Retention_4 Flashcards

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to grow, develop, or be successful

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to thrive /θraɪv/

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to make someone able to understand or recognize something

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to attune /əˈtʃuːn/

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3
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an animal’s sexual partner

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mate /meɪt/

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4
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a person’s children

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offspring /ˈɑːf.sprɪŋ/

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5
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a device, often consisting of connecting sets of wheels with teeth (= points) around the edge, that controls how much power from an engine goes to the moving parts of a machine

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gear noun /ɡɪr/

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to make something ready or suitable for a particular purpose

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to gear

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

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shelter /ˈʃel.t̬ɚ/

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8
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the fact of being one single thing

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ononess /ˈwʌn.nəs/

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