ACCIDENTnounUS /ˈæksədənt/
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
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ADVICEnounUS /ædˈvaɪs/
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
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ALPHABETnounUS /ˈælfəbet/
a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language
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AMERICANnounUS /əˈmerəkən/
a native or inhabitant of the United States
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ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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APPEARANCEnounUS /əˈpɪrəns/
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
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ARCnounUS /ɑːrk/
electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
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ASSOCIATIONnounUS /əˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃən/
a formal organization of people or groups of people
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AUTHORSnounUS /ˈɔːθərz/
plural of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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BOOKSnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
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BOOKSELLERSnounUS /ˈbʊkselərz/
plural of “bookseller” — the proprietor of a bookstore
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BURGLARSnounUS /ˈbɜːrɡlərz/
plural of “burglar” — a thief who enters a building with intent to steal
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CHINAnounUS /ˈtʃaɪnə/
a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
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CHOATE
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CITIZENSHIPnounUS /ˈsɪtɪzənʃɪp/
the status of a citizen with rights and duties
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CLUBnounUS /klʌb/
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
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COLLEGEnounUS /ˈkɑːlɪdʒ/
the body of faculty and students of a college
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COPYRIGHTnounUS /ˈkɑːpiraɪt/
a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work
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CORRUPTIONnounUS /kərˈʌpʃən/
lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
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COURAGEnounUS /ˈkɜːrədʒ/
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
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CROKER
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DINNERnounUS /ˈdɪnər/
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
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DISAPPEARANCEnounUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns/
the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
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DRESSverbUS /dres/
put on clothes
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EDUCATIONnounUS /ˌedʒəˈkeɪʃən/
the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
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ETC
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FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
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FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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GIRLSnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/
plural of “girl” — a young female
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GOVERNMENTnounUS /ˈɡʌvərmənt/
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
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HAMILTONnounUS /ˈhæməltən/
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
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HENRYnounUS /ˈhenri/
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
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INSURANCEnounUS /ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns/
promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company
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INTRODUCINGverbUS /ˌɪntrəˈduːsɪŋ/
-ing form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
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IRVINGnounUS /ˈɜːrvɪŋ/
United States writer remembered for his stories (1783-1859)
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JEROMEnounUS /dʒərˈoʊm/
(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420)
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JOAN
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LADIESnounUS /ˈleɪdiz/
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
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LAYMAN'SnounUS /ˈleɪmənz/
possessive form of “layman” — someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person
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LITERATUREnounUS /ˈlɪtərətʃər/
creative writing of recognized artistic value
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LIVINGSTONEnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋstoʊn/
Scottish missionary and explorer who discovered the Zambezi River and Victoria Falls (1813-1873)
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MnounUS /em/
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
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MABIE
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MARKverbUS /mɑːrk/
attach a tag or label to
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MEMORYnounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
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MORALSnounUS /ˈmɔːrəlz/
motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
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MRnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
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MUNICIPALadjectiveUS /mjuːˈnɪsəpəl/
relating or belonging to or characteristic of a municipality
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NEWadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
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NYE
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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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OLD-FASHIONEDadjectiveUS /ˌoʊldˈfæʃənd/
out of fashion
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ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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OPENINGnounUS /ˈoʊpənɪŋ/
an open or empty space in or between things
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OPINIONnounUS /əˈpɪnjən/
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
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PHILIPPINESnounUS /ˈfɪləpiːnz/
a republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946
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PICTURESnounUS /ˈpɪktʃərz/
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
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PRESSverbUS /pres/
exert pressure or force to or upon
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PRINTERnounUS /ˈprɪntər/
someone whose occupation is printing
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PUBLICnounUS /ˈpʌblɪk/
people in general considered as a whole
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QUEENnounUS /kwiːn/
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
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RAILROADSnounUS /ˈreɪlroʊdz/
plural of “railroad” — line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
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READING-ROOM
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REFORMnounUS /rəˈfɔːrm/
a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses
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REIDnounUS /riːd/
Scottish philosopher of common sense who opposed the ideas of David Hume (1710-1796)
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RILEYnounUS /ˈraɪli/
United States poet (1849-1916)
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ROGERSnounUS /ˈrɑːdʒərz/
United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)
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SERMONnounUS /ˈsɜːrmən/
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
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SETTLEMENTnounUS /ˈsetəlmənt/
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
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SIMPLIFIEDverbUS /ˈsɪmpləfaɪd/
inflected form of “simplify” — make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent
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SOCIETYnounUS /səˈsaɪəti/
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
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SPELLINGnounUS /ˈspelɪŋ/
forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
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STANLEYnounUS /ˈstænli/
United States inventor who built a steam-powered automobile (1849-1918)
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TAMMANYnounUS /ˈtæməni/
a political organization within the Democratic Party in New York City (late 1800's and early 1900's) seeking political control by corruption and bossism
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TAXESnounUS /ˈtæksəz/
plural of “tax” — charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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THEORETICALadjectiveUS /ˌθiːərˈetɪkəl/
concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations
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TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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TWAIN'SnounUS /tweɪnz/
possessive form of “twain” — two items of the same kind
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UNIVERSITYnounUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/
the body of faculty and students at a university
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VICTORIAnounUS /vɪkˈtɔːriə/
queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
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VOTESnounUS /voʊts/
plural of “vote” — a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
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WnounUS /ˈdʌbəljuː/
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
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WHITELAW
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WOMAN'SnounUS /ˈwʊmənz/
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
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WOMAN-AN
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WOMENnounUS /ˈwɪmən/
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
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YORKnounUS /jɔːrk/
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
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