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restate
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say something differently
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hearty
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strong and healthy
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ego
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a person's sense of himself
self-esteem or self-importance |
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category
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a group that has something in common
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to balance
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to keep steady, to compare the value of one thing over another, to make parts equal
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phrase
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a group of words
a saying may or may not be a sentence |
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morpheme
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the smallest unit of a word that cannot be divided further
that carries meaning free morpheme --> can stand alone as a word (e.g. able, less) bound morpheme --> needs to be attached to another morpheme (e.g. im, er, un, dis, ex) |
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derive
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to get something from
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text
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written or printed words;
a textbook |
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oral reading
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reading out loud
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cognate, cognates
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a word that has the same origins as the equivalent word in another language;
words that are similar in two languages |
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recognize
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to know again;
to identify something or someone that you already know or understand |
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obvious
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clear, easily understood, apparent
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to present
(verb) |
to introduce
to confront with face |
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challenge
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task or situation that tests your abilities
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particular
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specific, certain one
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capacity
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the ability or power to do something
the full amount that something can hold |
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athletically gifted
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talented in sports
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affix
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an element added to a word to change
its meaning may be added at the beginning or the end or in the middle |
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prefix
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an affix at the beginning of a word
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suffix
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an affix at the end of a word
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synonym
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a word that means the same as aother word
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antonym
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a word that means the opposite
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academic language
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language that relates to education
words that help us talk about learning |
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social language
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language that we use in relating to people
everyday language |
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interpret
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explain the meaning
translate verbally can also mean to include your personal judgment in explaining your understanding of something (like a poem) |
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connector
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something that links 2 or more things together
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decoding skill
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[in reading]
an ability to help you understand what the text means or how to pronounce the words |
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mayor
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the elected head of a city
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mare
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female horse
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stallion
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male horse
(not neutered) (can breed) |
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gelding
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a neutered horse
(cannot breed) |
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foal
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baby horse
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colt
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male baby horse
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filly
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female baby horse
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aggravating
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annoying
bothering |
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cruel
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causing pain or suffering
mean |
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yearn
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desire
long for want |
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viable
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capable of working successfully
it will work, it's possible |
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to bar
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to prevent
to stop |
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to chafe
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to make sore by rubbing against something
like a shoe can chafe your ankle |
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eventually
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in the end
after a long delay or series of problems |
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defiant
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openly resistant
disobedient |
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countable nouns
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nouns that can be counted
have a plural form take adverbs like: fewer, many |
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uncountable nouns
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nouns that can't be counted
take a measurement to tell quantity take adverbs like: less, much |
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ideal
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a standard of perfection
moral |
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to jar
(verb) |
to shake, to bump
to shake loose |
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wasp
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a social winged insect
that has a narrow waist and sting (related to a bee) |
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to banish
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to send away
usually in punishment |
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stride
(noun) |
a long step
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eclipse
(noun) |
when the shadow of the moon or earth
falls on the moon or earth the blocking of the light of the sun or moon |
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to implore
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to beg
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Andalusian horse
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a breed of horse from Spain
(Andalusia) often used in movies |
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to buck
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to resist (as: authority or traditions)
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bucking bronco
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a wild horse kicking his hind legs up
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course (noun)
to course (verb) |
noun: a school subject or class; a running path
verb: to go, to flow (as blood coursing through veins) |
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corral (noun)
to corral (verb) |
noun: a fenced enclosure for animals
verb: to gather animals together to put in a corral. |
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pen (noun)
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a writing utensil
an enclosure for animals |
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pin
straight pin |
small piece of metal for attaching things
(like cloth) a decorative piece, brooch a passcode, number |
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pending
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on hold, waiting for something, as a decision
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sew
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to stitch cloth together
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so
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very much, thus
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sow
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to plant or scatter seed
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reap
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to harvest, bring in a crop
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to doze
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to sleep,
to push dirt like a bulldozer |
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scent
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a smell, odor
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cent
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penny
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sent
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past tense of to send
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astride
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climbing up onto
(one leg on either side) |
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hoof
hooves |
feet of horses, camels, goats, etc.
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arena
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large area for displaying events, rodeos, etc.
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pale
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colorless
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pail
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bucket
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to lock
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to close with lock and key
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to lock onto
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to fix on, focus on
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lock (noun)
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a chunk, piece of hair, a curl
a passage in a river or canal that moves boats up or down to new levels |
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forelock
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hair falling in front of the face
on horses: the hair between the ears on the face |
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fore
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in front
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creditability
credibility |
being believable, trustworthy
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chute
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a narrow passage leading to another area
a slide |
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shoot
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to fire something forward, as a bullet, arrow or ball
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waif
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an abandoned person, especially a child
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cow
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female of animals
like cattle, whale, ox |
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calf
calves |
baby from a cow and a bull
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heifer
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young female cow that hasn't born a calf
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bull
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male cow, breeder
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steer
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male cow, neutered
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beef
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meat from cows, steers
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clutch
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grab or seize something tightly or eagerly
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telescope
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an instrument that makes things far away seem closer
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to telescope
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to collapse or extend, as a pointer
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skitter
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move quickly away
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