Vocabulary Flashcards

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immigrant

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noun A person who comes to live in a country in which he or she was not born

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port

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noun A place where boats and ships can dock or anchor safely; harbor

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contagious

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adj. Able to be spread from person to person

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warrant

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verb To declare the truth of

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inspections

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noun The acts of looking at something closely and carefully in order to learn more about it

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breathless

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adj. Out of breath

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mental

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adj. Done or having to do with the mind

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pry

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verb To move or raise by force

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quenches

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verb Makes something stop burning; puts out; extinguishes

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interpreters

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noun People who change the language of a message without changing the message’s meaning