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13 Cards in this Set
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Haste makes waste |
If you try to do something quickly, without planning it, you're likely to end up spending more time, money, etc, doing it. |
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Postal service |
The system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office |
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Claim |
To say something is true or is a fact although you can't prove it, other people might not believe in it. |
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Suspect |
To think or believe something to be true or probable |
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Reel |
A round wheel-shaped object on which sweing thread, fishing wire or film can be rolled or stored on it. |
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Satisfied |
Pleased because you have got what you wanted. Or something has happened in the way that you expected. |
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Colony |
A country or area controlled politically by a more powerful and normally distance country. |
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Minister |
A person who serves in church and leads church services and ceremonies. |
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Arithmetic |
The act or process of calculating a number. Such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. |
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Wick |
A string or piece of material in a candle or lamp that is lit for burning. |
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Apprentice. |
A person who learns a job or skill by working for a period of time for someone without pay or very little pay. |
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Lodge |
To provide someone with a place to stay for a short period of time. |
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What are the three major cotributions were first developed by Benjamin Franklin? |
The first library, the postal service and the first general hospital. |
