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a

l

t

a

r

'ɔltɚ

An altar is a table used in churches.

a

r

t

h

r

i

t

i

s

ɑr'θraɪtɪs

Arthritis is an illness causing pain and swelling in a person’s joints.

b

o

t

a

n

y

'bɑtəni

Botany is the study of plants.

c

r

e

d

i

b

l

e

'krɛdəbl

If something or someone is credible, they can be believed or trusted.

d

e

c

e

a

s

e

d

dɪ'sist

If someone is deceased, they are dead.

d

e

c

e

p

t

i

o

n

dɪ'sɛpʃən

Deception is the act of lying or tricking someone.

d

o

c

u

m

e

n

t

dɑkjəmənt

A document is a written text, usually not in the form of a book.

d

u

n

g

dʌŋ

Dung is solid waste material produced by animals.

d

u

s

k

dʌsk

Dusk is the time in the evening when it begins to get dark.

g

r

a

t

i

f

y

'grætə'fai

To gratify someone means to please them.

h

o

n

e

hon

To hone something is to improve it and make it very good.

i

n

t

e

r

p

r

e

t

ɪn'tɝprɪt

When you interpret something, you find its meaning, often by changing it into a different language.

m

o

t

i

v

e

'motɪv

Your motive is your reason for doing something.

p

n

e

u

m

o

n

i

a

nʊ'monɪə

Pneumonia is a dangerous illness causing the lungs to fill with liquid.

p

s

y

c

h

i

c

'saɪkɪk

When someone is psychic, they know what will happen or what people think.

p

s

y

c

h

o

t

i

c

saɪ'kɑtɪk

If someone is psychotic, they have a very serious mental illness.

s

c

o

p

e

skop

The scope of something is how many people or things it relates to.

s

i

n

i

s

t

e

r

'sɪnɪstɚ

If something or someone is sinister, they are evil.

s

t

r

i

f

e

straɪf

Strife is disagreement or fighting between people or groups.

t

e

x

t

tɛkst

Text is language used in communicating messages.

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