| # | Qz | NEW
WORD | VP | EXAMPLE | WORD
CLASS | DEFINITION | DATE/TIME
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| 1 | | drought |
5 |
Farmers are facing ruin after two years of severe drought. | N | a long period of time when there is little or no rain | 2023.06.14 07:11
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| 2 | | heatwave |
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A long summer heatwave had caused most of the crops to die. | N | a period of unusually hot weather | 2023.06.14 04:03
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| 3 | | sleet |
10 |
The rain was turning to sleet. | N | a mixture of rain and snow | 2023.06.14 04:02
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| 4 | | hail |
5 |
We drove through hail and snow. | N | small balls of ice that fall like rain | 2023.06.14 04:01
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| 5 | | blizzard |
8 |
The blizzard struck the north-east yesterday, causing serious damage. | N | a snowstorm with very strong winds | 2023.06.14 04:00
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| 6 | | flood |
2 |
The heavy rain has caused floods in many parts of the country. | N | a large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry | 2023.06.14 03:59
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| 7 | | chill |
3 |
There's a chill in the air this morning. | N | a feeling of being cold | 2023.06.14 03:57
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| 8 | | gale |
8 |
The gale blew down hundreds of trees. | N | an extremely strong wind | 2023.06.14 03:56
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| 9 | | cruise |
3 |
I'd love to go on a round-the-world cruise. | N | a journey by sea, visiting different places, especially as a holiday | 2023.06.14 03:45
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| 10 | | voyage |
5 |
The Titanic sank on its maiden voyage (= first journey). | N | a long journey, especially by sea or in space | 2023.06.14 03:45
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| 11 | | set_off |
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We set_off for London just after ten. | V | to begin a journey | 2023.06.14 03:43
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| 12 | | take_off |
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What time did your plane take_off? | V | to leave the ground and begin to fly | 2023.06.14 03:42
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| 13 | | land |
1 |
The flight is due to land at 3 o'clock. | V | to come down through the air onto the ground or another surface | 2023.06.14 03:40
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| 14 | | take_off |
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What time did the plane take_off? | N | to leave the ground and begin to fly | 2023.06.14 03:38
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| 15 | | ferry |
4 |
We boarded the ferry at Ostend. | N | large boat or ship that carries people, vehicles and goods across a river or across a narrow part of the sea | 2023.06.14 03:33
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| 16 | | journey |
2 |
The journey will take an hour at the most. | N | an act of travelling from one place to another | 2023.06.13 11:16
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| 17 | | pledge |
4 |
The meeting ended with a pledge to step up cooperation between the six states of the region | N | a solemn promise to do or stop doing something | 2022.06.05 12:33
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| 18 | | charity |
3 |
She was working as a volunteer at a homeless charity | N | A charity is an organization which raises money in order to help people who are sick or very poor, or who have a disability. | 2022.06.05 12:31
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| 19 | | compostable |
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A government consultation on biodegradable and compostable packaging is under way | ADJ | capable of being used as compost (mixture of decayed plants and vegetable waste which is added to the soil to help plants grow) | 2022.06.05 12:29
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| 20 | | supplier |
2 |
The company is a supplier of 100 per cent renewable electricity | N | A supplier is a person, company, or organization that sells or supplies something such as goods or equipment to customers | 2022.06.05 12:27
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| 21 | | warehouse |
4 |
Goods were continuously delivered to the company's warehouses | N | a building for the storage of goods or merchandise. | 2022.06.05 12:22
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| 22 | | wastage |
1 |
a series of measures to prevent the wastage of water | ADJ | loss by use, wear, decay, or wastefulness | 2022.06.05 06:43
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| 23 | | huge |
1 |
The book was a huge success. | ADJ | gigantic - very great - - extraordinary | 2022.06.05 06:35
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| 24 | | huge |
1 |
a huge ship - - The book was a huge success. | ADJ | extraordinarily large in size, weight, quantity, or area - - gigantic - very great - - extraordinary | 2022.06.05 06:33
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| 25 | | wastage |
1 |
a wastage of over 50%. - measures taken to reduce wastage | N | loss by use, wear, decay, or wastefulness | 2022.06.05 06:29
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| 26 | | figure |
1 |
a figure that was more than we could afford. | N | Mathematics:a symbol for a number - an amount or value expressed in numbers: - a figure that was more than we could afford. - figures, | 2022.06.05 06:28
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| 27 | | grocer |
2 |
Asian food grocers are good places to find more exotic ingredients not available in your local supermarket. | N | the owner or operator of a store that sells groceries. | 2022.06.05 06:23
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| 28 | | backlash |
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a backlash by voters to rising property taxes. | N | a strong negative reaction, as to some social or political change: | 2022.06.05 06:19
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| 29 | | pledge |
4 |
a pledge of economic aid to the newly independent countries. | N | a solemn promise to do or stop doing something | 2022.06.05 06:17
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| 30 | | compostable |
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Shops like Berlin's Original Unverpakt and London's Bulk Market are plastic-free shops that have opened in recent years, encouraging customers to use their own containers or compostable bags. | ADJ | a mixture of decaying plant or animal matter used for fertilizing soil. | 2022.06.05 06:16
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