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1
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  • To … is to seem.
  • She … to be sad. She was crying.
A

appear

appeared

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  • The … is the bottom of something.
  • The … of the table has three legs.
A

base

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  • The … is the organ in your head that lets you think.
  • You must use your … to solve the problem.
A

brain

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  • A … is a type of worker. … in a store help customers.
  • The … added up her bill for the groceries.
A

clerk
Clerks
Clerk

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  • … is hard work or an attempt to do something.
  • He always puts a lot of … into his studies.
A

effort

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-When something … . it is very good.

-I got an … score on my, school test.

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excellent

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  • A … is a brave person who does things to help others.
  • To children, the man in the blue
    and red costume was a real … .
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hero

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  • A … is a job that you do for a large part of your life
  • He was in the hospitality business for most of his … .
A

career

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  • To … a place is to go into it.
  • Two guards greeted me as I … the front door.
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enter

Entered

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  • To … is to do something quickly.
  • I … home on my bike.
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hurry

hurried

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  • To … something is to tell them about something.
  • I called and … her about my idea.
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inform

Informed

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  • … means after the present, expected, or usual time.
  • She missed the train. So she’ll arrive a little … than expected.
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later

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  • To … means to go away from someone or something.
  • He packed his bag and was
    ready to … for home.
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leave

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  • To … something is to find it.
  • I could not … my keys in the house.
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locate

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  • A … is a person who helps sick people in the hospital.
  • A … helped me get better.
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nurse

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  • An … is when a doctor replaces or removes something in the body.
  • The … on my arm was a success.
A

operation

17
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  • … is the feeling that you have when you are hurt.
  • His head was full of … .
A

pain

18
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  • To … something is to say “no” to it.
  • The dog … to play with the cat.
A

refuse

refused

19
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  • … is used when one idea makes another seem surprising.
  • … he was overweight, he liked to be active.
A

though

20
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  • If something is … ,there are many types of it.
  • She owned shoes of … styles.
A

various