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Weird Places: Australia's Bright Pink Lake

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  • adjecitve
  • Completely correct; accurate; specific
  • verb
  • To get something, sometimes using force

organic

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  • adjecitve
  • Developing naturally and without a set structure
  • Concerning food made with few or no chemicals
  • Concerning living things

middle

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  • adjecitve
  • Equal distance from extremes
  • noun
  • Place that is halfway between two things

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  • noun
  • Person's strong determination or attitude
  • Unique qualities of person, place, or time
  • Part of a person thought to be moved by religion
  • Appearance or sense of a dead person
  • verb
  • To take someone away as if by magic

home

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  • adjecitve
  • A sports team's own field or place of play
  • adverb
  • Into the correct or intended position
  • noun
  • House, apartment or building to be rented or sold
  • Institution for sick or elderly people
  • Place where a person or a family lives
  • Country where a person lives or was born
  • Region that is native to peoples, plant or animals
  • verb
  • To move towards a particular target location

heck

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  • exclamation
  • Expressing surprise, or frustration

microalgae

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just

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  • adjecitve
  • Proper or appropriate; as is deserved
  • Doing or being what is right or fair
  • Legally correct; having enough evidence
  • adverb
  • Almost; nearly
  • Exactly at the time of
  • Exactly (the same as, like)

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  • noun
  • Cooking stove with multiple burners
  • Given distance from a point; how far plane can fly
  • Large grassy area where cattle wander and feed
  • Group or chain of mountains
  • Set of things with something in common
  • Limits within which something extends or varies
  • A set of products, e.g. so that people can choose
  • verb
  • To cover an area from one point to another
  • To extend to or vary within given limits
  • To put things in a row or in line
  • To wander or explore

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  • Area of darkness when something blocks the light
  • Something that blocks or reduces light
  • Color that is a little darker or brighter than
  • verb
  • To shelter something from direct light
  • To change the truth to deceive or influence
  • To make one part of a picture darker or lighter

compound

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  • adjecitve
  • (Of a term) created by combining two or more words
  • noun
  • Series of buildings that are walled or fenced off
  • Chemical made up of several others
  • Closed walled area, as in a prison
  • Something formed by combining elements/parts
  • Term created by using two or more words together
  • verb
  • To pay interest on a loan including the interest
  • To make something from various parts or components
  • To make a mistake or problem worse

for

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  • preposition
  • Used to show the purpose, or need of something

time

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  • noun
  • Speed at which music is played; tempo
  • Point as shown on a clock, e.g. 3 p.m
  • Number of hours, minutes needed to do something
  • Occasion when something happens
  • Period or occasion that something occurred
  • Period in history or the past
  • Something measured in minutes, hours, days, etc.
  • How long an event takes; duration
  • verb
  • To check speed at which music is performed
  • To choose a specific moment to do something
  • To measure how long an event takes, e.g. a race
  • To schedule something to occur at a specific moment

why

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  • adverb
  • Question word to ask for a reason
  • exclamation
  • (Used to express surprise or approval)

green

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  • adjecitve
  • Color of young leaves
  • Covered with vegetation, e.g. grass
  • Concerned about protecting the environment
  • The color of young leaves
  • Lacking in experience/knowledge due to being young
  • Being not fully grown or ripe, as in fruit
  • noun
  • Large grassy area
  • used as a part of a name of a place (UK)

microbe

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  • Very small, microscopic, living thing

question

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  • noun
  • Issue or problems you are dealing with
  • What you ask about; issue
  • verb
  • To ask for or try to get information
  • To have or express concerns or uncertainty

carrot

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  • noun
  • Reward offered to make someone do something
  • Long hard orange vegetable that grows underground

light

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  • adjecitve
  • Being bright making it easy to see; not dark
  • Being pale and lacking darkness of color
  • Not heavy; weighing only a little
  • adverb
  • Carrying few bags when traveling
  • noun
  • A source of energy that makes a room or area bright
  • Way in which something or someone is understood
  • verb
  • To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
  • To provide a way to see ahead

possibly

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  • adverb
  • May be true or likely, but is uncertain

stuff

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  • noun
  • Generic description for things, materials, objects
  • verb
  • To push material inside something, with force

turquoise

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  • noun
  • Color that is a combination of green and blue
  • Blue or bluish green stone often used in jewelry

eccentric

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  • adjecitve
  • Out of the ordinary; acting unusually or oddly
  • noun
  • Person who acts unusually or bizarrely

few

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  • pronoun
  • Not many, a small number

earth

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  • noun
  • Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
  • The planet we live on
  • Soil in which we grow plants

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  • Large body of salt water; a large sea

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  • noun
  • Opening in a wall or door to let in light
  • Opening in a wall through which people do business

cool

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  • adjecitve
  • Steady and calm when facing difficulties
  • Almost cold; not warm or hot
  • Smart or stylish in a way (young) people admire
  • Unfriendly in an indirect way; distant
  • verb
  • To make something decrease in temperature
  • (Of an emotion, etc.) to become less strongly felt

doubt

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  • noun
  • Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
  • verb
  • To question the truth or certainty of something

such

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  • determiner
  • Being similar to
  • (Thing) as previously stated or referred to
  • adverb
  • (Used to emphasize the quality of an adjective)

smart

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  • adjecitve
  • Fashionable; well-dressed; well-groomed
  • Looking clean, neat and stylish
  • (Of phones, weapons) with clever features
  • Associated with rich, popular and stylish people
  • Clever; with intelligence
  • adverb
  • Energetic or quick in motion or movement
  • In a clever way; with intelligence
  • noun
  • Feeling of being hurt and upset
  • Sharp, burning pain
  • verb
  • To feel hurt or upset
  • To hurt with an unexpected sharp or burning pain

water

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  • noun
  • Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
  • Large area such as an ocean or sea
  • verb
  • (Of the eyes) to produce tears
  • (Mouth) to become wet at the thought of nice food
  • To pour liquids onto a plant to keep it alive

color

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  • noun
  • Quality of things you can see, e.g. red, blue
  • Pink or red in your face, e.g. after being ill
  • The shade of someone's skin e.g. black, or yellow
  • verb
  • To change or affect someone's opinion
  • To make something colorful using colored pencils

incredibly

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  • adverb
  • To a great degree; very; amazingly

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  • noun
  • What people and animals eat to live
  • Things taken in by plants to maintain life
  • A particular style or type of cooking, e.g. Asian

not

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  • adverb
  • Word indicating the negative
  • (Used to form the negative of verbs)

size

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  • How big or small a thing is
  • Standard measurements for clothing, shoes
  • verb
  • To make something to fit a particular measurement
  • To organize or group from small to large

whole

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  • adjecitve
  • Complete or full; all of
  • Being in a good condition
  • noun
  • Complete amount or sum; total

carotenoid

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  • noun
  • Any of a class of highly unsaturated yellow to red pigments occurring in plants and animals

blue

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  • adjecitve
  • Color of the clear sky
  • Feeling sad or down

member

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  • noun
  • Part of the body of a human, animal
  • Person or thing belonging to a group or team

really

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  • adverb
  • Used to stress something that is said; definitely
  • In a true or accurate manner
  • Very

would

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  • other
  • Used to indicate something imagined
  • Used to ask or request something politely
  • Verb used to indicate possibility, request etc.
  • Used to indicate a preference
  • Used to indicate a reaction
  • Indicates something that occurred repeatedly
  • Used to indicate willingness or ability to do

content

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  • adjecitve
  • Being happy or satisfied
  • noun
  • Information in something, e.g. book or computer

can

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  • noun
  • A metal container for storing food
  • other
  • Able to; have the skill to; have the time to
  • verb
  • To have permission to
  • To be possible to do
  • To preserve food by sealing it in a metal container

photosynthesize

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  • verb
  • (Plants) to use the sun to make their food

facebook

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  • intransitive verb
  • Spend time using the social media application Facebook.

same

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  • adjecitve
  • Being equal in quality and amount
  • Identical; not different
  • Not changing; constant

subscribe

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  • verb
  • To regularly pay to receive a service

tiny

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  • adjecitve
  • Very, very small

want

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  • noun
  • Something you desire or wish for
  • State or condition of poverty
  • verb
  • To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing

but

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  • conjunction
  • Used before you say something different, opposite

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  • adjecitve
  • Proper, appropriate or right
  • (Of an amount) enough; plenty
  • Excellent; high quality
  • Acting well or properly; of moral character
  • In a positive or happy emotional state
  • noun
  • Advantage or benefit

life

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  • noun
  • All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
  • Period of time things live, from birth to death

yellow

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  • adjecitve
  • Color of lemons or the sun
  • Lacking in courage; cowardly (used as an INSULT)
  • verb
  • To turn yellow, often due to being old

halobacteria

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  • other
  • Halophiles in saline environments such as the Dead Sea or salt flats

old

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  • adjecitve
  • Having existed for a long time, not young or new
  • Age of a person since birth

believe

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  • verb
  • To think or accept that something is true
  • To have a particular opinion about something

algae

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  • noun
  • Green organisms that live in still water

cobalt

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  • noun
  • Hard, shiny, silver-white metal

fabulous

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  • adjecitve
  • Almost impossible to believe, incredible

look

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  • noun
  • Person's beauty or physical attractiveness
  • Particular style of dress, clothes, or appearance
  • The way someone, something appears to be
  • Act of searching for or examining something
  • verb
  • To appear to be; seem

red

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  • adjecitve
  • Being the color of blood

thank

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  • verb
  • To tell someone you are grateful to them

twin

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  • noun
  • Two children born from same mother at same time
  • One of two things that closely resemble each other

absorb

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  • verb
  • To take up all attention / energy of something
  • To take in a liquid; soak up

someday

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  • adverb
  • At some unspecified time in the future

cabbage

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  • noun
  • Round green vegetable with tightly packed leaves

they

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  • pronoun
  • Two or more people, animals, or things

very

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  • adjecitve
  • Concerning a large degree or amount
  • adverb
  • A lot; much; many
  • Used to stress or emphasize a noun

dry

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  • adjecitve
  • (Of humor) clever, but not obvious; ironic
  • Without water; not wet
  • (Of wine, etc.) not sweet
  • Without butter or jam
  • verb
  • To remove liquid or water from something

archipelago

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  • noun
  • Group of several small islands

teal

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  • noun
  • Bluish shade of green

pinkness

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  • noun
  • Quality of being pink

lake

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  • noun
  • Large area of water surrounded by land

scishow

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their

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  • determiner
  • Belonging to them

all

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  • adverb
  • Completely; totally
  • determiner
  • Being every one of something
  • pronoun
  • 100% of something; the complete amount

drop

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  • noun
  • Distance between a higher and a lower level
  • Act of letting something fall (from your hand)
  • A decrease in quantity or quality; reduction
  • Tiny amount of liquid, with rounded bottom
  • verb
  • To drive someone to a place and then drive away
  • To let something fall from your hand
  • To fall or lie down quickly, as when shot
  • To decide to stop something e.g. a course)
  • To (cause to) reduce in quantity or quality

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  • adjecitve
  • Referring to or belonging to ‘it’
  • determiner
  • Of something; belonging or related to something
  • other
  • Possessive form of “it”

produce

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  • noun
  • Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
  • verb
  • To grow something naturally
  • To make something appear
  • To manufacture something using machines
  • To control the making a movie or television show

remove

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  • verb
  • To get rid of something completely
  • To make someone leave his or her job or position
  • To move, erase or take away from a place
  • To take something off (e.g. clothing)

vacation

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  • noun
  • Time off work used for relaxation or travel
  • verb
  • To take or spend time on holiday

here

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  • adverb
  • In this place; at this location, position or time

swim

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  • noun
  • Act of swimming in a pool or ocean
  • verb
  • To move through water by moving parts of the body

cerulean

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  • noun
  • Deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky

use

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  • noun
  • Ability to employ something
  • Need to enable it to work
  • Permission to do something with something
  • Act of spending money
  • Operation of a machine for its function
  • verb
  • To have; to eat, drink, consume etc.
  • To need to operate or work
  • To operate a machine, e.g. a computer
  • To treat a person badly
  • To do something with, for a task or purpose

perfectly

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  • adverb
  • In a faultless manner; without mistakes

pond

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  • noun
  • Pool of water that is smaller than a lake

true

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  • adjecitve
  • Agreeing with the facts; not false; real or actual

weird

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  • adjecitve
  • Odd or unusual; surprising; strange

australia

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  • noun
  • The smallest continent; between the South Pacific and the Indian Ocean

unless

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  • conjunction
  • Negative of 'if'

carotenoids

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  • other

container

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  • noun
  • An object that can be used to hold things

describe

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  • verb
  • To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something

episode

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  • noun
  • One separate event in a series of events
  • Show which is part of a larger story

schoolgirl

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  • noun
  • Girl attending school

thousand

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  • number
  • Number 1,000

ultimate

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  • adjecitve
  • Basic; original; most significant
  • Being the greatest example of something
  • Happening or coming at the end of process; final

archaea

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  • noun
  • An order of prokaryotic microorganisms

probably

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  • adverb
  • That is likely to happen or be true

million

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  • number
  • 1,000,000

safe

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  • noun
  • Metal box with a lock to keep valuable things in
  • adjecitve
  • Highly likely
  • Being out of danger

associate

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  • adjecitve
  • Part of a job title indicating a junior position
  • noun
  • Partner in professional work, e.g. in law
  • verb
  • To spend time with other people; mix with
  • To form a connection in your mind between things

day

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US / deɪ /

UK / de /

A1
  • noun
  • A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
  • The period of time when it is light outside
  • Person's name

resemble

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US / rɪˈzembl /

UK / rɪˈzɛmbəl /

B1
  • verb
  • To be similar to in looks or manner

sure

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US / ʃʊə(r) /

UK / ʃʊr /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Having no doubts about something
  • Have confidence in your own words or actions
  • Firmly established or held; being firm or stable
  • Being correct or true
  • adverb
  • What you say to agree willingly

retain

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US / rɪ'teɪn /

UK / rɪˈten /

A2
  • verb
  • To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
  • To keep one thing inside another for a time
  • To memorize information

reason

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US / 'ri:zn /

UK / ˈrizən /

A1
  • noun
  • Ability to think about facts and form a judgment
  • Explanation for why something occurred or was done
  • verb
  • To think and make conclusions in a logical manner

strawberry

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US / 'strɔ:bərɪ /

UK / ˈstrɔˌbɛri /

B1
  • noun
  • Sweet fleshy red fruit

senegal

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US / ˌsenɪ'ɡɔ:l /

UK / ˌsenɪ'ɡɔ:l /

A1
  • other
  • A republic in northwestern Africa on the coast of the Atlantic; formerly a French colony but achieve

too

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US / tu: /

UK / tu /

A1
  • adverb
  • In addition, also; with emphasis
  • Say that something is more than you want

totally

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US / ˈtəʊtəli /

UK / ˈtotl:ɪ /

A1
  • adverb
  • In a complete way; completely; absolutely

coast

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US / kəʊst /

UK / kost /

A2
  • noun
  • Land near the sea or ocean
  • verb
  • To progress in something without trying hard
  • (Of a vehicle) to move forward without power

have

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US / həv /

UK / hæv /

A1
  • verb
  • To drink, smoke, eat or use something
  • To experience the effects of something
  • To organize an event, or join in an activity
  • To own, possess, or hold something
  • To cause to happen or produce a particular effect

island

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US / ˈaɪlənd /

UK / ˈaɪlənd /

A1
  • noun
  • Area of land that is surrounded by water

salt

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US / sɔ:lt /

UK / sɔlt /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Being preserved or seasoned with salt
  • noun
  • Natural white crystal used to flavor food
  • verb
  • To add salt to food in order to improve its taste
  • To add salt to ice in order to melt it
  • To preserve food by adding salt

sunlight

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US / ˈsʌnlaɪt /

UK / ˈsʌnˌlaɪt /

A2
  • noun
  • Rays of light coming from the sun

western

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US / ˈwestən /

UK / ˈwestərn /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Movies often about cowboys in the American West
  • Coming from, found in, or facing towards the west

meter

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US / ˈmi:tə(r) /

UK / ˈmitɚ /

A1
  • noun
  • Unit of length equal to 100 cm or about 39 inches
  • Device for measuring things e.g. gas
  • Device to put money into to rent a parking place
  • Rhythm of a poem
  • verb
  • To measure water, etc. when it has to be paid for

world

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US / wɜ:ld /

UK / wɜrld /

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  • noun
  • All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • Political division due to some kind of similarity

know

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US / nəʊ /

UK / noʊ /

A1
  • verb
  • To be familiar with a person or place, thing
  • To feel sure or be convinced about something
  • To discover or be aware of something
  • To be able to distinguish
  • To have knowledge of things

moment

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US / 'məʊmənt /

UK / 'moʊmənt /

A1
  • noun
  • Very short or brief period of time
  • A particular period in time

hibernate

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US / ˈhaɪbəneɪt /

UK / ˈhaɪbərneɪt /

C1
  • verb
  • (Of animals) to spend a winter asleep or resting

scientist

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US / ˈsaɪəntɪst /

UK / ˈsaɪəntɪst /

A2
  • noun
  • Person who is trained in a science

crust

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US / krʌst /

UK / krʌst /

B2
  • noun
  • Hard outer layer of something, e.g. the earth
  • Hard crisp outer layer of bread, baked goods

see

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US / si: /

UK / si /

A1
  • verb
  • To go on a date with someone
  • To predict whether something is, or will be true
  • To understand what someone says
  • To use your eyes to look at something
  • To visit a place often for sightseeing or pleasure
  • To visit or meet with someone
  • To find out by waiting or looking
  • To watch (a game, movie or TV show)

twitter

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US / ˈtwɪtə(r) /

UK / ˈtwɪtɚ /

C2
  • noun
  • An online messaging system
  • verb
  • To make small chattering sounds, like some birds

murky

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US / ˈmɜ:ki: /

UK / ˈmɜrki /

B2
  • adjecitve
  • Being dark, unclear, and difficult to see through
  • Difficult to find out about; secret; dark
  • Concerning secret activities, often illegal

recently

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US / ˈri:sntli /

UK / 'risṇtlɪ /

A1
  • adverb
  • Just a while ago; not long ago

southern

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US / ˈsʌðən /

UK / ˈsʌðərn /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Concerning a region in the south
  • Being in or toward the south

store

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US / stɔ:(r) /

UK / stɔr, stor /

A2
  • noun
  • Place where things are kept for future use
  • Place where you can go to buy things
  • verb
  • To put things in a place for later use

with

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US / wɪð /

UK / wɪð, wɪθ /

A1
  • preposition
  • As an employee of a certain company
  • Against something or someone
  • By using something as a means
  • Due to; because of
  • Including
  • Possessing as a feature
  • Related to
  • (Of the manner/attitude by which you do something)
  • Used to express that people or things are together

chloroplast

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US / 'klɒrəplɑ:st /

UK / 'klɔ:rəplæst /

A1
  • noun
  • Plastid containing chlorophyll and other pigments; in plants that carry out photosynthesis

full

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US / fʊl /

UK / fʊl /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Containing all the parts; complete
  • Containing or holding as much as possible
  • Having had enough food
  • adverb
  • In a direct manner; completely

another

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US / əˈnʌðə(r) /

UK / əˈnʌðɚ /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • One more, but not this
  • determiner
  • One more added
  • pronoun
  • One more (thing)

chock

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US / tʃɒk /

UK / tʃɒk /

C2
  • noun
  • Block of wood used to prevent wheels moving

halophilic

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US / ˈhɔ:lmɑ:k /

UK / ˈhɔ:lmɑ:rk /

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girl

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US / gɜ:l /

UK / gɜ:rl /

A1
  • noun
  • A female child; a young woman

keep

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US / ki:p /

UK / kip /

A1
  • noun
  • Large, strong tower in the middle of a castle
  • Money spent on you so you can live in a place
  • verb
  • To continue doing something; not to stop
  • To stop balls going in a goal in sports
  • To not give back or return something
  • (Of food) to not spoil or not rot
  • To take possession of something to own, e.g. a pet
  • To have and continue to hold something
  • To do something that you have promised or agreed
  • To stay in a certain place or condition
  • To maintain the rules

name

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US / neɪm /

UK / nem /

A1
  • noun
  • What something or someone is called
  • verb
  • To state what someone is called, e.g. John

pigment

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US / 'pɪɡmənt /

UK / ˈpɪɡmənt /

B2
  • noun
  • Substance that makes things have a certain color

salty

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US / ˈsɔ:lti /

UK / ˈsɔlti /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Containing or tasting like salt
  • Involving a clever and funny joke about sex

slash

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US / slæʃ /

UK / slæʃ /

B2
  • noun
  • Line ( / ) used in writing
  • Long, deep cut, caused by a sharp object
  • verb
  • To cut violently with a sharp object
  • To decrease something by a large amount

blush

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US / blʌʃ /

UK / blʌʃ /

B1
  • verb
  • To turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame

large

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US / lɑ:dʒ /

UK / lɑ:rdʒ /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat

most

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US / məʊst /

UK / most /

A1
  • adverb
  • Very; extremely
  • Greatest possible degree
  • pronoun
  • Nearly all of something

throughout

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US / θru:ˈaʊt /

UK / θruˈaʊt /

A2
  • adverb
  • From the beginning of something until the end
  • preposition
  • Over/across an entire place/thing; in every part

from

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US / frəm /

UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /

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  • preposition
  • Starting at a particular place, time or level

out

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US / aʊt /

UK / aʊt /

A1
  • adverb
  • No longer stylish (e.g. fashion)
  • Away from home, business, or the usual place
  • In a direction/movement away from inside or center
  • noun
  • Act when a batter cannot continue playing
  • verb
  • To tell people a secret

over

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US / 'əʊvə(r) /

UK / ˈovɚ /

A1
  • adverb
  • Finished; no longer happening
  • Towards the ground/away from a standing position
  • noun
  • A set of six consecutive balls bowled in cricket
  • other
  • Finished
  • preposition
  • Showing the relation when a thing is above another
  • On or covering something
  • Above or across something
  • More than you need
  • From one side to the other
  • In the direction of; toward

gift

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US / gɪft /

UK / ɡɪft /

A2
  • noun
  • Something given to another for a reason; present
  • Special skill or natural ability to do something

picture

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US / 'pɪktʃə(r) /

UK / ˈpɪktʃɚ /

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  • noun
  • General situation or state of being
  • Mental image of what something is or looks like
  • Movie; film
  • Painting, drawing or photograph on paper or screen
  • verb
  • To understand or imagine something
  • To imagine someone or something in an image

stain

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US / steɪn /

UK / sten /

B1
  • noun
  • A mark or unwanted spot / thing
  • Liquid used to change the color of something
  • Something that causes someone shame or guilt
  • verb
  • To soil or leave a mark on something
  • To change the color of using a special substance

trick

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US / trɪk /

UK / trɪk /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Not reliable; likely to deceive you
  • noun
  • Act of trying to fool someone
  • Quick or skillful way of doing something
  • Something done to make someone laugh
  • verb
  • To fool someone in order to obtain a result
  • To playfully tease or fool to make someone laugh

perhaps

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US / pəˈhæps /

UK / pɚˈhæps /

A1
  • adverb
  • Possibly, but not certainly; maybe

scientifically

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US / ˌsaɪən'tɪfɪklɪ /

UK / ˌsaɪən'tɪfɪklɪ /

B1
  • adverb
  • In an manner that follows the rules of science

situate

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US / ˈsɪtʃueɪt /

UK / ˈsɪtʃuˌet /

A2
  • verb
  • To place in a particular place or position

only

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US / ˈəunli /

UK / ˈonli /

A1
  • adverb
  • Just one; just that amount or thing; not more than
  • Not very important or serious
  • Just that type of thing, person
  • Short time ago; not before a certain time
  • conjunction
  • Except; but

put

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US / pʊt /

UK / pʊt /

A1
  • phrasal verb
  • to make a light stop shining by pressing or moving a switch
  • verb
  • To move or place a thing in a particular position
  • To rate something in importance or value
  • To write or say something in a certain manner

ten

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US / ten /

UK / tɛn /

A1
  • number
  • 10

and

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US / ənd /

UK / ənd, ən,ænd /

A1
  • conjunction
  • Used to refer to two or more things
  • Plus; in addition; on top of that
  • Used to introduce an action that follows another

guy

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US / ɡaɪ /

UK / ɡaɪ /

A1
  • noun
  • Man; boy; any person

interestingly

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US / ˈɪntrəstɪŋli /

UK / ˈɪntrəstɪŋli /

A2
  • adverb
  • You'll find this surprising; in an interesting way

destination

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US / ˌdestɪˈneɪʃn /

UK / ˌdɛstəˈneʃən /

B1
  • noun
  • The place you are traveling to

any

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US / 'enɪ /

UK / ˈɛni /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • One, or some, no matter which
  • pronoun
  • One (thing) of many; some

think

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US / θɪŋk /

UK / θɪŋk /

A1
  • verb
  • To have an idea about something without certainty
  • To have an idea, opinion or belief about something

culprit

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US / ˈkʌlprɪt /

UK / ˈkʌlprɪt /

B2
  • noun
  • Person who has done something wrong or illegal

comment

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US / 'kɒment /

UK / ˈkɑmɛnt /

A2
  • noun
  • Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
  • verb
  • To say something that gives your opinion

down

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US / daʊn /

UK / daʊn /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being sad, sick, or unhappy
  • Not operating, working, or functioning as expected
  • adverb
  • In a sitting or lying position
  • Towards or on the ground, floor, or bottom
  • Written or copied onto a piece of paper or book
  • noun
  • A period of play in American Football
  • The soft, smooth hairs that cover a bird's body
  • preposition
  • Along something's path, course, or direction
  • Going from a higher position to a lower position
  • verb
  • To eat or drink very quickly and without stopping

during

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US / ˈdjʊərɪŋ /

UK / ˈdʊrɪŋ, ˈdjʊr- /

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  • preposition
  • At some point in the course of an event or thing

fancy

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US / 'fænsɪ /

UK / ˈfænsi /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Unusual and attractive in design
  • verb
  • To want to have or do something; feel like
  • To imagine or suppose that something will happen
  • To believe or imagine something that is not true

find

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US / faɪnd /

UK / faɪnd /

A1
  • noun
  • Object discovered by chance
  • Things that have been discovered from searching
  • verb
  • To become aware of something that is happening
  • To discover or meet by chance
  • To decide if someone is guilty of a crime, or not
  • To learn through study, research, or effort
  • To discover something by looking for it

extremophile

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US / ɪks'təi:məfɪl /

UK / ɪks'təi:məfɪl /

A1
  • other

watch

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US / wɒtʃ /

UK / wɑtʃ /

A1
  • noun
  • Period of time someone is responsible for guarding
  • Device you wear on your wrist that shows the time
  • Official warning statement, e.g. of bad weather
  • verb
  • To keep in check, manage, or control something
  • To look at something for entertainment, e.g. TV
  • To guard a place or people; protect child, etc.
  • To look at carefully to work out what is happening
  • To protect and care for someone or something

baby

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US / ˈbeɪbi /

UK / ˈbeɪbi /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Small in size; smaller than usual
  • noun
  • A very young child, who cannot yet speak
  • verb
  • To treat someone as if they were newly born

despite

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US / dɪˈspaɪt /

UK / dɪˈspaɪt /

A2
  • preposition
  • Without being affected by something; in spite of

least

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US / li:st /

UK / list /

A1
  • adverb
  • In the smallest or lowest way
  • noun
  • Something that is of the lowest or smallest degree

purple

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US / 'pɜ:pl /

UK / ˈpɚpəl /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being a color that is a mixture of red and blue

right

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US / raɪt /

UK / raɪt /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Correct or true
  • The south side of you looking at the rising sun
  • adverb
  • Exactly in a place or time
  • Being appropriate for a particular event
  • In a straight or direct manner
  • noun
  • Something you are legally or morally allowed to do
  • Ideal of what is just and good
  • Political view based on conservatism
  • verb
  • To fix something previously wrong or unjust
  • To make upright, as a boat that has turned over

about

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US / ə'baʊt /

UK / əˈbaʊt /

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  • adverb
  • To be ready to; going to
  • Nearly; approximately; roughly
  • Near; next to; close to
  • In every direction; in the area of
  • preposition
  • Concerning or of (a topic)

even

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US / 'i:vn /

UK / ˈivən /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being equal in influence, power, possibility etc.
  • Being divided equally or fairly
  • (Of teams/contest) with similar chances of success
  • Smooth, level, or regular
  • Can be divided by 2; ending in 2, 4, 6, 8, or 0
  • At a regular, equally steady manner
  • Remaining steady and unchanging
  • adverb
  • (When this is surprising) as well; too
  • (Used to compare two things/stress the difference)
  • verb
  • To make something level; to flatten
  • To make something equal

flamboyantly

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US / /

UK / /

C1
  • adverb
  • In an striking attention-seeking manner

fly

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US / flaɪ /

UK / flai /

A1
  • noun
  • Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
  • Opening with fold of cloth hiding zipper on pants
  • verb
  • To move in the wind, e.g. a flag
  • To move at a high speed
  • To travel in a plane, helicopter, balloon etc.
  • To pilot people or items by plane
  • To travel through the air using wings

like

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US / laɪk /

UK / laɪk /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being equal in status or kind to something else
  • Similar; the same
  • adverb
  • For example
  • preposition
  • Used as a filler; used to ad emphasis
  • In a way similar to the way something is done
  • Such as; for example
  • verb
  • To want to
  • To find something pleasing; to prefer something

that

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US / ðæt /

UK / ðæt, ðət /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • The person or thing being talked about
  • Used to identify something both the speakers know
  • adverb
  • Used to reinforce adjectives and adverbs
  • To such a degree
  • conjunction
  • Used to connect a noun clause
  • Used to introduce an adverbial clause
  • Used to introduce a noun clause
  • determiner
  • Used as a noun to refer to something
  • pronoun
  • Referring an object far away
  • Used to refer to the relative pronoun ‘which’

what

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US / wɒt /

UK / hwɑt, hwʌt, wɔt, wʌt,hwət, wət /

A1
  • pronoun
  • Thing or things that; the same kind as
  • Used to emphasize something you are about to say
  • adjecitve
  • Used to refer to a particular amount, or number
  • Used to place emphasis on a particular quality
  • adverb
  • To a certain degree
  • determiner
  • Question words used for asking for information
  • exclamation
  • Used to express excitement, shock, or surprise
  • Used to ask people to repeat something they said

cell

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US / sel /

UK / sɛl /

A2
  • noun
  • Smallest unit of living things in biology
  • Group of people - often from a secret organization
  • Prisoner's room in a jail
  • Shortened form of 'cellphone'

happen

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US / 'hæpən /

UK / ˈhæpən /

A1
  • verb
  • To take place or occur

cause

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US / kɔ:z /

UK / kɔz /

A2
  • noun
  • Belief, goal or organization that people support
  • Reason for
  • verb
  • To make something happen; create effect or result

place

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US / pleɪs /

UK / ples /

A1
  • noun
  • Particular location, area or region
  • verb
  • To put someone in a particular type of situation
  • To put something in a certain location or position

similar

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US / ˈsɪmələ(r) /

UK / ˈsɪməlɚ /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Nearly the same; alike

bacteria

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US / bæk'tɪərɪə /

UK / bækˈtɪriə /

B2
  • noun
  • The very small creatures that can cause disease

get

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US / ɡet /

UK / ɡɛt /

A1
  • verb
  • To become affected by illness or disease
  • To begin to feel or understand an emotion or idea
  • To send or bring someone or something home, etc.
  • To go somewhere to obtain something
  • To (cause to) do a particular thing
  • To obtain, receive or be given something
  • To currently have
  • To prepare for use
  • To understand something being said or read

discuss

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US / dɪˈskʌs /

UK / dɪˈskʌs /

A1
  • verb
  • To talk about seriously or in great detail

may

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US / meɪ /

UK / me /

A1
  • noun
  • 5th month of the year
  • other
  • Used to express a desire
  • Expresses permission, possibility or probability
  • Used to show that a thing could be true

this

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US / ðɪs /

UK / ðɪs /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Used to indicate something already been discussed
  • Used to indicate something happening around now
  • adverb
  • An indication by a physical motion or gesture
  • A specific amount of
  • determiner
  • Person, thing, or idea near you
  • pronoun
  • Person, thing that has already been discussed

adapt

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US / ə'dæpt /

UK / əˈdæpt /

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  • verb
  • To change something for a different function
  • To change something to fit or suit a new purpose

intense

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US / ɪn'tens /

UK / ɪnˈtɛns /

A2
  • adjecitve
  • Very strong, great or extreme in degree

season

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US / ˈsi:zn /

UK / ˈsizən /

A1
  • noun
  • One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
  • Time of year when something usually happens
  • verb
  • To add pepper and salt to something
  • To prepare wood for use by allowing it to dry

visible

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US / ˈvɪzəbl /

UK / ˈvɪzəbəl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Can see, easily seen or understood
  • Being obvious or easy to see

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  • verb
  • To shout out 'boo', to express your disapproval

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  • noun
  • Fancy addition or decoration
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  • To show and direct attention by waving something
  • To add a fancy addition or decoration
  • To be healthy or successful

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  • Moving or going inside something
  • In the same direction as; in the direction of
  • So as to become; taking the state of

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  • 3rd month of the year
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  • To spoil the appearance/atmosphere of something

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  • adjecitve
  • A thing different from that mentioned
  • determiner
  • (Something) else; not the first (one)
  • pronoun
  • Being the one and only thing of that category

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  • You; we; people in general; someone
  • The thing or person previously referred to
  • adjecitve
  • Used to refer to people generally
  • Being a strong example of (something mentioned)
  • number
  • Number 1

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  • Used to compare two things that are not equal

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  • Politician who is running for public office

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  • A counter for 1000 of something
  • Great in amount, number or size
  • Being highest in status or rank; impressive

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  • adjecitve
  • (Sports) equal to another
  • Being steady and determined (e.g. a voice)
  • noun
  • Specific height of something
  • Amount of ability you have compared to others
  • Floor or deck within a building
  • Tool used to determine if something is lying flat
  • verb
  • To aim a gun at someone
  • To destroy a building; flatten an area completely
  • To make things flat or even
  • To make a score equal to another, in sports

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  • In a lower position, place, or level

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  • An object distinct from other objects
  • A group of people involved in an activity together
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  • A person's physical self

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  • Product made by a particular company; brand
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  • To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
  • To get to (a place) on time
  • To gain the status of (teacher, lawyer, etc.)
  • To create something by putting things together
  • To earn a certain amount of money at a job
  • To cause or force a person to do something
  • To cause something to happen or be formed

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  • Not costing a lot of money
  • Having a low quality or value
  • Not liking to spend money; mean; stingy

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  • In addition; too; in a similar way

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  • Being broadcast as events happen, not recorded
  • Carrying electric current; able to give a shock
  • Glowing because burning; hot
  • Not yet killed (for food)
  • adverb
  • (Music, drama) as it is performed
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  • To be alive
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  • To make your home in a house or town

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  • Used to refer to the age of a person

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  • Person someone is speaking or writing to
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lead

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  • Being the main part in movies or plays
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  • Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
  • Information that could help to solve a crime
  • Main part in a play or movie
  • Heavy, gray metal element
  • Rope used to tie something to stop it escaping
  • Act of being at the front in a race or game
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  • To show the way or guide others
  • To be at the front of a race or game
  • To travel in front of; go in advance of others

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  • Being short in length of time
  • Not great in size, amount, or degree; small
  • Being very young or younger than others
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  • By an amount or degree that is not very much
  • Not often; rarely
  • noun
  • A person's name

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  • (chiefly in the Caribbean or South America) a salt pan, salt lake, or salt marsh.
  • proper noun
  • An industrial and commercial city in central Kansas; population 46,483 (est. 2008).

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  • determiner
  • Used to describe all of a family
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  • Cobalt, cerulean, turquoise, teal, we've all seen lakes, or at least pictures of lakes best described by these shades of blue.
  • If I say green, you may think of a lake full of algae, and if I say brown, perhaps you'd think of some murky, gross-looking stained pond.
  • But I doubt that you would associate pink with a body of water.
  • That is, unless you've recently flown over the southern coast of Western Australia and happened to look out the window at the right moment and thought, what the heck is that?
  • That would be Lake Hillier.
  • Situated on Middle Island, the largest of 105 islands in the Recherche Archipelago, Lake Hillier is tiny in size, only about 600 by 250 meters, but it is grand in spirit because Lake Hillier is pink.
  • Like, like, really pink.
  • Bubblegum, Pepto-Bismol, strawberry shake pink.
  • Like eccentric billionaire just had twin baby girls and wants the world to know pink.
  • The color is not a trick of the light.
  • The water retains its hue when removed from the lake and put into a container for, say, a cheap but cool Valentine's Day gift for your boo.
  • And interestingly, scientists aren't totally sure why Lake Hillier is so rosy, but it's probably because it's about ten times saltier than the ocean.
  • And thus, the lake is chock full of salt-loving microalgae known as Donelliella salina, one of the few organisms that has adapted to life in such incredibly salinous water.
  • And these little guys produce carotenoids, pigment compounds that absorb sunlight like beta-carotene, the same stuff found in carrots and purple cabbage, which range in color from yellow to red.
  • This algae may be the leading candidate as the cause of the pinkness because there is another very similar pink lake in Senegal, Lake Retba, and it too is home to D. salina.
  • The color of the lake is most intense during the dry season when water levels drop and the salt content rises, and intense sunlight causes the algae to flourish.
  • But there may also be another culprit, halobacteria, which despite their name, are not even bacteria, but salt-obsessed members of the domain archaea.
  • See, the colored carotenoids in algae like D. salina or possibly salina, I may have been saying it wrong this whole time, but they're found only in the chloroplasts, which the algae use to photosynthesize.
  • But the halophilic archaea keep their pigments dispersed throughout the whole cell, like blushing schoolgirls making them more readily visible.
  • These halophilic microbes are true extremophiles and can hibernate in salt crusts for thousands, perhaps millions of years.
  • They are some of the oldest living organisms on Earth, and some scientists believe that if we someday find life on Mars, they may resemble these guys.
  • They also may be one of the reasons why that fancy salt you bought at the organic food store is pink.
  • Even if we don't know the exact reason why Lake Hillier is so flamboyantly fabulous, we do know that it is perfectly safe to swim in, making it the ultimate Barbie vacation destination.
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