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Hungry Monkey | National Geographic

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raid

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US / reɪd /

UK / red /

B1
  • noun
  • Sudden entry by police; surprise attack by army
  • (Army) to suddenly enter or attack a place
  • verb
  • (Army) to suddenly enter or attack a place
  • To suddenly enter or attack, e.g. to steal or harm

strike

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US / straɪk /

UK / straɪk /

A2
  • noun
  • A punch or hit
  • Fact of not hitting the ball when playing baseball
  • Refusal to work to get more pay, protest something
  • verb
  • To hit something
  • To suddenly become (e.g. rich)
  • To have an idea occur to you

ransack

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US / ˈrænsæk /

UK / ˈrænˌsæk /

C2
  • verb
  • To search or examine roughly
  • To go though in order to rob or plunder

team

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US / ti:m /

UK / tim /

A1
  • noun
  • Group of people working on a task together
  • Group of people playing a sport together

temptation

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US / tempˈteɪʃn /

UK / tɛmpˈteʃən /

A2
  • noun
  • Something making you want to do/have bad thing

use

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US / ju:s /

UK / ju:s /

A1
  • 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

eat

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US / i:t /

UK / it /

A1
  • verb
  • To put food in your mouth

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

will

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US / wɪl /

UK / wɪl /

A1
  • noun
  • Desire or choice of someone
  • Document saying who gets your money when you die
  • Strong desire to do something; determination
  • Desire to do something; strong wish to do
  • other
  • Used with verbs to express the future
  • verb
  • To leave property to someone after your death
  • To use mental effort to make something happen
  • Am (is, are) likely to do
  • To influence someone to do something
  • To make something happen by strongly wanting it

scan

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US / skæn /

UK / skæn /

B1
  • noun
  • A look inside the body with a special machine
  • verb
  • To look inside of the body with a special machine
  • To look at something very quickly for information
  • To look at all parts to find something
  • To make a digital copy of an image or a paper

canine

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US / ˈkeɪnaɪn /

UK / ˈkenaɪn /

C1
  • adjecitve
  • of or relating to dogs
  • noun
  • Long, pointed tooth
  • a dog

side

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US / saɪd /

UK / saɪd /

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  • adjecitve
  • In addition to the central or most important thing
  • Next to, or very close to, the right or left of
  • noun
  • Position or opinion that is opposite to another
  • Right or left part of a person's body
  • Feature of someone's personality
  • Straight edge of an object
  • One of two or more groups fighting each other
  • verb
  • To decide to agree with one point, not the other

persistent

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US / pəˈsɪstənt /

UK / pərˈsɪstənt /

C1
  • adjecitve
  • Continuing to do something despite challenges

four

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US / fɔ:(r) /

UK / fɔr, for /

A1
  • number
  • 4

single

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US / 'sɪŋɡl /

UK / ˈsɪŋɡəl /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being one only, without others
  • Only; merely
  • Not married or in a relationship
  • noun
  • One run in cricket or a hit baseball
  • An individual song from a CD or album
  • Person who is not married or in a relationship

carry

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US / ˈkæri /

UK / ˈkæri /

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  • verb
  • To have a child, be pregnant
  • To have a disease you might give to others
  • (Of stores) to sell a particular product
  • To hold something and move it to another place
  • To travel a long distance (sound)
  • To support the weight or burden of something

scale

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US / skeɪl /

UK / skel /

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  • noun
  • Size, level, or amount when compared
  • Small hard plates that cover the body of fish
  • Device that is used to weigh a person or thing
  • Range of numbers from the lowest to the highest
  • Dimensions or size of something
  • verb
  • To change the size of but keep the proportions
  • To climb something large (e.g. a mountain)
  • To remove the scales of a fish

our

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US / 'aʊə(r) /

UK / aʊr /

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  • determiner
  • Belonging to us

not

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US / nɒt /

UK / nɑt /

A1
  • adverb
  • Word indicating the negative
  • (Used to form the negative of verbs)

advantage

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US / əd'vɑ:ntɪdʒ /

UK / ædˈvæntɪdʒ /

A2
  • noun
  • Thing making the chance of success higher
  • A positive point about something

hatch

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US / hætʃ /

UK / hætʃ /

B1
  • noun
  • Door or covering to an opening in boat's deck
  • other
  • To be born or come out from an egg
  • verb
  • To be born or come out from an egg
  • To produce or create an idea or plan secretly

africa

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US / 'æfrɪkə /

UK / ˈæfrɪkə /

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  • noun
  • Continent between the Atlantic and Indian oceans

want

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US / wɔnt /

UK / wɑnt, wɔnt /

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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

development

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US / dɪ'veləpmənt /

UK / dɪˈvɛləpmənt /

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  • noun
  • Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
  • A new event related to a previous event

decision

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US / dɪ'sɪʒn /

UK / dɪˈsɪʒən /

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  • noun
  • Choice made after thinking; final judgment
  • Ability to make quick and confident choices

south

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US / saʊθ /

UK / saʊθ /

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  • adjecitve
  • Direction to your right when facing the rising sun
  • Coming from the opposite direction from north
  • noun
  • The direction to your right of the rising sun

adaptability

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US / əˌdæptə'bɪlətɪ /

UK / əˌdæptə'bɪlətɪ /

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  • noun
  • Able to change, succeed in different conditions

effect

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US / ɪ'fekt /

UK / ɪˈfɛkt /

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  • noun
  • An advantage, benefit
  • Change brought about by a cause; result

omnivorous

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US / ɒmˈnɪvərəs /

UK / ɑ:mˈnɪvərəs /

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  • adjecitve
  • Eating both meat and vegetables

can

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US / kæn /

UK / kən,kæn /

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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

but

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US / bət /

UK / bʌt,bət /

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  • conjunction
  • Used before you say something different, opposite

food

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US / fu:d /

UK / fud /

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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

wide

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US / waɪd /

UK / waɪd /

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  • adjecitve
  • Having a great distance from one side to the other
  • adverb
  • Fully; completely

march

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US / mɑ:tʃ /

UK / mɑ:rtʃ /

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  • noun
  • Walk by a group of soldiers who walk in time
  • 3rd month of the year
  • Music played for soldiers to walk in time to
  • Progress towards a future time or place
  • Public walk by a group to demand change
  • verb
  • To force someone to walk somewhere
  • (Soldiers) to walk in time with others
  • To walk as a group to demand some kind of change
  • To walk somewhere quickly often in an angry manner

baboon

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US / bəˈbu:n /

UK / bæˈbun /

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  • noun
  • Large African monkey that has large teeth

open

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US / 'əʊpən /

UK / ˈopən /

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  • adjecitve
  • Available for use; accessible
  • Not being hidden; available for others to see
  • Being available for customers to enter or use
  • Allowing everyone to use or take part in
  • Not secret anymore
  • Not closed or shut
  • Willing to accept new ideas and thoughts
  • noun
  • Name for a tennis or golf competition
  • verb
  • To make accessible or able to be used, e.g. road
  • To start the activities or services of a business
  • To make a space or hole appear in something
  • To move or change so that it is no longer closed
  • To start something, e.g. a new business

also

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US / 'ɔ:lsəʊ /

UK / ˈɔlso /

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  • adverb
  • In addition; too; in a similar way

park

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US / pɑ:k /

UK / pɑ:rk /

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  • noun
  • Person's name
  • Public green area in a town for exercise, relaxing
  • Field upon which a sport is played, e.g. baseball
  • verb
  • To stay still without moving
  • To leave your car, bike in a certain place

solution

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US / səˈlu:ʃn /

UK / səˈluʃən /

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  • noun
  • Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
  • Way to solve or deal with a problem

five

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US / faɪv /

UK / faɪv /

A1
  • number
  • 5

this

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US / ðɪs /

UK / ðɪs /

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  • 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

overwhelming

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US / ˌəʊvəˈwelmɪŋ /

UK / ˌovɚˈhwɛlmɪŋ, -ˈwɛl- /

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  • adjecitve
  • Having too much to handle (e.g. work)
  • verb
  • To defeat something or someone completely
  • To affect someone emotionally in a strong way
  • To cause to have too much to handle (e.g. work)

lead

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US / li:d /

UK / lid /

A1
  • adjecitve
  • Being the main part in movies or plays
  • noun
  • 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
  • verb
  • 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

the

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US / ðə /

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

dire

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US / ˈdaɪə(r) /

UK / daɪr /

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  • adjecitve
  • (E.g. of consequences) very serious

wall

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US / wɔ:l /

UK / wɔl /

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  • noun
  • High, flat side of a room or building

into

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US / 'ɪntə /

UK / ˈɪntu /

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

make

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US / meɪk /

UK / mek /

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  • 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

able

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US / 'eɪbl /

UK / ˈebəl /

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  • adjecitve
  • Skilled; good at something
  • Having the ability to do something

how

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US / haʊ /

UK / haʊ /

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  • adjecitve
  • To what degree? in what amount?
  • adverb
  • (Used to explain the way to do something)
  • exclamation
  • For what purpose or reason?
  • (Used to ask someone or something's condition)

seek

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US / si:k /

UK / sik /

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  • verb
  • To ask someone for help
  • To search for; try to find or do; look for
  • To try to achieve something

continent

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US / ˈkɒntɪnənt /

UK / ˈkɑntənənt /

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  • noun
  • Very large piece of land, e.g. Africa or Asia

goal

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US / ɡəʊl /

UK / ɡol /

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  • noun
  • Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
  • (Sports) net into which you put a ball to score
  • (Sports) act of scoring by putting a ball in a net

consume

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US / kən'sju:m /

UK / kənˈsum /

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  • verb
  • To eat, drink, buy or use up something
  • To take all your energy; focus the attention

home

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US / həʊm /

UK / hom /

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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

window

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US / ˈwɪndəʊ /

UK / ˈwɪndoʊ /

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

smart

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US / smɑ:t /

UK / smɑ:rt /

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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

consequence

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US / ˈkɔnsikwəns /

UK / ˈkɑnsɪˌkwɛns,-kwəns /

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  • noun
  • Importance of a person or thing
  • Outcome of an event; result

chaos

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US / 'keɪɒs /

UK / ˈkeˌɑs /

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  • other
  • State of utter confusion or disorder

field

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US / fi:ld /

UK / fild /

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  • noun
  • Area of study, such as physics or biology
  • Piece of land used to grow crops/raise animals
  • Open area of land, especially without buildings
  • Grassed area where you play some sports
  • verb
  • To respond to something or answer a question
  • To catch or stop a ball during a game

somalia

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US / səuˈmɑ:liə /

UK / soˈmɑliə, -ˈmɑljə /

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  • other
  • A republic in extreme eastern Africa on the Somali peninsula; subject to tribal warfare

inch

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US / ɪntʃ /

UK / ɪntʃ /

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  • noun
  • 1/12th of a foot (2.54 centimeters)
  • Very small distance
  • verb
  • To move or cause to move a small bit at a time

for

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US / fə(r) /

UK / fɔr,fə /

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

obtain

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US / əbˈteɪn /

UK / əbˈtein /

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  • other
  • To get something through your efforts
  • verb
  • To be given or to earn something through efforts

much

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US / mʌtʃ /

UK / mʌtʃ /

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  • 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

just

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US / dʒʌst /

UK / dʒʌst /

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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)

range

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US / reɪndʒ /

UK / rendʒ /

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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

door

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US / dɔ:(r) /

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  • noun
  • You walk through this when you go in a room

equip

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US / ɪ'kwɪp /

UK / ɪˈkwɪp /

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  • verb
  • To provide with necessary materials or skills

with

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US / wɪð /

UK / wɪð, wɪθ /

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  • 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

know

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US / nəʊ /

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  • 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

without

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US / wɪˈðaʊt /

UK / wɪðˈaʊt, wɪθ- /

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  • preposition
  • Not with; not having

behind

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US / bɪˈhaɪnd /

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  • adjecitve
  • Concerning a later or slower time than expected
  • Being in a losing position in a sporting event
  • Being in the past; old fashioned
  • adverb
  • Remaining
  • noun
  • The part of the body that one sits on
  • preposition
  • At or toward the back of someone or something
  • Supporting or helping someone

car

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US / kɑ:(r) /

UK / kɑr /

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  • noun
  • A vehicle with wheels and engine to carry people

urban

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US / 'ɜ:bən /

UK / ˈɚbən /

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  • adjecitve
  • Concerning a city; located in a city

plan

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US / plæn /

UK / plæn /

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  • noun
  • Drawing of how something should be done or made

crop

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US / krɒp /

UK / krɑp /

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  • noun
  • Plants grown on a farm for food, e.g. corn or rice
  • Section of short, thick hair
  • verb
  • To cut something to a shorter length or size

dangerous

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US / ˈdeɪndʒərəs /

UK / ˈdendʒərəs /

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  • adjecitve
  • Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky

have

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US / həv /

UK / hæv /

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  • 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

scuffle

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US / ˈskʌfl /

UK / ˈskʌfəl /

C2
  • noun
  • Short fight that is not very violent
  • verb
  • To have a short fight that is not very violent

shellfish

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US / ˈʃelfɪʃ /

UK / ˈʃɛlˌfɪʃ /

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  • noun
  • Sea animals such as shrimps, lobsters, clams etc.

willing

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US / 'wɪlɪŋ /

UK / ˈwɪlɪŋ /

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  • adjecitve
  • Act of making a choice
  • verb
  • To leave property to someone after your death
  • To use mental effort to make something happen
  • To influence someone to do something
  • To make something happen by strongly wanting it

feed

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US / fi:d /

UK / fid /

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  • noun
  • Food given to animals
  • verb
  • To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
  • To push something through an opening
  • To provide necessary supplies to

problem

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US / ˈprɒbləm /

UK / ˈprɑbləm /

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  • adjecitve
  • Causing trouble
  • noun
  • Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
  • Question to show understanding of a math concept

confusion

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US / kən'fju:ʒən /

UK / kənˈfjuʒən /

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  • noun
  • Not knowing what to do; state of disorder

suburb

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US / ˈsʌbɜ:b /

UK / ˈsʌbɜ:rb /

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  • noun
  • Residential area on the outskirts of a city

tooth

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US / tu:θ /

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  • noun
  • A sharp points on the edge of a machine or tool
  • Hard white things in the mouth, used to bite

get

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US / ɡet /

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  • 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

mob

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US / mɒb /

UK / mɑb /

B2
  • noun
  • A secret criminal organization
  • Large collection of people that share an interest
  • verb
  • To move close to (a star, etc.) in a large group

house

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US / haʊs /

UK / haʊs /

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  • noun
  • Place where a specific activity or business occurs
  • Building in which a family, person lives
  • verb
  • To give someone a place to live
  • To contain or store something

find

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US / faɪnd /

UK / faɪnd /

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  • 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

eye

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US / aɪ /

UK / aɪ /

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  • noun
  • The part of the body that you see with
  • The skill to see the good and bad parts of a thing
  • Hole at the end of a needle
  • verb
  • To watch or study something closely

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)

people

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US / 'pi:pl /

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  • Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
  • Men, Women, Children

expand

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US / ɪk'spænd /

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  • verb
  • To make something larger in size, number, amount

whenever

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US / wenˈevə(r) /

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  • adverb
  • At any or every time that

specie

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US / 'spi:ʃi: /

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  • Singular of species

stay

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US / steɪ /

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  • noun
  • Legal order to stop or delay an action
  • Strong rope or wire that supports a ship's mast
  • Period of time spent living in or visiting a place
  • verb
  • To keep trying without giving up
  • To remain in the same place and not move away
  • To spend time visiting a place or someone's home

grab

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  • verb
  • To take and hold something quickly

different

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  • adjecitve
  • Not of the same kind; unlike other things

clever

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US / 'klevə(r) /

UK / ˈklɛvɚ /

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  • adjecitve
  • Funny in a way that shows intelligence
  • Showing intelligence; quick to understand or learn

neighbourhood

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US / ˈneɪbəhʊd /

UK / ˈneɪbərhʊd /

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  • Area of a town or city that people live in

aggressive

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  • adjecitve
  • Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
  • Behaving in a hostile and threatening way

east

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US / i:st /

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  • noun
  • Direction where the sun rises
  • Geographic area including India, China, Japan etc.

sometimes

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US / ˈsʌmtaɪmz /

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  • adverb
  • Only at certain times; occasionally

seed

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  • noun
  • A person's children; offspring
  • Part of a plant used to grow more on them
  • Source of a feeling or thought
  • Top-ranked person in a competition, e.g. in tennis
  • verb
  • (Of plants) to produce seeds for the future
  • To produce seeds, as a plant
  • To remove the center part from a fruit or vegetable
  • To be the source of a feeling or thought
  • To plant seeds in the ground

far

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  • adjecitve
  • A long way away
  • Being a long way away
  • adverb
  • To a large degree or extent

anything

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  • pronoun
  • A thing of any kind

trait

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  • noun
  • A particular characteristic that can produce a particular type of behavior

intelligence

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US / ɪn'telɪdʒəns /

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  • adjecitve
  • Of the spying services; acting in secrecy
  • noun
  • Collection of secret information about something
  • Ability to learn things or to consider situations

where

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US / hwɛə /

UK / hwɛr, wɛr /

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  • conjunction
  • At or in the place which
  • In whatever place
  • pronoun
  • Word you use to ask the location of something

opportunism

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  • Taking chances without fear of the consequences

out

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  • 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

from

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US / frəm /

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

invasion

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US / ɪnˈveɪʒn /

UK / ɪnˈveʒən /

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  • noun
  • Entry into a place to cause harm

two

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US / tu: /

UK / tu /

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  • number
  • 2

cooperation

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  • Working together to get something done

something

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  • adverb
  • In some degree or measure
  • noun
  • a person or thing of some value or consequence
  • pronoun
  • Thing that is not yet known or named
  • Approximately

and

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

between

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  • preposition
  • From one person, thing, or place, to another
  • In the space that separates two objects
  • Among two or more people who share something

their

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  • determiner
  • Belonging to them

unlocked

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  • To use a key or code to open something

possible

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  • adjecitve
  • Being able or appropriate for a task or purpose
  • Having a chance of happening, or being true

way

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US / weɪ /

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  • adverb
  • Used to emphasize the amount of something
  • noun
  • Particular aspect of something being thought about
  • One of various choices that could be made
  • Particular existing condition or state
  • (Often long) distance or length of time
  • How something is done
  • Route to go to a place
  • Small street
  • Usual behavior, emotions or habits of someone

spot

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  • noun
  • A certain place or area
  • A difficult time; awkward situation
  • Place or ranking on a list
  • A small amount of (substance help hard work etc.)
  • Mark caused by a drop of liquid, food, etc.
  • verb
  • To see someone or something by chance

troop

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  • noun
  • Group of people
  • Group of mammals or birds
  • A group of soldiers
  • verb
  • To walk past in a group or large number
  • To move or gather in a crowd

territory

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  • Area of land defended by an animal
  • Area of particular knowledge or experience
  • Area owned or controlled by a government, person
  • Area of land with a specific defining feature

move

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  • 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

fear

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  • noun
  • Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
  • verb
  • To be afraid of or nervous about something

african

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  • adjecitve
  • Concerning the culture and people of Africa
  • noun
  • Person from Africa

they

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US / ðeɪ /

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

male

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  • adjecitve
  • Characteristic of boys or men
  • noun
  • A member of the sex that fertilizes eggs

adaptable

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  • adjecitve
  • Having the ability to change to new conditions

human

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  • adjecitve
  • Concerning or characteristic of people
  • noun
  • A person; a man, woman or child

work

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  • 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
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  • There’s a clever brain behind these eyes.
  • They scan a South African suburb and hatch a plan for invasion.
  • It’s a troop of baboons.
  • They strike as a mob, marching boldly into neighborhoods, scaling walls, and seeking out open windows and unlocked doors.
  • A single baboon can ransack a house in minutes, grabbing as much food as it can carry and consume on the spot.
  • Getting between them and something they want can be a dangerous decision.
  • Baboons are adaptable, smart, and sometimes aggressive.
  • These traits have enabled the five different species of baboon to spread far and wide on the African continent.
  • They range from Senegal, east to Somalia, and south to the tip of South Africa.
  • As human development has expanded, we’ve moved into their territory.
  • Our food provides an overwhelming temptation, sometimes staying out of their way isn’t possible.
  • Some baboons have learned not to fear humans, a likely side effect of people feeding them outright.
  • Baboons are omnivorous, willing and able to eat just about anything, from seeds to shellfish.
  • This opportunism is an evolutionary advantage, but it can also lead to trouble whenever humans are near.
  • These quick-learning primates know where to find our food and how to get it.
  • They’ll raid crop fields, homes, and park cars.
  • The scuffle and confusion can have dire consequences.
  • Male baboons are equipped with four canine teeth up to two inches long.
  • They can reach 90 pounds, and they know how to work as a team, using chaos to obtain their goals.
  • This cooperation, adaptability, and intelligence make for a cunning and persistent foe, and an urban problem without an easy solution.