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• a mountainous region of northern Scotland famous for its rugged beauty; known for the style of dress (the kilt and tartan) and the clan system (now in disuse)
Example sentence • Shepherd's pie is a traditional dish from the British highlands .
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• gin made in the Netherlands
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• An area of a town or city which contains, or used to contain, an industrial port.
Example sentence • The docklands have been redeveloped into a thriving residential and commercial area.
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• a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
verb
• use cautiously and frugally
Example sentence • Many husbands help with household chores.
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• a substance (an atom or molecule or radical or ion) that forms a complex around a central atom
Example sentence • Metal ions often bind with ligands to form coordination compounds.
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• the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
adjective satellite
• denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units
Example sentence • The museum exhibits were seen by thousands of visitors.
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• small bushy deciduous tree native to Asia and North Africa having pretty pink blossoms and highly prized edible nuts enclosed in a hard green hull; cultivated in southern Australia and California
Example sentence • I added sliced almonds to the salad for extra crunch.
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• a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
Example sentence • She wore a beautiful necklace adorned with diamonds .
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• a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first
noun
• 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
adjective satellite
• coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude
verb
• give support or one's approval to
Example sentence • He finished the race in 10 seconds .
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• one billionth (10^-9) of a second; one thousandth of a microsecond
Example sentence • My computer can perform calculations in nanoseconds .
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Example sentence • She was born inlands and had never seen the ocean.
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• used of high or hilly country
noun
• elevated (e.g., mountainous) land
Example sentence • The uplands in this region offer breathtaking views of the surrounding valleys.
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• a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission
Example sentence • I need to run errands at the grocery store and the bank.
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• land that is covered with trees and shrubs
Example sentence • The woodlands near my house are filled with tall trees.
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• a mountainous region of northern Scotland famous for its rugged beauty; known for the style of dress (the kilt and tartan) and the clan system (now in disuse)
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• a noun formed from a verb (such as the `-ing' form of an English verb when used as a noun)
Example sentence • The gerunds exercises were quite challenging.
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• a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
Example sentence • The legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table are well-known.
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• a sum of money allotted on a regular basis; usually for some specific purpose
Example sentence • The university offers stipends to graduate students for their research.
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• one thousandth (10^-3) of a second
Example sentence • The computer processed the data in milliseconds .
7 2 noun
• English writer (1840-1893)
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• a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
Example sentence • The Philippines is an archipelago made up of thousands of islands .
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• a large plateau that occupies more than 40% of the land area of Canada; it extends from the Great Lakes northward to the Arctic Ocean
9 2 noun
• freshwater port and largest city in Oregon; located in northwestern Oregon on the Willamette River which divides the city into east and west sections; renowned for its beautiful natural setting among the mountains
16 4 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• a mountain range running along the eastern coast of Australia
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• a mountainous tableland in northern South America; extends from Venezuela into Guyana and northern Brazil
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• a group of Japanese Islands in the northwestern Pacific Ocean to the north of the Marianas
Example sentence • The volcano islands are part of the Pacific Ring of Fire.
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• a group of islands in the Bismarck Archipelago
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• a group of islands off the west coast of Sicily in the Mediterranean
15 6 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• a group of islands off the west coast of Sicily in the Mediterranean
15 4 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• an archipelago in the North Pacific extending southwest from Alaska
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• a chain of small islands in French Polynesia
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• island country in the Atlantic to the east of Florida and Cuba; a popular winter resort
15 5 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• an archipelago in the western Mediterranean off the eastern coast of Spain
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• more than 40 northeastern Virgin Islands (15 inhabited); a dependent territory of the United Kingdom
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• a group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic off the northwest coast of Africa forming Spanish provinces
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• a group of islands in the Atlantic off of the coast of Senegal
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• a long archipelago of more than 500 islands in Micronesia to the east of the Philippines
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• a British colony in the Caribbean to the northwest of Jamaica; an international banking center
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• three main islands and numerous islets in the Indian Ocean between Mozambique and Madagascar
12 5 noun n noun
• a group of islands off the west coast of Sicily in the Mediterranean
13 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• a group of coral islands in Micronesia to the southwest of Hawaii
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• a self-governing colony that is a possession of Denmark in the Faroe Islands
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• a group of over 100 islands in the southern Atlantic off the coast of Argentina; a British Crown Colony
12 4 noun n noun
• a self-governing colony that is a possession of Denmark in the Faroe Islands
15 3 noun n noun
• a monarchy on a Polynesian archipelago in the South Pacific; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1970
14 3 noun n noun
• a group of islands in the south central Pacific; part of French Polynesia
15 5 noun n noun
• a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean
14 4 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• a group of volcanic islands in the Atlantic Ocean to the west of Morocco; the group forms an autonomous region of Portugal
14 5 noun n noun
• a chain of coral and volcanic islands in Micronesia (including Guam and the Northern Marianas) halfway between New Guinea and Japan; discovered by Magellan in 1521
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