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azure (azhur)
noun,verb,adjective
1. A light shade of blue.
2. the blue color of a cloudless sky.
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Her eyes are a light shade of
azure. | |
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butcher (buchur)
noun,verb
1. A person
whose job is to prepare meat to be sold.
2. To
kill an animal for food.
3. A person who cuts
up or sells meat.
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The butcher cut the beef into slices.
We bought our hot
dogs at the butcher shop.
Mother buys her meat from the
butcher down the
street. | |
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contest (kontEHst)
noun,verb a competition with a prize awarded
| Synonyms: |
struggle, contend, rival, fight, meet,
competition, tournament, duel, rivalry, traverse |
| Antonyms: |
accept, approve,
support |
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Kyle won a trophy for winning the spelling
contest. | |
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creature (kreechur)
noun Any living living person or animal.
| Synonyms: |
spaniel, being, brute, animal, beast, man,
person |
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The larger animal chased the small creature.
That was
the scariest creature I've ever
seen! | |
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dangling (daNGguhlihNG)
adjective,noun,verb
1. The act of suspending something (hanging it
from above so it moves freely).
2. Hang freely.
3. to hang loosely with swaying motion
4. Hanging something so it will move freely.
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Her legs were dangling from the swing.
The spider was
dangling from its web, trying to catch the fly.
The clothes
were dangling from the clothes
line. | |
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defective (dihfEHktihv)
adjective
1. Having a
defect.
2. Not working
properly.
3. Having a flaw or
error or problem; something that does not work.
4. having an imperfection that causes it to be
less desirable
5. Not perfect, faulty,
incomplete.
6. faulty, imperfect in form or
function
| Synonyms: |
amiss, imperfect, incomplete, inadequate,
faulty, sick, flawed |
| Antonyms: |
defectless, perfect, sufficient, intact,
correct, adequate, complete |
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If the appliance turns out to be defective, you should
return it to the vendor.
Stanley felt his shovel was
defective because he could'nt use it to dig any dirt.
The
broken shovel was
defective. | |
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desert (dEHzurt)
noun,verb,adjective
1. A place that is very dry and hot. You may
find a cactus plant growing here!
2. A hot,
arid and sandy place.
3. a land area having
very little or no moisture or vegatation.
| Synonyms: |
abandon, forsake, give up |
| Antonyms: |
remain, stay, enclosure,
field |
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Desert lands have extremely dry temperatures and sparse
vegetation.
You will find that your car may overheat while
driving through the desert.
Plants and animals that live in
the desert have strategies for
survival. | |
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disclosure (dihsklohzhur)
noun
1. The speech act
of making something evident.
2. The process of
revealing or uncovering.
3. The act of
uncovering or making something known.
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Our president is concerned about the disclosure of some
vital information. | |
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entrance (EHntruhns)
noun,verb
1. A
movement into or inward.
2. The
act of entering.
3. The way into
a place.
4. A doorway; a place for entering.
| Synonyms: |
admission, appearance, entrance, ingress,
portal, entry, door, approach, way, doorway, arrival |
| Antonyms: |
exit, departure, egression,
exiting |
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The entrance to the building was closed.
There was only
one entrance and one exit at the
park. | |
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feature (feechur)
noun,verb
1. The
characteristics parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth
and chin.
2. the characteristics
of a person's face or body
3. Parts of an
animal's or person's body
| Synonyms: |
mark, quality, trait, character,
characteristic, countenance, map,
attribute |
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A distinguishing feature of a giraffe is its unusually
long nect.
The most distinct feature on his face was his
nose. | |
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fracture (frakchur)
noun,verb
1. This is
another word for break. It is very painful to break a bone.
2. broken bone
3. Breaking of hard tissue such as
bone.
| Synonyms: |
split, separation, break, rapture,
crack |
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Bill suffered a facial fracture that left one of his eyes
shut.
He has a bruised kneecap but no
fracture. | |
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future (fyoochur)
noun,adjective
1. The
time yet to come.
2. Not the past.
Not the present, but the _______.
3. a time
that is to come
| Synonyms: |
approaching, later, eventual, prospective,
impending, coming, forthcoming |
| Antonyms: |
past, previous, gone,
bygone |
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High school is where you make big decisions about your
future.
I concentrate on the present and contemplate the
future. | |
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gesture (jEHschur)
noun,verb
1. Motion of
hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or
feeling.
2. Show, express or
direct through movement.
3. Movement of a body part or a combination of
body parts, with emphasis on its expressive charateristics,
including movements not supporting weight.
| Synonyms: |
movement, sign, motion,
signal |
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Amy waved hello by making a gesture with her
hand. | |
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gyroscope (jiiruhskohp)
noun
1. Rotating
mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that
offers resistance to turns in any direction.
2. a device that spins on its axis
3. any solid object rotating about a fixed
axis
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My little brother loves to watch his gyroscope
spin. | |
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lecture (lEHkchur)
noun,verb
1. A long
talk that one person gives to an audience.
2. speech given to teach a lesson
3. a long talk or speech.
| Synonyms: |
speech, talk, address |
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Our teacher gave us a lecture about being on
time. | |
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legislature (lEHjuhslaychur)
noun
1. the lawmaking
part of a government usually having a Senate and House of
Representatives
2. A law making branch of a
colony, a state government, or the national government
3. Group of people that make laws.
4. group of persons that has the duty and
power of making laws for a state or country
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The legislature is deciding on the budget for education
next year.
The United States legislature is located in
Washington, D.C.
The lawmaking branch of a colony is called
the legislature. | |
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malfunctioning
(malfuhNGkshuhnihNG)
1. Fail to function or function
improperly.
2. Not performing or
able to perform its regular function.
3. fail to function in the normal way, or stop
working altogether.
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The computer was malfunctioning, and I couldn't type up my
homework.
My malfunctioning automobile drives me
crazy.
When a computer will not power-up, it is either
unplugged, the motherboard is malfunctioning, or the power
supply is damaged. | |
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measure (mEHzhur)
noun,verb
1. to
compare objects and events quantitatively or numerically; find
quantity;
2. A unit or system of measurement.
3. To find out the size, weight, and capacity
of something.
| Synonyms: |
extent, calculate, quota, magnitude, figure,
size, allotment, compute |
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We had to measure our window before we bought
mini-blinds. | |
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meteor (meeteeur)
noun
1. A streak of
light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the
earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or
vaporize or explode.
2. Rock or
metal entering the atmosphere from space.
3. An asteroid that enters the Earth's
atmosphere.
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Total destruction of the planet is predicted if a meteor
hits the earth.
Joe saw a meteor streak across the night
sky.
Last August I saw a meteor shower near Perseus, it
could have been a
Perseids. | |
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miniature (mihneeuhchur)
noun,adjective
1. Being on a very small scale.
2. Something that is made to look like
something else, but that is much smaller.
3. A
very small copy of something
4. tiny version
of a larger thing
5. Smaller than the orginal
or first thing.
| Synonyms: |
tiny, minute, little, small |
| Antonyms: |
big, large |
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Jason and Daniel play miniature golf every
month. | |
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mixture (mihkschur)
noun
1. A substance
that combines two or more different types of matter, such as air.
The types of matter in this substance can be separated.
2. Any foodstuff made by combining different
ingredients.
3. made up of
different things put together
4. 2 or more
things combined together
| Synonyms: |
compound, mix, blend,
combination |
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The sunrise was an awesome mixture of yellow and
gold.
Two or more materials put together is called a
mixture. | |
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moisture (moischur)
noun
1. Water vapor
content that is in the air.
2. Wetness caused
by water.
3. very small drops of
water in the air or on something; dampness
| Synonyms: |
liquid, wetness, dampness |
| Antonym: |
dryness |
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The moisture from the shower fogged up the bathroom
mirror.
Moisture is wetness caused by
water. | |
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nature (naychur)
noun
1. The natural
physical world including plants and animals and landscapes
etc.
2. everything in the world
that is not made by humans.
| Synonyms: |
universe, character, kidney, creation,
environment, outdoors, wilderness, disposition, essence |
| Antonyms: |
thing, object, being, subject,
man |
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In spring, Kansas is alive with the beauty of
nature. | |
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pasture (paschur)
noun,verb
1. A field
covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by
livestock.
2. Animal food for
browsing or grazing.
3. plants (as
grass) for feeding grazing animals
4. Fields
of grass that animals feed on.
| Synonyms: |
field, grassland, meadow,
clearing |
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He would let the animals graze in the pasture every
morning. | |
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pleasure (plEHzhur)
noun
1. Something or
someone that provides pleasure; a source of happiness.
2. An activity that affords
enjoyment.
3. A good feeling that
brings happiness or enjoyment.
| Synonyms: |
joy, enjoyment, happiness, fun, inclination,
mind, satisfaction, cheer, ecstasy, delight, diversion,
fruition, gladness, relish |
| Antonyms: |
displeasure, unhappiness, trouble, duty,
work, suffering, obligation |
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Dr. Seuss' fanciful stories have given children a lot of
pleasure.
Eating Dad's biscuits is such a
pleasure. | |
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polarity (pohlEHruhtee)
noun
1. Having an
indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative
electric charges).
2. In
batteries, positive and negative ends correctly connected together.
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Polarity refers to the uneven distribution of charge
between a water molecules
poles. | |
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pressure (prEHshur)
noun,verb
1. feeling
that a person should or shouldn't do something
2. The state of urgently demanding notice or
attention.
| Synonyms: |
force, weight, compression, power, strain,
strength |
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People under pressure sometimes do crazy
things.
Persistent peer pressure can weaken even the
strongest student. | |
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rancher (ranchur)
1. A person who owns
or operates a ranch.
2. a person
who helps with livestock and taking care of a ranch.
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The rancher will tend to the horses.
The rancher will
tend to the
horses. | |
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reversed (rihvurst)
1. Changed direction,
turned around: inside out or upside down, back to front, etc.
2. to do the opposite or turn around in other
direction
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The car reversed into the parking spot behind
it. | |
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robot (rohbot)
noun
1. A machine that
is controlled by a computer. This machine can do work for us.
2. a machine to do human jobs.
3. a machine somewhat resembling a man, that
can perform some human tasks.
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The light sensor tells the robot when to
stop. | |
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rotated (rohtaytihd)
1. Turn on or around
an axis or a center.
2. Cause to
turn on an axis or center.
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The tornado cloud rotated gaining energy and
momentum.
The ballerina rotated on one
leg. | |
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searcher (surchur)
one who looks carefully to find something
or someone
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The boy fruitlessly searcher all over for his little
brother. | |
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staggered (stagurd)
verb
1. Walk with
great difficulty; as in snow or mud.
2. Move slowly and unsteadily.
3. to move slowly and unsteadily.
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We staggered through the heavy
snowfall. | |
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stretcher (strEHchur)
noun A type of bed used to carry someone who
is hurt.
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The firemen used a stretcher to carry the injured woman
from the fire. | |
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tokens (tohkuhnz)
verb
1. A metal or
plastic disk that can be used (as a substitute for coins) in slot
machines.
2. pieces of metal
shaped like coins; used instead of money
3. Things that are a sign of something else,
symbols.
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Make sure you have plenty of tokens before you board the
bus.
I bought five tokens to ride the
subway. | |
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treasure (trEHzhur)
noun,verb
1. A number
of valuable things that are in one place. This may contain money,
jewels, gold, silver, and anything else worth a lot of money.
Pirates hide this very carefully!
2. Any
possession that is highly valued by its owner.
3. of great value; worth a great deal
| Synonyms: |
jewels, fortune, gold, riches, wealth,
gems |
| Antonyms: |
disregard, scorn |
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We found a map that showed where a treasure was
hidden.
The pirate tried to steal the treasure of the other
ship. | |
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