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Month 8 Flashcards

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pursue

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to follow someone or something, usually to try to catch him, her, or it

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angle

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the space between two lines or surfaces at the point at which they touch each other, measured in degrees

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electric

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using electricity for power

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electrical

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relating to electricity

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airline

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a business that operates regular services for carrying passengers and/or goods by aircraft

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pitch

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an area painted with lines for playing particular sports, especially football

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request n.

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the act of politely or officially asking for something

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request v.

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to ask for something politely or officially

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slight

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small in amount or degree

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slightly

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a little

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urge

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a strong wish, especially one that is difficult or impossible to control

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violence

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actions that are intended or likely to hurt people or cause damage

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violent

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using force to hurt or attack

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excitement

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a feeling of being excited, or an exciting event

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exciting

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making you feel excited

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expect

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to think or believe something will happen, or someone will arrive

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expectation

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the feeling that good things are going to happen in the future

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expected

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believed to be going to happen or arrive

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replace

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to take the place of something, or to put something or someone in the place of something or someone else

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stable

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firmly fixed or not likely to move or change

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tube

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a long cylinder made from plastic, metal, rubber, or glass, especially used for moving or containing liquids or gases

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tunnel

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a long passage under or through the ground, especially one made by people

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wonder v.

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to ask yourself questions or express a wish to know about something

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wonder n.

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a feeling of great surprise and admiration caused by seeing or experiencing something that is strange and new

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float
to stay on the surface of a liquid and not sink
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dirt
dust, soil, or any substance that makes a surface not clean
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encourage
to make someone more likely to do something, or to make something more likely to happen
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long-term adj.
continuing a long time into the future
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long-term adv.
continuing to exist or have an effect for a long time into the future
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plant n.
a living thing that grows in earth, in water, or on other plants, usually has a stem, leaves, roots, and flowers, and produces seeds
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plant v.
to put a plant into the ground or into a container of soil so that it will grow
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mould
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
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drawer
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
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tempting
If something is tempting, you want to do or have it
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mundane
very ordinary and therefore not interesting
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seek - sought - sought
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row
a line of things, people, animals, etc. arranged next to each other
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dozen
twelve
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wreath
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
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tin can
a tin
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tealights
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
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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rely
to need a particular thing or the help and support of someone or something in order to continue, to work correctly, or to succeed
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arise
to start to happen or exist
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faith
great trust or confidence in something or someone
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graduate n.
a person who has a first degree from a university or college:
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graduate v.
to complete a first university degree successfully
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inner
inside or contained within something else
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set (put)
to put something in a particular place or position
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set (group)
a group of similar things that belong together in some way
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threat
a suggestion that something unpleasant or violent will happen, especially if a particular action or order is not followed
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threaten
to tell someone that you will kill or hurt them or cause problems if they do not do what you want
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vary
If things of the same type vary, they are different from each other, and if you vary them, you cause them to be different from each other
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edge
the outer or furthest point of something
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flood n.
a large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry
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flood v.
to cause to fill or become covered with water, especially in a way that causes problems
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majority
the larger number or part of something
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chest of drawers
a piece of furniture with drawers in which you keep things such as clothes
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mansion
a very large, expensive house
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complain
to say that something is wrong or not satisfactory
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reveal
to make known or show something that is surprising or that was previously secret
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messed-up
unhappy and emotionally confused
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recount
to describe how something happened, or to tell a story
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viral
caused by a virus

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