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Vocabulary 11
Side by Side (Part 1)
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English
12th Grade
12/09/2012

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tough (adj)
Definition
1 Not easy to tear or break; strong
2 Physically strong
3 Requiring hard work; difficult
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devote (vt)
Definition
to use all or most of your time, effort, etc., in order to do sth. or help sb.
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marathon (cn)
Definition
a long race of about 26 miles or 42 kilometers
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an only child (idiom)
Definition
a child with no brothers or sisters, the only child in a family
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an afterthought (cn)
Definition
sth. that you mention or add later because you did not think of it or plan it before
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adopt (vt)
Definition
1 to legally take into your family
2 to accept and use as your own
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to be open with sb.
Definition
to have no secrets from sb., to talk about everything with sb.
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long (vt)
Definition
to have a strong desire; to wish very much
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agency (cn)
Definition
a business that provides a particular service for people or organizations
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sensitive (adj)
Definition
1 able to understand other people's feelings and problems
2 easily upset or offended by events or things that people say
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allergy (cn)
Definition
an unusual physical reaction to certain foods or substances, such as plant pollen, peanuts, or cat hair
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sneak (vt/vi)
Definition
to go or move in a quiet, secretive way
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ballet (cn)
Definition
a performance in which dancing and music tell a story without any speaking
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give up the baby (for adoption)
Definition
to allow someone else to adopt your child
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accustomed (adj)
Definition
used to; in the habit of
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hesitant (adj)
Definition
slow or unwilling to act, speak or decide; reluctant
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real parents/ birth parents/ biological parents
Definition
the mother and father who are genetically related to a child
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haven't gotten arount to (doing) sth.
Definition
just haven't made something important enough to do it
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fire (vt)
Definition
1 to shoot a weapon
2 to dismiss sb. from a job
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are you in?
Definition
are you sure you want to do something?
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