| Term | Definition |
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coward |
a wimp |
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bough |
a large branch of a tree |
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mouthful |
as much as the mouth can hold |
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compound |
anything made up of two or more parts |
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downstream |
in the direction the stream is flowing |
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pronoun |
a word used in the place of a noun |
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discount |
an amount taken off the price |
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foundation |
the part at the bottom that supports a wall house etc.; base |
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lounge |
to move sit or lie in an easy or lazy way; loll |
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endow |
to provide with some quality or thing |
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announce |
to tell the public about |
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outrageous |
doing great injury or wrong |
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immortal |
never dying |
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irregular |
not regular |
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intolerant |
not tolerant |
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indirect |
not direct |
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illegal |
not legal |
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immature |
not mature |
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illegible |
not able to be read |
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immigrant |
a person who comes from another country to find a new home |
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incapable |
not capable |
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irrational |
that which not makes sense |
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impatient |
not patient |
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indefite |
not defite |
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prevented |
kept from happening |
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depended |
put someone's trust in |
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compelled |
forced to do something |
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confused |
not understand |
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predicted |
said what would happen before it happens |
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complaint |
the act of complaning |
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provision |
a providing or supplying |
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conference |
a metting of people to discuss something |
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prescription |
a form that the doctor gives you to take a certain medicine |
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decreased |
lost some of |
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progress |
doing better in |
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misunderstood |
not understood |
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postscript |
a note added below the signature of a letter |
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foresight |
a foreseeing |
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overweight |
more weight than is needed or allowed |
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overdue |
delayed past the time set for payment |
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postwar |
after the war |
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embattle |
to prepare for battle |
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engrave |
to carve or etch letters into |
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embitter |
to make bitter |
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foreknowledge |
knowledge of something before it happens |
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encourage |
to give courage or hope to |
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embankment |
a long mound of a wall of the earth,stone,etc. |
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overflow |
to flow across;flood |
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antiseptic |
preventing infection by killing germs |
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supersonic |
moving at the speed of sound |
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antifreeze |
liquid used to make the engine of a car not freeze |
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ultraviolet |
lying just beyond the violet end of the spetrum |
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semifinal |
the match or game before the final |
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semicircle |
half a circle |
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submarine |
a ship that can go under water |
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transparent |
can be seen through |
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subscription |
the act of subscribing or something that is subscribed |
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counterfeit |
something that is not real |
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counterattack |
an attack made in return for another attack |
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unicycle |
a bike with three wheels |
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bisects |
cuts into two parts |
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biplane |
an earlier type of airplane with two main wings,one on top of the other |
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tricolor |
having three colors |
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triangular |
in the shape of a triangle |
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binoculars |
a pair of small telescopes fastened together for use with both eyes |
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monotonous |
going on and on in the same tone |
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midsummer |
the middle of summer |
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triplicate |
made in three exactly alike |
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monosyllable |
a word having one syllable as in "he" or "thought" |
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universal |
of, for, or by all people; concerning everyone |
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trilogy |
a set of three plays, novels,etc |
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consumer |
a person or thing that consumes |
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biology |
the science of plants and animals |
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jeweler |
a person or thing that repairs, sells jewerly, watches etc. |
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juror |
a member of the jury |
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aviator |
a person who flies planes;pilot |
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spectator |
a person who spectates, looks, etc |
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typist |
a person whose work is in typing |
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florist |
a person whose business is selling flowers, house plants etc. |
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journalist |
a person whose work is in journalism, as a reporter |
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technology |
the study of industrial arts or applied sciences, as engineering, machanics, etc |
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manufacturer |
a person or company that manufacture |
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investigator |
a detective |
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tighter |
more tight |
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noisiest |
making the most noise |
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dampness |
the state of being slighty wet |
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brightest |
the most bright |
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thickest |
the most thick |
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emptiness |
the state of being empty |
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tinier |
more tiny |
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cleverness |
the state of being clever |
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crazier |
more crazy |
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simplest |
the most simple |
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muddiest |
the most muddy |
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cleanliness |
the state of always being clean |
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scholarship |
a gift of money to help a student continuehis or her education |
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likable |
able to be liked |
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changeable |
able to be changed |
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adulthood |
the state of being grown up |
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fanciful |
full of fancy |
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