Worldly Wise - Lesson 2

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aroma

Back 1

A smell or odor, especially a pleasant one.

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beverage

Back 2

A liquid used as a drink.

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bland

Back 3

Lacking a strong flavor:
Not irritating, exciting, or disturbing.

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brittle

Back 4

Easily broken; not flexible.

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cluster

Back 5

A number of similar things grouped together.:

To gather or come together in a group.

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combine

Back 6

To join or bring together.

We combine oil and vinegar to make the salad dressing.

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combination

Back 7

A joining or bringing together.

Our team’s victory resulted from a combination of hard work and good luck.

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consume

Back 8

To use up.
To eat or drink.
To do away with or destroy.

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crave

Back 9

To have a strong desire for.

When he was a teenager, Abraham Lincoln craved knowledge so much that he would walk miles to borrow a book he had not read.

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craving

Back 10

A strong desire.

After the hike, we all had a craving for lots of cool water.

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cultivate

Back 11

To prepare land for the growing of crops.

To encourage development by attention or study.

Example: Parents can cultivate a love of nature in their children by taking them on hikes in the country.

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equivalent

Back 12

Equal to.

Although the decimal 0.5 and the fraction 1/2 appear to be different, they are equivalent amounts.

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export

Back 13

To send goods to another country for sale.

Example:Colombia exports coffee to countries all over the world.

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extract (Verb)

Back 14

To remove or take out.
To obtain with an effort.

Example: Dr. Bogasian will extract my wisdom tooth next week.

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extract (Noun)

Back 15

Something removed or taken out.

Vanilla extract comes from the seedpods of vanilla plants.

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introduce (verb)

Back 16

To cause to know; to make known by name.

To bring into use.

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introduce (Noun)

Back 17

Something spoken or written before the main part.

ExampleWe read the introduction before going on to the rest of The Woman in White.

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purchase

Back 18

To buy.

My parents purchase a new car every five years.

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tropical

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Hot and moist.

Of, from, or similar to the regions near the equator.

Example: Ecuador, which lies on the equator, is a tropical country.