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Word List L4 T4 Flashcards

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adventures

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undertaking or activities of a dangerous or exciting nature

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association

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a club,society etc

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besieged

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surrounded by hostile forces

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captured

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taken captive

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commercial

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connected with commerce and business

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companion

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another person who accompanies another person as a friend etc

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disappear

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to vanish from sight

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entertainment

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something that entertains

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epitomise

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to serve as a typical example

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eventually

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finally

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incorporate

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to contain or include

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inhabited

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having inhabitants; lived in

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mischevious

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naughtily or annoyingly playful

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monument

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something built in memory of a person or event

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occupation

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a persons job

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procession

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a line of people

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surviving

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remaining alive

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tradition

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the process of passing on from generations

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ultimately

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in the end

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urchins

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playful or mischievous youngsters

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button

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a knob or disc used a fastening

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bottom

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the lowest or deepest part of anything

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matter

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solids.liquids,gases etc

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happened

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something that has come to pass

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slipper

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a loose, soft kind of shoe worn inside

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sudden

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happening quickly or unexpectedly

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address

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the name of the house,street,town etc

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possum

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a small furry Australian marsupial

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message

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a piece of information

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finally

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as the last (of many)

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boisterous

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rough and noisy

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cradle

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a small bed for an infant

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dispute

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an argument or quarrel

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drizzle

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to rain in small drops

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examine

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to look at closely

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impenetrable

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cannot be penetrated, entered or passed through

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incandescent

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glowing white with heat

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intense

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very great

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marvel

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something or someone astonishing or wonderful

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meant

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past tense of “mean”

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pouch

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a small bag

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qualify

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to allow, or be allowed, to take part in a competition etc

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queer

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odd, strange or unusual

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quiver

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to tremble or shake

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quiz

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a game or competition in which knowledge is tested by asking questions

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remarkable

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unusual; worth mentioning; extra ordinary

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require

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to need

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squall

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a sudden violent wind

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sultry

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hot but cloudy, and likely to become stormy

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threaten

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to make or be a threat

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pie

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food baked in a covering of pastry

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magpie

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a black an white bird of the crow family

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flies

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any numerous two winged insects which include the housefly

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cried

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past tense of “cry”

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tried

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past tense of “try”

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niece

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a daughter of your brother or sister

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piece

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a part of anything

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thief

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a person who steals

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believe

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to regard something as true

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friend

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someone who knows and likes another person very well

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angelic

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like an angel

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bleat

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to make the noise of a sheep,lamb or goat

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biscuits

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cookies

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clench

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to close tightly together

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crypt

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a room under a church, used for burying people

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depict

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to paint, draw etc

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dishonest

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not honest

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fragile

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easily broken

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imitate

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to try be, behave or look the same as someone or something

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neutral

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not taking sides in a war or quarrel

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precise

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exact

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ravenous

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very hungry

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shone

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past tense of “shine”

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spear

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a type of long handled weapon, usually with an iron or steel point on the end

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squat

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to sit down on heels or in crouching position

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stealthily

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in a stealthy manner

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successful

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having success

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tribe

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a race of people, or a family, who are all descended from the same ancestor

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surrender

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to give up

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wallaby

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any of various small medium sized kangaroos, some of which are no larger than rabbits

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alarm

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sudden with fear or something that gives warning of dannger, attracts attention etc

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March

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the third month of the year

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army

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a large number of men armed an organised for war

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scare

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to strike with sudden fear

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forward

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moving on; advancing

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beware

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to be careful of

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warm

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moderately, of comfortably hot

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award

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to give someone something that they have one or deserved

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sugar

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the sweet substance that is obtained from sugar cane, or from the juice of certain other plants. and used in cooking and for sweetening tea or coffee etc

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Febuary

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the second month of the year

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antenna

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a feeler of an insect or an aerial used for radio, tv etc

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attached

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joined, connected; bound

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comfortable

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in comfort

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delicious

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highly pleasing in taste

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discovered

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to have learn something about the topic

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electric

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worked by electricity

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engineer

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a person who designs,makes, or works with machinery

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extracted

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to have drawn or pulled out

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favourite

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an object or someone that some one likes

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grateful

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feeling thankful

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scene

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the place where something real or imaginary happens

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scientist

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a person who studies one or more branches of science

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spacecraft

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a vehicle, manned or unmanned, for travelling in space

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squeal

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a long, shrill cry

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squeeze

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to press forcibly together

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static

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not moving or atmospheric disturbances causing poor reception of radio or television programs

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telescope

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a kind of tube containing lenses through which distant objects appear closer

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thunderstorm

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a storm of lightning and thunder

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vivid

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brilliant

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whimpered

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whined

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cliff

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a high steep rock

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stuff

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material or substance

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coffee

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a drink made from the ground beans of a coffee shrub

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traffic

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vehicles, aircraft, ships etc moving about

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rabbit

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a type of small long eared burrowing animal, found in fields or sometimes kept as a pet

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ribbon

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a long narrow strip of material used in decorating clothes,tying hair, presents etc

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bubble

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a floating ball of air or gas

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merry

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cheerful

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mirror

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a piece of glass or metal having a surface that reflects an image

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borrow

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to take something, often money temporarily with the intention of returning it

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abattoir

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a place where animals are killed for food

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alternative

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offering a choice of a second possibility

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cemetery

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a piece of ground, usually not round a church, where people are buried

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crinkle

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to wrinkle or curl

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decade

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a period of ten years

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enviroment

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the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external

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escalator

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a moving staircase in a shop, underground railway etc

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fantasy

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an imaginary scene, story etc

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frivolous

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not serious, playful

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glorious

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splendid; deserving great praise

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hinges

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flexible device fitted to a door to allow it to open

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humanise

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to make human

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injured

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wounded or harmed

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laboratory

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a place where scientist experiments are carried on or where drugs etc are prepared

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;ibrary

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a building that contains lots of books,movies etc

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murmur

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a quiet indistinct sound,

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principal

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the head of a school, college or university

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quay

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a solid

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restaurant

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an establishment where meals are made and served to customers

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birthday

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the anniversary of birth

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they’re

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contraction of “they are”

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through

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into from one direction and out the other

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fifth

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next after fourth

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grandmother

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the mother of one’s mother or father

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grandfather

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the dad og one;s mother of father

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together

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the someone or something else

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another

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a different

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leather

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the skin of an animal prepared for making clothes

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weather

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conditions in the atmosphere, especially as regards heat or cold, wind or rain, snow etc

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accept

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to take something that is offered

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beavers

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large amphibious rodents having sharp incisors, webbed hind feet, and a flattened tail, noted for their ability to dam streams with trees, branches etc

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capsule

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a small gelatine case containing a dose of medicine etc

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colony

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a group of people who form a settlement in one country which is under the rue of another country

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descriptive

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having quality of describing

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eagerly

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with eagerness

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beneath

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in a lower position

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blend

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to mix together

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bubbles

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globular bodies or air or gas formed within liquid

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danger

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something that may cause harm or injury

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accept

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to take something offered

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diver

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a person or thing that dives

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except

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leaving out

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explore

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to search or travel through a place for the purpose of discovery

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minerals

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substances such as stone, sand, salt, or coal, that are extracted or obtained from the ground or water

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allowed

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to let do or happen

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mixture

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the result of mixing things or people together

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obsolete

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no longer in use

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obstinate

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refusing to yield, obey etc

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pressure

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the amount of force exerted by the action of pressing

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aloud

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so as can be heard

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quotation

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something that is quoted

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sailed

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to have moved across the surface of water, especially by boat

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surgeon

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a physician who specializes in surgery

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treasure

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wealth or riches stores or accumulated, esp. in the form of precious metals, money, jewels etc

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ancient

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relating to times long ago

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year

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a period of 365 or 366 days

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fear

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feeling great worry or anxiety caused by knowledge of danger

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clear

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free from darkness or easy to see through

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nearly

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not far from

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heard

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past tense of ‘hear’

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learn

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to gain knowledge or skill

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early

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near the beginning

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Earth

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the third planet in order from the Sun

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wear

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to be dressed in or carried on the body

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bear

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to put up with or endure

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applaud

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to praise or show approval

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arched

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constructed with or in the form of a curve

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bulged

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to cause to curve outward

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compass

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an instrument with a magnetised needle, used to find directions

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creature

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living beings

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dawdle

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to move slowly

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dinghy

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a small sailing or rowing boat

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direction

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the place or point to which one moves, looks etc

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disturb

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to interrupt or take attention away from

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fury

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very great anger

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gash

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a deep, open cut or wound

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graceful

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having or showing beauty of form or movement

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harpoon

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a spear fastened to a rope , used for killing whales

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knots

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a fastening made by tying together lengths of material, such as rope

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leisure

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time which one can spend as one likes, especially when one does not have work

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prehistoric

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of,or belonging to, the time befor recorded history

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saw-toothed

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having teeth resembling the teeth a a saw

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scaly

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covered with scales

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serpent

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a snake

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terrified

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to be filled with terror or alarm

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spoke

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past tense of speak

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alone

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with no one else

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close

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near in time

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those

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plural of that

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score

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the number of points ,goals etc gained in a game

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before

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earlier than

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explore

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to search or travel through a place for the purpose of discovery

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stole

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past tense of steal

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whole

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including everything or everyone

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chase

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selected

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annual

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happening every year

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attention

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concentration of the mental powers upon an object

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bicycle

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a vehicle with two wheels

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bowl

A

a rather deep, round dish or basin, used chiefly for holding liquids foods etc

219
Q

confidence

A

full trust, belief of powers

220
Q

desert

A

a place where there is not much rain and has lots of sand

221
Q

dessert

A

anything sweet, mainly eaten after a meal

222
Q

permitted

A

to have or be allowed to do something

223
Q

expand

A

to increase in size, volume, scope etc

224
Q

nourishment

A

something that nourishes, food

225
Q

forget

A

to cease or fail to remember

226
Q

gigantic

A

very large

227
Q

historical

A

relating to the nature of history

228
Q

intend

A

to plan to do something

229
Q

longer

A

for more time or greater in length

230
Q

recieve

A

to get or be given

231
Q

travelled

A

to have gone from one place to another

232
Q

stumpy

A

short and thick

233
Q

sure

A

having no doubt

234
Q

unharmed

A

not injured

235
Q

size

A

largeness

236
Q

prize

A

a reward fro victory

237
Q

while

A

a period of two intervals

238
Q

twice

A

two times

239
Q

shine

A

to give forth a glow or shine

240
Q

alive

A

having life

241
Q

tired

A

weary, fatigued

242
Q

dice

A

small cubes marked with dots

243
Q

outside

A

the outer side

244
Q

beside

A

by or at the side

Riley North Shore L4 (2 decks)

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