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Altitude
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height; The Rocky Mountains are lower in altitude than the Himalayas.
Advise
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give advice, tell; I advise you to work hard for your 11+
Allocate
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share out, distribute; Dad allocated our Eid money according to age
Anthology
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collection (of poems); the library contains an anthology of American short stories.
Beware
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be careful, wary; beware of talking to strangers, they could harm you.
Bilingual
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speaks 2 languages; I can speak Urdu and English so I am bilingual
Bowler
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type of hat; cricketer who throws ball; the bowler hit the wicket with the ball
Brood
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kids, offspring; The brood of chickens hatched today.
Bushel
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heap, eg, bushel of wheat; The farmer was required to bring in a bushel of apples to the fair.
Cannon
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big gun; They shot a ball out of the cannon.
Carnation
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a flower; The pink carnation is her favorite flower.
Casual
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relaxed, laid-back; The interview took place around the kitchen table and was very casual.
Cautious
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careful; Please be cautious when you are playing outside
Chapel
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small church; The chapel was located next to the bubbling brook
Clerk
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office worker; The clerk at the store was very helpful.
Commerce
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business; He works in commerce.
Compel
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force; I feel compelled to write to thank you.
Compose
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create; Ryan worked all day to compose a new song
Composer
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musician writer; Mozart was a famous composer of music
Concrete
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solid; 1. We played basketball on the concrete; 2. The lawyer had concrete evidence.
Confirm
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check; Please confirm your arrival time.
Constable
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police officer; The constable kept the crowd in order.
Construct
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build; The tunnel was constructed in 1996.
Contrast
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compare the difference; The contrast between the two brothers was easy to see.
Contribute
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donate, pay; Many local businesses offered to contribute to the school rebuilding fund.
Cosmetics
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make-up;
Cruiser
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big ship; They went for a day trip on the English Channel in their cruiser
Cue
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signal, hint; long snooker stick; I took her tired face as my cue to leave.
Current
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up to date, present (not past); 1. Is this your current address?; 2. Watch out for the current in the river.
Dashboard
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front of car (inside –shows time, petrol); The speedometer is on the dashboard.
Defies
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disobeys; Buildings leaned crazily, defying the law of gravity.
Define
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describe, make clear, explain; Manual work is broadly defined as work that you do with your hands.
Defuse
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calm, soothe, cool down a difficult situation; The teacher tried to defuse the student's argument.
Devise
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plan, invent, develop; He had to devise a plan for escape.
Dialogue
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discussion; The two candidates had a heated dialogue.
Editorial
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viewpoint of newspaper boss; He wrote a letter to the editor disagreeing with the editorial
Emphasise
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highlight, stress, underline; The teachers emphasise the importance of accuracy.
Enclose
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include; They wanted to enclose their land with a fence.
Encounter
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meeting; We encounter so many problems in our experiment.
Envy
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jealousy; I am green with envy over his expensive watch.
Errand
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task, chore, mission; Omar went to the shop on an errand for mum.
Estate
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property, land; He grew up on an estate.
Evaporate
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vanish, liquid  gas; The heat will evaporate the water.
Evident
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obvious; The motive for the crime was evident.
Excess
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extra; There is an excess of milk.
Exclaim
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shout, yell; The child will exclaim with happiness when she opens the present.
Exhilarating
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exciting; an exhilarating walk on the cliffs
Fertile
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grows well, lush; The land around the river was very fertile.
Flannel
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small face towel; Every morning I wash my face with my flannel
Foreign
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from a different country; I live in a foreign country.
Foundation
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base; 1. How long will it take to finish digging the foundations?; 2. The first two years of study provide a solid foundation in computing.
Frequent
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happens a lot, common, regular; I make frequent trips to my grandma's
Funnel
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cone with pipe; I need a funnel to put this liquid into another jar.
Gallery
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hallway, balcony;
Glimpse
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quick look, glance;
Grievance
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complaint, moan, unfairness;
Gulf
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harbour, bay;
Gurgle
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babble (baby talk), tap running;
Impertinent
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rude, cheeky, disrespectful;
Inpatient
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patient at hospital for the day;
Inspire
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encourage, motivate;
Introvert
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shy, timid, quiet;
Itemise
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list, eg., shopping list;
Labour
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hard work, toil, employment;
Latitude
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position on globe (Earth);
Laundrette
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shop washes clothes;
Loan
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lend money off someone; she went to the bank for a loan
Lyrics
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words for a song; she wanted to get hold of the lyrics
Mackerel
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fish;
Magistrate
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judge;
Meanness
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nastiness;
Mechanic
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fixes car;
Memorandum
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note, message;
Miser
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someone who doesn’t like to spend money;
Monument
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statue, memorial;
Nectar
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sweet liquid in flowers for bees;
Neglect
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abandon, ignore, neglect;
Oath
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promise;
Objector
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grumbler;
Oblige
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help, please;
Observation
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watching, inspection;
Observe
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to see, spot, witness, perceive;
Orator
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speaker, narrator;
Outrageous
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disgraceful, shameful;
Persuasion
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encouragement, influence;
Pore
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tiny hole (in skin/leaves);
Possess
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have;
Practice
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repetition, preparation;
Prance
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dance, mess around, frolic;
Previously
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before, earlier;
Progress
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improvement;
Promote
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help, encourage;
Prompt
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on time, punctual;
Purchase
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buy, acquire;
Purpose
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reason, use;
Rapid
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quick, fast;
Receive
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obtain, accept;
Reduce
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decrease. Lessen;
Redundant
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someone who loses their job;
Refuge
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shelter, protection, sanctuary;
Relief
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help, aid, support;
Reluctant
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unwilling, doesn’t want to do it;
Represent
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stand for, signify;
Reprieve
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pardon, excuse, let off;
Revise
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study;
Rogue
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bad man, scoundrel, rascal;
Scarce
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rare, very little, meagre;
Schooner
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boat;
Serviette
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napkin;
Skimmed
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speed-read, scanned, browsed;
Slavery
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captive, unpaid servant;
Sober
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serious, not drunk;
Soles
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bottom of your feet;
Substance
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material;
Substitute
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replacement, swap, exchange;
Successor
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heir, inheritor, descendant;
Sue
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charge, prosecute;
Summons
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order, command;
Surpass
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better, beat, exceed, outdo;
Swivel
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spin, rotate;
Symbolise
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suggest, represent;
Sympathise
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feel sorry for, empathise, pity;
Tantalise
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tease, torment, provoke;
Tempt
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make your mouth water, lure, attract;
Thoughtless
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selfish, uncaring, inconsiderate;
Tigress
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female tiger;
Trance
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dream, daze;
Trough
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wooden box holds water for horses;
Uneventful
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boring, monotonous;
Vein
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blood flows through this;
Visor
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plastic screen;
Vivacious
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lively, bubbly, cheerful;
Vixen
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female fox;
Whirr
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buzz, hum;
Wield
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wave around, brandish;
Yews
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type of tree;

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