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• obey - v. to act as one is ordered to act @R"JW\bd
• object - v. to show that one does not like or approve; to protest; n. something not alive that can be seen or touched [{,T.;'<j
• observe - v. to watch; to look at carefully; to celebrate or honor something ("They will observe the anniversary of the day she was born.") m@F`!qY~Y\
• occupy - v. to take and hold or to control by force x8\?}UnB
• ocean - n. the area of salt water that covers almost seventy-five percent of the earth's surface; any of the five main divisions of this water @|m/djN5x
• of - prep. made from; belonging to; about; connected to; included among f4b/NG|
• off - ad. away; at a distance; condition when something is no longer operating or continuing; not on; not connected kGS;sB
• offensive - n. a military campaign of attack; ad. having to do with attacking rjAn@!|:+
• offer - v. to present or propose; n. the act of presenting or proposing; that which is presented or proposed t?&|8SId
• office - n. a room or building where business or work is done; a public position to which one is elected or appointed 9dLV96
• officer - n. a person in the military who commands others; any person who is a member of a police force VG#EdIiI
• official - n. a person with power in an organization; a representative of an organization or government; ad. of or about an office; approved by the government or someone in power aQc leTb
• often - ad. many times Xp% v.M
• oil - n. a thick liquid that does not mix with water and that burns easily; a black liquid taken from the ground and used as fuel Hqx-~hQO
• old - ad. not young or new; having lived or existed for many years b<ZIWfs
• on - prep. above and held up by; touching the upper surface of ("The book is on the table."); supported by ("He is on his feet."); about ("The report on the meeting is ready."); at the time of ("He left on Wednesday.") '<xXK@=KEI
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• only - ad. being the single one or ones; no more than ("We have only two dollars.") e4_rC'=
• open - v. to start ("They opened talks."); ad. not closed; not secret RnE4<Cy
• operate - v. to do work or a job; to cut into the body for medical reasons gp?uHKsM
• opinion - n. a belief based on one's own ideas and thinking : /N0!&7
• oppose - v. to be against; to fight against _,0
• opposite - ad. different as possible; completely different from; exactly the other way ("North is the opposite direction from south.") EjR9JUu
• oppress - v. to make others suffer; to control by the use of unjust and cruel force or power 0<@KG8@hI;
• or - conj. giving another of two choices; giving the last of several choices RJ&RTo
• orbit - v. to travel in space around a planet or other object; n. the path or way an object travels in space around another object or planet At>DjKx]O
• order - v. to give a command; to tell someone what to do; n. a command; the correct or normal way things are organized; a peaceful situation in which people obey laws T2W eE@o
• organize - v. to put in order; to put together into a system lU\[aNs
• other - ad. different; of another kind; the remaining one or ones of two or more ("That man is short; the other is tall.") h"Q8b}$^)
• our - ad. of or belonging to us 5m 4P\y^a
• oust - v. to force to leave; to remove by force Y=I'czg
• out - ad. away from the inside; opposite of in iy!=6
• over - conj. above; covering; across, in or on every part of ("all over the world") Uz8ff
• overthrow - v. to remove from power; to defeat or end by force sb*G!8j
• owe - v. to pay or have to repay (usually money) in return for something received HM1Fz\Sf
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• pain - n. a hurt or suffering somewhere in the body 4.aZ#c91_
• paint - v. to cover with a liquid color; to make a picture with liquid colors; n. a colored liquid used to cover or protect a surface Lg.gfny[(t
• pan - n. a metal container used for cooking Y\P8v
• paper - n. a thin, flat material made from plants or cloth often used for writing 1n8/r}q'H
• parachute - n. a device that permits a person or thing to fall slowly from an airplane or helicopter to the ground Q"d^_z]K
• parade - n. a group of people and vehicles moving together to celebrate a special event or anniversary -d/
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• pardon - v. to forgive for a crime and release from punishment 9Q.Yl&A
• parent - n. a father or mother U< fGGCw
• parliament - n. a government lawmaking group )2o?#8J
• part - n. something less than the whole; not all of something JPHL#sKyz
• party - n. a group of people working together for a political purpose; a group of people or friends gathered together for enjoyment J*A,o~U|
• pass - v. to go by or move around something; to move along; to cause or permit to go C.-,^+t;g
• passenger - n. a person travelling by airplane, train, boat or car who is not the pilot or driver VCkq"f7cw
• passport - n. a document permitting a person to travel to another country Ll't>)
• past - n. the time gone by; the time before; ad. recent; immediately before; former 9W5lSX
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• path - n. a narrow way for walking; a way along which something moves ,ZNq,$j
• patient - n. a person being treated by a doctor for a health problem |wMN}bq|T
• pay - v. to give money for work done or for something bought ]F~dlH1Wp
• peace - n. the condition of freedom from war, fighting or noise; rest; quiet :3Ox~o
• people - n. any group of persons; all the persons of a group, race, religion or nation ("the American people") !;A\.~-!G
• percent - n. a part of every hundred ("Ten is ten percent of one hundred.") q?yVR3]M
• perfect - ad. complete or correct in every way; completely right or good; without mistakes }($5k]]clP
• perform - v. to speak, dance or sing in front of others "(O>=F&
• period - n. an amount of time within events, restrictions or conditions (?c"$|^J
• permanent - ad. never changing; lasting for a very long time or for all time 7n<{tM
• permit - v. to let; to make possible +O{*M9B
• person - n. a man, woman or child 6nvz8f3*r]
• physical - ad. of the body qy TU8Wp
• physics - n. the study of motion, matter and energy (L&d!$,Dv
• picture - n. something that shows what another thing looks like; an idea or representation of something as seen by the eye; a painting; what is made with a camera g!|kp?
• piece - n. a part of something larger :5<UkN)R(
• pig - n. a farm animal used for its meat $UWZDD
• pilot - n. one who guides or flies an airplane or helicopter _`T_">9r
• pipe - n. a long, round piece of material used to move liquid or gas S,UDezxg
• place - v. to put something somewhere; n. an area or a part of an area; space where a person or thing is; any room, building, town or country Jnov<+
• plan - v. to organize or develop an idea or method of acting or doing something ">("They plan to have a party."); n. an organized or developed idea or method ("The plan will not work.") V 5mTP'
• planet - n. a large object in space that orbits the sun ("Earth is a planet.") chX"O0?"
• plant - v. to put into the ground to grow; n. a living growth from the ground which gets its food from air, water and earth 99QU3c
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• plastic - n. a material made from chemicals that can be formed and made into things PJH&
• play - v. to have fun; to not work; to take part in a sport; to make music on an instrument; n. a story acted in a theater /U9"wvg
• please - v. to make one happy; to give enjoyment ;.980+i1
• plenty - n. all that is needed; a large enough amount %h!B^{0
• plot - v. to make secret plans; n. a secret plan to do something wrong or illegal UaeXY+O
• poem - n. words and their sounds organized in a special way to express emotions O\r0bUPE
• point - v. to aim one's finger toward; to aim; n. the sharp end of something kxv1Hn"`{E
• poison - n. a substance that can destroy life or damage health hwv/AnX~O
• police - n. a government agency responsible for guarding the public, keeping order, and making sure people obey the law; members of that agency .Q2V}D85
• policy - n. an established set of plans or goals used to develop and make decisions in politics, economics or business =aW9L)8D
• politics - n. the activities of government and of those who are in public office Km$\:Xo
• pollute - v. to release dangerous or unpleasant substances into the air, soil or water bk[!8-b/a
• poor - n. people with little or no money; ad. lacking money or goods; of bad quality ww1[rCh\+
• popular - ad. liked by many people; generally approved by the public <e6#lFQqK
• population - n. all the people in a place, city or country Q=$2c[Uk
• port - n. a city where ships load or unload goods; a place on a coast where ships can be safe from a storm >hIu2jm
• position - n. a place; the way of holding the body; the way a thing is set or placed; a job (or level of a job) in an organization +NUG
• possess - v. to have; to own; to control or be controlled by eHUOU>&P]
• possible - ad. able to be done; can happen or is expected to happen ~D>p0+-c
• postpone - v. to delay action until a later time ox.F%)eQ
• pour - v. to flow; to cause to flow OjA,]Gv6
• power - n. the ability to control or direct others; control; strength; ruling force; force or energy used to do work ("Water power turns the wheel.") `R^g U]Z,
• praise - v. to say good things about; to approve Nh+ H 9
• pray - v. to make a request to a god or spirit; to praise a god or spirit %W S+(0*1
• pregnant - ad. carrying a child within the body before it is born; expecting to give birth to a baby [:*)XeRK
• present - v. to offer for consideration ("We will present our idea to the committee."); n. a gift ("I gave them a present for their anniversary."); now ("The present time is a good time."); ad. to be at a place ("I was present at school yesterday.") GM<9p_
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• president - n. the chief official of a country that is a republic; the leader of an organization Y'X%Aw;`
• press - v. to urge strongly; n. newspapers, magazines and other publications >H,*H;6
• pressure - n. the force produced when something is pushed down or against something else 9Mcae31
• prevent - v. to keep or stop from going or happening 1$ {SRU7l
• price - n. the amount of money for which anything is bought, sold or offered for sale rytyw77t(
• prison - n. a place where a person is kept as punishment for a crime veECfR;
• private - ad. of or about a person or group that is secret; opposite public N'=gep0V@
• prize - n. something offered or won in a competition; something of value that one must work hard for to get 7G],T++N
• probably - ad. a good chance of taking place; a little more than possible 2Tppcj v
• problem - n. a difficult question or situation with an unknown or unclear answer \fe]c
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• process - n. an operation or series of changes leading to a desired result dAj$1Ke
• produce - v. to make; to create; to cause something to be; to manufacture
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• professor - n. a teacher at a college or university OZ;*JR:
• profit - n. money gained from a business activity after paying all costs of that activity w4Z'K&