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theabilitytogointo(whensomebody Onlystudentshaveaccesstothe
orsomethingmustallowyoutoenter) universitylibrary.
noun togointosomethingwhenallowedto Thereisalargeamountofoilunderthe
access verb easy enter ice,butwecantaccessit.
correct(aboutinformation,not Thattestisnotanaccuratetestof
accurate adjective common opinions)ontarget intelligence.
Thebeststudentsknowthattoachieve
goodgrades,theyhavetostudyevery
achieve verb easy toaccomplishagoal day.
Janiceisn'tadoctoryet,butfromher
toget(especiallywhenyouwill studiesshe'sslowlyacquiringthe
acquire verb easy continuetogetmore) knowledgeandskillsshe'llneed
AverylightjacketwillbeadequateforLos
adequate adjective common goodenoughforwhatyouneed Angeles'swarmwinter.
tochangeormovealittleandmake ThecolorsonthisTVscreenarewrong.I'll
adjust verb common betterormoreaccurate adjustthem.
therunningofsomethingoran
organization(business,school,
government,etc)thepersonor Theuniversityadministrationcancelledall
peopleinchargeofrunningan schooleventsafterabadstormleftmost
administration noun medium organization buildingswithoutelectricity.
tochange,makedifferent,havean Whichlanguagewespeakaffectshowwe
affect verb easy effect thinkabouttheworld.
Magazinesheavilyalterthephotosof
alter verb hard tochange,toadjust celebritiestheypublish.
Themenuincludesalternativesfor
studentswhodon'teatmeat.
noun otherpossibilityoroption Manywordsintheseflashcardshave
alternative adjective medium different,otherthanthemainoption alternativedefinitions.
Theaccountantwastoobusywith
totrytounderstandsomethingbetter paperworktoanalyzethereportthatsaid
analyze verb common bycloselylookingatitsdetails thecompanyhadnomoney.
EveryoneinManchesterwasexcited
abouttheannualgamebetweenthecity's
annual adjective medium yearlyhappeningeveryyear twosoccerteams.
Afteronlyafewmonths,itwasapparent
thattheFrenchwouldnotwinthewar.
adjective clearlyseenorunderstood Theshark'sapparentsleepinessis
apparent adjective hard seeming(butnotdefinitelytrue) actuallybecauseofhowcoldthewateris.
Thesignattheparksaidclearly,"Donot
approachwildanimals!Theywillbite."
tocome/goclosertosomethingor ThenewCEOhadaverystrange
verb someone approachtomanagement,lettinghis
approach noun common awaytodosomething employeessleepwhenevertheywanted.

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Researchersworkinginmanydifferent
arangeofsubjectsorstudies,afield, area,frompsychologytophysics,willbe
area noun hard adiscipline abletousethenewtypeofplastic.
Thethreemostimportantaspectstothink
afeature,acharacteristic,aparticular aboutwhenlearningalanguageare
aspect noun hard partofsomething grammar,vocabulary,andpronunciation.
tolookcloselyatandfigureoutthe Beforebuyingahouse,youshouldalways
assess verb common valueortypeofsomething assessthebuildingcarefully.
Theboxwastoobigtocarry,soJohn
assist verb easy tohelporaid askedthestoremanagertoassisthim.
Ahmedassumedhisforgetfulprofessor
wouldn'tremembertheirmeeting,butthe
professorwasalreadywaitingforhimin
assume verb common tobelievewithoutproof heroffice.
asetwayofthinkingorasetfeeling Zachalwayshasapositiveattitudewhen
attitude noun medium aboutsomethingorsomeone hehastodealwithaproblematwork.
togiveaneventorpersoncreditfor Themuseumdirectorattributedthe
something,likeaworkofartora recentlydiscoveredpaintingtoVanGogh.
speech Allofhismovieshaveafewattributesin
verb aqualityorfeaturethatisan common:forexample,thereislittle
attribute noun medium importantpartofsomething conversationandalotofmusic.
controlorresponsibilityover OnlyCongresshastheauthoritytomake
authority noun medium something(people,area,laws,etc) andpasslawsforthecountry.
Theadvisorwasnotavailabletoomeetall
dayMonday,sothestudenthadtocome
available adjective easy abletobereached,used,orbought backonTuesday.
AsHelendroveawayformthegasstation,
shewasn'tawarethatherlightswereoff
aware adjective medium tohaveknowledgeof untilsheturnedontoadarkstreet.
Thepresidentflewaroundthecountry,
somethinggoodcomingfroman talkingaboutthebenefitsofthenew
benefit noun medium action,agreement,idea,plan,etc. healthcarelaw.
Beforewebeginclass,letmebriefly
brief adjective common short(abouttime,notlength) introducemyself.
Neartheageoftwelvemonths,children
capable adjective common abletodo arecapableofwalking.
Thehotelisfulltomaximumcapacity
therearenoemptyrooms.
Fewbirdshavethecapacitytorecognize
theamountorvolumesomethingcan themselveswhenlookinginamirrormost
noun hold actasthoughthereisasecondbird
capacity noun hard ability(especiallymental) behindtheglass.

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Newmedicinesfacemanychallenges
beforetheycanbeputinstores.
Inordertogettheattentionoffemales,
somethingdifficult malesofmanyanimalspecieswill
noun tosuggestafightorargument,to challengeeachotherindifferentways.
verb disagreeortrytofightsomebody Einstein'swritingschallengedmanyideas
challenge verb easy tosaysomethingisn'ttrue ofthetime.
Myprofessoronlygivesextratimetofinish
thesituation,factsorenvironment essaysunderspecialcircumstances.
circumstance noun easy aroundanevent Normallyit'snotallowed.
Theprofessorwasangryaboutthe
negativecommentsmadeabouthis
teachingstyle.
anobservation,note,orresponse Asmartpolitician,theprimeminister
noun tosayashortresponseoropinion refusedtocommentonthecriticismsof
comment verb easy aboutagiventopic hernewestbudgetplan.
Michikocommittedtoomanygrammar
todoorperform(somethingvery errorsinheressay,andthathurther
negative,likeacrime) score.
topromiseto,tomakeafinaland Beforeyoucommittoauniversity,besure
verb unchangeabledecision tospendsometimeoncampus.
verb (usually"becommittedto")togiveall I'mcompletelycommittedtoourbaseball
commit verb hard ofyourenergytosomething team'ssuccessI'ddoanythingtowin.
agroupofpeoplelivingorworking TheSpanishspeakingcommunitywithin
community noun medium together NewYorkCityincludesmillionsofpeople.
ThepayatIan'snewjobwaslow,butthe
tohelpcorrectaproblemwith freedomhisbossgavehimcompensated
compensate verb hard another,positivething forthat.
Thesciencebehindtheatomicbombused
inWorldWarIIwashighlycomplexatthe
withmanydifferentpartsanddifficult time,butitissimplecomparedtotoday's
complex adjective easy tounderstand,complicated nuclearscience.
Manyelectronicsaremadeofthousands
component noun hard apartofawhole ofsmallercomponentsandwires.
Youmustlearntoconcentratetobe
successfulonthetest.
verb tofocusattentiononsomething Theprotestsconcentratedinthecity
concentrate verb medium tocometogetherintoasmallerspace parks.
Someconceptswithinadvanced
mathematicsarehardtoshowinthereal
concept noun common anabstractidea world.

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Myresearchteamisaconductingastudy
onhowtheInternetischangingdating.
toorganizeandmanage(foranevent Wearecollectinginformationfromfive
conduct verb easy thattakecarefulplanningandcontrol) countries.
anargument,longbattle,ordifference TheconflictinSyriahasforcedmany
conflict noun medium ofopinions peopletoleavethecountry.
result,effect,whathappensbecause Ifyouhurtthepeoplearoundyou,there
consequence noun easy ofanevent willbeunwantedconsequences.
largeenoughorimportantenoughto Aconsiderablenumberofpopularsports
considerable adjective medium getspecialnotice wereinventedinonlythelast100years.
consist verb hard tobemadeof TheU.S.consistsoffiftystates.
notchangingandnotstopping Theriverflowsconstantlythroughtheyear
constant adjective common continuous andneverfreezes.
constitute verb hard tobethepiecesthatmakeawhole FiftystatesconstitutetheU.S.A.
Popularbeliefsaysthatapetfish'ssizeis
constrainedbythesizeofthetankit'sin,
constrain verb hard tolimittheactivityof,restrict butthisisactuallyfalse.
Thelandfloodedeveryyear,soitwas
construct verb easy tobuild unsafetoconstructbuildingsonit.
Nocountryconsumesmoreoilthanthe
U.S.A.
Yeast,whichisusedtomakebeer,
consume verb common toeat,touse consumessugarstocreatealcohol.
Anelectricalwireincontactwithapoolof
touching watercanbeextremelydangerous.
havingpossibleornormal Liamisstillincontactwithmanyofhis
communication highschoolteachers,surprisingly.
noun communicating(asbyemailorphone Thewomanatthehelpdesktoldmeto
noun especially)togiveorgetspecific contactthestudentaffairsofficeifIwant
contact verb easy information tochangerooms.
Whenyouhavedifficultyunderstandinga
newword,lookatthecontext.The
theinformationorsituationaroundan sentencearoundthewordmighttellthe
context noun common idea,event,orsomethingthatissaid meaning.
Thezebra'sblackandwhitestripes
contrastclearlywiththeyellowgrass
aroundit.
tobeclearlydifferentfrom BycontrastingthevocabularyofFrench
verb tolookspecificallyatthedifferences andSpanish,wecanseetheirdifferent
contrast verb common betweentwothings histories.
Overthepastthreeyears,myparents
havenotcontributedtomyuniversity
togivesomething(oftenmoney),to tuition.
helpreachagoal IsmokedalotwhenIwasyounger,and
verb toaddtothecauseofsomething that'scontributedtomyhealthproblems
contribute verb medium bigger today.

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toworkwithorcommunicatewiththe Achefatabigrestaurantwillspendhis
differentpeople,groups,orpieces timecoordinatingalltheworkingsofthe
coordinate verb hard involvedinalargeproduct kitchen,notcooking.
Althoughwehavemadeimprovementsin
brainscience,manyofthecoreproblems
adjective central,offundamentalimportance remain.
core noun hard thecenterofsomething Theearth'scoreismadeofliquidrock.
Thisnewpaintfortheroomdoesnot
correspondtotheoldpaint.
Mymotherandfathercorrespondedfor
verb tobeaclosematch almosttwoyearsbeforemeetingin
correspond verb medium tosendlettersbackandforth person.
AgoodTOEFLessayincludesafew
themeasuresbywhichyoujudgeor criteria,includinggoodstructure,clear
criteria noun hard decidesomething ideas,andnaturalvocabulary.
thewayagroupofpeoplelivingin
oneareanormallyacts,includingarts, Whenlivinginanothercountry,itcanbe
noun style,food,andhowpeopletalkto verydifficulttobecomecomfortableinthe
culture noun easy andactwitheachother newculture.
Wecollectdataontheoceans'
data noun common information,facts temperatureseveryyear.
toargue,usuallyinaformal,polite WatchingthepresidentialdebatesonTV
debate verb medium way didnothelpmedecidewhotovotefor.
topolitelysaynotoaninvitationor IdeclineddinnerbecauseIhadplansto
offer eatwithmyfamilyinstead.
tobecomeless,fewer,orsmaller Fortenyears,thenumberoffishinthe
verb (usuallyofsomethinggood) riverhasdeclined.
verb aslowcontinuouslossofvalue, ManypeoplesaythatAmericaisin
decline noun medium power,orstrength decline.
Byanalyzingthebones,wecandeduce
tocometoaconclusionthroughlogic whentheanimallivedand,maybe,howit
deduce verb hard andevidence,tofigureout died.
toshowanexampleof,toprovewith Ateightyearsold,Mozartdemonstrated
demonstrate verb common evidence hismusicalabilityinLondon.
togetorcreatefrom Allplasticsarederivedfromoil.
(usually"bederivedfrom")tocome ManyEuropeanlanguagesarederivedat
derive verb hard from,originatefrom leastpartlyfromLatin.
evenwith(whenaneventis
despite preposition common surprisingbecauseofsomedifficulty) Weenjoyedourvacationdespitetherain.
separate,notthesamethingandwith Yourleftarmandrightarmarecontrolled
discrete adjective hard nopartsincommon bytwodiscreteareasofthebrain.
Thereareatleastfivedistincttypesof
distinct adjective medium clearlydifferentfrom turtlelivingontheisland.
Theteacherdistributedteststotheclass,
andthestudentswerehappytoseethey
distribute verb medium togiveoutsomething didwell.

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Thestudentpopulationisincredibly
diverseatSouthStateUniversity,with
diverse adjective hard havingmanydifferenttypes studentsfrom30differentcountries.
TheelementofhisspeechthatIdidn'tlike
apartofsomething,usuallypartofan wasattheend,whenhetalkedabout
element noun medium idea religion.
Afterawinterspentsleeping,thebear
emerge verb hard tocomeoutof emergesfromitscave.
Mostmodernartemphasizescreativity
emphasize verb common toplaceextraimportanceononepart andemotion,notskill.
Theclassesincollegewillenableyouto
enable verb medium tomakesomethingpossible findagoodjob.
Althoughsmokingisnotallowedonschool
campus,thebanisn'tenforced,andmany
enforce verb hard tomakepeoplefollow(aruleorlaw) studentssmokefreely.
Themaleanglerfishwillattach
permanentlytothefemale,andintime,
entity noun hard athingthatexistsoractsasoneunit thetwofishwillbecomeasingleentity.
Rashimusedacharttofindthathis6.7
GPAinhishomecountrywasequivalent
equivalent adjective medium equal toa3.2GPAintheUnitedStates.
tobuild,tocreate(ofasystem,
organization,orideanotareal, TheU.S.governmentwasestablishedin
establish verb common physicalthing) thelate1700s.
todetermineroughlythevalueor
numberofsomething,toguessa Becarefultonotforgetanycostsforthe
estimate verb medium numberusingsomeinformation yearwhenyouestimateyourbudget.
Studentsareevaluatedbytheirgradeson
toformanideaofthetheamount, tests,homework,essays,andinclass
evaluate verb easy numberorvalueofsomething interaction.
Dogs'feelingareusuallyevidentintheir
evident adjective easy clearlyseenorunderstood,obvious actions.
tonotinclude,tonotputinalistor Ieatalmostanything,excludingspicy
exclude verb hard group foods.Ihatehotpepper.
Blowingairintoaballoonwillcauseitto
tomakelargertogivemoredetailon expand,butifyoublowtoomuchair,itwill
expand verb easy asubject explode!
toshoworrevealsomethingthatwas Thepolitician'scrimeswereexposedand
expose verb medium hidden hewasforcedtoleavehisposition.
outside(especiallyofabodyor Uncontrollable,externaleventscancause
external adjective hard system) evenaverycarefulcompanytofail.

Classicalmusic,unlikemanytypesof
music,willgenerallyfacilitatelearningand
facilitate verb hard tomakeeasyoreasier improvememory.

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Twoofthelargestfactorsaffecting
afactthatinfluencesorchangesa children'shealthygrowtharefoodand
factor noun hard result relationshipswithparents.
Thesoundmadeby"r"isoneofthemost
difficultfeaturesofspokenEnglish.
Theuniversity'snewstudenthousing
noun animportantcharacteristic,aproperty featureslargerroomsthantheoldbuilding
feature verb common toincludeasanimportantpiece did.
Icouldnotfocusonmyhomeworkinthe
librarybecausesomeonewasplaying
tolookat,thinkabout,orgive musicveryloudly.
attentionto ThefocusofJustin'sessaywasnotclear
verb thecenterofattentionthemost totheprofessor,sohereceivedalow
focus noun easy importantpart grade.
Ellen'sbusinessplanmayhavefailed,but
astructureforabuilding,system,or itformedtheframeworkforhernext,
framework noun hard idea successfulplan.
Idroppedmyphoneintoaswimmingpool,
toworktodowhatsomethingshould but,amazingly,itstillfunctions.
verb do Thehaironthehumanheadhasnoclear
function noun common whatsomethingdoes,itspurpose function.
Alivebelievesthatwomenare
fundamentallydifferentfrommen.
Thefundamentalbeliefsofmostreligions
fundamental adjective common basic,centralextremelyimportant arepeaceful.
Kenyahasbeautifulweatherand,
furthermore,doesnothavelongnightsin
furthermore adverb common also,inaddition,what'smore thewinter.
tocreate,toproduce(especially
generate verb hard energy) Movementgeneratesheat.

Thegovernmenthasrecentlygrantedus
accesstoinformationthatwassecret
before.
toagreetogive(somethingthatwas Idisagreethatsnakesmakegoodpets,
verb askedfor) butI'llgrantthatthey'reeasytotakecare
grant verb hard toadmit,tosaysomethingistrue of.
Theevidenceisfalsehence,the
hence adverb common therefore,so,asaresult conclusionisalsofalse.
anideawhichexplainssomethingbut ThehypothesisthattheEarthisgrowing
hypothesis noun common isunproven wasshowntobefalse.
toname,toshoworfigureoutwhat Scientistshavenotbeenabletoidentify
identify verb common somethingis thelanguagewrittenontherocks.
Peterillustratedhispointbytellingashort
illustrate verb common toexplainwithanexample story.

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Theendofthewarhadalargeimpacton
economicgrowth.
Myfather'sadvicehugelyimpactedmy
universitydecision.
noun aneffectthatchangesasituation Theimpactofacarcrashcansenda
verb toaffectstrongly driverwhodoesn'twearaseatbelt
impact noun hard theforceofbeinghithard throughthewindow.
tocommunicatewithoutsaying Thepresidentimpliedthathewouldnot
specifically,tohintatanideatolead supportthenewlawagainstselling
imply verb easy toaclearconclusion tobacco,buthedidn'tsayitclearly.
Thewayyouspeakandactindicatesyour
indicate verb common tobeasignof,toshow emotions.
Joanwassurprisedthatthetenbooksshe
orderedfromtheInternetcametogether,
individual adjective easy singleorseparatedonlyoneof butinindividualboxes.
Myinitialplanwastostudyuntilmidnight
andwakeuplate,butthenIfellasleep
initial adjective medium atthebeginning early.
TwoanimalsinAustralia(platypusesand
echidnas)aretheonlyinstancesof
instance noun common anexample,acase animalswithhairthatlayeggs.
InJanuary,wewillinstituteaplantomake
caraccidentslessfrequent.
tostart(aruleorsystem) TheNationalCancerInstitutewascreated
verb agroupororganizationthatstudiesor tolearnmoreabout,andhopefullycure,
institute noun hard worksforsomethingspecific themanytypesofcancer.
Itisdifficultorevenimpossibleto
smoothlyintegrateasmall,foreignculture
integrate verb hard tobecomeapartof intothemaincultureofacountry.
TheUSgovernmenthashadlotsof
foundorhappeninginside(abody, problemseversinceinternalmessages
internal adjective medium organization,etc) werepublishedonnewswebsites.
Thestudentscouldnotinterpretthe
tofigureoutorexplainthemeaningof extremelyoldbookbecausethepages
interpret verb medium something werehardtoread.
tospendmoney,energy,ortimeon
somethinghopingforgoodresults
later Ifyouwanttolearnanotherlanguage,you
tospendmoneyinthehopesof willhavetoinvestalotofyourfreetime.
makingmoremoney,usuallyin Jamieinvestedinaneducationcompany
property,financialshares,orsome thathethoughtwouldsucceedandmake
invest verb medium otheractivity himrich.
Doctorsareinvestigatinganewly
totrytofindanswerstoquestions discoveredplantthatmighthelptofight
investigate verb common aboutsomething,toresearch cancer.

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Thestudyofarchitectureinvolvesbothart
involve verb common toinclude,tohaveasapart andscience.
Inordertodefinewhatjazzmusicis,we
needtolookatafewdifferentissues.
Monarchies(governmentswithkingsor
noun atopicorsituationtotalkabout queens)oftenhaveseveralcommon
issue noun common aproblem issues.
togiveagoodreasonforanactionor AlthoughMilosexplainedforalongtime,
situation(especiallyonethatseems hecouldnotjustifyborrowinghisbrother's
justify verb hard bad) carwithoutasking.
anameorphrasegiventoagroupof Themeaningofthelabel"punk"has
thingstoidentifythem(often changedgreatlyinthelast30years.
noun negative) Childrenareoftenunkindandlabelothers
label verb easy togivealabeltosomething wholookdifferentasoutsiders.
Juanwassurprisedathowmuchlabor
labor noun medium workeffort wasneededtofinishhisprojectontime.
Layersofpaintonthesteelbridgewill
somethingthatcoverssomethingelse protectitfromrust.
noun toputsomethingontopofsomething Sebastianlayeredthesandwichwithall
layer verb medium else myfavoritemeatsandcheeses.
alongspeechaboutonetopic
noun (especiallyinaclassroom) ProfessorJackson'slecturesaretoolong
lecture verb common togivealongspeechaboutatopic Ialwaysfallasleep.
Thenewsstorylinkedthepresident's
tocreateaconnectionbetweentwoor successwiththeimprovedeconomy.
verb morethings Whatisthelinkbetweensuccessinlife
link noun medium aconnectionbetweentwothings andineducation?
Chinahasmaintainedafriendshipwiththe
U.S.,althoughthetwocountriesoften
havedifferentneedsandideas.
tocontinue Theseroadsaresobadlymaintainedthat
tokeepalive,tokeepingoodstateor they'redifficulttodriveon.
verb condition Untilhisdeath,ChristopherColumbus
verb tocontinuetosayalthoughpeople maintainedthathehadsailedtoAsia,not
maintain verb easy disagree America.
Theexamscoreisamajorpartofthefinal
major adjective easy veryimportant,orlargeinsize classgrade.
Inordertomaximizethenumberofpeople
tomakeasbigaspossibletouseor thatcanfitontheplane,theairlinetook
maximize verb easy doascompletelyaspossible outtherestrooms.
Manymentalproblemsarestillnotwell
understood.Weoftendon'tknowwhat
causesthemnorhowtostopthemfrom
mental adjective easy ofthemind happening.
TheSpanishmethodofmakingchocolate
method noun common howtodosomething,aprocess createdacompletelynewdrink.

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Theoldactresswassadshehadonlya
minor adjective easy notveryimportantsmallinsize minorroleinthenewmovie.
tomakesmallchangesoraddtoin Thefirstbicycleswereslowanddifficultto
modify verb common ordertomakebetter use,buttheyweremodifiedovertime.
Wehavebeencarefullymonitoringthe
towatchthequalityorprogressof amountofsaltinouroceansforthelast50
somethingovertime years.
verb somethingorsomebodywhich Heartratemonitorscanbeusedforboth
monitor noun hard monitors medicineandexercise.
Studyinglateintothenightmighthelpyou
learnmore,butsleepinglessnegatesthe
negate verb hard tomakenottrueornoteffective positiveeffects.
asystemofconnectedpieces Thetyphoondestroyedthenetworkof
(especiallyfortransportationor roads,whichhasmadeithardtobring
network noun medium communication) suppliesandfirstaidtothetown.
Thedecisionwasdangerous.
nevertheless adverb common however,regardless Nevertheless,HitlerattackedRussia.
Ithinktheprofessor'snotionoffunwas
notion noun medium abeliefanidea differentfromthestudents'notionoffun.
TheobjectiveoftheTOEFListomeasure
yourtotalEnglishability.
agoal Wecanobjectivelymeasurehowspicya
noun basedinfact,notanopinion,notfrom pepperis,buthowwefeelaboutthat
objective adjective hard personalbeliefsorideas spicinessisnotobjective.
Afterlotsoflooking,Jorgeobtainedajob
obtain verb medium togetorsecuresomething andapartmentinNewYorkCity.
Theresultsoftheelectionweresoclear
thattheloseradmitteddefeatbefore
obvious adjective easy easilyunderstoodorseen votingwasfinished.
Thedentist'sofficeoccupiedtheentire
occupy verb easy tobeinoronaspace,tofillaspace fourthfloorofthebuilding.
ThesinkingoftheTitanicoccurredon
occur verb easy tohappen April14,1912.
(usually"tobeoriented")tomoveinto
apositioninlinewithsomespecific Thestatuesappeartobeorientedtoward
point thesunrise.
verb (usually"toorientyourself")toexplore Ittookafewweekstoorientmyselfinthe
orient verb hard andbecomecomfortablewith newjob,butIfeelcomfortablenow.
Somewordsmightbenewanddifficult,
buttheoverallmeaningofthesentenceis
clear.
lookingatorincludingallpiecesor Overall,Americanseatalotofbeef,
adjective factors especiallycomparedtopeopleinother
overall adverb common ingeneral,forthemostpart countries.
tojoinortakepartin(aconversation, Theteacherwassurprisedwhenevery
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Ifhuntersareskilled,theanimalswillnot
perceive verb hard tobeawareof,tosenseorfeel perceivetheirpresence.
Computertechnologychangedalotinthe
periodbetweenthe1980sandtheyear
period noun easy arangeoramountoftime 2000.
Youngchildren'sdrawingsdonothave
clearlydefinedperspectiveyoumaysee
threewallsofanoutsideofabuilding,for
example.
howyouseesomethingfroma ManyHollywoodmovies,whenwatched
specificplace fromawoman'sperspective,haveclearly
perspective noun hard apointofvieworopinion sexistcharacters.
aperiodoftimeinalongerprocessof Thereareatleastthreedifferentphasesin
phase noun hard change afrog'sdevelopmentfromeggtoadult.
Philosophyhasalwaystriedtoanswerthe
thestudyofknowledgeorasetof question"Whatisthemeaningoflife?"
theoriesknowledgeandthought Myphilosophyisthatifyoucando
noun abasicideaofapersonor somethingtoday,youshouldn'twaituntil
philosophy noun medium organizationthataffectstheiractions tomorrow.
Cleaningupthecampusgardenwas
tiring,physicalwork.
adjective ofthebody(notmental) Katerinadoesn'tlikepayingformusic
physical adjective easy concrete(notabstract) withoutaphysicalcopy,suchasaCD.
arulemadebyanorganization, Schoolpolicydoesnotallowalcoholon
policy noun hard government,orcompany campus.
possibleabilitythatmightbeusedin
thefuture Windandsolarenergyhavethepotential
noun havingtheabilitytodosomethingin toreplaceoil.
potential adjective medium thefuture Chinaispotentiallythenextworldleader.
Becausethepiratesweren'tcertainofthe
preciselocationofthegold,theydug
precise adjective medium exactcarefullydefined holesallovertheisland.
CharlieChaplinpredictedthatmovies
tosaysomethingwillhappeninthe wouldneverbecomepopular.Hewas
predict verb common future wrong,clearly.
Soojinthoughtherscienceclasswas
happeningbeforetheonehappening reallyhardafterstudyingonlyliteraturein
previous adjective easy now(ofathing,event,ordate) thepreviousyear.
Theprimarycauseofunhappinessisnot
primary noun easy firstinimportance aboutmoneyitisbadhealth.
Theprinciplesattheheartofthenew
aruleorideathatmakesthebasefor religionarethesameasmanycentral
principle noun hard asystem(oftenmoral) beliefsofChristianity.
ThenewCEOofYahoocalledtheprior
CEOofthecompanytogetabetter
prior adjective medium happeningorbeingbefore understandingofthecompany.

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Wewillnotproceedwiththeconstruction
untilsomeonetellsusitissafetobuild
proceed verb medium tobeginorcontinuewithsomeaction here.
Cleaningoutthestorageroomwasabig
aplanortasktoreachaspecificgoal project,butit'snicetoseeitempty,now.
topredictthemeasurementof Basedonthisyear'ssuccess,Appleis
somethinginthefuturefrompresent projectingsimilargrowthnextyear,too.
noun measurements Hopingtocommunicatewithaliens,
verb tosendout,tothrow(oflight,energy, scientistshavebeenprojectingradio
project verb common etc) messagesintospaceformanyyears.
Cartoonsofpeopleoftenhave
thesizeoramountofsomething exaggeratedproportions,suchasvery
proportion noun hard comparedtothewholeorotherparts largeeyesorhands.
Thebabyelephantran,butthepackof
lionspursuedit.
Manpursuedthedreamofflightfor
verb tofollow,tochase hundredsofyearsbeforethemodern
pursue verb hard totrytoachieve(adreamorgoal) airplanewasinvented.
thedistancebetweentwothings(like
area,time,orintelligence) Therangeofscoresonthetestwasbig.
noun tobebetweenasetminimumand Inthecompany,theageofpeopleranges
range verb medium maximum from25to75.
Mothersreactquicklytotheirbabiescries,
react verb easy torespond,actinanswerto eveninthemiddleofthenight.
AlthoughmostoftheJapaneseexchange
studentscomefromOsaka,inthesouth,
Akikocomesfromthenorthernregionof
region noun easy anareaofland Japan.
toputyournameorotherinformation Ifyou'dliketobuyamealplan,youcan
inalistforsomething registeratthestudentaffairsoffice.
verb toidentifyandshowonatoolfor Thebombwassostrongthatfaraway
register verb common measuring weatherballoonsregisteredtheheat.
tohavecontroloveraprocesssothat Parentsregulatetheamountoftimekids
regulate verb medium itfunctionsproperly spendplayinggamesontheirphones.
tosaynotosomethingoffered,to Afterapplyingtotenschools,Lucaswas
reject verb easy refuseordecline rejectedbynineofthem.
IthinkProfessorMcGarrycangiveyou
closelyconnectedtothetopicand somerelevantbookstohelpyouwritethat
relevant adjective easy thereforeimportant essay.
Inmanycountries,childrenrelyontheir
todependon,toneedinorderto parentsforfood,money,andhousinguntil
rely verb easy continuewell theyareover20yearsold.
Thegrocerystoreremovedallofthemilk
afterthegovernmentsaiditwasunsafeto
remove verb easy totakeawayortakeout drink.
verb toneedforaspecificpurposetoset Alllife,plantsandanimalsincluded,
require verb common astheminimum requireswater.

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Aftergrowinguponanisland,Malika
hopedtoresearchoceantemperaturesin
tofindorsearchformoreinformation graduateschool.
aboutsomething Dr.Stanislauswasfamousforhis
verb informationcollectedaboutsomething researchonchangesinhealtheducation
research noun easy (usuallyacademic) overthepast100years.
reside verb medium toliveinaplace IresideinCalifornia.
Evenaftermeetingforhours,the
toagreetodecidetosolvea governmentleadersstillcouldnotresolve
resolve verb easy problemorargument theirargumentovernewtaxes.
Manyoftherichestcountrieshave
somesavedmaterialthatcanbeused surprisinglyfewnaturalresourcesand
forapurpose(especiallymoney, mustbuyoilorgasfromothercountries.
anythingusedtomakeenergysuch Neverforgettomakeuseofthelibrary
asoil,orinformationsourcessuchas duringyourstudiesit'sfullofgreat
resource noun easy books) resources.
Waiterswhorespondtocustomers'
questionswithasmilegenerallygetmore
money.
Ifyouscareaturtle,itwillrespondby
respond verb easy answerreact hidinginitsshell.
tolimit,tomakesomeactions Accesstothisparkingareaisrestricted:
restrict verb common impossible onlyuniversitystudentsmayuseit.
OriginallyfromFrance,Jeanretainsahint
retain verb hard tokeep,continuetohaveorcontain ofherFrenchaccenteventoday.
Studentclasspresidentisanimportant
role noun medium ajoborfunctionaposition role.
Microsoft'smarketingschemefortheir
newtabletcomputerwaslessthan
successful.
alargeplan Themodernschemefornamingdifferent
thesystembywhichsomethingis typesofplantsandanimalsstartedaround
scheme noun hard arranged 1800.
Everyant'sbodyhasthreesections:a
oneofanumberofpieceswhich head,athorax(wherethelegsare),and
section noun easy cometogethertocreateawhole anabdomen(theback).
toattachsomethingsothatiswon't Pleasetightlysecurethesurfboardson
secure verb medium comeoff topofthecar.
Acrossmanydifferentcultures'stories,
seek verb hard tolookfor,totrytofind heroesseekmorethanjustgoldorfame.
Therearefourdifferentmathcoursesyou
mayselectfrominyourfirstyear.
Harvardstudentsareaselectgroupof
verb tochoose veryintelligent,successfulstudentswho
select adjective common chosenasthebestfromagroup areoftenfromrichfamilies.

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Pleasehelpmeshiftthetablesoitis
easierforpeopletositdown.
verb tomovesomethingashortdistance Therecentshiftthatthecoachmadeis
shift noun medium asmallchangeinpositionordirection helpingtheteamwinmoregames.
importantorbigenoughthatyou Mostanimalsspendasignificantamount
significant adjective common shouldnoticeorpayattention oftheirtimelookingforfood.
Thepeopleofthecityvotedforasite
downtownasthelocationofthenew
site noun medium thelocationofsomething sportsstadium.
Donottrustbooksthatgiveinformation
withoutlistedsources.Thefactscouldbe
source noun easy wheresomethingcomesfrom false.
Thekingtoldtheherothathecouldmarry
tosaywhichoneorclearlypointto oneoftheprincessesbutdidnotspecify
specify verb easy whichone whichdaughter.
notlikelytochange,fall,ormove
secure(asinemployment,finances, Makesuretheladderisstablebeforeyou
stable adjective medium housing,etc) climbupit!
Thestatusofwomenhasslowlyimproved
therankorsocialclassofsomeoneor overthepast100years,anditcontinues
something toimprove.
thecurrentsituationthatsomethingis What'sthestatusofthenewlibrary?Are
status noun medium in theyfinishedbuildingityet?
Thedebateteamspenttheevening
aplanofactiontoreachadesired discussingtheirstrategyfordefeatingthe
strategy noun easy goal otherteam
Ifyoustressthewrongwordsorsounds
whenspeakingEnglish,youmaynotbe
verb toplaceextraimportanceononepart understood.
noun extraimportanceplacedononepart Finalexamsaresoon,andsostresslevels
stress noun common pressure,strain,tensionworry arehighamongstudents.
Boththewinterandthesubsequentspring
weresurprisinglydry,withneithersnow
subsequent adjective hard immediatelyafter norrain.
totakeoutandputsomethingelsein
thesameplace(usuallysomething Becausewedidn'thaveany,we
worse) substitutedthesugarwithjuice.
verb somethingthatgoesintheplaceof Manycigarettesmokerswhotrytoquit
substitute noun common thenormalthing usechewinggumasasubstitute.
Becauseofweatherchanges,lastyear
farmscouldn'tgrowsufficientricetofeed
sufficient adjective common enoughinamountforwhatyouneed thecountry.
tohelpsomethingcontinue,tokeep Noanimalsorplantscansustainlife
sustain verb medium going withoutwater.

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anideaorbeliefabouthow/why Therearemanytheoriesaboutwhywe
theory noun common somethingworks dream.
asetofbeliefsoraculturethatis
passedfromfamilytofamilyovera Chris'sfavoritetraditioniseatinghamon
tradition noun medium longperiodoftime Christmas.
Sallytransferredallofhermoneyfrom
topassfromonepersonorthingto AmericanNationalBankwhensheheard
transfer verb easy another theywereclosing.
noun thedirectionorwayinwhich Today'scomputercultureistrending
trend verb common somethingischanging towardmoretouchscreentechnology.
Thereisnosinglewaytoputanendto
drugaddictionsincetherearemany
underlying adjective hard formingthebasisforsomething underlyingcauses.
ManypeoplehavesaidtheartistJackson
Pollack'sworkdidn'trequiremuchskill,
valid adjective hard fromareasonableorcorrectbasis andthatideaissomewhatvalid.
tobeadifferentsize,amount,or
characterwhencomparedto Therestaurantsinthisareavarygreatlyin
vary verb medium somethingelseinasimilargroup quantityandprice.
Aperfectgovernmentwouldcaremore
howhealthyandhappyapersonor aboutthewelfareofitspeoplethan
welfare noun hard groupis anythingelse.
although(usedtocontrasttwo Lemonsareverysourwhereasmostfruits
whereas conjunction common differentthings) aresweet.

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