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| an edible fruit with soft flesh and a pit in its center.
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| armadillo
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| a nocturnal mammal that lives in North and South America and eats insects, snakes, and frogs
| The armadillo’s body is protected by hard, bony plates
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| aquarium
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| a glass tank to keep fish and other water animals and plants in
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| arch
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| a curved part of a building or bridge.
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| architect
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| a person who designs buildings.
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| area
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| a certain piece of ground or space, or part of a surface.
| This is a play area.
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| argue
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| to talk angrily with someone because you disagree with them.
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| arithmetic
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| the adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing of numbers.
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| arm
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| the part of your body between your shoulder and your hand.
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| armchair
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| a soft, padded chair with arms.
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| armor
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| a suit of thick, metal plates worn long ago to protect knights in battle
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| army
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| a group of people and machines that fight on land.
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| art
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| the creation of something, often through drawing, painting, sculpture, or design.
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| around
| adverb
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| nearby.
| I left my bag around here.
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| around
| preposition
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| from place to place.
| We walked around the city.
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| arrange
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| to plan something.
| She arranged to meet me at 10 o’clock.
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| arrest
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| to catch hold of someone and officially accuse them of breaking the law.
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| arrive
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| to come to a place.
| The plane arrivedat the airport.
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| coat
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| an animal’s fur.
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| artery
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| one of the tubes that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body.
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| artificial
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| something false that is made to look like the real thing.
| an artificial flower
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| artist
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| someone who creates pictures, sculptures, music, or other creative things.
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| ash
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| the gray powder that is left behind after something has been burned.
| The female ash produces winged seeds
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| ashamed
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| feeling guilty about something you have done.
| She felt ashamed about teasing her little brother.
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| ask
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| to try to find something out from someone.
| Ask your dad if you can come with us.
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| asleep
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| resting the whole body and mind with the eyes closed.
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| aspirin
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| a type of medicine taken as a pill, used for relieving pain and fever.
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| assemble
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| to put something together.
| I assembled a model boat.
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| assist
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| to help somebody.
| He assistedthe customer with his coat.
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| assortment
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| a collection of different types of the same thing.
| An assortment of buttons.
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