unit 6

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dire
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extremely serious
assert
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state a fact with confidence that it's truth
time-honoured way
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traditional way
doom
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terrible fate
prophets
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forecasters of the future
imminent
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about to happen
nigh
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very near
draught
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current of cool air in a room
downpour
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heavy rain
torrent
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a current of water
prey
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victim
defunct
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no longer existing
stalking
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chasing
tame
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domesticated
off-shore
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situated at sea some distance from the shore
oil wells
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shafts from which oil is drawn
torrent of words
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lots of words said at once
draughts
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a board game for two players using disc-shaped pieces on a draughtboard
raining cats and dogs
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downpour
scrub
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a dog that doesn't have a breed
moggy
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a cat without a certain breed
hoof
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horseshoe
sting
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when a bee produces a small injury to someone
cub
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young tiger etc
lead
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leash/ a piece of rope tied to a dog's collar
flock
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herd
nocturnal
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refering to the night
purr
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happy cat's sounds
slim
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small
species
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a set of animals or plants with similar characteristics
epitomize
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to be a perfect or a typical example of smth
OCE
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obsessive compulsive environmentalists
allign with
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to be adjusted
alliance
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an agreement between a group of countries
glaciers
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a slowly moving mass of ice
lump
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a mass formed under the skin
lump in one's throat
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to be unable to speak because of emotion
lazy lump
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lazy person
wildebeest
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a large dark African antelope
falconer
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person who trains birds like hawks
hawk
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a bird
soil
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the upper layer of earth in which plants grow
litters
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small just born animals
pip
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a small stones in fruits like strawberries etc
the inundation of tourists
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a flood of tourists
to cope with smth
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to deal or to handle smth
albumen
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egg white scientifically
egg white
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the substance around the yolk
proteins
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chemical compounds
kernel
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the uneaten core of an apple
exise duty
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additional tax for stimulants
to inundate
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to give somebody so much work that they cannot cope with it

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