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48 Cards in this Set
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agriculture---agricultural |
the practice or science of farming |
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an ancestor |
a member of your family who lived a long time ago |
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ancient |
belonging to a time long ago |
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approximate---approximately |
to be close a particular number |
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to baffle---baffled---baffling |
if something baffles someone they can not understand or explain it at all |
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carve---carvings |
to cut a large piece of cooked meat into smaller pieces using a big knife |
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a clan |
a large group of families that often share the same name |
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a controversy---controversial |
a serious argument or disagreement especially about something such as a plan or decision, that continues for a long time. |
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to cooperate---cooperation |
if two people or group cooperate, they work together in order to achieve a result that is good for both of them |
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a crater |
a round hole in the ground especially made by an explosion or by something that has fallen from the sky |
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to deposit---a deposit |
the first part of the money for a house, car, holiday etc, that you pay so that it will be kept for you |
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to descend---a descendant |
to move from a higher level to lower on |
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to detect---detection---detector---detective |
to notice or discover something especially something that is no easy to see, hear |
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a disaster---disastrous |
a sudden event such as a flood, storm or accident which cause great damage or suffering |
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an enemy |
someone who hates you and wants to harm you |
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enormous |
extremely large in size or in amount |
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to estimate---estimation |
a calculation (估) of the value size, amount etc, of something |
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evidence |
facts, objects or signs that make you believe that something exists or is true |
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to fascinate---fascinated---fascinating |
if something fascinates（吸引）you, it makes you think about it a lot, want to watch it a lot etc. |
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fiction---fictitious |
books and stories about imaginary people and events |
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to figure out |
to think about a problem or situation until you find the answer or understand what has happened. |
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initial---initially |
the first letter of someone's first name/ happening at the beginning |
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to inspect---inspection---inspector |
to examine something carefully in order to find out more about it or that it is no satisfactory |
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to insulate---insulation |
to cover or protect something so that electricity, sound, heat, etc cannot get in or out |
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to intrigue---intrigued---intriguing |
a secret plan to harm someone or make them lose their position of power |
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to irrigate---irrigation---irrigated |
to supply（供）land or crops with water/ technical（傷口）to wash a wound with a flow or liquid |
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a landlord |
the man that you rent a room, building or piece of land from |
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a lease |
a legal agreement which allows you to use a car, building etc. for a period of time, in return for rent |
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legal--illegal |
connected with the law |
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a lever---leverage |
to move something with a lever（撬動） |
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magnificent---magnificence |
extremely impressive because of being very big, beautiful etc |
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a myth |
an idea or story that many people believe but which is not true |
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to notify---notification |
to formally or officially tell someone about something |
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obvious---obviously |
easy to notice or understand |
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a platform |
the raised place beside a railway track where you get on and off a train in a station |
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a pot---pottery |
a container with a handle and a small tube for pouring used to make tea or coffee |
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renew---renewal |
to arrange for a contract, membership of a club etc to continue |
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a sensation---sensational |
the ability to feel, especially through your sense of touch |
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to shock---a shock---shocked |
to make someone feel very surprised and upset and unable to believe what has happened |
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silent---silence |
not speaking/ not saying anything |
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sophisticated |
having a lot of knowledge and experience of difficult or complicated subjects and therefore able to understand them well |
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to spark---a spark |
a flash of light caused by electricity passing across a space |
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to speculate---speculation |
to think of talk about the possible cause or effects of something without knowing all the facts or details |
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a tenant |
someone who lives in, room etc and pays rent to the person who owns it |
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a theory |
an idea or set of idea that is intended to explain something about life or the world, especially one that has not yet been proved to be true |
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a tribe---tribal |
a social group consisting of people of the same race who have the same beliefs, customs, language etc. and usually live in one particular area ruled by a chief |
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violent---violence |
likely to attack, hurt or kill other people |
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a weapon |
something that you use to fight with, such as knife, bomb or gun |
