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Broadcast: Monday, March 28, 2005 Jb
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PARTS OF SPEECH 7olA@;$
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• v. (verb) - an action word B " B
• ad. (adjective/adverb) - a describing word ;;`KkNysm
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• a - ad. one; any; each g!QumRF
• able - v. having the power to do something
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• about - ad. almost ("about half"); of or having a relation to ("We talk about the weather.") lGz0K5P{
• above - ad. at a higher place ~iSW^mi
• accept - v. to agree to receive
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• accident - n. something that happens by chance or mistake; an unplanned event 7/yd@#$X
• accuse - v. to say a person is responsible for an act or crime; to make a statement against someone (M=Br
• across - ad. from side to side; to the other side 6]3ZUH;
• act - v. to do something +Oscy-;
• activist - n. one who seeks change through action {V&7JZl,/
• actor - n. someone acting in a play or show a]k&$
• add - v. to put (something) with another to make it larger; to say more 5a&
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• administration - n. the executive part of a government, usually headed by a president or prime minister LNb![Rq
• admit - v. to accept ("admitted to the United Nations"); to express one's guilt or responsibility ("He admitted that what he did was wrong.") ,+RO 5n
• adult - n. a grown person w;(gi
• advise - v. to help with information, knowledge or ideas in making a decision C"{on%
• affect - v. to produce an effect on; to influence ("A lack of sleep affected the singer's performance.") l.juys8s
• afraid - ad. feeling fear Y Pc<
• after - ad. later; behind ,Aii>D]
• again - ad. another time; as before #77UKYj2L-
• against - ad. opposed to; not agreeing with something Q(6(Scp{
• age - n. how old a person or thing is a:}"\>Aj
• agency - n. an organization that is part of a larger group ("an agency of the United Nations") uH[0kh
• aggression - n. an attack against a person or country; the violation of a country's borders <3}l8Z
• ago - ad. of time past; before now R!,)?j;
• agree - v. to have the same belief as someone; to be willing to do something (do=o&9pm
• agriculture - n. farming j!\0Fyr
• aid - v. to help; to support; n. help, assistance \<B6>
• aim - v. to point a gun at; n. a goal or purpose b<AE}UK
• air - n. the mixture of gases around the earth, mostly nitrogen and oxygen, that we breathe e,&%Z
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• airplane - n. a vehicle with wings that flies i(;-n_:,`
• airport - n. a place where airplanes take off and land (H+[ ^(3d2
• album - n. a collection of recorded music m1i+{((
• alcohol - n. a strong, colorless liquid, usually made from grain, used as a drug or in industrial products P&0cF{
• alive - ad. having life; not dead .oj" ru
• all - ad. everything; everyone; the complete amount &6=ZT:.6Te
• ally - n. a nation or person joined with another for a special purpose BJxmW's/
• almost - ad. a little less than completely :TYzzl43
• alone - ad. separated from others S\g7wXH
• along - ad. near or on ("along the road") [e@OHQM
• already - ad. before now; even now G>S1Ld'MV
• also - ad. added to; too 36WzFq#
• although - conj. even if it is true that *2
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• always - ad. at all times; every time ;
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• ambassador - n. a nation's highest diplomatic representative (to another government) /\uH[[s
• amend - v. to add to or to change (a proposal or law) 1fhK{9#
• ammunition - n. the bullets or shells fired from guns X:-bAu}D
• among - ad. in or part of (a group) \]#;!6ge
• amount - n. the number, size or weight of anything d>b,aj(
• anarchy - n. a lack of order; lawlessness hOL y*%
• ancestor - n. a family member from the past VBsFT2XiL
• ancient - ad. very old; long ago Ta\8>\6
• and - conj. also; in addition to; with '"fU2M<.
• anger - n. a strong emotion against someone or something 0CVsDVA
• animal - n. a living creature that moves, such as a dog or cat 0e:QuV2X
• anniversary - n. a yearly celebration or observance of an event that happened in the past K-Dk2(x
• announce - v. to make known publicly; to declare officially `ToRkk&&>{
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• answer - n. a statement produced by a question; v. to make a statement after being asked a question 'oHOFH9:{b
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• apologize - v. to express regret for a mistake or accident for which one accepts responsibility <.7I8B7
• appeal - v. to take to a higher court, person or group for a decision; to call on somebody for help SL\y\GaV
• appear - v. to show oneself; to come into sight; to seem <j1d~XU}
• appoint - v. to name; to choose ("appoint a judge") G0;EbJ/&
• approve - v. to agree with; to agree to support mp+\!
• archeology - n. the scientific study of past human life and activities ?4,*RCaI
• area - n. any place or part of it U ygw*+
• argue - v. to offer reasons for or against something; to dispute; to disagree C>`.J_N
• arms - n. military equipment; weapons &W)+8N,L
• army - n. military ground forces X@h^T>["
• around - ad. on every side (of) n2y/zP>TC
• arrest - v. to seize a person for legal action; to take as a prisoner /,uSCITD
• arrive - v. to come to a place, especially at the end of a trip Q&.IlVB[
• art - n. expressions or creations by humans, such as paintings, music, writing or statues \Sq"3_m4T
• artillery - n. big guns Ot2zhR )
• as - conj. equally ("as fast as"); when; while ~*PK080N}
• ash - n. the part left after something burns Oj4u!SY\j
• ask - v. to question; to say something is wanted ("We ask the teacher questions every day.") R!_8jD:$
• assist - v. to help 1|l)gfcP
• astronaut - n. a person who travels in space =;k+g?.@I
• astronomy - n. the scientific study of stars and the universe k binf
• asylum - n. political protection given by a government to a person from another country Mg a@JA"
• at - prep. in or near ("at the edge"); where ("look at"); when ("at noon") _[$T29:8\]
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• attach - v. to tie together; to connect OD?y
• attack - n. a violent attempt to damage, injure or kill; v. to start a fight uXG`6|?
• attempt - v. to work toward something; to try; to make an effort B0b[p*gIl
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• automobile - n. a vehicle with wheels used to carry people; a car {uaZ<4N.
• autumn - n. the time of the year between summer and winter fr}1_0DDz
• average - n. something (a number) representing the middle; ad. common; normal ZR;8rZ](
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• awake - ad. not sleeping "*++55
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• balance - v. to make two sides or forces equal r\$6'+Si
• ball - n. something round ?PBa'g
• balloon - n. a device of strong, light material that rises when filled with gas lighter than air Bk?8zYp
• ballot - n. a piece of paper used for voting {Ge+O<mD
• ban - v. to not permit; to stop; n. an official restriction 96(R'^kNX
• bank - n. an organization that keeps and lends money e]lJqC
• bar - v. to prevent or block rRB~=J"
• barrier - n. anything that blocks or makes an action difficult J,f/fPaf7
• base - n. a military center; v. to establish as a fact ("Her research was based on experiments.") y|$R`P
• battle - n. a fight between opposing armed forces 4-mVB wq
• be - v. to live; to happen; to exist a:85L!~:l
• beat - v. to hit again and again U^MuZ
• beauty - ad. that which pleases the eye, ear or spirit tR kF
• because - prep. for the reason that ("He left because he was sick.")
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• become - v. to come to be 11@]d]v ,
• bed - n. a sleeping place 8".2)W4*
• before - prep. earlier ~.J,A\F
• begin - v. to do the first part of an action; to start @5xu>g Kn
• behind - ad. at the back of; in back of T-'~? [v
• believe - v. to think; to feel sure of; to accept as true; to trust F$Hx`hoy
• bell - n. an instrument that makes a musical sound ("a church bell") CK0l9#g
• belong - v. to be owned by; to be a member of FZF @
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• best - ad. the most good >c4/?YV
• betray - v. to turn against; to be false to ?s?$d&h
• better - ad. more good than w&Y{1r F>
• between - ad. in the space or time that separates; from one to the other ("talks between two nations") w7FoL
• big - ad. of great size; not small 5+- I5HX|~
• bill - n. a legislative proposal Pao%pA.<
• biology - n. the scientific study of life or living things in all their forms (&[[46
• bird - n. a creature that flies d--'Rn5
• bite - v. to cut with the teeth 6?qDdVR~]
• black - ad. dark; having the color like that of the night sky rkB'Hf
• blame - v. to accuse; to hold responsible hIY
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• blanket - n. a cloth cover used to keep warm 4nqoZk^R
• bleed - v. to lose blood @?kM'*mrZM
• blind - ad. not able to see >\2:\wI
• block - v. to stop something from being done; to prevent movement 5GQLd
• blood - n. red fluid in the body :7g=b%;
• blow - v. to move with force, as in air ("The wind blows.")
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• blue - ad. having the color like that of a clear sky pI.+"Hz
• boat - n. something built to travel on water that carries people or goods #]]Su91BA
• body - n. all of a person or animal; the remains of a person or animal e:w&(is
• boil - v. to heat a liquid until it becomes very hot &a,OfSz
• bomb - n. a device that explodes with great force; v. to attack or destroy with bombs 0aI;\D*Ts
• bone - n. the hard material in the body @n&<B`/
• book - n. a long written work for reading 44ed79ly0)
• border - n. a dividing line between nations .w?(NZ2~
• born - v. to come to life; to come into existence .7NNT18
• borrow - v. to take as a loan BYrZEVM9
• both - ad. not just one of two, but the two together 8eBOr9l+j
• bottle - n. a container, usually made of glass, to hold liquid qa`-
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• bottom - ad. the lowest part of something nl aM
• box - n. something to put things into; a container, usually made of paper or wood ~[WF_NU1y
• boy - n. a young male person ^ KK_qC
• boycott - v. to refuse to take part in or deal with h%; e0Xz|
• brain - n. the control center of thought, emotions and body activity of all creatures 6qWdd&1
• brave - ad. having no fear h^9"i3H
• bread - n. a food made from grain 7?8wyk|x
• break - v. to divide into parts by force; to destroy .d;Iht,[
• breathe - v. to take air into the body and let it out again i,A#&YDl
• bridge - n. a structure built over a waterway, valley or road so people and vehicles can cross from one side to the other ).` S/F
• brief - ad. short; not long DS-0gVYeDW
• bright - ad. giving much light; strong and clear in color }8|[;Qa`y
• bring - v. to come with something Pg9hW
• broadcast - v. to send information, stories or music by radio or television; n. a radio or television program /-bF$)vN
• brother - n. a male with the same father or mother as another person ]<(]u#g_d
• brown - ad. having the color like that of coffee M.-"U+#aD
• budget - n. a spending plan 09A
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• build - v. to join materials together to make something 73{'kK
• building - n. anything built for use as a house, factory, office, school, store or place of entertainment o1&:ry
• bullet - n. a small piece of metal shot from a gun )jWOP,|
• burn - v. to be on fire; to destroy or damage by fire }$MN|s
• burst - v. to break open suddenly 8+]hpa,q
• bury - v. to put into the ground and cover with earth y4h=Lki@
• bus - n. a public vehicle to carry people XwV'Ha
• business - n. one's work; buying and selling to earn money; trade gaA<}Tp,
• busy - ad. doing something; very active ~GE$myUT\p
• but - conj. however; other than; yet 7+x? "4
• buy - v. to get by paying something, usually money NmMIQ@K
• by - conj. near; at; next to ("by the road"); from ("a play by William Shakespeare"); not later than ("by midnight") u%'\UmE w
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• cabinet - n. a group of ministers that helps lead a government TO%dw^{_`
• call - v. to give a name to ("I call myself John."); to ask for or request ("They called for an end to the fighting.")
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• calm - ad. quiet; peaceful; opposite tense u?sVcD[
• camera - n. a device for taking pictures R/"x}B1d
• camp - n. a place with temporary housing Xl@
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• campaign - n. a competition by opposing political candidates seeking support from voters; a connected series of military actions during a war iH^z:%dP
• can - v. to be able to; to have the right to; n. a container used to hold liquid or food, usually made of metal ]*7Y~dO
• cancel - v. to end; to stop 29XL$v],
• cancer - n. a disease in which dangerous cells grow quickly and destroy parts of the body `9k0Gd
• candidate - n. a person who seeks or is nominated for an office or an honor ^5r9 5
• capital - n. the official center of a government; the city where a country's government is Scv#zuv_
• capitalism - n. an economic system in which the production of most goods and services is owned and operated for profit by private citizens or companies ~
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• capture - v. to make a person or animal a prisoner; to seize or take by force; to get control of a<]B B$~
• car - n. a vehicle with wheels used to carry people; an automobile; a part of a train +2 Af&~T
• care - v. to like; to protect; to feel worry or interest %LYnxo7#C
• careful - ad. acting safely; with much thought {mB0rKVm
• carry - v. to take something or someone from one place to another _HhbIU
• case (court) - n. a legal action !nAX$i~
• case (medical) - n. an incident of disease ("There was only one case of chicken pox at the school.") r H ~" 4
• cat - n. a small animal that often lives with humans 9)VF 1LD
• catch - v. to seize after a chase; to stop and seize with the hands Rb3V^;i
• cause - v. to make happen; n. the thing or person that produces a result 3P;>XGCxZ
• cease-fire - n. a halt in fighting, usually by agreement #pcP!
• celebrate - v. to honor a person or event with special activities Pb*5eXk
• center - n. the middle of something; the place in the middle; a place that is the main point of an activity SM@QUAXO
• century - n. one hundred years |r bWYl.b
• ceremony - n. an act or series of acts done in a special way established by tradition *{+G=d
• chairman - n. a person leading a meeting or an organized group 0T46sm r
• champion - n. the best; the winner @gG<le6
• chance - n. a possibility of winning or losing or that something will happen IT$25ZF
• change - v. to make different; to become different Zkf0
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• charge - v. to accuse someone of something, usually a crime; n. a statement in which someone is accused of something Uo2GK3nT
• chase - v. to run or go after someone or something V <bd;m
• cheat - v. to get by a trick; to steal from )Y)pmjZaG
• cheer - v. to shout approval or praise zhf.NCSt(
• chemical - n. elements found in nature or made by people; substances used in the science of chemistry o;?/HE%,[
• chemistry - n. the scientific study of substances, what they are made of, how they act under different conditions, and how they form other substances XQS9,Hl
• chief - n. the head or leader of a group; ad. leading; most important }3?n~s\)6f
• child - n. a baby; a boy or girl XU"~h64]
• children - n. more than one child h9eMcCU
• choose - v. to decide between two or more o*J3C>
• circle - n. a closed shape that has all its points equally distant from the center, like an "O" p}cw{
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• city - n. any important large town @9"J|}
• civilian - ad. not military &%-73nYw
• civil rights - n. the political, economic and social rights given equally to all people of a nation G.UI|r/Kz
• claim - v. to say something as a fact r9dyA5oD
• clash - n. a battle; v. to fight or oppose D
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• clean - v. to make pure; ad. free from dirt or harmful substances ("clean water") 87YyDWTn
• clear - ad. easy to see or see through; easily understood JeE;V![
• clergy - n. a body of officials within a religious organization ctGL-kp
• climate - n. the normal weather conditions of a place y~\oTJb
• climb - v. to go up or down something by using the feet and sometimes the hands 9B9(8PVG
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• cloth - n. a material made from plants, chemicals, animal hair and other substances j{Q9{}<e
• clothes - n. what people wear c3CWRi`LE
• cloud - n. a mass of fog high in the sky :n-]>Q>5=k
• coal - n. a solid black substance used as fuel B]l)++~
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• coast - n. land on the edge of the ocean _+E5T*dk
• coffee - n. a drink made from the plant of the same name *vwbgJG! *
• cold - ad. not warm; having or feeling great coolness or a low temperature |Ur"&
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• colony - n. land controlled by another country or government SR|`!
• color - n. the different effects of light on the eye, making blue, red, brown, black, yellow and others wLnf@&jQ%
• combine - v. to mix or bring together m()RU"WY
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• comment - v. to say something about; to express an opinion about something 4p,EBn9(
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• common - ad. usual; same for all ("a common purpose") ]Hefm?9*^
• communicate - v. to tell; to give or exchange information U
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• company - n. a business organized for trade, industrial or other purposes 9CWezI+
• compare - v. to examine what is different or similar ,NyY>~+
• compete - v. to try to do as well as, or better than, another or others V8C:"UZ;
• complete - ad. having all parts; ended or finished %,@e^3B
• complex - ad. of or having many parts that are difficult to understand; not simple o.!~8mD
• compromise - n. the settlement of an argument where each side agrees to accept less than first demanded xRzFlay8
• computer - n. an electronic machine for storing and organizing information, and for communicating with others {byBcG
• concern - n. interest, worry ("express concern about"); v. to fear ("to be concerned") %^4CSh
• condemn - v. to say a person or action is wrong or bad x7!L{(E3
• condition - n. something declared necessary to complete an agreement; a person's health --HZX
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• congratulate - v. to praise a person or to express pleasure for success or good luck P3x= 8_#
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• continue - v. to go on doing or being 8_BV:o9kL
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• customs - n. taxes on imports !2 LCLN\
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• dam - n. a wall built across a river to hold back flowing water ST2.:v;lb
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• dance - v. to move the body and feet to music; n. a series of steps, usually to music d_AK`wR
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• dark - ad. having little or no light ("The room was dark.") ;KOLNi-B&
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• decide - v. to choose; to settle; to judge U3 */v4/
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• defend - v. to guard or fight against attack; to protect MA;1;uI,
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• define - v. to give the meaning of; to explain T~QWRBO
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• democracy - n. the system of government in which citizens vote to choose leaders or to make other important decisions "[vu6 `m?
• demonstrate - v. to make a public show of opinions or feelings ("The crowd demonstrated in support of human rights."); to explain by using examples ("The teacher demonstrated the idea with an experiment.") Xua+cVc\y
• denounce - v. to accuse of being wrong or evil; to criticize severely %{YN70/
• deny - v. to declare that something is not true; to refuse a request /b]oa!
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• deplore - v. to regret strongly; to express sadness ELBa}h;
• deploy - v. to move forces or weapons into positions for action ~2<7ZtV=
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• describe - v. to give a word picture of something; to give details of something )E6;-rD0^+
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• die - v. to become dead; to stop living; to end /I)yU>o
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• effect - n. the result or change caused by something ("The storm had a serious effect on the economy.") ~^^ NHq
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• empty - ad. having nothing inside; v. to remove everything `(0LK%w
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• exile - v. to force a person to leave his or her country; to expel; n. a person who is forced to leave his or her country }C~]=Z
• exist - v. to be; to live 5:gj&jt;)7
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• export - v. to send to another country; n. something sent to another country, usually for sale JD&U}dJ
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