Vocabulary You Should Know

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sole

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The bottom surface of the foot

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skirt

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a woman's outer garment fastened around the waist and hanging down around the legs.

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sweater

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a piece of warm wool or cotton clothing with long sleeves, which covers the top half of the body. SYN jumper

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hanger

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A curved piece of wood or metal with a hook on top, used for hanging clothes on.

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stool

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a seat with three or four legs which without back or arms

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wardrobe

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a piece of furniture which is used to hang clothes in; SYN closet

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chest of drawers

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A piece of furniture with drawers used for storing clothes; SYN dresser

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Dressing-gown

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a piece of clothing like a long loose coat that you wear inside the house, usually over night clothes; SYN bathrobe, robe

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nightdress

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a piece of dress usually worn by women at night

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washbasin

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A container like a small sink used for washing hand or face

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sheets

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A large piece of thin cloth that you put on a bed to lie on or lie under; SYN blanket

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ceiling

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root

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mat

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A small piece of thick rug that covers part of floor. (specially in front of door)

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rug

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A small of thick cloth made from wool that covers part of floor, for warmth or as a decoration.

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cushion

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A cloth bad filled with soft material that you put on a chair or floor to make it more comfortable.

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muggy

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When the weather is so warm and wet; SYN humid

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yeast

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A type of fungus used for producing alcohol in beer and wine

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fungus

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A simple plant which has no leaves or flowers that grows on other plans or other surfaces. Mushrooms are a type of fungus.

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odor

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An unpleasant smell

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rancid

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Oily or fatty food that is rancid smells or tastes unpleasant because they're not fresh

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kerb

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The edge of pavement; curb in American English

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Crossing

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A place where you can safely cross the road

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pavement

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A hard level of surface or path at the side of the road for people to walk on

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Car park

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Parking lot

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lamp-post

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A tall pole that supports the light over the streets or public area

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gutter

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A low part of edge of the road where water collects and flows away

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pedestrian

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Someone who is walking, especially along a street or other places used by cars; SYN motorist

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Litter bin

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A container in public place, for things people throw away. SYN trash can, waste bin

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traffic warden

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Someone whose job is to check that people have not park their cars illegally

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Railing

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A metal fence that is made of a series of upright bars

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pretext

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excuse

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absorb

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To read or hear a large amount of new information and understand it.

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recap

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To repeat the main point of something that just been said.

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kayak

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A type of light boat, usually for one person, that is moved using a paddle

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pier

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A structure that is built over and into the water so that boats and stop next to it or people can walk along it.

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Canoe

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The meaning is similar to kayak but it has some differences. Canoe's paddle differs from kayak's. It has a two-side paddle. Also, there are more spaces in the canoe rather than kayak.

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cliff

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A large area of rock or a mountain with a very steep side, often at the edge of the sea or a river.

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horizon

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The line far away that the land seems to meet the sky. (On the horizon not in the horizon)

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bungalow

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A house that is all in a ground level.

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sunshade

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An object shaped like an umbrella, used especially in the past as a protection from the sun. SYN parasol

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motorboat

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A small fast boat with an engine

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sailing boat

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A small boat with one or two sails

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swimming-costume

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A piece of clothing worn by for swimming, especially the type worn by women. SYN swimsuit

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row boat

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A small boat that you use to move through the water with oars

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radical

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radical change or difference is very big and important. OPP slight

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swift

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happening or done quickly and immediately.

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sweep

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To clean the dust, dirt etc from the floor or ground. SYN brush

To force someone or something is particular direction.

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anorexia

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A mental illness that makes someone stop eating

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spiral-bound

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A spiral-bound book or notebook has pages that are attached together by long wire that is twisted around and put through small holes in the sides of pages

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propel

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to move, drive or push something forward.

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evolve

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If an animal or planet evolve, it changes gradually over a long period of time.

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ditch

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A long narrow dug in side of the field, road, etc. to hold or remove the unwanted water.

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embrace

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To hug. To accept new ideas. To include something as a part of subject.

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emerge

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To appear or come out from somewhere. If a facts emerge, they become known after being hidden or known.

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Contented

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Happy and satisfy please the life is good. OPP discontented.

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Stream

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Small River

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pond

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A small area of fresh water that is smaller that a lake, that is either natural or artificial made

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barn

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a large farm building for storing crops or for keeping animals in

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spade

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A tool for digging that has a long handle a broad metal blade that you push into the ground; SYN shovel (The difference between shovel and spade is that the spade has a sharp metal corners while shovel's metal has rounded corners)

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lamb

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a young sheep

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calf

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a baby of a cow or of some other large animals like elephants.

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foal

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a young horse

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duckling

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a young duck

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aerial

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antenna

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chimney

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a vertical pipe that allows smoke from a fire to pass out of a building up into the air

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blind (in a house)

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a covering, specially made of cloth, that can be rolled up and down to cover a window

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stair

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a set of steps built for going from one level of a building to another. (upstairs, downstairs)

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shutter (in a house)

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one of a pair of wooden or metal covers on the outside of a window that can be closed to keep light out or prevent thieves from coming in.

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garage

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a building for keeping a car in, usually next to or attached to a house. SYN carport

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mild (weather)

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fairly warm OPP cold

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pour (rain)

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To rain heavily without stopping. e.g.: it's pouring now.

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into debt

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the situation of owing money, especially when you cannot pay

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advocacy

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to give public support to an idea, a course of action or a belief.

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by and large

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In general

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for good

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forever, permanently

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slip by

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to pass without having being taken advantage of.

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leisure

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time that is spent doing what you enjoy when you're not working or studying. e.g: leisure time

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comply

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to obey a rule

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paramount

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more important than anything else

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integral

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1) forming a necessary part of something.

2) Begin an essential part of something.

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abstract

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base on general ideas rather than specific examples or real events; SYN theoretical

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principal

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most important; main