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wages - n. money received for work done wait - v. to delay acting; to postpone walk - v. to move by putting one foot in front of the other wall - n. the side of a room or building formed by wood, stone or other material; a want - v. to desire; to wish for; to need war - n. fighting between nations, or groups in a nation, using weapons warm - ad. almost hot; having or feeling some heat warn - v. to tell of possible danger; to advise or inform about something bad that wash - v. to make clean, usually with water waste - v. to spend or use without need or care; to make bad use of; n. a spending of watch - v. to look at; to observe closely; to look and wait for water - n. the liquid that falls from the sky as rain or is found in lakes, rivers and wave - v. to move or cause to move one way and the other, as a flag in the wind; to way - n. a path on land or sea or in the air; how something is done; method we - pro. two or more people, including the speaker or writer ("He and I will go weak - ad. having little power; easily broken, damaged or destroyed; opposite wealth - n. a large amount of possessions, money or other things of value weapon - n. anything used to cause injury or to kill during an attack, fight or war wear - v. to have on the body, as clothes weather - n. the condition of the atmosphere resulting from sun, wind, rain, heat or week - n. a period of time equal to seven days weigh - v. to measure how heavy someone or something is welcome - v. to express happiness or pleasure when someone arrives or something well - ad. in a way that is good or pleasing; in good health; n. a hole in the ground west - n. the direction in which the sun goes down wet - ad. covered with water or other liquid; not dry what - pro. used to ask about something or to ask for information about something wheat - n. a grain used to make bread; the plant that produces the grain wheel - n. a round structure that turns around a center when - ad. at what time; at any time ("When will she come home?"); conj. during or where - ad., conj. at, to or in what place ("Where is his house?" "The house where which - pro. used to ask about what one or what ones of a group of things or people while - n. a space of time ("Please come to my house for a while."); conj. at or white - ad. having the color like that of milk or snow who - pro. what or which person or persons that ("Who wants to go?"); the person whole - ad. the complete amount; all together; not divided; not cut into pieces why - ad. for what cause or reason ("Why did she do it?"); conj. the reason for wide - ad. having a great distance from one side to the other; not limited wife - n. a woman who is married wild - ad. living and growing in natural conditions and not organized or supervised will - v. a word used with action words to show future action ("They will hold talks willing - ad. being ready or having a desire to ("They are willing to talk about the win - v. to gain a victory; to defeat another or others in a competition, election or wind - n. a strong movement of air window - n. an opening in a wall to let in light and air, usually filled with glass winter - n. the coldest time of year, between autumn and spring wire - n. a long, thin piece of metal used to hang objects or to carry electricity or wise - ad. having much knowledge and understanding; able to use knowledge and wish - v. to want; to express a desire for with - prep. along or by the side of; together; using ("He fixed it with a tool."); withdraw - v. to take or move out, away or back; to remove without - prep. with no; not having or using; free from; not doing woman - n. an adult female human wonder - v. to ask oneself; to question ("She wonders if it is true."); n. a feeling of wonderful - ad. causing wonder; especially good wood - n. the solid material of which trees are made word - n. one or more connected sounds that form a single part of a language work - v. to use physical or mental effort to make or do something; n. the effort world - n. the earth; the people who live on the earth worry - v. to be concerned; to continue thinking that something, possibly bad, can worse - ad. more bad than worth - n. value measured in money wound - v. to injure; to hurt; to cause physical damage to a person or animal; n. an wreck - v. to damage greatly; to destroy; n. anything that has been badly damaged wreckage - n. what remains of something severely damaged or destroyed write - v. to use an instrument to make words appear on a surface, such as paper wrong - ad. not correct; bad; not legal; opposite right Y yellow - ad. having the color like that of gold or the sun yes - ad. used to express agreement or to permit yesterday - n. the day before today yet - ad. at some time before now ("Have they arrived yet?"); now; at this time ("I you - pro. the person or persons being spoken to young - ad. in the early years of life; not old zoo - n. a place where animals are kept for the public to look at and study pro - for, supporting (pro-labor, pro-government) re - to do again (reorganize, reunite) self - used to show that the person or group acting is the one affected by the action, un - not (unusual, unhappy) pass a bill - approve ("Congress is expected to pass a bill to cut taxes.") take steps - to start to do something ("The government will take steps to halt bacteria - living things that are one cell and can be seen only through a microscope; cell - a small mass of living material that is part of all plants and animals chromosome - a line of genes; most human cells contain 46 chromosomes compound - a substance containing two or more elements dense - close together; thick electron - a small part of an atom that has an electrical force element - one of more than 100 substances known to science that cannot be enzyme - a special kind of protein; it produces changes in other substances without fetus - unborn young fission - a splitting; in atomic fission, the nucleus of an atom is split to produce fusion - a joining together; in atomic fusion, atomic particles are joined together to genes - parts of cells that control the growth and development of living things; genetic engineering - the science of changing the genes of a living organism gravity - the force that pulls things toward the center of the earth image - a reproduction of the appearance of a person or thing laser - an instrument that makes a thin, powerful light magnet - a piece of iron or other material that has a pulling force; this pulling force molecule - the smallest amount of a chemical substance that can exist nerve - a thin piece of tissue that sends information through the body to and from nucleus - the center part of an atom or cell nucleic acid - a molecule that holds the genetic information necessary for life; there nutrient - a food or substance that makes plants, humans or animals grow organ - a part of the body that has a special purpose, such as the heart or brain organism - a living thing, often so small it can be seen only through a microscope particle - a very small piece of matter proteins - substances responsible for the growth of tissue and for fixing damaged robot - a machine that moves and performs tasks tissue - living material; a group of cells that are similar in appearance and do the virus - a kind of organism that causes disease x-rays - a kind of radiation that can pass through most solid materials, often used in intestines - tubes through which food passes after it is broken down in the stomach; kidney - cleans liquid wastes from the body liver - makes some proteins and enzymes; removes poisons from the blood lung - takes in and expels air from the body prostate - a part of the male reproductive system stomach - breaks down food for the body to use uterus - a part of the female reproductive system where a fetus develops |
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