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accurate
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Able to give a correct reading or measurement.
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This clock is so accurate that it gains less than one second a year.
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depart
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To leave; to go away from a place.
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The bus for Detroit departs at ten o’clock.
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approximate
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Not exact, but close enough to be reasonably correct.
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My approximate weight is a hundred and ten pounds.
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course
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he path over which something moves.
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The spaceship is now on a course for Mars.
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A subject or set of subjects to be studied.
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course
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The high school science course includes several field trips.
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Without mistakes or errors in facts.
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accurate
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In science class we make accurate drawings of the plants we study.
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despair
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To lose hope.
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When neither the library nor the bookstore had it, I despaired of ever finding the book I wanted.
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A total lack of hope.The look of despair on their faces told me that the situation was worse than I had feared.despair
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despair
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The look of despair on their faces told me that the situation was worse than I had feared.
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destinationThe place to which something or someone is going.
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Tell the clerk your destination when you buy your ticket.
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deteriorateTo make or become worse.
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Smoking causes the lungs and heart to deteriorate.
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gale
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A very strong wind.
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Last night’s gale tore several tiles off the roof.
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A loud outburst.
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gale
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We heard gales of laughter coming from the party.
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horizon
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The apparent line in the distance where the sky meets the sea or land.
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We watched the setting sun sink slowly over the horizon.
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horizontal
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Going straight across from side to side.
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The shoeboxes were in a horizontal row at the back of the closet.
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jubilation
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There was jubilation among the fans when the Patriots won the 2004 Super Bowl.
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A feeling or expression of great joy.
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navigate
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o calculate or direct the movement of a ship or aircraft.
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Phoenician sailors navigated by measuring the position of the sun and stars.
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nostalgia
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A longing for a certain time in the past.
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Seeing the photographs of my first dog filled me with nostalgia.
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revive
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To make or become strong again.
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A short rest will revive you.
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To bring back into use or fashion.
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revive
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The show revives a number of songs from the fifties.
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sever
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o break off.
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When the plane that crashed was proven to be on a spy mission, the two countries severed all ties with each other.
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To cut in two.
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sever
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Irving accidentally severed the garden hose while mowing the lawn.
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voyage
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A long journey by sea or in space.
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The voyage across the Pacific will take three weeks.
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To make a journey by sea or in space.
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voyage
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Long before Columbus, the Vikings voyaged across the Atlantic Ocean to reach North America.
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