Wordly Wise level 2 Flashcards
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`Calf (1)
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- the back part of your leg between your knee and ankle
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Calf (2)
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- a young cow or bull
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Claw (1)
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- the sharp curved nail on the toe of an animal
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Claw (2)
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- the part of a crab or lobster used to grab
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Claw (3)
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- to scratch and dig
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Couple (1)
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- two similar things put together
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Couple (2)
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- two people who are in love
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Cushion
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a soft pillow
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Flap (1)
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- something attached on only one side so that it can move
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Groom (1)
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- a person who takes care of horses
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Groom (2)
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- a man who is getting married
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Groom (3)
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- to clean
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Yard (1)
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- the land around a building
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Yard (2)
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- thirty-six inches, or roughly the length of one arm
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accident
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something that isn’t meant to happen
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acrobat
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someone who does tricks with their body
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alarm (1)
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a signal that tells you what to do
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alarm (2)
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a feeling that something is wrong
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alarm (3)
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to scare someone
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gap
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a space between two things
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scoop (1)
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something used to dig and take up
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scoop (2)
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to dig into and lift things
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support (1)
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something that holds other things in place so that they don’t fall
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support (2)
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to hold in place and keep from falling
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tangle (1)
a mix of twisted things
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tangle (2)
to twist and mix together
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weigh (1)
to see how heavy something is
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weigh (2)
to have heaviness
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weight
how heavy something is
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antenna (1)
the long, pointy feeler on a bug's head
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antenna (2)
a long wire in televisions used to receive signals
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boulder
a very big rock
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cliff
a steep, high rock standing above the ground
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joint
the place where two things meet
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motor
the part of a machine that makes it move
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muscle
the body part that stretches and tightens to let you move
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slope
ground that is not flat
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branch(1)
parts of a tree that grow out widely
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branch (2)
to grow out in all ways, like a tree branch
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dozen
twelve
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flame
a small burning part of a fire
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net
a cloth made of criss-cross strings
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spear
a long stick with a sharp point
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banner
a big, hanging cloth with words and pictures
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display (1)
NOUN: something that is shown to a lot of people at once
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display (2)
VERB: to show to a lot of people
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fold
NOUN: a place where you fold
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parade
many people moving through a street with colorful flags and music
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salute
to show respect by raising your hand to your forehead
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club (1)
a big, heavy stick used to break things
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club (2)
a group of people who get together and do the same thing
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faucet
a tap (like the one on a sink)
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flood
NOUN: a lot of water covering dry land
VERB: to cause a flood
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icicle
a thin, sharp stick of ice hanging down from a roof
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imitate
to try to copy
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pearl
a shiny, round ball found in shells
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Aboard
in or on (a plane or a boat)
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Blast (noun)
a strong wind or sound
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Blast (verb)
to make loud noises or strong winds
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Career
a job that you keep for a long time
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Cautious
very careful
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Girder
something you put to support a building
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Inventor
someone who makes new things that nobody has ever made before
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atlas
a book of maps
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aware
knowing about something
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boar
an adult male pig
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equator
an imaginary line on the middle of the earth
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fierce
sharp, angry, and wild
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local
happening inside only one city
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rare
not seen or happening often
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bustle (verb)
to move around in a place with a lot of people
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channel (1)
a river
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channel (2)
a waterway made to let water through
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channel (3)
a way to carry signals through TV
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empire
a very big country with one king
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mention
talk about something quickly
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peak
a pointed top
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scholar
someone who studies one subject for very long
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settle (1)
to come to rest
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settle (2)
to decide a problem, to stop a fight
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settle (3)
to live in a place
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vehicle
anything on wheels that people can drive
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curious
excited to learn about things, asking a lot of questions
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gratitude
a feeling of thanks
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herd
a group of animals living together
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plain (1)
(adj.) simple, not fancy
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plain (2)
(adj.) easy to see or understand
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plain (3)
(n.) a large field with few trees
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stalk (1)
(n.) the stem of a plant
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stalk (2)
(v.) to walk angrily
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stalk (3)
(v.) to follow something quietly and carefully
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tusk
a long, curved tooth that sticks out from an animal's mouth
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wealthy
very rich, having a lot of money
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base (1)
n. the lowest part of something
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base (2)
a place where the Army, Navy, and Air Force(people who fight) rest and do their work
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base (3)
one of the four squares that a baseball player has to touch to score a point
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din
n. a loud, annoying noise that continues for some time
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discard
v. throw away
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gallon
n. a way of measuring liquid
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luxury
n. something that might make you happy which you don't really need
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slight
adj. small in amount or importance
