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worldlywise Flashcards

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Average

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n. the usual amount.

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border

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n. A dividing line between two states or countries. The edge of something.

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flutter

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v. To wave or flap quickly

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nectar

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n. a sweet liquid produced by many flowering plants

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span

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  1. n. the distance or a section between two objects.
  2. n. a period or length of time.
    v. to stretch from one side to the other.
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suitable

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adj. fit or right for some purpose or event

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timber

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  1. n. wooded areas with trees that can be used for wood products
  2. n. tree trunks THAT CAN BE CUT INTO PLANKS AND BOARDS.
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Arctic

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Adj. very cold
N. Cold area at the edge of the earth. ( Antarctica )

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Interval

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1.N. A period of time between events.

  1. n. A space between two things.
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League

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  1. N. A group of people that works together for a common purpose.
  2. A group of sports team that play each other to see which is best.
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Milestone

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  1. N. A stone marker that gives the distance in miles to another point.
  2. An important event.
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Recreation

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N. Anything a person does to relax or have fun; play.

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Tackle

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  1. To grab or get in the way of a player in a game to stop the player or take the ball away.
  2. To do or try to do something.
  3. N. The tools needed for some activity of sports.
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Span

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N. The distance or a section between two objects or support.

A period or length or time.

V. To stretch from one side to the other.

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Auction

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N. A public sale

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Coast

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N. The land beside the sea

V. To move the without power or effort.

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Ambition

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N. A strong wish to be good at something.

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Chasm

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N. A deep crack or space opening in the earth.

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Credit

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N. Honer or praise

A way of buying things and paying for them later.

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Enable

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V. To make possible.

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Foul

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Adj. Having an unpleasant taste or smell.

Stormy

Sports a move or play that is against the rule

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Gust

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Suddenly, strong wind 

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Ordeal

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N. A unpleasant or painful experience or test

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Plateau

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N. A broad flat area of Highground

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Rig

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V. To make or use whatever is nearby.
To set up sails on the boat.
N. A machine or construction that is used for a special purpose.

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Vessel

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N. A ship or large boat

Blood vessel : 핏줄

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Advice

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N. ideas or suggestions offer to help someone with a problem or situation.

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Mystify

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V. To confuse or puzzle someone. 

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 Vanish

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To go out of sight or to disappear.

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Hinge

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N. A joint on a lid or door that allows it to swing open o shit.

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Marsh

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N. A low lying area, often covered with tall grasses, where the ground is soft and wet.

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Rely

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V. To count on to look for support

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Nursery

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N. A room or other place set aside for the use of babies and small children.

A place where plants are grown for sale.

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Reliable

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Adj. trustworthy not likely to fail

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Finicky

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Adj. hard to please

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Confess

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V. To say or admit that one has done something wrong.

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Gradual

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Adj. happening slowly

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Malice

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N. The wish to hurt others purpose

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Misery

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N. A feeling of great unhappiness

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cathedral

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n. a large and importent church

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convey

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v. to carry or move from one place to another

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freight

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n. goods carried from place , as by plane, boat, truck, or train.

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landmark

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n. a building or natural feature that is easy to see and can be used as a guide.
2. an important event

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rod

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n. a thin, straight piece of wood, metal, or other material.

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shaft

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n. a long open tunnel that runs straight up and down.
2. a bar that connects with other moving parts of a machine.
3. the long, narrow part of an arrow or other object.

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Accustom

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V. To make familiar

  1. Used to
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Burly

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Adj. Big and strongly built

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Companion 

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N. one who spends time with all the things with another

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Jostle

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V. to push or shove

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Obedient 

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ADJ. doing what one is asked or told.


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Pedestrian

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N. A person who was walking or someone traveling on foot.

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Ferocious

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Savage

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Obscure

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To cover up from being seen

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Premature

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Too early

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Preserve

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To save

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Ancestor

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A person who is descended

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Carnivore

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A meat eating animal

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Comprehend

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To understand

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Duration

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The time during which something lasts

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Abdicate

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V. To give up a high office.

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Abolish

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V. To bring to an end; to do away with.

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Absurd

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Adj. so unreasonable asked to be laughable; foolish or silly.

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Accelerate

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V. To go or cause to go faster
2. To bring about at an earlier time

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Accommodate

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V. Do you have or to find room for
2. To do a favor for.

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Accustom

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V. To make familiar

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Afflict

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V. To bring or cause pain and suffering.

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Ancestor

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N. A person from home one is descended.

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Animated

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Adj. Alive or seeming to be alive.
2. Full of energy; lively

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Anxious

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Adj. worried; concerned.
2. Eager; wishing strongly.

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Associate

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V. To bring in mind.
2. to come or be together as friends or companions.

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Banquet

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N. A large meal for many people; feast.

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Barren

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Adj. Not fruitful; not reproducing.

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Bland

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Adj. Lacking a strong flavor.
2. No irritating, exciting or disturbing.

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Bondage

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N. State of being enslaved.

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Brace

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V. To make stronger by giving support to.
2. to make ready for a shock; to prepare

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Bungle

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V. To do something badly without skill

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Burley

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Adj. Big and strongly built.

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Cargo

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N. The load carried by a plane or ship.

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Cask

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N. A barrel shaped container, especially one for holding liquids.

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Conquer

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V. To get the better of.
2. To defeat.

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Convalesce

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V. To get back to health and strength after an illness

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Denounce

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V. to speak out against something; to criticize
2. To accuse someone of doing wrong.

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Deteriorate

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V. To make, or become worse.

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Dictate

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V. To give orders ; to command.
2. To say aloud, while another, write down the words.

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Erode

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V. Two wear away bit by bit; to wear away by action of wind, water, or ice.

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Escalate

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V. To go up or increase in size or scope.

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Exasperate

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V. To make angry; to annoy.

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Flail

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V. To strike out a swing wildly; to thrash about.

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Frivolous

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Adj. not serious or important; silly

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Gorge

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N. A narrow passage between steep cliffs.
2. To stuff with food; onto each gradually.

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Hangar

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N. A building where aircraft are kept and repaired

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Hew

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V. To chop down or cut with blows of an ax
2. To cut a shape with blows of an ax or similar tool.

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Hoist

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V. To left or raise, especially by using a rope.
N. Something used to lift, as a crane or Pulley

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Illuminate

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V. To light up; to supply with light.
2. To make clear or understandable.

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Immense

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Adj great, and size or extent
2. Great and degree.

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