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Month 7 Flashcards

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undeservedly

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in a way that is not right or that someone does not deserve

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naive

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too willing to believe that someone is telling the truth, that people’s intentions in general are good, or that life is simple and fair. People are often naive because they are young and/or have not had much experience of life

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due to

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expected to happen, arrive, etc. at a particular time

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big-ticket

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Big-ticket things are things that are expensive to buy, such as cars or furniture

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over time

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after a period of time

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disposable income

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money that someone has left to spend after paying taxes

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launch

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an event to celebrate or introduce something new

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expanding

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to increase in size, number, or importance, or to make something increase in this way

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notion

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a belief or idea

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profoundly

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deeply or extremely

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value

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the amount of money that can be received for something

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shape

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the particular physical form or appearance of something

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affair

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a situation or subject that is being dealt with or considered

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invent

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to design and/or create something that has never been made before

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invention

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something that has never been made before, or the process of creating something that has never been made before

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stranger

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someone you do not know

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generally

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considering the whole of someone or something, and not just a particular part of him, her, or it

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near adj.

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not far away in distance, time, characteristics, or quality

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near adv.

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not far away in distance

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nearly

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almost, or not completely

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property

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an object or objects that belong to someone

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refer

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(of a doctor) to send someone to a hospital or specialist (= a doctor who has special training in and knowledge of a particular area of medicine)

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reference

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a mention of something

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shelter n.

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(a building designed to give) protection from bad weather, danger, or attack

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shelter v.

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to protect yourself, or another person or thing, from bad weather, danger, or attack

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facility

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a place, especially including buildings, where a particular activity happens

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wound n.

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a damaged area of the body, such as a cut or hole in the skin or flesh made by a weapon

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wound v.

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to damage an area of the body, especially by making a cut or hole in the skin

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uniform

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a particular set of clothes that has to be worn by the members of the same organization or group of people

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failure

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the fact of someone or something not succeeding

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league

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a group of teams playing a sport who take part in competitions between each other

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pick mushrooms

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dip

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to put something into a liquid for a short time

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glue

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a sticky substance that is used for joining things together permanently, produced from animal bones and skins or by a chemical process

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cover

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to put or spread something over something, or to lie on the surface of something

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profoundly

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deeply or extremely

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value

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the amount of money that can be received for something

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shape

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the particular physical form or appearance of something

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lonely

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unhappy because you are not with other people

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harm n.

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physical or other injury or damage

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harm v.

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to hurt someone or damage something

41
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harmful

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causing harm

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fancy v.

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to want to have or do something

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fancy adj.

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decorative or complicated

44
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make up

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to invent something, such as an excuse or a story, often in order to deceive

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extra adj.

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added to what is normal

46
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extra n.

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something that you can get with something else if you pay a little more money

47
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extra adv.

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more

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extraordinary

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very unusual, special, unexpected, or strange

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trick n.

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an action that is intended to deceive, either as a way of cheating someone, or as a joke or form of entertainment

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trick v.

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to deceive someone, often as a part of a plan

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wheel

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a circular object connected at the centre to a bar, used for making vehicles or parts of machines move

52
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tooth

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one of the hard, white objects in the mouth that are used for biting and chewing (= crushing food)

53
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awful

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extremely bad or unpleasant

54
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confidence

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the quality of being certain of your abilities or of having trust in people, plans, or the future

55
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confident

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being certain of your abilities or having trust in people, plans, or the future

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helpful

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willing to help, or useful

57
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observation

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the act of observing something or someone

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observe

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to watch carefully the way something happens or the way someone does something, especially in order to learn more about

59
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partner

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a person or organization you are closely involved with in some way

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height

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the distance from the top to the bottom of something, or the quality of being tall

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nail

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a small, thin piece of metal with one pointed end and one flat end that you hit into something with a hammer, especially in order to fasten or join it to something else

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capture

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to take someone as a prisoner, or to take something into your possession, especially by force

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evolve

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to develop gradually, or to cause something or someone to develop gradually

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ultimately

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finally, after a series of things have happened

65
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layered

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arranged in layers or thin sheets, one on top of another

66
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Embracing

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to accept something enthusiastically

67
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possess

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to have or own something, or to have a particular quality

67
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possession

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the fact that you have or own something

68
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target n.

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an object shot at during shooting practice, often a circle with a pattern of rings, or any object or place at which bullets, bombs, etc. are aimed

69
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target v.

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to direct advertising, criticism, or a product at someone

70
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unable

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be unable to do something

71
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succeed

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If you succeed, you achieve something that you have been aiming for, and if a plan or piece of work succeeds, it has the results that you wanted

72
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success

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the achieving of the results wanted or hoped for

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successful

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achieving the results wanted or hoped for

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successfully

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in a way that achieves the results wanted or hoped for

75
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go over (to)

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to change to something new or to a new way of doing things

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indoor

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happening, used, or existing inside a building

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indoors

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into or inside a building

77
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earn

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to receive money as payment for work that you do

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disaster

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(an event that results in) great harm, damage, or death, or serious difficulty

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emerge

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to appear by coming out of something or out from behind something

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emergency

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something dangerous or serious, such as an accident, that happens suddenly or unexpectedly and needs fast action in order to avoid harmful results

79
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recover

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Add to word list
to become completely well again after an illness or injury

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sand

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a substance that consists of very small grains of rock, found on beaches and in deserts

80
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mould

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a soft, green or grey growth that develops on old food or on objects that have been left for too long in warm, wet air

81
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drawer

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a box-shaped container, without a top, that is part of a piece of furniture. It slides in and out to open and close and is used for keeping things in

82
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tempting

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If something is tempting, you want to do or have it

82
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mundane

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very ordinary and therefore not interesting

83
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seek - sought - sought

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84
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row

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a line of things, people, animals, etc. arranged next to each other

85
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dozen

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twelve

85
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wreath

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an arrangement of flowers and leaves in a circular shape, used as a decoration or as a sign of respect and remembrance for a person who has died

86
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tin can

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a tin

87
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tealights

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a small circular candle, often in a circular metal container, used as decoration and sometimes in a device for keeping something such as food or drink warm

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stuffed

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A stuffed animal or bird is filled with special material so that it keeps the shape it had when it was alive

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mostly

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mainly

90
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eventually

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in the end, especially after a long time or a lot of effort, problems, etc.

91
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offer v.

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to ask someone if they would like to have something or if they would like you to do something

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offer n.

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the act of asking if someone would like to have something or if they would like you to do something

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silly

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showing little thought or judgment

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