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Vocabulary 5
Tomorrow, Tomorrow
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12th Grade
10/16/2012

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avoid (vt)
Definition
1 to deliberatly not do sth., especially sth. wrong or harmful
2 to stay away from sb. or sth., or not use sth.
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1 determine (vt)
2 determined (adj)
Definition
1 to officially decide sth.
2 having a strong desire to do sth., so that you will not let anything stop you
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proceed (vi)
Definition
1 to do sth. after doing sth. else first
2 (formal) -- to continue
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1 stack (c.n.)
2 stack (vt)
Definition
1 a neat pile of things
2 to put things in a neat pile
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overcome (vt)
Definition
1 to fight successfully against sth., to defeat sb. in a competition
2 to overpower with emotion; to affect deeply
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drawback (c.n.)
Definition
a disadvantage of a situation, plan, product, etc.
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expense (c.n.)
Definition
the amount of money you spend on sth.
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1 appeal (vi)
2 an appeal (c.n.)
Definition
1 if sb. or sth. appeals to you, it seems attractive and interesting
2 a quality that makes people like sth. or sb.
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resemble (vt)
Definition
to look like or be similar to sb. or sth.
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accuse (vt)
Definition
to say that you believe sb. is guilty of a crime or of doing sth. bad
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offend (vt)
Definition
to make sb. angry or upset by doing or saying sth. that he thinks is rude, unkind, etc.
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torture (vt)
Definition
1 to deliberately hurt sb. in order to force them to give you information, to punish them, or to be cruel
2 if a feeling or knowledge tortures you, it makes you suffer mentally
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1 struggle (c.n.)
2 struggle (vi)
Definition
1 a hard effort or fight
2 to use physical or emotional effort to fight sth.
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impressive (adj)
Definition
sth. that is impressive makes you admire it because it is very good, large, important, etc.
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1 suspect (vt)
2 a suspect (c.n.)
Definition
1 to believe sth. to be true or probable without being sure
2 a person who is suspected of committing a crime
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research (vi/vt)
Definition
1 to get all the necessary facts and information for sth.
2 finding information about sth. that you are interested in or need to know
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source (c.n.)
Definition
1 a place or thing from which sth. comes
2 a person or thing that supplies information
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reputable (adj)
Definition
respected for being honest; reliable; trustworthy
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encyclopedia (c.n.)
Definition
a book or website containing articles about many subjects
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plagiarism (u.n.)
Definition
the act of using sb.'s work or words as your own
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