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Vocabulary 1- Unit 2

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  • 10. Machine: Make or operate on with a machine.
    Verb: The potatoes are planted by machine.
  • 20. Army: An organized military force equipped for fighting on land.
    Noun: I scouted for the army a few years.
  • 16. Intuition: The ability to understand something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning.
    Noun: On the side of intuition, self-evidence of scientific principles is spoken of."
  • 17. Casket: A small ornamental box or chest for holding jewels, letters, or other valuable objects.
    Noun: She'd bought her casket months ago and was on a payment plan.
  • 13. Waders: A wading bird of the order Ciconiiformes, which comprises the herons, storks, and ibises.
    Noun: Keep an eye open for the waders, gray plover.
  • 9. Cobwebs: A spider's web, especially when old and covered with dust.
    Noun: Thick cobwebs hung in the dusty corners.
  • 18. Dialogue: Conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie.
    Noun: There is more monologue than dialogue in this play.
  • 14. Midnight: Twelve o'clock at night.
    Noun: I was just making a midnight snack.
  • 2. Speculation: The forming of a theory or conjecture without firm evidence.
    Noun: Mr Wakeham dismissed the reports as speculation.
  • 11. Paperback: A book bound in stiff paper or flexible cardboard.
    Noun: She was reading a paperback and he was relaxing, with his eyes closed.
  • 12. Fishing Rode: A long, tapering rod to which a fishing line is attached, typically on a reel.
    Noun: They rode back to Atlanta in silence, hers distraught, his pensive.
  • 7. Arrive: Reach a place at the end of a journey or a stage in a journey.
    Verb: They were to arrive on the morrow.
  • 4. Truth: That which is true or in accordance with fact or reality.
    Noun: Truth is the daughter of time.
  • 15. Increase: Become or make greater in size, amount, intensity, or degree.
    Noun: That would increase the value of the house.
  • 5. Spies: A person who secretly collects and reports information on the activities, movements, and plans of an enemy or competitor.
    Noun: I guess I watched too many movies about spies to know how they really work.
  • 3. Deduction: The action of deducting or subtracting something.
    Noun: She arrived at this conclusion by logical deduction.
  • 1. Adjective: A word or phrase naming an attribute, added to or grammatically related to a noun to modify or describe it.
    Noun: They live in a beautiful house. Lisa is wearing a sleeveless shirt today. This soup is not edible. She wore a beautiful dress. He writes meaningless lette
  • 19. Cotton: A soft white fibrous substance that surrounds the seeds of a tropical and subtropical plant and is used as textile fiber and thread for sewing.
    Noun: Cotton has pretty white and red flowers on it.
  • 6. Mirror: A reflective surface, now typically of glass coated with a metal amalgam, that reflects a clear image.
    Noun: The best mirror is an old friend.
  • 8. Homemade: Made at home, rather than in a store or factory.
    Adjective: She had homemade ice cream for dessert.