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English/Grammar
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Extract | to get, pull, or draw out, usually with special effort, skill, or force: to extract a tooth. |
| retire | to withdraw, or go away or apart, to a place of privacy, shelter, or seclusion: He retired to his study. |
| obedient | obeying or willing to obey; complying with or submissive to authority: an obedient son. |
| aroma | an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance. |
| obstacle | something that obstructs or hinders progress. |
| compatible | capable of existing or living together in harmony: the most compatible married couple I know. |
| pedestrian | a person who goes or travels on foot; walker. |
| bland | lacking a strong flavor |
| companion | a person who is frequently in the company of, associates with, or accompanies another: my son and his two companions. |
| clustered | a number of things of the same kind, growing or held together; a bunch: a cluster of grapes. |
| brittle | having hardness and rigidity but little tensile strength; breaking readily with a comparatively smooth fracture, as glass. |
| cultivate | to prepare and work on (land) in order to raise crops; till. |
| assemble | to bring together or gather into one place, company, body, or whole. |
| significant | important; of consequence. |
| monstrous | extraordinarily great; huge; immense: a monstrous building. |
| assembly | an assembling or coming together of a number of persons, usually for a particular purpose: The principal will speak to all the students at Friday's assembly. |
| route | a course, way, or road for passage or travel: What's the shortest route to Boston? |
| conquer | to acquire by force of arms; win in war: to conquer a foreign land. |
| substantial | of ample or considerable amount, quantity, size, etc.: a substantial sum of money. |
| grim | stern and admitting of no appeasement or compromise: grim determination; grim necessity. |
| distract | to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention: The music distracted him from his work. |
| crave | to long for; want greatly; desire eagerly: to crave sweets; to crave affection. |
| ancestor | a person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor. |
| carnivorous | flesh-eating: A dog is a carnivorous animal. |
| revive | to make or become strong again |
| meddlesome | to involve oneself in other peoples afairs |
| remote | far apart; far distant in space; situated at some distance away: the remote jungles of Brazil. |
| ascend | to move, climb, or go upward; mount; rise: The airplane ascended into the clouds. |
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