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brother

US / ˈbrʌðə(r) /

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UK / ˈbrʌðɚ /

A1

noun
A boy or man who shares a parent with you

ruby

US / 'ru:bɪ /

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UK / ˈrubi /

B2

noun
Very valuable dark red gemstone

mold

US / məʊld /

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UK / mold /

B1

noun
Distinctive type of character or nature
Fungus growing on old food or in wet dark places
Container to shape material into a certain form
verb
To influence a person's character or behavior
To form something into a shape

undeterred

US / ˌʌndɪˈtɜ:d /

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UK / ˌʌndɪˈtɜ:rd /

B2

adjecitve
Not deterred; not put off from doing something

dynamite

US / ˈdaɪnəmaɪt /

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UK / ˈdaɪnəˌmaɪt /

B2

noun
Sticks of explosive triggered by a fuse

invention

US / ɪnˈvenʃn /

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UK / ɪnˈvɛnʃən /

A2

noun
Something new that is different from other things
Power or ability to create new things
Process of creating a new device or idea

additive

US / ˈædətɪv /

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UK / ˈædɪtɪv /

B1

adjecitve
Added to a food or drink
noun
Substance added to a food or drink

award

US / ə'wɔ:d /

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UK / əˈwɔrd /

A2

noun
Prize given to you because you did something well
verb
To give a prize for doing something well

gun

US / ɡʌn /

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UK / ɡʌn /

A2

noun
Weapon which fires bullets down a tube
verb
To suddenly make an engine run faster

would

US / wʊd /

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UK / wʊd /

A1

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

reviewer

US / rɪˈvju:ə(r) /

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UK / rɪˈvjuɚ /

A2

noun
One writing their opinion of plays, books etc.

transform

US / træns'fɔ:m /

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UK / trænsˈfɔrm /

C2

verb
To change the shape completely in a good way

powerful

US / ˈpauəful /

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UK / ˈpaʊəfəl /

A2

adjecitve
Having control or influence over
Having a lot of physical force, energy, strength

into

US / 'ɪntə /

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UK / ˈɪntu /

A1

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

invent

US / ɪnˈvent /

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UK / ɪnˈvɛnt /

A2

verb
To create something such as a story or excuse
To create something useful for the first time

power

US / 'paʊə(r) /

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UK / ˈpaʊɚ /

A1

noun
Legal or official right to perform certain actions
Ability to move forcefully and quickly
Energy of something (e.g. electricity or fuel)
Mathematical way to multiply a number
Condition of being in political control
Physical force, energy, and strength
verb
To give energy to something, e.g. by electricity
To move something forcefully and quickly

perfect

US / 'pɜ:fɪkt /

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UK / ˈpɚfɪkt /

A1

adjecitve
So good it cannot be improved
verb
To do something so well, it cannot be done better

one

US / wʌn /

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UK / wʌn /

A1

pronoun
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

than

US / ðən /

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UK / ðən /

A1

conjunction
Used to compare two things that are not equal

material

US / məˈtɪəriəl /

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UK / məˈtɪriəl /

A2

adjecitve
Relevant; (of evidence) important or significant
Belonging to the world of physical things
noun
Cloth; fabric
Supplies or data needed to do a certain thing
Substance from which a thing is made of

persuasion

US / pəˈsweɪʒn /

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UK / pərˈsweɪʒn /

B2

noun
Using reasons to make people believe something

the

US / ðə /

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UK / ðə /

A1

article
Used to refer to something already mentioned
Used to show there is only one of something
determiner
Used to describe all of a family

chemist

US / ˈkemɪst /

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UK / ˈkɛmɪst /

B1

noun
Person who sells medicines; drug store
Person who studies or does research in chemistry

footstep

US / ˈfʊtstep /

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UK / ˈfʊtˌstɛp /

C1

noun
Sound of someone walking

man

US / mæn /

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UK / mæn /

A1

noun
Humans in general, including male and female
An adult male human being
Male who acts in a masculine way; not like a woman
verb
To control or operate (a machine); be in charge of
To operate a machine (a boat, etc.)

make

US / meɪk /

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UK / mek /

A1

noun
Product made by a particular company; brand
verb
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

follow

US / ˈfɔləu /

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UK / ˈfɑlo /

A1

verb
To come after someone; be guided by someone
To support someone, e.g. singer or comedian
To be the logical result of something
To happen after something else happens
To believe a set of values or a moral teacher
To understand something happening or being said

captivate

US / 'kæptɪveɪt /

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UK / ˈkæptəˌvet /

C2

verb
To catch and hold someone's interest; charm

consist

US / kən'sɪst /

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UK / kənˈsɪst /

A2

verb
To have as an essential, necessary or main part

expose

US / ɪk'spəʊz /

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UK / ɪkˈspoʊz /

A2

noun
News article revealing secret information
verb
To make visible, without covering or protection
To allow light through a cameras lens onto film
To be talked about in the media
To make a secret known to the public
To experience something, often a harmful thing

this

US / ðɪs /

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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

word

US / wɜ:d /

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UK / wɚd /

A1

noun
Unit of language that has a meaning
Promise
Short remark or piece of information
verb
To express something by choosing particular words

handle

US / 'hændl /

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UK / ˈhændl /

A2

noun
The part of a door you hold to open it
Thing you hold to carry or open a bag, pan etc.
verb
To cope with or take responsibility for
To control a machine, car etc.
To control or be controlled /used in a certain way
To deal with a particular situation/person; manage
To buy, sell, or move materials or goods
To hold, control, or use something with the hands
To touch objects with the hands to look at them

dangerous

US / ˈdeɪndʒərəs /

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UK / ˈdendʒərəs /

A1

adjecitve
Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky

his

US / hɪz /

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UK / hɪz /

A1

pronoun
Something belonging to a male person

father

US / ˈfɑ:ðə(r) /

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UK / ˈfɑðɚ /

A1

noun
A male parent
Man who is the first to do or invent something
verb
To create a child by making a woman pregnant

with

US / wɪð /

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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

explosive

US / ɪkˈspləʊsɪv /

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UK / ɪkˈsplosɪv /

B1

adjecitve
Tending to show strong emotion suddenly
Occurring very quickly and suddenly
Able to release a lot of energy fast, like a bomb
noun
Material which can explode (e.g. a bomb)

coincidentally

US / kəʊˌɪnsɪ'dentəlɪ /

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UK / koʊˌɪnsɪ'dentəlɪ /

B1

adverb
In an unplanned manner; by chance

world

US / wɜ:ld /

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UK / wɜrld /

A1

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

scientist

US / ˈsaɪəntɪst /

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UK / ˈsaɪəntɪst /

A2

noun
Person who is trained in a science

construction

US / kən'strʌkʃn /

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UK / kənˈstrʌkʃən /

A2

noun
Act of building something; thing that is built
Something that is made using different parts
The way words are organized in a sentence
The way something is made or structured

have

US / həv /

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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

advocate

US / 'ædvəkeɪt /

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UK / ˈædvəˌket /

B1

noun
A lawyer who protects a clients interests
Person who supports a movement for changes
verb
To request change
To publicly support a belief

cause

US / kɔ:z /

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UK / kɔz /

A2

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

inventor

US / ɪnˈventə(r) /

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UK / ɪnˈventə(r) /

A2

noun
Person who creates new machines, systems etc.

powder

US / 'paʊdə(r) /

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UK / ˈpaʊdɚ /

B1

noun
Dry material made up of small powder-like pieces
Dry and light form of snow
verb
To apply a dust onto the body or face

dynasty

US / ˈdɪnəsti /

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UK / ˈdaɪnəsti /

B1

noun
Family that controls a country for a long time
Period of time that a family has ruled

city

US / 'sɪtɪ /

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UK / ˈsɪti /

A1

noun
Area with many buildings, roads and people

closely

US / 'kləʊslɪ /

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UK / ˈkloslɪ /

A2

adverb
In a careful manner
Nearby; just next to

find

US / faɪnd /

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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

lab

US / læb /

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UK / læb /

B1

noun
Short for 'laboratory'

mean

US / mi:n /

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UK / min /

A1

adjecitve
Being good at
Nasty; unkind
Not liking to spend money; cheap; stingy
noun
Average of a set of numbers
verb
To express a particular idea or thought
To intend to do something in particular
To have a particular meaning or value

eventually

US / ɪˈventʃuəli /

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UK / ɪˈvɛntʃuəli /

A2

adverb
After a long time; after many attempts; in the end

site

US / saɪt /

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UK / saɪt /

A2

noun
Place that is reserved for a particular activity
Location of building work
Location of something
Place where something of special interest happened
Website
verb
To place something in a particular position, area

that

US / ðæt /

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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’

include

US / ɪnˈklu:d /

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UK / ɪnˈklud /

A1

verb
To make someone, something part of a group

search

US / sɜ:tʃ /

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UK / sɜ:rtʃ /

A2

noun
Examination of person to find something
Action to find an answer to a problem
Action of trying to find someone or something
verb
To examine a person's clothing to find something
To look for an answer or explanation to a problem
To look carefully for someone or something

malleable

US / ˈmæliəbl /

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UK / ˈmæliəbəl /

C1

adjecitve
Easily changed into a new shape (or attitude)

begin

US / bɪ'ɡɪn /

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UK / ˈbeɡɪn /

A1

verb
To do the first part of an action; to start

kill

US / kɪl /

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UK / kɪl /

A1

noun
Animal killed by a person or other animal
verb
To cause someone to experience a lot of pain
To end the life of a person or other living thing
To be very funny
To prevent something from continuing or operating
To do something unimportant to pass time quickly

familial

US / fəˈmɪliəl /

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UK / fəˈmɪljəl /

B1

adjecitve
Of or relating to families

transcriber

US / træns'kraɪbə /

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UK / træns'kraɪbə /

B2

noun
Someone making a written version of spoken text

dunamis

US / /

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UK / /

A1

extremely

US / ɪkˈstri:mli /

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UK / ɪk'strimlɪ /

B1

adverb
In a way that is much more than usual or expected

much

US / mʌtʃ /

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UK / mʌtʃ /

A1

adjecitve
Very; to a high level or degree
adverb
A lot; large amount; a high degree of
Nearly; basically
On many occasions; often
noun
A large amount; a great quantity

wealthy

US / ˈwelθi /

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UK / ˈwɛlθi /

A2

adjecitve
Having a great quantity of money or property

highly

US / ˈhaɪli /

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UK / 'haɪlɪ /

A1

adverb
In a manner that shows approval
More than usual; to a great degree

mystery

US / ˈmɪstri /

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UK / ˈmɪstəri /

A2

noun
Quality of being strange and not understood
Book, play, or film about solving a strange crime
Something that is not known

generation

US / ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn /

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UK / ˌdʒɛnəˈreʃən /

A2

noun
Act or process of producing or causing something
People born and living at about the same time

greek

US / gri:k /

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UK / ɡrik /

A1

adjecitve
Concerning the culture and people of Greece
noun
Person from Greece

compound

US / 'kɒmpaʊnd /

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UK / kɑmˈpaUnd /

B1

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

US / fə(r) /

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UK / fɔr,fə /

A1

preposition
Used to show the purpose, or need of something

etymology

US / ˌetɪ'mɒlədʒɪ /

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UK / ˌɛtəˈmɑlədʒi /

A1

noun
The study of word origins

limit

US / 'lɪmɪt /

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UK / ˈlɪmɪt /

A2

noun
Point beyond which it is not possible to go
verb
To stop or prevent an increase past a point

test

US / test /

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UK / test /

A1

noun
A medical examination
Action to establish the truth or nature of
Examination; questions to measure knowledge
verb
To be given a medical examination
To try to establish the truth or nature of
To ask a series of questions to measure knowledge

within

US / wɪˈðɪn /

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UK / wɪðˈɪn, wɪθ- /

A1

adverb
Inside the limits of an area, time or range
preposition
From the inside of something

unpredictable

US / ˌʌnprɪˈdɪktəbl /

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UK / ˌʌnprɪˈdɪktəbəl /

B1

adjecitve
Difficult to guess about (the future)

after

US / 'ɑ:ftə(r) /

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UK / ˈæftɚ /

A1

adverb
Later than another time, or behind something
conjunction
Following something before
preposition
When an event happened or time has passed

liquid

US / ˈlɪkwɪd /

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UK / ˈlɪkwɪd /

A2

adjecitve
(Of wealth) being able to be spent as cash
In a state of being uncertain
Moving in a flowing manner, like water or oil
noun
Something that is similar to the state of water

stick

US / stɪk /

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UK / stɪk /

A2

noun
Long thin piece of wood from a tree
verb
To push a sharp or pointed object into something
To join together using glue or paste
To remain in one place or position for a long time

authority

US / ɔ:ˈθɒrəti /

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UK / əˈθɔrɪti, əˈθɑr-, ɔˈθɔr-, ɔˈθɑr- /

A2

noun
The power to give orders to people
Person who is an expert on a particular topic
Expert knowledge on a given subject
The power to decide or approve things
a group of people who have the official power to make decisions

balance

US / ˈbæləns /

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UK / ˈbæləns /

A2

noun
Instrument for weighing things
Being stable; having equal weight on both sides
Money remaining after paying costs
verb
To be steady by having equal weight on both sides
To make two or more things equal

meaning

US / ˈmi:nɪŋ /

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UK / ˈminɪŋ /

A1

noun
Idea or thing represented by words or sentences
verb
To express a particular idea or thought
To intend to do something in particular
To have a particular intention or value

nitroglycerine

US / ˌnaɪtrəʊˈɡlɪsərɪn /

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UK / ˌnaɪtroʊˈɡlɪsərɪn /

A1

noun

scientific

US / ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk /

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UK / ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk /

A2

adjecitve
Concerning academic study of the physical world

vernacular

US / vəˈnækjələ(r) /

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UK / vərˈnækjələ(r) /

C1

adjecitve
Commonly spoken by the ordinary local people

common

US / 'kɒmən /

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UK / ˈkɑmən /

A1

adjecitve
Shared; Belonging to or used by everyone
Typical, normal; not unusual
noun
Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
Field near a village owned by the local community

suffix

US / ˈsʌfɪks /

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UK / ˈsʌfɪks /

B2

noun
Part of a word after the root, e.g. -ment, -ly

who

US / hu: /

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UK / hu /

A1

pronoun
Which person
Used to introduce information about people

destruction

US / dɪ'strʌkʃn /

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UK / dɪˈstrʌkʃən /

B1

noun
Act of destroying; damaging beyond repair

move

US / mu:v /

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UK / muv /

A1

noun
Act of moving a playing piece in chess, etc.
An action; doing something
Step taken to achieve a goal
verb
To cause someone to have certain emotions
To cause something to change to a different place
To change where people live or a business operates
To take action to do or achieve something

nobel

US / naɪ'trɒdʒənəs /

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UK / naɪ'trɒdʒənəs /

A1

several

US / ˈsevrəl /

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UK / ˈsɛvərəl,ˈsɛvrəl /

A1

adjecitve
Many of
pronoun
More than two but not a large amount

take

US / teɪk /

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UK / tek /

A1

noun
Filming of a single scene for TV or the movies
verb
To accept something that is offered
To use a method of traveling, e.g. a bus or train
To use a camera to make (a photo)
To pick up something and go away with it
To study a subject in school
To attempt to pass (an exam)
To require a certain amount of time, money, space

very

US / 'verɪ /

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UK / ˈvɛri /

A1

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

work

US / wɜ:k /

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UK / wɚk /

A1

adjecitve
Activity completed in order to make money
noun
The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
Everything created by an author, artist, musician
Activity you do in order to make money
Place of employment
Final product or result of a some labor or effort
verb
To bring into a specific state of success
To be functioning properly, e.g. a car
To do your job in your company or workplace
To make an effort to do something
To operate a machine or device

ban

US / bæn /

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UK / bæn /

B1

noun
Official action preventing something happening
verb
To make something illegal or not allowed

come

US / kʌm /

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UK / kʌm /

A1

verb
To arrive at a place
(Of mail) to be delivered
To move toward someone; go with someone
To reach a certain point or state

effort

US / ˈefət /

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UK / ˈɛfət /

A2

noun
Amount of work used trying to do something

experiment

US / ɪk'sperɪmənt /

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UK / ɪkˈspɛrəmənt /

A2

noun
Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
verb
To create and perform tests to research something
To try something new that you haven't tried before

and

US / ənd /

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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

stockholm

US / 'stɒkhəʊm /

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UK / 'stɑkˌholm /

A1

proper noun
The capital of Sweden, a seaport on the eastern coast, on the mainland and on numerous adjacent isla

name

US / neɪm /

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UK / nem /

A1

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

typically

US / ˈtɪpɪkli /

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UK / ˈtɪpɪklɪ /

B1

adverb
In a normal or usual way

from

US / frəm /

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UK / frʌm, frɑm,frəm /

A1

preposition
Starting at a particular place, time or level

prise

US / praɪz /

•

UK / praɪz /

C1

verb
To force a locked box, etc. open