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leisure (noun)
free time, away from any duties
People like to go to the park during their leisure time.
Synonyms: relaxation, freedom, downtime
Other forms: He played quite leisurely (adv), since he was so relaxed.
Spanish: Ocio
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pursue (verb)
to follow or chase with determination
The runners were pursued by fake zombies.
Other forms: Something that is pursued is
a pursuit (noun).
Spanish: Perseguir
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elude (verb)
to escape from capture
The mice huddled together under the log to elude the cat.
Synonyms: to flee, avoid, dodge
Spanish: Eludir
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retrieve (verb)
to get something back
Susan needed to retrieve her hat from the closet before
she would go outside.
Synonyms: to recover, reclaim
Other forms: The act of getting something back is
its retrieval (noun)
Spanish: Recuperar
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minute (adj)
exceptionally small, usually a part of something
It was astonishing to think that all things were made
of minute particles like atoms and molecules.
Synonyms: tiny, miniature, microscopic
Antonyms: large, enormous, gargantuan
Other forms: Small, minor details are often
called minutiae (noun).
Spanish: Diminuto
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extinct (adj)
removed from existence; no longer alive or working
The birds were almost extinct, and we were afraid there
would be no more of them.
Other forms: The extinction (noun) of the dinosaurs may
have been the result of a comet hitting Earth.
Spanish: Extincto
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likeness (noun)
an image similar to someone or something
The artist impressed everyone with the incredible likeness of the
president in his portrait.
Synonyms: similarity, resemblance
Spanish: Semejanze
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conserve (verb)
to protect from loss, to use carefully
My brother learned to conserve his allowance by not buying too many video
games.
Antonyms: to lose, spend, destroy
Other forms: Bill fought for the conservation (noun) of old buildings in his
town.
Spanish: Conservar
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Priority: Putting the most important things first
Part of Speech: Noun
My homework had priority over my basketball game because I had a
test the next day.
Spanish: Prioridad
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Formulate: To think of something; create it; invent it; design it
She formulated a way to create gold out of rocks.
Part of Speech: Verb
Spanish: Formular
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Manipulate: To control or influence; or to use the hands to work
something.
He tried to manipulate his parents by crying for a toy. He hope that his
parents would feel bad and buy him the toy.
Part of Speech: Verb
Spanish: Manipular
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Resolute: Not giving up; sticking to your own opinion or idea
The mouse was resolute about getting the cheese.
Part of Speech: Adjective
Spanish: Resuelto
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Contaminate: To make something unclean; to make food dirty so that
you cannot eat it
The cockroaches contaminated the bread.
Part of Speech: Verb
Spanish: Contaminar
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Improvise: Solve a problem using what you have; or making something
up as you go along.
He did not have a bandage so he used a tissue and a rope to cover his
cut.
Part of Speech: Verb
Spanish: Improvisar
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Burden: Carrying a heavy load
The construction worker carried a heavy burden every day. His job was
to carry the bricks to the top of the building.
Part of Speech: Noun
Spanish: Carga