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convention |
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n. a collection of recorded
music |
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n. any business that produces
goods or provides services; the work and related
activity in factories and offices |
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n. a large meeting for a special
purpose |
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v. to take and hold or to control
by force |
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reach |
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n. all the people in a place, city
or country |
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conj. equally; when |
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v. to know what is meant; to have
knowledge of |
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v. to put a hand toward; to arrive
at |
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there |
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v. to send to another country |
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n. a part of the body that has a
special purpose, such as the heart or brain |
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ad. in that place or position; to
or toward that place |
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ad. having a small distance
between two opposite surfaces; not fat |
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lift |
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n. the force produced when
something is pushed down or against something
else |
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v. to take or bring up to a higher
place or level |
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n. anything on or in which a
person or thing can travel or be transported,
especially anything on wheels; a car or truck |
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n. the space occupied by
something; how long, wide or high something
is |
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brief |
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n. a prison for those waiting to
be tried for a crime or for those serving
sentences for crimes that are not serious |
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v. to move into or be in a
position in which only the feet are on a surface;
to be in one position or place |
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n. a device of strong, light
material that rises when filled with gas lighter
than air |
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ad. short; not long |
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tax |
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n. a strong, hard metal used to
make machines and tools |
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n. the money a person or business
must pay to the government so the government can
provide services |
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v. to use force to move something
toward the person or thing using the force;
opposite push |
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v. to aim one's finger toward; to
aim |
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engineer |
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n. a long written work for
reading |
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n. a person who designs engines,
machines, roads, bridges or railroads |
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v. to go down quickly; to come
down |
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v. to express happiness or
pleasure when someone arrives or something
develops |
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deaf |
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ad. as much as necessary |
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n. the bright object often seen in
the night sky that orbits the earth about every
twenty-nine days |
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n. the space above the earth |
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ad. not able to hear |
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work |
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v. to believe, think or imagine;
to expect |
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v. to go or come back; to bring,
give, take or send back |
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v. to use physical or mental
effort to make or do something |
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v. to make known publicly; to
declare officially |
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enzyme |
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v. to make something go or move
faster |
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n. the group that includes
children and their parents |
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ad. acting safely; with much
thought |
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n. a special kind of protein; it
produces changes in other substances without being
changed itself |
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black |
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ad. not one or the other of
two |
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ad. the same in amount, size,
weight or value; having the same rights |
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n. the settlement of an argument
where each side agrees to accept less than first
demanded |
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ad. dark; having the color like
that of the night sky |
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wire |
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v. to make sounds to express
pleasure or happy feelings |
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n. a thin piece of tissue that
sends information through the body to and from the
brain |
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n. a long, thin piece of metal
used to hang objects or to carry electricity or
electronic communications from one place to
another |
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pref. for, supporting (pro-labor,
pro-government) |
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marry |
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ad. of or about a person or group
that is secret; opposite public |
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v. to join a man and woman
together as husband and wife; to become husband
and wife (usually in a religious or civil
ceremony) |
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v. to end (a dispute); to agree
about (a problem) |
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v. to make sick with something
that causes disease |
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rice |
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prep. along or by the side of;
together |
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n. an opening for entering or
leaving a building or room |
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n. a food grain |
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ad. many times |
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program |
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n. a plan of action; the different
events or parts of a meeting or show |
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n. the general condition of the
body and mind; the condition of being free from
sickness or disease |
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v. to come to be |
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n. a white substance found in sea
water and in the ground, used to affect the taste
of food |
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public |
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v. to separate into two or more
parts; to divide or break into parts |
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n. the best; the winner |
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v. to say something or to do
something that makes another person angry or
dishonored |
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ad. of or about all the people in
a community or country; opposite private |
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equal |
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ad. added to; too |
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n. any substance that is not solid
or liquid; any substance that burns to provide
heat, light or power |
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ad. the same in amount, size,
weight or value; having the same rights |
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n. an electronic machine for
storing and organizing information, and for
communicating with others |
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water |
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n. a creature that lives and can
breathe in water |
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n. the liquid that falls from the
sky as rain or is found in lakes, rivers and
oceans |
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n. what a person legally and
morally should be able to do or have |
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n. something round |
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surround |
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ad. not the same |
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v. to form a circle around; to be
in positions all around someone or something |
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ad. short; not long |
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prep. for the reason that |
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good |
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n. a device or system for sending
sounds, especially the voice, over distances |
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ad. from higher to lower; in a low
place |
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ad. away from the inside; opposite
of in |
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ad. pleasing; helpful |
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reason |
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n. the cause for a belief or act;
purpose |
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ad. smooth; having no high
places |
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n. the written record or
description of past events; the study of the
past |
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n. a device that uses radio
signals to learn the position or speed of objects
that may be too far away to be seen |
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boat |
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v. to hit again and again |
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n. an organization that keeps and
lends money |
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n. something built to travel on
water that carries people or goods |
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ad. without delay; very near in
time or place |
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root |
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v. to give form to |
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n. the part of a plant that is
under the ground and takes nutrients from the
soil |
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n. a thin piece of tissue that
sends information through the body to and from the
brain |
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n. the liquid that falls from the
sky as rain or is found in lakes, rivers and
oceans |
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best |
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v. to desire; to wish for |
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v. to break into pieces; to end
the existence of |
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prep. from a time in the past
until now |
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ad. the most good |
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protein |
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n. substances responsible for the
growth of tissue and for fixing damaged
tissue |
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n. a talk given to a group of
people |
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ad. at that time; existing |
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n. something known only to a few
and kept from general knowledge |
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move |
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n. forces, groups or nations
joined together |
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n. the movement of people,
vehicles or ships along a street, road or
waterway |
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v. to change position; to put or
keep in motion |
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v. to make a sudden attack |
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bring |
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v. to come with something |
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v. having the power to do
something |
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pref. not (dishonest,
disobey) |
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n. the general condition of the
body and mind; the condition of being free from
sickness or disease |
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temperature |
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n. a substance found in nature
that is not an animal or a plant, such as coal or
salt |
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n. any instrument or device
designed to help one do work |
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ad. lost; not found |
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n. the measurement of heat and
cold |
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transportation |
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v. to direct and observe the work
of others |
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n. the act or business of moving
goods or people |
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n. something round |
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ad. separated from others |
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laser |
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n. an instrument that makes a
thin, powerful light |
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n. the group that includes
children and their parents |
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ad. like something else but not
exactly the same |
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ad. the most important or
largest |
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climate |
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v. to make less or smaller in
number, size or amount; to cut |
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ad. of or about the energy
produced by splitting atoms or bringing them
together; of or about weapons that explode by
using energy from atoms |
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v. to join a man and woman
together as husband and wife; to become husband
and wife (usually in a religious or civil
ceremony) |
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n. the normal weather conditions
of a place |
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push |
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ad. having a small distance
between two opposite surfaces; not fat |
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v. to make less in size or
amount |
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v. to use force to move something
away from the person or thing using the force;
opposite pull |
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ad. great in size, importance or
amount |
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gray |
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ad. having the color like that
made by mixing black and white |
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v. to keep or put away for future
use |
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n. a very small town |
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n. the making of sounds by singing
or using a musical instrument |
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without |
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v. to cause injury or
destruction |
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n. a number of people or things
together; a gathering of people working for a
common purpose |
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prep. with no; not having or
using |
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n. a form of energy that flows
through wires to provide heat and light, and power
to machines |
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loyal |
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n. a small animal that often lives
with humans |
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v. to make better; to become
better |
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n. a device that receives
electronic signals and makes them into pictures
and sounds; the system of sending pictures and
sounds by electronic signals over a distance so
others can see and hear them on a receiver |
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ad. showing strong friendship and
support for someone or something |
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river |
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v. to lose blood |
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n. a large amount of water that
flows across land into another river, a lake or an
ocean |
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ad. at any time |
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n. the time between when the sun
goes down and when it rises, when there is little
or no light |
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must |
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v. a word used with an action word
to mean necessary |
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ad. not short; measuring from
beginning to end |
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ad. not gentle; causing much pain,
sadness or damage |
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v. to control or to restrict
freedoms by force |
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apologize |
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n. that which something is known
to have or be; amount of value or excellence |
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v. to express regret for a mistake
or accident for which one accepts
responsibility |
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n. any game or activity of
competition involving physical effort or
skill |
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v. to discover or learn something
by searching or by accident; to decide a court
case |
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prize |
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n. a movement; a continuing change
of position or place |
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n. something offered or won in a
competition; something of value that one must work
hard for to get |
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v. to say; to make a
statement |
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n. a government lawmaking
group |
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tie |
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v. to join or hold together with
some material |
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v. to stretch out in area or
length; to continue for a longer time |
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v. to make good or right
again |
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ad. not able to see |
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