lesson 2

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compound
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chemical molecule that contains atoms
ridge
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a long narrow chain of hills/mountains
Sun shine on a ___ blinding travellers
chaf
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when a piece of clothing painfully rubs into your skin
New boots are ___ obnoxiously
rake
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a gardening tool used to sweep leaves with long handle and thin lines
ineffable
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too great or complicated to be expressed in words
Their ___ love become a symbol of resistance
scowl
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frown, be annoyed with someone, be moody
subdue, quell
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feeling down, ashamed, stressed, tamed
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All students were ___ at Umbridge's lessons
discern
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recognise, find out, figure out
She was able to ___ relative by the form of their skull
petulant
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shirt-tempered, easily irritated
Who would've guessed you are so ___? You always appear to be cold and distant.
procure
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obtain, acquire with care and effort
She ___ a tangled wired earphones from her pocket
faux
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fake, deceptive, not real
Sometimes our friendship feels ___
hilt
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handle of the weapon
His hand clenched on the __ of the sword
coax
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talk into something, make a deal
Elderly people are easy to __ into giving their personal savings to the fraudsters
ostentatious
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overly shown, pretentious, boasting
Golden jewelry looked ___ on this man
demise
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death, end, cease to exist
___ is my greatest fear, im scared of dying
hinder
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to be an obstacle, make it difficult, prevent
Bad weather ___ our plans of riding skates tomorrow
heap
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a pile, huge disordeed collection
In The Room of Requirement there's a huge ___ of magical artifacts
forfeit
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lose or to be deprived of as a penalty for a wrongdoing
He was ___ of his house as a result of eviction
stark
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utterly, absolute, harsh, emotionless
School has ___ dresscode: no makeup or jewelry
forestall
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prevent by acting, delay
Harry wanted to ___ war as much as he could
noose
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rope formed in a loop
Why do you have a ___ hanging on your ceiling?...
superstition
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irrational but deep-seated belief
Black cat ___ is outdated
wry
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in a mocking/sarcasting or dark way
She gave me a ___ smile and told me to stay away
tad
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slightly, barely noticeable, minimum
He blanched ___ hearing cruel words
delinquent
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a young offender, neglecting a duty
___ kids are the worst to deal with
exasperated
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greatly annoyed, tired of repeating
She yelled at him, ___
chastised
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rebuke or reprimand, lecture, punish
Hannibal looked __ and apologized hastily
fret
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be visually worried or anxious
___ he kept working but couldn't stop looking at his phone
illicit
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illegal, improper, unlawful
jetlag
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fatigue caused by air travels
Moving from one time to another leads to ___

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