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f

bɪ'hæf

If something is done on one’s behalf, it is done for that person by another.

f

l

a

p

flæp

To flap means to move quickly up and down or from side to side.

g

l

a

c

i

e

r

'ɡleʃɚ

A glacier is a large piece of ice that moves very slowly.

g

l

o

b

e

ɡlob

The globe refers to the Earth.

h

o

r

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z

o

n

t

a

l

'hɔrə'zɑntl

When something is horizontal, it is fat and level with the ground.

h

u

m

hʌm

To hum means to make a low, continuous noise.

i

n

v

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r

y

'ɪnvəntɔri

An inventory is a supply of something.

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w

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d

'ɪnwɚd

If a thought or feeling is inward, it is not expressed or shown to others.

l

o

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f

lof

A loaf of bread is bread shaped and baked in one piece.

o

r

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l

e

'ɔrəkl

An oracle is a person who speaks with gods and gives advice about the future.

o

r

b

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t

'ɔrbɪt

To orbit something means to move around it in a continuous, curving path.

o

v

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v

i

e

w

'ovɚ'vjʊ

An overview is a general description of a situation.

p

r

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v

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w

'pri'vjʊ

A preview is an opportunity to see something before it is available to the public.

p

r

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v

i

o

u

s

'privɪəs

If something is previous, then it happened earlier in time or order.

p

r

o

v

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d

e

prə'vaɪd

To provide something means to supply it.

r

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c

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r

rɪ'kɝ

To recur means to happen more than once.

r

e

l

e

v

a

n

t

'rɛləvənt

When something is relevant, it is important to a certain person or situation.

r

i

t

e

raɪt

A rite is a traditional ceremony carried out by a particular group or society.

s

t

a

l

stɔl

To stall means to stop a process and continue it at a later time.

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r

n

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r

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,supɚ'nætʃrəl

If something is supernatural, it is not real or explainable by laws of nature.

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