1.chloe Year 2 Edu Term 2

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Resound

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Verb

To sound loudly or for a long time, or (of a place) to be filled with sound:

The noise of the fire alarm resounded throughout the building.

The concert hall resounded with cheers and applause.

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Blacksmith

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Noun

A person who makes and repairs iron objects and horseshoes

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Lecture

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Noun

A formal talk(class) to a group of people, often at a college or university:

At the end of the lecture, I'd like all the students to divide into small discussion groups.

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Workable

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Adjective

A workable plan or system can be used effectively:

A workable solution

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Linoleum

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Noun

A stiff, smooth material that is used for covering floors

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Ascend

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Verb

To move up or climb something:

They slowly ascended the steep path up the mountain.

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Descend

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Verb

to go or come down:

The path descended steeply into the valley.

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Flatter

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Verb

To praise someone in order to make them feel attractive or important, sometimes in a way that is not sincere:

I knew he was only flattering me because he wanted to borrow some money.

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Wholly

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Adverb

Completely:

I wasn't wholly convinced by her explanation.

That's a wholly different issue.

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Duel

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A formal fight in the past, using guns or swords, arranged between two people as a way of deciding an argument:

The two men fought a duel over the lady.

The two boxers are locked in a duel for the championship title.

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Polo

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A game played between two teams who ride horses and carry long wooden hammers with which they hit a small, hard ball, trying to score goals:

Prince Charles is a keen polo player.

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Ozone

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Noun

A poisonous form of oxygen, It differs from normal oxygen (O2) in having three atoms in its molecule (O3).

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Worship

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Verb

To go to a religious ceremony.

They socialize together and worship in the same mosque.

The poll showed that over 40 percent of Americans worship on a weekly basis.

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Fraud

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The crime of getting money by deceiving people:

He is to face trial on fraud charges.

They spent ten years in jail for fraud.

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Frantic

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Adjective

Almost out of control because of extreme emotion, such as worry. Extremely worried and frightened.

When his wife arrived at the hospital she was frantic with worry.

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Lag

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Verb

To move or make progress so slowly that you are behind other people or things:

He's lagging behind - I think we'd better wait for him to catch us up.

Sales are lagging at the moment.

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Prod

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Poke gently with finger

I prodded her in the back to get her attention

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Demise

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Death or the end of something

The demise of the company was sudden and unexpected

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Nudge

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Push gently, especially with your elbow to get attention.

He nudged the cat off the couch so that he could sit down

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Milled

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to crush grain into flour or another substance into powder:

The grain is still milled locally.

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Heyday

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The most successful or popular period of someone or something.

This newspaper has lost millions of readers since its heyday in 1964.

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Fossick

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To search for something amongst other things:

We then had to spend about half an hour fossicking around for our bags.

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Give it a burl

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Try things out

I haven't sky dived but I would give it a burl.

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Villain

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A bad person who harms other people or breaks the law:

Some people believe that Richard III was not the villain he is generally thought to have been.

He's either a hero or a villain, depending on your point of view.

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Wishbone

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The V-shaped bone. Can be pulled apart by two people, allowing the one who gets the longer piece to make a secret wish.

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Cheque

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A printed form, used instead of money, to make payments from your bank account:

I wrote him a cheque for $100.

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Accelerate

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When a vehicle or its driver accelerates, the speed of the vehicle increases:

I accelerated to overtake the bus.

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Watchdog

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A watchdog is a person or committee whose job is to make sure that companies do not act illegally or irresponsibly.

The watchdog says that it will decide next year whether to allow the plant to open.

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Gobsmacked

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So surprised you cannot speak.

He was gobsmacked when he won!

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Quarry

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A large pit in the ground where stone, sand, etc. is dug for use as building material:

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Barrier

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A fence or other obstacle that prevents movement or access.

The mountains acted as a natural barrier to the spread of the disease.

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Abbreviation ABC

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Australia Broadcasting Corporation

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Abbreviation of CPU

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Central Processing Unit. CPU is the brain of the computer where most calculations take place.

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Abbreviation NRL

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National Rugby League

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Abbreviation AFL

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Australia football league

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P.S.

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P.S. stands for Post-scriptum, latin word for "written after". In a letter you use it when you forgot to write something and already signed your letter; then you add "P.S. what you forgot". In simple words, P.S means - By The Way, Just To Let You Know, or Don't Forget.

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Hooley Dooly

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An exclamation of surprise = “Good heavens!”, “My goodness!” “Good grief!” or similar

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Sciatic nerve

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Sciatic means things relating to hipSciatic nerve. ... It is the longest and widest nerve in the human body. The sciatic nerve primarily supplies the muscles of the lower leg. It also supplies sensation to the sole of the foot, the ankle, the entire lower leg, and the back of the thigh.

坐骨神经

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French Polynesia

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French Polynesia, comprises more than 100 islands in the South Pacific, stretching for more than 2,000km. They're known for their coral-fringed lagoons and over-the-water bungalow hotels.

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Endorse

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Verb.

To make a public statement of your approval or support for something or someone.

The proposal was endorsed by the majority of members.

I fully endorse what the speaker said.

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Recent

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Adjective

Happening or starting from a short time ago

Is that a recent photo?

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Luscious

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Having a pleasant sweet taste or containing a lot of juice

A luscious and fragrant dessert wine

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Isolated

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Adjective

Not near to other places, not easy to reach.

An isolated farm/village.

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Rugged

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Adjective(of ground) having a broken, rocky, and uneven surface.

A rugged coastline/road

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Bitumen

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A black, sticky substance used for making roads and roofs

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Collective noun for mosquitoes

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A scourge of mosquitoes

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Collective noun for mice

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A mischief of mice

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Collective noun for monitor

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A bank of monitors

Wake up in the morning, I found out myself lying on the bed in the hospital with a bank of monitors towered over my bed.

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Collective noun for nightingales

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A watch of nightingales

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Collective noun for insects

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A swarm of insects

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Collective noun for lion

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A pride of lions

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Collective noun for sheep

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A flock of sheep

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Collective noun for ox

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A team of oxen

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Bad news travels fast

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The phrase bad news travels fast means that news about misfortune and trouble circulates quickly

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Better to be alone than in bad company.

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Better be alone than in bad company is a proverb which is a useful reminder for everybody. The wisdom behind this proverb is that it is better off to be without any friends than to have friends with a bad character. We are known by the company we keep.

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Cannery

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Noun

A factory where food is put into metal containers

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Captor

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Noun

A person who has captured a person or animal and refuses to release them

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Cautious

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Adjective

Careful

The old lady is very cautious with her money.

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Proportion

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Noun

Part of something when compared to the whole.

The report shows that poor families spend a larger proportion of their income on food.

Children make up a large proportion of the world's population.

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Academy

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Noun

An organisation intended to protect and develop an art, science, language, etc., or a school that teaches a particular subject or trains people for a particular job.

The youth academy starts training talented young players from the age of eight.

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Rickety

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Adjective

In bad condition and therefore weak and likely to break:

Careful! That chair's a bit rickety.She slowly climbed the rickety wooden steps.

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Cornet

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Noun

A musical instrument made from metal, usually brass, that you play by blowing into it.

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Canister

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Noun

A round or cylinder-shaped container used for storing such things as food, chemicals, or rolls of film.

A small canister of biscuits

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Cache

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Collective Noun

A collection of items of the same type stored in a hidden or inaccessible place (jewels)藏匿的（珍宝）

A cache of jewels

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Mob

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Collective Noun一群（罪犯）

a large crowd of people, especially one that is disorderly and intent on causing trouble or violence.

A mob of protesters

A mob of kangaroos

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Cluster

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Noun簇

A group of similar things or people positioned or occurring closely together.

Clusters of creamy-white flowers

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Penalty

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Noun

A punishment imposed for breaking a law, rule, or contract.

The law carries a penalty of up to three years in prison.

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Debris

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Noun

Scattered pieces of rubbish or remains.

Workmen were clearing the roads of the debris from shattered buildings

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Fortune

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Noun

A large amount of money, goods, property.

She inherited a fortune from her grandmother

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Wealth

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Noun(Adjective wealthy)

A large amount of money or valuable possessions that someone has:

During a successful business career, she accumulated a great amount of wealth.

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Limp

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Verb

To walk slowly and with difficulty because of having an injured or painful leg or foot.

Jackson limped off the playground after injuring his ankle.

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Resound

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Verb

(of a sound, voice, etc.) fill or echo throughout a place.

Another scream resounded through the school.

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Protractor

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Noun

A device used for measuring and drawing angles

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Deceptive

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Adjective

Making you believe something that is not true:

It's deceptive - from the outside the building looks small, but inside it's very big.

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Horizon

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Noun

The line at the farthest place that you can see, where the sky seems to touch the land or sea:

The moon rose slowly above the horizon.

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On the horizon

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Likely to happen or exist soon:

There is no new drug on the horizon that will make this disease easier to treat.

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Residue

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Noun

The part that is left after the main part has gone or been taken away

She cut off the best meat and threw away the residue.

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Longitude/Latitude

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Latitude alludes to the horizontal lines that represent the distance of any point, north or south of the equator, its direction is east to west. On the other hand, longitude implies the vertical lines indicating the distance of any point, east or west of the prime meridian, its direction is north to south. Latitudes are also known as parallels while longitudes are termed as meridians.

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Anguish

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Noun

Severe mental or physical pain or suffering.

She shut her eyes in anguish.

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Accelerate (spelling)

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Verb

Speed up

The car accelerated towards her.

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Effective

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Adjective

Successful or achieving the results that you want:

It's an extremely effective cure for a headache.

If the law is to be effective it must be applied fairly.