Word List L4 T4 Flashcards
(245 cards)
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adventures
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undertaking or activities of a dangerous or exciting nature
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association
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a club,society etc
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besieged
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surrounded by hostile forces
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captured
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taken captive
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commercial
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connected with commerce and business
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companion
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another person who accompanies another person as a friend etc
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disappear
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to vanish from sight
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entertainment
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something that entertains
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epitomise
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to serve as a typical example
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eventually
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finally
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incorporate
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to contain or include
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inhabited
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having inhabitants; lived in
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mischevious
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naughtily or annoyingly playful
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monument
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something built in memory of a person or event
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occupation
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a persons job
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procession
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a line of people
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surviving
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remaining alive
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tradition
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the process of passing on from generations
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ultimately
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in the end
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urchins
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playful or mischievous youngsters
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button
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a knob or disc used a fastening
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bottom
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the lowest or deepest part of anything
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matter
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solids.liquids,gases etc
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happened
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something that has come to pass
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slipper
a loose, soft kind of shoe worn inside
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sudden
happening quickly or unexpectedly
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address
the name of the house,street,town etc
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possum
a small furry Australian marsupial
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message
a piece of information
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finally
as the last (of many)
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boisterous
rough and noisy
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cradle
a small bed for an infant
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dispute
an argument or quarrel
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drizzle
to rain in small drops
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examine
to look at closely
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impenetrable
cannot be penetrated, entered or passed through
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incandescent
glowing white with heat
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intense
very great
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marvel
something or someone astonishing or wonderful
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meant
past tense of "mean"
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pouch
a small bag
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qualify
to allow, or be allowed, to take part in a competition etc
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queer
odd, strange or unusual
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quiver
to tremble or shake
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quiz
a game or competition in which knowledge is tested by asking questions
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remarkable
unusual; worth mentioning; extra ordinary
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require
to need
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squall
a sudden violent wind
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sultry
hot but cloudy, and likely to become stormy
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threaten
to make or be a threat
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pie
food baked in a covering of pastry
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magpie
a black an white bird of the crow family
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flies
any numerous two winged insects which include the housefly
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cried
past tense of "cry"
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tried
past tense of "try"
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niece
a daughter of your brother or sister
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piece
a part of anything
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thief
a person who steals
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believe
to regard something as true
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friend
someone who knows and likes another person very well
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angelic
like an angel
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bleat
to make the noise of a sheep,lamb or goat
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biscuits
cookies
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clench
to close tightly together
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crypt
a room under a church, used for burying people
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depict
to paint, draw etc
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dishonest
not honest
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fragile
easily broken
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imitate
to try be, behave or look the same as someone or something
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neutral
not taking sides in a war or quarrel
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precise
exact
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ravenous
very hungry
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shone
past tense of "shine"
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spear
a type of long handled weapon, usually with an iron or steel point on the end
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squat
to sit down on heels or in crouching position
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stealthily
in a stealthy manner
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successful
having success
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tribe
a race of people, or a family, who are all descended from the same ancestor
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surrender
to give up
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wallaby
any of various small medium sized kangaroos, some of which are no larger than rabbits
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alarm
sudden with fear or something that gives warning of dannger, attracts attention etc
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March
the third month of the year
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army
a large number of men armed an organised for war
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scare
to strike with sudden fear
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forward
moving on; advancing
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beware
to be careful of
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warm
moderately, of comfortably hot
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award
to give someone something that they have one or deserved
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sugar
the sweet substance that is obtained from sugar cane, or from the juice of certain other plants. and used in cooking and for sweetening tea or coffee etc
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Febuary
the second month of the year
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antenna
a feeler of an insect or an aerial used for radio, tv etc
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attached
joined, connected; bound
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comfortable
in comfort
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delicious
highly pleasing in taste
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discovered
to have learn something about the topic
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electric
worked by electricity
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engineer
a person who designs,makes, or works with machinery
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extracted
to have drawn or pulled out
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favourite
an object or someone that some one likes
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grateful
feeling thankful
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scene
the place where something real or imaginary happens
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scientist
a person who studies one or more branches of science
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spacecraft
a vehicle, manned or unmanned, for travelling in space
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squeal
a long, shrill cry
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squeeze
to press forcibly together
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static
not moving or atmospheric disturbances causing poor reception of radio or television programs
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telescope
a kind of tube containing lenses through which distant objects appear closer
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thunderstorm
a storm of lightning and thunder
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vivid
brilliant
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whimpered
whined
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cliff
a high steep rock
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stuff
material or substance
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coffee
a drink made from the ground beans of a coffee shrub
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traffic
vehicles, aircraft, ships etc moving about
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rabbit
a type of small long eared burrowing animal, found in fields or sometimes kept as a pet
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ribbon
a long narrow strip of material used in decorating clothes,tying hair, presents etc
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bubble
a floating ball of air or gas
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merry
cheerful
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mirror
a piece of glass or metal having a surface that reflects an image
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borrow
to take something, often money temporarily with the intention of returning it
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abattoir
a place where animals are killed for food
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alternative
offering a choice of a second possibility
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cemetery
a piece of ground, usually not round a church, where people are buried
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crinkle
to wrinkle or curl
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decade
a period of ten years
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enviroment
the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external
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escalator
a moving staircase in a shop, underground railway etc
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fantasy
an imaginary scene, story etc
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frivolous
not serious, playful
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glorious
splendid; deserving great praise
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hinges
flexible device fitted to a door to allow it to open
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humanise
to make human
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injured
wounded or harmed
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laboratory
a place where scientist experiments are carried on or where drugs etc are prepared
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;ibrary
a building that contains lots of books,movies etc
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murmur
a quiet indistinct sound,
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principal
the head of a school, college or university
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quay
a solid
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restaurant
an establishment where meals are made and served to customers
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birthday
the anniversary of birth
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they're
contraction of "they are"
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through
into from one direction and out the other
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fifth
next after fourth
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grandmother
the mother of one's mother or father
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grandfather
the dad og one;s mother of father
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together
the someone or something else
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another
a different
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leather
the skin of an animal prepared for making clothes
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weather
conditions in the atmosphere, especially as regards heat or cold, wind or rain, snow etc
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accept
to take something that is offered
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beavers
large amphibious rodents having sharp incisors, webbed hind feet, and a flattened tail, noted for their ability to dam streams with trees, branches etc
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capsule
a small gelatine case containing a dose of medicine etc
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colony
a group of people who form a settlement in one country which is under the rue of another country
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descriptive
having quality of describing
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eagerly
with eagerness
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beneath
in a lower position
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blend
to mix together
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bubbles
globular bodies or air or gas formed within liquid
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danger
something that may cause harm or injury
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accept
to take something offered
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diver
a person or thing that dives
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except
leaving out
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explore
to search or travel through a place for the purpose of discovery
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minerals
substances such as stone, sand, salt, or coal, that are extracted or obtained from the ground or water
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allowed
to let do or happen
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mixture
the result of mixing things or people together
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obsolete
no longer in use
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obstinate
refusing to yield, obey etc
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pressure
the amount of force exerted by the action of pressing
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aloud
so as can be heard
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quotation
something that is quoted
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sailed
to have moved across the surface of water, especially by boat
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surgeon
a physician who specializes in surgery
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treasure
wealth or riches stores or accumulated, esp. in the form of precious metals, money, jewels etc
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ancient
relating to times long ago
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year
a period of 365 or 366 days
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fear
feeling great worry or anxiety caused by knowledge of danger
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clear
free from darkness or easy to see through
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nearly
not far from
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heard
past tense of 'hear'
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learn
to gain knowledge or skill
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early
near the beginning
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Earth
the third planet in order from the Sun
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wear
to be dressed in or carried on the body
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bear
to put up with or endure
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applaud
to praise or show approval
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arched
constructed with or in the form of a curve
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bulged
to cause to curve outward
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compass
an instrument with a magnetised needle, used to find directions
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creature
living beings
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dawdle
to move slowly
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dinghy
a small sailing or rowing boat
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direction
the place or point to which one moves, looks etc
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disturb
to interrupt or take attention away from
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fury
very great anger
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gash
a deep, open cut or wound
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graceful
having or showing beauty of form or movement
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harpoon
a spear fastened to a rope , used for killing whales
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knots
a fastening made by tying together lengths of material, such as rope
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leisure
time which one can spend as one likes, especially when one does not have work
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prehistoric
of,or belonging to, the time befor recorded history
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saw-toothed
having teeth resembling the teeth a a saw
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scaly
covered with scales
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serpent
a snake
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terrified
to be filled with terror or alarm
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spoke
past tense of speak
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alone
with no one else
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close
near in time
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those
plural of that
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score
the number of points ,goals etc gained in a game
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before
earlier than
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explore
to search or travel through a place for the purpose of discovery
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stole
past tense of steal
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whole
including everything or everyone
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chase
selected
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annual
happening every year
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attention
concentration of the mental powers upon an object
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bicycle
a vehicle with two wheels
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bowl
a rather deep, round dish or basin, used chiefly for holding liquids foods etc
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confidence
full trust, belief of powers
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desert
a place where there is not much rain and has lots of sand
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dessert
anything sweet, mainly eaten after a meal
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permitted
to have or be allowed to do something
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expand
to increase in size, volume, scope etc
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nourishment
something that nourishes, food
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forget
to cease or fail to remember
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gigantic
very large
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historical
relating to the nature of history
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intend
to plan to do something
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longer
for more time or greater in length
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recieve
to get or be given
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travelled
to have gone from one place to another
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stumpy
short and thick
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sure
having no doubt
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unharmed
not injured
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size
largeness
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prize
a reward fro victory
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while
a period of two intervals
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twice
two times
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shine
to give forth a glow or shine
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alive
having life
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tired
weary, fatigued
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dice
small cubes marked with dots
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outside
the outer side
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beside
by or at the side
