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• accelerator
  əkˈseləreɪtə One who, or that which, accelerates.
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• aide
  eɪd An assistant.
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• auto
  ˈɔ:təu automatic (of a gearbox / transmission).
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• blot
  blɔt A blemish, spot or stain made by a coloured substance.
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• cocoa
  ˈkəukəu The dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made.
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• eczema
  ˈeksɪmə Cutaneous disease.
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• eject
  i:ˈʤekt (transitive) To compel (a person or persons) to leave.
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• emblem
  ˈembləm Pictorial image that epitomizes a concept or that represents a person.
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• emir
  eˈmɪə(r) Title of high office, used throughout the Muslim world.
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• ethos
  Greek word for "character".
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• ferociously
  In a ferocious manner, particularly violent and aggressive.
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• gnash
  næʃ (transitive) To grind (one's teeth) in pain or in anger.
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• goal
  gəul Desired result or outcome.
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• grub
  grʌb (countable) An immature stage in the life cycle of an insect; a larva.
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• hanger
  ˈhæŋə One who hangs, or causes to be hanged; a hangman.
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• idea
  aɪˈdɪə Mental image or concept.
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• inborn
  ˈɪnˈbɔ:n Innate, possessed by an organism at birth.
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• inept
  ɪˈnept Not able to do something; not proficient; displaying incompetence.
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• iterate
  ˈɪtəreɪt (computing) to perform or repeat an action on each item in a set.
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• join
  ʤɔɪn An intersection of piping or wiring; an interconnect.
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• limbo
  ˈlɪmbəu (Roman Catholic theology, since circa 400 A.
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• line
  laɪn A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
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• mama
  (hypocoristic, usually childish) Mother, female parent.
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• mete
  mi:t (transitive, archaic, poetic, dialectal) To measure.
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• metropolitan
  metrəˈpɔlɪtən (Christianity) Clipping of metropolitan bishop.
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• ninth
  naɪnθ Musical interval.
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• nonchalance
  ˈnɔnʃələns indifference; carelessness; coolness; disregard, detachment.
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• nozzle
  ˈnɔzl Device to control fluid flow.
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• ooze
  u:z Potion of vegetable matter used for leather tanning.
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• peon
  ˈpi:ən A lowly person; a peasant or serf; a labourer who is obliged to do menial work.
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• pest
  pest (originally) A plague, pestilence, epidemic.
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• photo
  ˈfəutəu Image created by light falling on a light-sensitive surface.
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• pupa
  ˈpjupə Life stage of some insects undergoing transformation.
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• purr
  pə: Tonal fluttering sound produced by some animals.
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• rake
  reɪk A garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed to a long handle, used for collecting grass or debris, or for loosening soil.
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• rune
  ru:n Letters.
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• runner
  ˈrʌnə Method of terrestrial locomotion allowing humans and other animals to move rapidly on foot.
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• satin
  ˈsætɪn Smooth, lustrous fabric, usually of silk or synthetic fiber, woven with a long-float satin binding in warp or weft.
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• scram
  skræm Emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor.
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• sequencer
  ˈsi:kwənsə Any device that activates or deactivates the components of a machine or system according to a preplanned sequence (as in a washing machine, or central heating system).
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• shoe
  ʃu: Footwear.
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• sorta
  (informal) Sort of; somewhat; not quite.
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• sour
  ˈsauə Sense that detects types of chemicals that touch the tongue.
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• sprint
  sprɪnt A short race at top speed.
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• stalk
  stɔ:k The stem or main axis of a plant, which supports the seed-carrying parts.
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• stem
  stem The main body or stalk of a plant or shrub, typically rising above ground but occasionally subterranean.
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• talc
  tælk Phyllosilicate mineral.
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• thunderstorm
  ˈθʌndəstɔ:m Type of weather.
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• tilt
  tɪlt To slope or incline (something).
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• toot
  tu:t The noise of a horn or whistle.
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• totem
  ˈtəutəm Spirit being, sacred object, or symbol that serves as an emblem of a group of people, such as a family, clan, lineage, or tribe.
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• trainer
  ˈtreɪnə A person who trains another; a coach.
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• writ
  rɪt Formal written order issued by a body with administrative or judicial jurisdiction.
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