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104 Cards in this Set
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a feeling of success after winning something or getting something you wanted (n)
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triumph
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to go backwards (Ex. The car *******d backwards in the parking lot.) (v)
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reverse
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straight from left to right (Ex. I always write *********ly, never vertically). (adj)
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horizontal
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straight from top to bottom (Ex. Walls are usually *******.) (adj)
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vertical
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A crazy person (Ex. Many people think that Willy Wonka is a ******). (n)
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maniac
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to pay attention to something and nothing else (Ex. I always ********* on my test.) (v)
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concentrate
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all the people who work for a company, a group of workers (n)
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staff
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the boss, someone who manages people and who gets paid more money (n)
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manager
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someone who helps someone to do something, usually paid less money (n)
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assistant
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a person who does office work like filing, typing etc..., usually sits behind the front desk (n)
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clerk
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to keep something for something so nobody else will take it (Ex. The bookstore ******* this book, so they won't sell it to anyone else.) (v)
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reserve
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a cook, someone who works in a kitchen and gets paid, a job (n)
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chef
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to make someone lose their job (Ex. I'm so sad because my boss ***** me.) (v)
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fired
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a stupid person, an idiot, buffoon, fool (n)
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nitwit
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to change how you look so nobody recognizes you (Ex.The insect ****d its color so wasn't eaten.) (v)
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disguise
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to go around something in a circle (Ex. Everyone knows that the moon *****s the Earth). (v)
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orbit
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the part of your house that protects you from the weather (n)
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roof
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not able to hear anything (Ex. The **** person can't sadly hear anything.) (adj)
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deaf
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to interrupt by making noise or taking away attention from sth (v) (Ex. The noisy students *******ed the rest of the class.)
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disturb
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acting with great force or angrily, can hurt (Ex. The angry man fought ****** with the stranger.) (adv)
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violently
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responsible for flying a plane from A to B (n)
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pilot
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to work or run (Ex. Anybody can ******** a telephone, but can you ******* an airplane.) (v)
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operate
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needs attention immediately, a dangerous situation (n) (Ex. The ambulance drove quickly to the accident because it was an ********.)
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emergency
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immediately, right away, not a second sooner (adv)
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urgently
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experiencing envy, to want something that isn't yours, jealous (Ex. I'm very ****** of your new Nintendo 3DS). (adj)
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envious
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the leader of a foreign country
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premier
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the second in command after the President (n)
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Vice-President
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the boss of something (Ex. My dad is the ***** of police.) (n)
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chief
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a high ranking position in the army (Ex. There are many ******s in the army) (n)
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general
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people who protect a country at sea (n)
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navy
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people who protect a country in the air (n)
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airforce
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all about money (Ex. If you want to learn about money, learn about ******) (n)
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finance
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to fix, repair (v)
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mend
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the entrance area to a hotel on the first floor (n)
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lobby
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to understand what something means or to translate (v)
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interpret
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respectful of other people, not prideful about what you've done in life (adj)
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humble
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to stop someone because they broke the law. (Ex. The policeman ****** the thief.) (v)
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arrest
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given a lot of respect by other people (Ex. The swimmer was honored by everyone after winning his race.) (adj)
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honored
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not yet finished, to still sth after others have gone (Ex. There are still 3 cookies ******ing on the table.) (v)
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remain
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don't pay attention to sb or sth (v)
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ignore
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to send your army into a country so you can be the ruler (Ex. In 1939, Germany ******ed Poland). (v)
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invade
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to want something so much that you do anything to get it (adj)
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ambitious
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to follow rules, to do what someone tells you to do (Ex. I always **** the school rules.)(v)
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obey
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able to do something because sb said you could (Ex. My mom gave me ******* to paint on the wall.)(n)
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permission
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not nice, evil, horrible (Ex. Billy Sykes was a very ***** man.) (adj)
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cruel
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something you did that wasn't easy (Ex. Thank you for all your *****s to finish this essay) (n)
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effort
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to swallow down (v)
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gulp
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to do well at something (Ex. My sister ****** in winning the swimming race.) (v)
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succeed
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to give advice to someone, tell your opinion on how to do something (Ex. The doctor *****ed me to eat more fruit.) (v)
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advise
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to hurt part of your body, making it turn purple or red (v)
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bruise
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to say sorry for something (Ex. I *********ed for shouting at my sister.) (v)
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apologize
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salted, smoked meat from a pig's back or sides (n)
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bacon
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not often seen at all (Ex. The leopard is very **** in South America.) (adj)
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rare
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to travel to work from a place (Ex. I ****** to work every day by car.) (v)
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commute
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used to slow down something falling (Ex. You need a ***** if you jump out of an airplane) (n)
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parachute
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exactly, 100% true, precisely (v) (Ex. The king has ******power to do what he wants.) (adj)
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absolute
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to stop yourself doing something (Ex. I always try to ***** doing my homework). (v)
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avoid
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to help something do sth (Ex. I **** my mom * **** with the washing.) (ph)
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lend a hand
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an unwanted effect from taking medicine (Ex. The *** **** from the medicine gave me a headache). (n)
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side effect
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cannot be explained, difficult to describe. (Ex. The ghost house was very *********.) (adj)
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mysterious
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to show off, to tell everyone how great - you are (v)
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boast
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go back and forth quickly many times (Ex. My phone ****** when someone is calling me.) (v)
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vibrate
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quick, fast (Ex. I ran **** to the department store.) (adj)
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rapid
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not simple, having many parts (Ex. I can not do this *****) (adj)
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complicated
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something of great interest to someone (Ex. I don't know what it is... it's a real ********.) (n)
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curiosity
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something very important to someone, worth a lot, expensive (Ex. My earrings are very ******to me.)(adj)
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valuable
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something with great value to you, expensive (Ex. My daughter is ***** to me.) (adj)
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precious
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having no hair (Ex. My dad has no hair. He is ****.) (adj)
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bald
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something small you swallow (usually medicine) (n)
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pill
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to speak about something in a few words (Ex. My teacher ***** we will go on a field trip, but he didn't say much.) (v)
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mention
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something amazing that happens and nobody can explain why (adj)
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miracle
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be careful about your safety (Ex. *******! Danger on the road ahead.) (n)
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caution
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be careful about your safety (Ex. *******! Danger on the road ahead.)(n)
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caution
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to disappear completely (Ex. The ghost ****** as quickly as it had appeared.)(v)
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vanish
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to think carefully about something, show good judgement (adj)
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sensible
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used to subtract two numbers (Ex.I use the **** sign to write 1-1.)(n)
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minus(-)
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used to add two numbers (Ex. I use the **** sign to write 1+1.)(n)
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plus(+)(n)
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to take away from number from another (Ex. 1-1)(v)
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subtract(-)
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to make the total number greater (bigger)(Ex.1+1)(v)
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add(+)
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zero(n)
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nought
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to close and open one eye quickly (Ex. She ****ed at the cute boy to show she liked him.)(v)
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wink
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Used to sleep under at night, keep you warm (Ex. I always sleep under a ****** in the winter.)(n)
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blanket
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to change from one thing into another (Ex. The caterpillar ******ed into a butterfly.)(v)
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transform
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easy for everyone to see it is true (Ex. It is ****** that the sky is blue.)(adj)
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obvious
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to believe something but not a lot (Ex. I ****** what you say is true, but I'm still unsure.)(v)
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suppose
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really old, a long time ago in history (Ex. That old house is really *****.)(adj)
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ancient
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interesting (Ex. I find history really ********.)(adj)
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fascinating
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to suddenly understand clearly (Ex. Kate suddenly *******d why he boss fired her.)(v)
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realize
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very far down (Ex. Whales can dive really **** underwater.)(adj)
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deep
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a person or thing as unlike another as possible, NOT (Ex. Happy is the ****** of sad.)(adj)
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opposite
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to make, to give life to something (Ex. He ******ed flowers from inside his jacket for the girl)(v)
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produce
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always on, never stops (Ex. The clock is ****** because it never stops.)(adj)
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constant
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to control, be the boss of (Ex. He ******* me when I made the wedding cake for the first time.) (v)
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supervise
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folds in your skin caused by aging (Ex. My grandma has many wrinkles in her face.) (n)
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wrinkles
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wonderful, fantastic, having great beauty (Ex. Everything looks so beautiful and ****** today.)(adj)
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glorious
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a place with many fruit trees (Ex. The farmer grows apples in an apple *******). (n)
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orchard
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remains calm, not get angry in any situation (Ex. My teacher has much **** to teach me.) (n)
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patience
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the age at which you stop working (Ex. My dad will ***** when he is 65.) (v)
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retire
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a feeling of trust or belief in something (Ex. I always have ****** in airplane pilots.) (n)
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confidence
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do something well, have a good result (Ex. I am ******** because I got 95% on my test) (adj)
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successful
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small insects that drink your blood (Ex. I have many ***** bites after camping.) (n)
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mosquitoes
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having no fear or danger, bravery (Ex. Soldiers always need ****** to fight.) (n)
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courage
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all the events that happened before (Ex. It's important to study *****) (n)
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history
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wearing no clothing (Ex. My nightmare is going to school *****.) (adj)
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naked
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