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t

,ædə'lɛsnt

An adolescent is a young person or a teenager.

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ˈæptɪˌtud, -ˌtjud

Aptitude is a natural ability or skill.

c

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m

p

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t

ˈkɑːmplɪmənt

To compliment is to say a nice thing about someone or something.

h

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r

'hɪndɚ

To hinder is to stop someone or something from doing something.

j

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a

l

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m

'dʒɝnl'ɪzəm

Journalism is the work of collecting the news to put in newspapers or on TV.

j

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y

'dʒʊri

A jury is a group of people that listen to a trial and say if someone is guilty.

j

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c

e

'dʒʌstɪs

Justice is fairness in the way that people are treated.

l

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b

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y

'lɪbɚti

Liberty is freedom to do what one wants.

l

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r

a

r

y

lɪtərɛri

A literary person or thing is involved with literature in some way.

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m

a

c

y

'fɑrməsi

A pharmacy is a place where medicine is sold.

p

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l

pɪl

A pill is a small object that has medicine inside.

p

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e

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u

m

e

prɪ'zum

To presume is to believe something is true without being certain.

p

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v

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c

y

'praɪvəsi

Privacy is the state of being happily away from other people.

p

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n

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h

m

e

n

t

'pʌnɪʃmənt

A punishment is something that one must endure for any wrongdoing.

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b

l

e

'sɛnsəbl

A sensible person or thing is good and smart.

s

l

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c

e

slaɪs

A slice is a piece from something larger, such as a cake.

s

o

r

o

w

sɑro

Sorrow is a very sad feeling.

s

t

r

a

w

strɔ

A straw is a thin tube that is used to suck liquid into the mouth.

s

w

e

l

swɛl

To swell is to become larger and rounder.

t

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d

y

'taɪdi

A tidy place or person is clean and in order.

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