working efficiently to produce a desired result
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per
for each; during each
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so
for that reason
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why
for what reason or purpose
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effort
amount of work used trying to do something
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egg
hard-shelled thing from which a young bird is born
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sir
form of address to a man you respect
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format
form, design, or arrangement of something
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election
process of choosing someone by voting
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lucky
fortunate; having good things happen to you
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hence
from now, later than the present time
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through
from one end or side of something to the other end or side
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element
essential or particular part of something
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across
from one side to the other of something
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else
otherwise; if you fail to...
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since
from the time in the past that
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e-mail
a system for sending messages electronically, especially from one computer to another using the internet
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face
front part of the head where eyes, nose, and mouth are
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tennis
game played by hitting a ball over a net
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emerge
to rise or appear out of some background
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golf
game played to hit a ball into a hole with a stick
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preparation
getting ready for something
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present
gift
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sale
giving something for money; the amount sold
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down
going from a higher position to a lower position
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employ
to pay a person to work for you; to give a job to
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employee
person who works for someone else for payment
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into
going inside something
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alright
good; acceptable
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empty
containing nothing; with no contents
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enable
to make it possible to do something
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honest
good; always telling the truth and not stealing
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encourage
to make someone more determined or confident
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sand
grains of rock that make beaches and deserts
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more
greater in amount, number, or size
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energy
physical or mental strength
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engage
to carry out, participate in; be involved in
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tall
greater in height than average
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enjoy
to take pleasure in something
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empire
group of countries controlled by one government
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tune
group of musical notes that make a nice sound
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ensure
to make something sure, certain, or safe
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enter
to go into a room
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government
group of people and system which rule a nation
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jury
group of people who listen to information about something and make a decision
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personnel
group of people who work for a company
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entire
complete or full; with no part left out; whole
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bunch
group of things of the same kind
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pile
group of things one on top of another
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type
group of things or people sharing common features
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environment
natural world in which plants and animals live
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environmental
of the natural world in which plants and animals live
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sort
group or class of similar things or people
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equal
same in shape, size, or number
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constantly
happening a lot or all the time
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subsequent
happening after
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equipment
tools or materials used to perform a task
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constant
happening frequently or without pause
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error
something that is not correct; a mistake
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especially
more than usual; extremely
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briefly
happening in a short period of time; using few words
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essential
extremely important and necessary
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establish
to set or create something to last for a long time
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still
happening in the past and continuing into the present
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late
happening near the end of a given time
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frequent
happening often
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weekly
happening once a week
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evening
last part of the day and early part of the night
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event
something that happens
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eventually
finally
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prior
happening or coming earlier in time
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sudden
happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
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everybody
every person; everyone
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routine
happening or done regularly or frequently
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everyone
every person; everybody
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everything
all of the things mentioned
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early
happening sooner than expected
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evidence
factual proof that helps to establish the truth
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rapid
happening very quickly
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continuous
happening without stops
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satisfaction
happy feeling because of something that you did
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exactly
no more and no less than; precisely
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shell
hard outer covering that protects
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bone
hard pieces of a body that form the frame of an animal
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concrete
hard substance used in building made by mixing cement, sand, small stones, and water
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excellent
extremely good
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except
not including; other than
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tooth
hard white thing in the mouth used for biting and eating
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important
having a big effect on (person, the future)
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exchange
to give things of similar value to each other
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possible
having a chance of happening, or being true
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brilliant
having a great amount of intelligence or talent
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wealthy
having a great amount of money or property
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executive
a senior manager in a business or organization
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exercise
to work out to become stronger and healthier
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employment
having a job; work done for money
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exist
to be present, alive or real
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expand
to become bigger or larger in size and amount
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thick
having a large distance between two surfaces
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sick
having a physical or mental illness; not feeling well
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angry
having a strong feeling about something that you dislike very much
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expensive
costing a lot of money
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nervous
having a tendency to become uneasy or anxious
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experiment
test performed to assess new ideas or theories
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sharp
having a thin edge or point that is able to cut
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expert
skillful person with special knowledge
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explain
to make clear or easy to understand by describing
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sufficient
having as much as is needed for a particular purpose
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export
to send goods to be sold in another country
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guilty
having done something bad or illegal
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old
having existed for a long time, not young or new
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express
to state or show what you think or how you feel
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expression
act of making your thoughts and feelings known
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fortunate
having good luck
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already
having happened or been done before this time
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extent
range or space included in something
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awareness
having knowledge of something
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extra
more than necessary; additional
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weak
having little power; not strong; easy to break
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sure
having no doubts about something
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extremely
in a way that is much more than usual or expected
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possession
having or owning something
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variable
having the ability to change or vary
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facility
piece of equipment or buildings with a special use
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creative
having the ability to make something new
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factor
something that influences a result
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factory
building where things are made
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independence
having the freedom to make your own decisions
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fail
to not achieve a goal, or to go wrong
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failure
act or result of not achieving your goals
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fair
treating all people the same way
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able
having the power, skill, knowledge, or money to do something
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regional
having to do with a particular area
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psychological
having to do with the mind
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mayor
head of a city's government
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familiar
well-known or easily recognized
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tight
held together firmly; difficult to move
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famous
widely known; recognized by many people
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fan
thing you wave in front of your face to stay cool
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upper
higher than others of the same kind
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top
highest or upper part or point of something
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frequency
how often something happens
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farm
land used for growing crops or raising animals
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way
how something is done
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fashion
style of dress or activity popular at some time
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fast
moving or able to move quickly
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enormous
huge; very big; very large
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father
a male parent
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people
human beings in general; plural of person
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favor
helpful act of kindness
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favorite
most liked; best loved
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feature
distinctive or important point of something
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federal
system of government
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fee
amount of money paid for a particular service
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notion
idea or opinion about doing something
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female
person of the sex that gives birth to babies
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hypothesis
idea that leads to further study or discussion
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same
identical; not different
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whether
if something will happen or not
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reflection
image that you see in a mirror, glass, or water
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field
open area of land, especially without buildings
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fight
act of trying to hurt someone by hitting them
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next
immediately after the previous one
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fill
to make something full
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film
movie
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significance
importance of something; the potential for something to have a big effect
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final
being the last thing in a series
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finally
after a long time or some difficulty
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finance
control of money a person/business has access to
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financial
involving money
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issue
important topic discussed, debated, or argued over
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fine
good, acceptable or satisfactory
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finger
one of the five long parts of the hand
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finish
end of something; completion
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fire
heat and the flame produced when burning
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firm
fairly hard or solid, not soft
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properly
in a correct or suitable way depending on the situation
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reasonably
in a fair and just manner
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perfectly
in a faultless manner; without mistakes
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fish
animal that swims and lives in the sea
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fit
proper or acceptable; morally or socially correct
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fix
to make something whole or able to work again
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stable
in a good situation or condition; not likely to change
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well
in a good way
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flat
level; even; without curves or bumps
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firmly
in a hard, steady, unchanging way
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flight
act of flying
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successfully
in a manner that achieves a goal
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floor
part of a room on which you stand
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flow
to move steadily and easily in a certain direction
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fly
to travel through the air using wings
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focus
main purpose or center of interest or activity
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hopefully
in a manner wishing something to happen
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gently
in a mild, careful, and soft manner
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typically
in a normal or usual way
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dramatically
in a sudden or extreme manner
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faithfully
in a trustworthy manner
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foot
lowest part of the leg we use to stand on
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football
sport where 2 teams try to kick a ball in a goal; soccer
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automatically
in a way not requiring control by a person
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literally
in a way that expresses the exact meaning of something
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foreign
being of a different place or country
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forest
large area with many trees
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significantly
in a way that is important or noticeable
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forget
to not remember something
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somehow
in a way that is not known or certain
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differently
in a way that is not the same
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effectively
in a way that produces the result you want
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furthermore
in addition to what has been said
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former
being something previously, but not now
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also
in addition; too; in a similar way
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equally
in an equal, similar, or identical way
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forward
toward what is ahead or in front
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precisely
in an exact and accurate manner
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roughly
in an inexact or imprecise manner
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rarely
in an infrequent manner
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surprisingly
in an unexpected way
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freedom
state of being free, not being controlled
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wherever
in any situation or at any time that
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against
in opposition to; disagreeing with
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southern
in or from the south
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abroad
in or to a foreign country
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fresh
newly made or gathered
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overseas
in or to a foreign country that is across a sea
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friendly
acting like a friend; kind and helpful
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elsewhere
in or to another or different place
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northern
in or toward the north
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front
opposite of back; the forward part of an object
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partly
in part; not completely
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there
in that place or position, at that location
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among
in the center of some things; in relation to several things
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full
containing or holding as much as possible
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fully
completely or entirely
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fun
amusing and enjoyable
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function
what something is intended to be used for; purpose
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primarily
in the most basic or important way
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fund
to supply money for something
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respectively
in the order people or things were mentioned
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funny
causing laughter; amusing
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at
in the place where something is
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under
in the same place as another thing, but lower
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least
in the smallest or lowest way
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between
in the space that separates two objects
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how
in what way something happens or is done
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anywhere
in, at, or to any place; used in questions, with 'not'
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garden
yard; ground outside your house to grow plants
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gas
elements in our air, like oxygen or nitrogen
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every
including each person or thing in a group
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gather
to bring people/animals together into a group
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grand
including many things; very large
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comprehensive
including most or all things
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instruction
information about how to do or use something
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database
information stored in a computer in an organized way
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general
widespread, normal or usual
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generate
to create or be produced or bring into existence
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generation
people born and living at about the same time
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hint
information that helps you understand or do something more easily
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proof
information which shows that something is true or correct
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interior
inside part of something
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sake
interest or benefit of someone or something
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remarkable
interesting and unexpected, worthy of notice
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attraction
interesting place people want to visit
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gift
something given to another for a reason; present
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girl
a female child
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if
introducing a condition for something to happen
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glad
happy that something happened; pleased
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intervention
involvement in a situation to prevent future problems
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glass
hard transparent material used for making windows
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global
concerning, affecting, or involving the entire world
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social
involving activities among people especially free time activities
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goal
something you try to do or achieve; an aim
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theoretical
involving the uncertain or yet to be proved parts of a particular subject
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gold
soft yellow metal that is very valuable
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product
item that can be bought
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furniture
items such as tables, chairs, beds, or closets
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profession
job requiring special education or skills
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evaluation
judgment about the value or condition of something
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only
just one; just that amount or thing; not more than
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maintenance
keeping (a machine) working by checking and fixing it
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spare
kept as something extra that can be used if it is needed
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grade
level of study that is completed by a student
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piano
keyboard instrument used for playing music
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gentle
kind and quiet in nature; not harsh or violent
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experience
knowledge gained by living life, doing new things
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wise
knowledgeable about life; having good judgment
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silly
lacking seriousness or foolish
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grant
to give or let someone do what they want
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stupid
lacking the ability to learn easily; not intelligent
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shore
land along the edge of an area of water
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coast
land near the sea or ocean
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estate
land that a person owns
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big
large
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green
color of young leaves
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wealth
large amount of money and possessions
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ocean
large body of salt water that covers most of the surface of the earth
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ground
solid surface of the earth that we stand on
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long
large distance from one end to the other
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cow
large farm animal from which we get milk and beef
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growth
act of growing
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guarantee
to make a formal promise that something will happen or be done.
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guess
to give an answer without knowing if it is correct
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guest
person invited to visit or stay in someone's home
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guide
to lead people visiting a new or unknown place
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substantial
large in amount, quantity, or size
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considerable
large in size, amount, or effect
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guy
informal man; boy; any person
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hair
long thin strands on your head or body
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extensive
large; full or complete
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maximum
largest or greatest
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handle
to have the ability to cope with or take responsibility for
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permanent
lasting forever; not temporary or changing
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after
later than another time, or behind something
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happy
feeling pleasure or joy; glad
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discovery
learning something for the first time
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divorce
legal ending of a marriage
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hardly
clearly or undoubtedly not; very little
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power
legal or official right to perform certain actions
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ownership
legal right to have something belong to you
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hate
to have a very strong feeling of dislike for
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secondary
less important than something else
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pale
light in color
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comedy
light or funny play or film, usually with a happy ending
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health
being in a good condition; being well
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healthy
in good condition physically (or financially); not ill or bad
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probably
likely to happen or be true
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heart
part of the body that pumps blood
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heat
to make hot or hotter
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medicine
liquid or pills used to treat illness or pain; the study of treating illness or pain
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heavy
having a lot of weight
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menu
list of dishes available at a restaurant
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catalog
list of items that are available for purchase
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small
little in size; not big
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somewhat
little, not very
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alive
living; not dead
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around
located on every side, or along something
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knife
long piece of metal you use for cutting things
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herself
female person that did the original action
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nerve
long thin cells in the body that makes feeling and movement possible
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tube
long, hollow object
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hide
to put a thing where it can't be found; go where you won't be found
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valley
long, low area between hills or mountains, often with a river running through it
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highly
more than usual; to a great degree
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rail
long, thin piece of metal
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himself
the same (male) person who did the action
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mortgage
long-term loan from a bank for buying property
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tender
loving and gentle
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minimum
lowest number or amount that is possible
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printer
machine that makes copies of papers and documents
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hit
to fight, attack or damage something or someone
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golden
made of valuable, heavy, yellow metal
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wooden
made of wood
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hole
opening into or through something
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holiday
day when people don't go to work or school
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prime
main; most important; best quality
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implementation
making a law, system, or plan start to happen or be used
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loud
making a lot of noise
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quietly
making little sound
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reduction
making something smaller; reducing something
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attractive
making you like them, as by being good-looking
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person
man, woman, or child
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horse
large animal with 4 legs used for riding
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hospital
building for sick people, with doctors and nurses
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hot
having a high temperature
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multiple
many things or people
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often
many times, frequently, on many occasions
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fuel
material used to produce heat or power when burned
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huge
very very large
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human
a person; a man, woman or child
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capability
means, ability, or potential to do something
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dimension
measurement of length, width, or height
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surgery
medical treatment in which a doctor cuts into a body
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husband
married man
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letter
message you put in an envelope and send by post
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salary
money an employee is paid each year
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compensation
money given or received as payment for loss
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identify
to indicate who or what someone or something is
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deposit
money that is given for a special purpose such as proof that you will buy something, or as savings in a bank
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ignore
to not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
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evil
morally bad; causing harm to someone
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increasingly
more and more; in greater degree or amount
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several
more than two but not many
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mom
mother
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grandmother
mother of your mother or father
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up
move higher; raise
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immediately
without any delay; straight away; right (after or before)
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to
move towards; in the direction of
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promotion
moving someone to a more important position
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very
much; great in amount
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strict
must be obeyed
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salt
natural white substance used to flavor or preserve food
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together
near close in the same place not far in a family or group
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importance
being important; having a big effect on
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by
near; with
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impossible
very unlikely to happen or exist
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most
nearly all of something
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vital
necessary
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thirst
need for something to drink
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improve
to make, or become, something better
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improvement
addition or change that makes something better
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innovation
new invention or idea that is created
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close
next to; only a short distance away
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anymore
no longer; no more
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silence
no sound or noise
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illegal
not allowed by the laws or rules
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nothing
not anything, not a single thing
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unable
not being able to do something
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indeed
actually; in fact; in reality
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unlikely
not being likely to happen or not likely to be the truth
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independent
making your own decisions; not controlled by others
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crazy
not being sensible or practical
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within
not beyond the limits of a particular space, time, or range
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individual
single person, looked at separately from others
499
industry
factories or businesses that make certain products
500
dirty
not clean
