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+ - Glossary

• archaeology
  / a:kɪˈɔləʤɪ / Study of human activity in the past.
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• armadillos
  Family of mammals.
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• emissary
  / ˈemɪsərɪ / An agent sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else.
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• etch
  / eʧ / To cut into a surface with an acid or other corrosive substance in order to make a pattern.
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• grouchy
  / ˈgrauʧɪ / (originally college slang) Irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain.
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• hotly
  With great amounts of heat.
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• illegitimate
  / ɪlɪˈʤɪtɪmɪt / Legal status of a child born to parents who are legally married.
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• inert
  / ɪˈnə:t / Unable to move or act; inanimate.
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• iris
  / ˈaɪərɪs / A flowering plant with sword-shaped leaves and showy blooms, often purple, blue, yellow, or white.
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• isle
  / aɪl / A small area of land completely surrounded by water.
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• lace
  / leɪs / Openwork fabric, patterned with open holes in the work, made by machine or by hand.
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• leek
  / li:k / Vegetable.
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• mammal
  / ˈmæməl / Class of tetrapods.
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• memo
  / ˈmi:məu / A short written note or message, especially within an organization.
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• metropolitan
  / metrəˈpɔlɪtən / In Christianity, a senior bishop with authority over an ecclesiastical province.
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• modem
  / ˈməudem / Device that modulates an analog carrier signal to encode digital information.
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• motif
  / məuˈti:f / A recurring or dominant element; a theme.
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• nail
  / neɪl / The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals.
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• opera
  / ˈɔpərə / Artform combining sung text and musical score in a theatrical setting.
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• palm
  / pa:m / A mainly tropical tree with a tall unbranched trunk and a crown of large leaves.
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• peal
  / pi:l / A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, laughter, of a multitude, etc.
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• pearl
  / pə:l / Hard object produced within the soft tissue of a living shelled mollusc.
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• prey
  / preɪ / An animal hunted and eaten by another animal.
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• ratify
  / ˈrætɪfaɪ / Process of giving effect to documentation in international law.
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• rogue
  / rəug / A scoundrel, rascal or unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person.
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• seasonable
  / ˈsi:znəbl / Occurring at an appropriate or opportune time.
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• smoky
  / ˈsməukɪ / Filled with or giving off airborne particles from burning material.
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• strawberry
  / ˈstrɔ:bərɪ / A sweet soft red fruit with a seed-studded surface.
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• term
  / tə:m / Limitation, restriction or regulation.
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• tray
  / treɪ / Shallow platform designed for carrying things.
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• trim
  / trɪm / To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess.
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• uplift
  To raise something or someone to a higher physical, social, moral, intellectual, spiritual or emotional level.
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• whoa
  Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.
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• yarn
  / ja:n / Long continuous length of interlocked fibers.
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