Test sheet for Duolingo Vocabulary Test Online

accuser

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n. E.g. I think the right to face your accuser is fundamental in that no one should be convicted on the evidence of an anonymous witness.

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one who accuses; one who brings a charge of crime or fault
process of increasing in number, size, quantity, or extent
a period of fourteen consecutive days
expanse of land or water; system of organs that perform a specialized function; leaflet or pamphlet
assemble without order or sense; confused multitude of things; chaos; mess; mixture
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commuter

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n. E.g. Vancouver is increasingly becoming a commuter city.

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a particular or peculiar case; a distinguishing mark or feature
central or essential part around which other parts are gathered or grouped; core
the center around which something rotates; pivot
someone who travels regularly from home in a suburb to work in a city
edge, especially of a round surface; surface of a solid; circumference
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din

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n. E.g. They were unable to sleep because of the din coming from the bar.

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state of being reluctant; unwillingness; hesitancy in taking some action
a great number; many
bill; commercial document issued by seller to buyer indicating the products, quantities and prices
loud, confused, harsh noise; loud, continuous, rattling or clanging sound
one of the two small circles of the celestial sphere, situated on each side of the equator, and parallel to it; hot and humid place
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distend

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v. E.g. I can tell when he is under stress by the way the veins distend on his forehead.

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cause to be interested or curious; captivate
stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure
serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony
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flavour

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n. E.g. Cream cheese frosting with pineapple flavour is my favourite.

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act of keeping up, or maintaining; maintenance
token that postal fee has been paid; charge for mailing something
quality produced by the sensation of taste; a variety of tastes attributed to an object
one who manages another's property, finances, or other affairs; attendant on a ship or airplane
stall where books are sold, as on a street; table with enclosed sides, for displaying books for sale
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ignite

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v. E.g. A nuclear-armed Iran would ignite a nuclear arms race in the Middle East.

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pile up; collect; mount up; increase
kindle; cause to start burning; set fire to
plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; swirl; revolve; turn on or around an axis or a center
eat away; wear away by abrasion; become worn
graze; skim or glance at casually
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microbe

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n. E.g. A microbe is any living organism that spends its life at a size too tiny to be seen with the naked eye.

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game played on a court with light long-handled rackets
germ; minute life form; microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease
rate of occurrence; particular occurrence
state of poor nutrition
gear; tackle; combination of tackles, for hoisting or lowering the lower yards of a ship
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necessitate

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v. E.g. Your proposal will necessitate borrowing more money.

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weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water
attach; add as supplement or appendix
cause to revolve or writhe; twist about; turn; twist
make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
make necessary or indispensable; render unavoidable
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proclaim

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v. E.g. But one year on, the company did proclaim it a success.

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declare; announce
commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey
leave out of; keep out of; reject
come to an end; terminate; lose validity; breathe one's last breath; die
climb; mount
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scorch

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v. E.g. The meat will scorch if you don't lower the gas.

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put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources
burn superficially; parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; affect painfully with heat; burn
reduce from an inflated condition; release contained air or gas from
comply with; follow; fit; meet
interfere in a harmful manner; alter improperly
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stagnant

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a. E.g. Mosquitoes commonly breed in ponds of stagnant water.

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without planning or thinking ahead; right away; immediately
not moving or flowing; lacking vitality or briskness; stale; dull
city center; one who lives in a city center
one who communicates information, especially, by letter or telegram to newspaper or periodical
of or relating to money; nation's currency; financial
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toil

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n. E.g. Three days and nights of toil and hunger in the cave were not to be shaken off at once, as Tom and Becky soon discovered.

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art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
wavelike motion; undulation; sound like that of water running over a stony bottom
exhausting labor or effort; any thread, web, or string spread for taking prey
activity that refreshes and recreates; snacks and drinks served as a light meal
curator; guardian
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