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  • If something is … , it is at a higher level than something else.
  • He straightened the sign that was … the crowd.
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above
above

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  • If something is … of something else, it is in front of it.
  • The blue car drove on … of us.
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ahead
ahead

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  • An … is how much there is of something.
  • Can I use my card to pay for the entire … ?
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amount
amount

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  • A … is a strong feeling that something is correct or true.
  • A preacher or priest should have a strong … in God.
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belief
belief

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  • The … of something is the middle of it.
  • The … of a dart board is the most important spot.
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center
center

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  • If something is … , it happens often or there is much of it.
  • It is … for snow to fall in the winter.
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common
common

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  • To … is to require payment.
  • These designer shoes … more than the regular ones.
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cost
cost

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  • To … something is to show how it is done.
  • She … her plan to her co-workers.
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demonstrate
demonstrated

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  • … describes someone or something that is not the same as others.
  • Each of my sisters has a … hair style.
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Different
different

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  • … is a fact or thing that you use to prove something.
  • He used the pictures as … that UFOs are real.
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Evidence
evidence

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  • … means the quality of being truthful or honest.
  • A courtroom should be a place of … .
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Honesty
honesty

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  • An … is a phrase with a meaning different from its words.
  • The … “when pigs fly” means that something will never happen.
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idiom
idiom

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  • If something is … , it is not controlled by something else.
  • She chose to live an … life in the country.
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independent
independent

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  • … means the inner part, space or side of something.
  • The … of the box, was empty.
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Inside
inside

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  • A … is a place to keep bad people .
  • He was sent to … for taking other people’s cars.
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jail
jail

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  • A … is a person who is very good at something.
  • My brother is a … of taekwondo.
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master
master

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  • A … is something you remember
  • The … of my first time in the city will always be the best.
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memory
memory

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  • A … is a part of your clothing where you can keep things.
  • She always had her hands in her … .
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pocket
pockets

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  • If something is … , it is right.
  • It is not … to throw your garbage on the road.
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proper
proper

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  • If something is for … , you can buy it.
  • Everything for … here is they same price.
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sale
sale