 | Term | Definition |
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abnomal |
not normal |
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abruptly |
suddenly |
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accurate |
correct |
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achieve |
attain |
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acoustics |
the quality of sound in a place |
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adapt |
get along |
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adjustment |
slight change |
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advantage |
upper hand |
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agency |
a business that represents clients |
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aggressive |
quick to fight |
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alert |
paying close attention |
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amusing |
funning |
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anatomy |
the study of the body |
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ancient |
very old |
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announce |
tell something new |
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antics |
clowning behavior |
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anxiety |
worry |
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apparatus |
equipment |
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apparent |
obvious |
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approval |
an ok |
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area |
a region; a place |
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aroused |
awakened; stirred up |
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arranged |
made plans |
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assess |
evaluate |
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associated |
related |
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associates |
people who work together |
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assuming |
supposing |
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assured |
guaranteed |
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attained |
reached |
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attentive |
paying attention |
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bacteria |
germ that produce diseses |
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bargain |
try to buy something at a reduced price |
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barge |
a long flat-bottomed boat used for carring things |
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beaker |
a container used in chemistry labs |
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bellow |
short loudly |
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beneficial |
good |
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bill of lading |
a list of everything in a truckload or carload of things |
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bombbardment |
shower |
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bonds |
forces that hold things together |
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bounding |
jumping and leaping |
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breadfruit |
a large tropical fruit |
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breaker |
a big wave |
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brilliance |
sparkle and shine |
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brittle |
breaks doesn't bend |
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brochure |
folder |
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buckles |
folds collapses |
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budget |
a breakdown of how money is to be spent |
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buoy |
a floatthat marks something in the water |
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calculated |
figure out |
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campaign |
organized affort |
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canopy |
roof |
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cascading |
falling or tumbling |
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champion |
a person who is best at something |
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charred |
burned and blackened |
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chores |
daily jobs |
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chowder |
a thick soup |
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churned |
stirred up very hard |
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claim |
pick up something you own |
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clients |
people who pay a company for work |
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climate |
weather conditions |
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coastal |
along the edge or coast of an ocean |
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coincidence |
something that happens by chance |
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collapes |
fall part |
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colleagues |
associates |
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collide |
crash into each other |
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comment |
say something |
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commission |
money paid for selling something |
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composed |
made up of |
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computer program |
set of directions that tells the computer what it is supposed to do |
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concealed |
hidden |
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concerned |
intertesting |
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confedence |
meeting |
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confidential |
secret |
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confirm |
show that something is right |
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considing |
thinking about |
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contine |
keep going |
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contract |
pledge |
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convert |
change |
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convey |
get across |
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convince |
make someone believe |
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coordinated |
working together smoothly |
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copyright |
the right to make copies of something that is printed |
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craft |
boat |
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crease |
a mark that left after something has been folded |
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crest |
top |
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data |
facts |
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deadlocked |
when neither side can win |
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deafening |
very loud |
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deceit |
lying |
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deceive |
trick or fool someone |
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deceptive |
misleading |
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delicately |
gently, carefully |
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demand |
need |
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demand |
insist |
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descend |
to go down |
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deserve |
earn |
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detect |
find |
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determined |
firm in your decision |
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develop |
invent |
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device |
an object made to do something special |
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devote |
give a lot of attenion |
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diet |
all the things you eat |
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disassembled |
taken apart |
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dismantled |
taken apart |
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distinguish |
tell how things are different |
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disturbed |
worried or upset |
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doctors degree |
the highest college degree you can get |
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domestic |
not foreign |
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dressings |
bandages that cover a wound |
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ducts |
tubes |
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duplication |
made a copy |
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dwellings |
places in which people live |
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efficiently |
without wasted movement |
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elaborate |
complicated |
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electromagnetic |
very small waves that travel through space very fast |
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eliminate |
get rid of |
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emerge |
come out of |
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encounter |
come up againist |
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endure |
put up with something unpleasement |
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enlarge |
made bigger |
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erupted |
suddenly |
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estimate |
a smart guess |
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evolution |
slow change |
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exaggerated |
stretch the truth |
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examine |
carefully look over |
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exceed |
go beyond |
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exceptionally |
unusually |
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exclaim |
cry out |
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executive |
a person who runs a company |
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exhaust |
use up |
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expectation |
thoughts that something will happens |
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expert |
soneone who knows a great deal about something |
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extenison |
something that is added |
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extinct |
no longer living |
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extracted |
pulled out |
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extreme |
far from normal |
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facilities |
things built to be used for a special purpose |
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faint |
very weak |
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faked |
pretended |
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fascinated |
really interested |
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fault |
something wrong |
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feat |
a great achievement |
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fidget |
twist and turn |
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fierce |
very violent |
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figure head |
carved figure on the front of a ship |
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filtering |
straining |
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flail |
swing around like crazy |
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flexible |
bends easily |
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flounder |
flop around |
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flutter |
move back and forth rapidly |
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focused |
concentrated |
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foliage |
leaves on a bush or tree |
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formal |
stiff and polite |
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formulas |
sets of rules |
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fossil |
remains of a living thing from a past geological age |
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foul-tasting |
bad-tasting |
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franchise |
the right to sell something |
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frantic |
very excited and upset |
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fraud |
a trick to cheat somebody |
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frequently |
often |
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fret |
worry |
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function |
purpose |
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futile |
cannot succed |
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gale |
a strong wind |
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gallows |
a device for hanging people |
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gamble |
risk |
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gash |
a deep cut |
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gasping |
breathing with short fast breaths |
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gear |
eqiupment |
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genetic |
a living thing's inhertied pattern growth |
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gimmick |
trick used to do something |
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glance |
bounce off |
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glands |
parts of the body that produces important chemicals |
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glimpse |
a quick look |
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glistening |
sparkling |
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grade |
slope |
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graduate student |
someone who has an undergraduate degree and is working on a higher degree |
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grant |
money that reseachers receive for doing a particular job |
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grazed |
eating grass |
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hailed |
called to |
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hazy |
not clear |
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heave |
throw |
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hectic |
frantic |
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hesitate |
pause for a moment |
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himalayas |
the highest mountain chain in the world |
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hoist |
lift |
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holster |
a pouch for carrying a gun |
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hostility |
unfriendliness |
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hulk |
a perso who is clumsy and overweight |
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hull |
body of a ship |
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humiliating |
very embarrassing |
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hurl |
throw |
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hurtle |
fling; hurl violently |
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husks |
the dry outer coverings of some fruits |
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ignore |
not pay attention |
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illegal |
against the law |
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image |
picture; reflection |
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impatient |
tired of waiting |
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impish |
full of mischief |
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import |
bring into the country |
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impressive |
exceptionally good |
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impure |
not pure |
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incident |
something that happens |
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incredible |
very hard to believe |
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incurable |
can't be cured |
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incurred |
caused |
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indeed |
for sure |
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indicate |
point out |
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infected |
disease |
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inhabitants |
peoplewho live in a place |
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initial |
first |
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innocent |
not guilty |
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inscribed |
written |
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insist |
demand |
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inspect |
look over carefully |
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instant |
very fast |
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intent |
aim; purpose |
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internal |
inside the body |
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interpretation |
explanation |
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interruption |
break |
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intriguing |
interesting |
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intruder |
someone who goes where they aren't wanted |
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invent |
develop |
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invoice |
list of prices for things being sold |
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irritated |
a little angry |
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jostled |
tossed around |
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keen |
sharp |
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labratory |
a place where experiments are done |
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lava |
hot melted rock that comes out of a volcano |
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ledge |
a narrow shelf |
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leisurely |
a slow and easy pace |
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life expectancy |
number of years a person is expected to live |
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limbs |
arms and legs |
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lingered |
hung around for a long time |
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location |
place |
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logical |
makes sense |
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mammal |
warm blooded animal that has hair |
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manner |
way |
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marine |
sea |
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masterpieces |
fine works of art |
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matted |
pushed and flattened |
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mature |
full-grown |
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microscope |
an instrument used to look at things that are very small |
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mission |
seriousduty |
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modeled |
demonstrated |
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moderator |
a person who runs a meeting, dicussion, or debate |
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modified |
changed |
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mole |
a small animal that spends most of its life underground |
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momentary |
lasts for only a moment |
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motive |
reason |
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mounting |
base |
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nervous |
edgy or jumping |
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nitrogen |
a gas that has no smell or color |
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nonsense |
something that makes no sense |
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nudge |
a gentle push |
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nutrition |
the food needs of a body |
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occasional |
once in a while |
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official |
backed by an authority |
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offspring |
descendent; children |
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organism |
something that is living |
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original |
first |
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outfit |
a set of clothes |
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outskirts |
the areas on the edge of town |
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paleontologist |
a sientist who studies fossils and ancient forms of life |
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panic |
sudden fear |
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particularly |
especially |
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patent |
a license that protects the person who invents an object |
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peak |
thehighest point of a mountain |
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peveved |
irritated |
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penetrate |
go through |
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perch |
a small fich |
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personality |
charactor |
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physicist |
a person who works in the fields of physics |
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plead |
beg |
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plumes |
fancy feathers |
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plunge |
dive |
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podium |
a high desk used by speakers on a stage |
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potent |
very strong |
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pounce |
jumped up |
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prance |
step high and move in a frisky way |
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precious |
very special and rare |
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predator |
an animal that kills other animal |
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presentation |
speech |
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prevented |
kept something from happening |
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prickly |
sharp and will sting |
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prior |
before |
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procedure |
aseries of steps for doing something |
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proceed |
go ahead |
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prcess |
a series of steps |
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proclaimed |
announced |
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productive |
achieved a great deal |
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profit |
money left after all expenses have been paid |
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programmed |
always follows the same steps |
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prominent |
well known important |
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property |
trait; feature |
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proposition |
plan |
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protection |
something that guards |
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protest |
speak strongly against |
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provides |
gives |
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punctured |
poked a whole in |
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puny |
small and weak |
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purify |
kills germs |
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range |
the spread of differences |
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reaction |
response |
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receipt |
a paper that proves that something was paid for |
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recommend |
suggest |
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referred |
directed attention to |
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refused |
turned down |
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reinforced |
strengthened |
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rejected |
turned down |
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related to |
has to do with |
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reliable |
can be counted on |
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remarkable |
surprising or amazing |
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remarked |
said; commented |
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remodel |
change the way something looks |
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represent |
stand for |
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reputation |
what people think of you |
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request |
ask for |
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researcher |
a person who tries to discover new facts |
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resignation |
statement that one quits a job |
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resist |
not give in |
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respected |
treated as a special person |
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respond |
answer |
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resume |
begin again |
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retrieve |
recover |
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rig |
device |
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rigged |
fixed up |
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roamed |
wandered |
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routine |
something that is presented in the same way over and over |
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salvage |
valuable objects saved from someplace |
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scan |
lokk over quickly |
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scarcely |
only just |
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scavengers |
animals that eat what ever animals leave behind |
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scent |
odor |
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schedule |
set up a time |
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scramble |
to move quickly |
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screens |
keep out |
| |
scurried |
moved fast |
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sea level |
the height of the ocean at the edge of the land |
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secluded |
well hidden |
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secured |
put firmly in place |
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selection |
a portion of something |
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sensed |
felt |
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serious |
important and not funny |
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severe |
very fierce |
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sheer |
very steep |
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shimmering |
seems to be coveed with shiny, moving lights |
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shorings |
things that are used to hold something up |
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shortage |
not enough |
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shrill |
high-pitched |
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silt |
very fine mud |
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site |
place |
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situation |
what goes one |
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slanting |
not flat or level |
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slime |
slippery coating |
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slither |
to slide along |
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sluggish |
slow |
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smouldering |
burning and smoking without flame |
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snaked |
twisted |
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solution |
answer |
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sound |
in good condition |
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sprawl |
stretch out |
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sprouts |
new shoots or buds |
| |
staggering |
very hard to believe |
| |
stale |
not fresh |
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stern |
back end of a boat |
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stout |
strong and heavy |
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strain |
put forth too much effort |
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stranded |
cannot move |
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strategy |
procedure |
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strewn |
scattered |
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strides |
long steps |
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stunt |
a hard trick done to get attention |
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subsided |
died down |
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substance |
material |
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suggests |
hints |
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suitable |
just right |
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summary |
a short version of a speech or story |
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superb |
very, very good |
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surface |
the top |
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surge |
sudden movement |
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surpass |
outdo |
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survive |
live through |
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suspended |
hanging |
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sways |
moves back and forth |
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swirl |
twist around |
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symptoms |
signs |
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tantrums |
fits of anger |
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taut |
stretched tight |
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term |
a part of a contract |
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termites |
bugs that eat wood |
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theory |
explanation |
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thrash |
to move about violently |
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tick |
an insect that sucks blood |
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