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SIXTH
No
Words
Meaning
1
inventor
n.
2
successful
adj.
having accomplished many things in life
3
skilled
adj.
having enough experience and knowledge to do
something well
4
talented
adj.
able to do something well, having great skill
5
fascinate
v.
6
extraordinary
adj.
7
ability
n.
the power and knowledge to do something
8
observe
v.
to watch carefully
9
take notes
10
fossil
n.
the body of a plant or animal that has turned into
stone
11
form
v.
to turn into what it is now
12
backwards
adv.
13
steal
v.
to take something without asking, to use another
person’s ideas and take credit for them
14
term
n.
a word or expression to describe something official
or technical
15
refer to
16
soar
v.
to fly high in the air
17
legend
n.
a well-known person or hero
18
childhood
n.
the first several years of a person’s life
19
effort
n.
the energy you put into trying something
20
professional
adj.
being hired to do something and receiving money
for it
21
career
n.
a job, the amount of time that a person works at
one type of job
22
support
v.
to help; to provide necessary things
23
equipment
n.
items that someone needs in order to do a certain
task such as play a sport
a person who thinks of ways to make things,
especially machines
to greatly interest someone
very special and unusual
to write down facts and ideas in order to remember
them
in the opposite direction from the usual one
to be a name for something
24
neighbor
n.
a person who lives close to someone
25
volunteer
v.
to work without getting paid
26
victim
n.
a person who suffers because of a crime, accident,
or disaster
27
severe
adj.
28
crash
v.
to hit something, usually the ground, with great
force
29
present
v.
to give something in a formal way
30
contribute
v.
to add value to
31
provide
v.
to give something that is needed
32
decision
n.
a choice made after some thought
33
profit
n.
money earned through business
34
well-being
n.
physical and emotional health, safety, and peace
35
consequently
adv.
36
fertilizer
n.
something added to the soil to help plants grow
37
pollute
v.
to make air, water, or land dirty
38
fair
adj.
39
goal
n.
40
make sure
41
harm
v.
to hurt or damage
42
product
n.
something that is made and sold
43
ingredient
n.
one of the things used to make a food
44
mark
v.
to put a symbol or label on something
45
look for
very bad or serious
as a result of something
helpful to all the people who work together on
something, not only to some of them
the result someone wants to accomplish
to find out for certain that something will happen
to try to find
SEVENTH
No
Words
Meaning
1
swing
v.
to move from one side to the other from a fixed
point
2
patrol
v.
to go around an area to make sure there is no
trouble
3
remarkable
adj.
4
influence
v.
to have an effect on a person’s behavior or a
situation
5
imagination
n.
the ability to make pictures in your mind of unreal
things
6
pretend
v.
to act as if something is true, when it actually
isn’t
7
transform
v.
to change something into something else
8
recognize
v.
to know who someone is or what something is
9
creativity
n.
the ability to make or think of new things
10
impress
v.
to make someone respect you because of what
you have done
11
quit
v.
to stop doing something
12
dramatically
adv.
extremely
13
typical
adj.
normal; usual
14
relate
v.
15
distinguished
adj.
16
spring from
17
opportunity
n.
a good chance to do something
18
encourage
v.
to try to get someone to do something
19
intelligent
adj.
smart; having the ability to think well
20
rural
adj.
related to the country
21
aware
adj.
knowing what is happening
22
depend on
23
found
v.
to start a school, company, or other organization
24
restore
v.
to put something back to the way it was before
25
earn
v.
to get something by working for it
unusual or special
to understand or feel connected to someone
known and respected for something
to start from something
to strongly need something or be affected by it
26
develop
v.
to make or create
27
elect
v.
to choose a person for a position by voting
28
conserve
v.
to protect; to keep from becoming damaged
29
receive
v.
to get something or be given it
30
legacy
n.
something that is left from someone who has died
31
artificial
adj.
made by human skill, not made from natural
things
32
harmful
adj.
damaging; causing harm
33
headache
n.
pain in the head
34
affect
v.
to have an influence on someone or something
35
production
n.
the process of making something
36
regulate
v.
to control something
37
lessen
v.
to make something smaller in amount or size
38
disease
n.
an illness or unhealthy condition
39
migrate
v.
to travel regularly from one part of the world to
another
40
exhausted
adj.
41
damage
v.
to harm something
42
shed
v.
to drop or get rid of a natural covering
43
amount
n.
how much of something there is
44
detect
v.
to notice something that is hard to see
45
reduce
v.
to decrease; to make something smaller
very tired
EIGHT
No
Words
Meaning
1
drop out
2
afford
v.
to be able to pay for something
3
tuition
n.
the cost of going to a school
4
figure out
5
curiosity
n.
a feeling of wanting to know more about something
6
intuition
n.
an inner sense or feeling about something
7
garage
n.
a part of a building where people can park cars
8
personal
adj.
9
hire
v.
to employ someone
10
run
v.
to be in charge of a business
11
resign
v.
to say that you will stop working at a certain job
12
innovative
adj.
13
lab
n.
14
high-end
adj.
15
inspire
v.
to give hope or courage to people
16
field
n.
a topic or a type of work
17
save up
18
entire
adj.
19
flight
n.
a trip taken through the air
20
describe
v.
to explain what something is like
21
passenger
n.
someone traveling in a vehicle driven by someone
else
22
satisfied
adj.
happy about what you or someone else has done
23
solo
adv.
alone, without help
24
fame
n.
25
role model
26
final
adj.
27
challenge
n.
to leave a school before graduating
to think about a problem or situation until you find
the answer
owned or used by one person rather than a group of
people
full of new and different ideas
a place where people do science experiments
expensive and good-quality
to collect money until you have a certain amount
all of, every part of
attention; being known by many people
someone whom others respect and want to be like
last among a group of things
a very difficult task
28
journey
n.
a long trip
29
extensive
adj.
30
pioneer
n.
someone who is the first to do something
31
waterfall
n.
a place where a stream or river flows down over a
cliff
32
spectacular
adj.
33
border
n.
the line that separates two countries, states, or
provinces
34
rush
v.
to move very quickly
35
section
n.
a part of something
36
form
v.
to make
37
flow
v.
to move continuously in one direction
38
wear down
39
eventually
adv.
40
eruption
n.
an explosion from a volcano
41
layer
n.
one of many flat pieces of material stacked on top of
each other
42
limit
v.
to prevent something from becoming greater
43
rare
adj.
44
conservation
n.
protecting nature from damage
45
experience
v.
to see or do something so that you know what it is
like
covering a wide area
very exciting and impressive to look at
to slowly make something smaller by taking away
little pieces of it
in the end
not common
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