SPELLING BEE TEENS

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• old-fashioned

• a person who takes photographs, either as a job or hobby

• rucksack

• an event at which objects such as paintings are shown to the public

• exhibition

• a person whose job is to stop fires from burning

• photographer

• not modern; belonging to or typical of a time in the past

• firefighter

• a backpack

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• underground

• a regularly printed document consisting of large sheets of paper that are folded together.

• sightseeing

• the activity of visiting interesting places, especially by people on holiday

• journalist

• a pain inside your stomach

• stomachache

• a person who writes news stories or articles for a newspaper or magazine

• newspaper

• below the surface of the earth; below ground

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• nevertheless

• an occasion when someone does not understand something correctly

• environment

• the air, water, and land in or on which people, animals, and plants live

• accommodation

• despite what has just been said or referred to

• misunderstanding

• the fact that something can be bought, used, or reached, or how much it can be

• availability

• a place to live, work, stay, etc. in

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• quantitative

• an occasion when something gets better or when you make it better

• improvement

• the measured amount of heat in a place or in the body

• sympathetic

• relating to numbers or amounts

• temperature

• relating to the human mind and feelings

• psychological

• used to describe someone who shows, especially by what they say, that they understand and care about someone else's suffering

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• approximately

• relating to the study or writing of philosophy

• characteristic

• a typical or noticeable quality of someone or something

• administration

• to move the control of an organization or government from a single place to several smaller ones

• philosophical

• the arrangements and tasks needed to control the operation of a plan or organization

• decentralize

• close to a particular number or time although not exactly that number or time

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• itinerary

• a detailed plan or route of a journey

• kaleidoscope

• a toy in the shape of a tube, that you look through to see different patterns of light made by pieces of glass

• hereditary

• (of characteristics or diseases) passed from the genes of a parent to a child

• outstanding

• a value, discovered by measuring, that corresponds to the size, shape, quality, etc. of something

• measurement

• clearly very much better than what is usual

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• trainers

• A planned series of events, activities, or broadcasts (British English spelling of "program").

• programme

• a pair of earphones joined by a band placed over the head, for listening to audio signals such as music or speech.

• acquisition

• the process of getting something

• toothache

• Pain in or around a tooth, often caused by decay or infection.

• headphones

• A type of shoe designed for sports or casual wear (British English for "sneakers").

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• raincoat

• An outdoor area with equipment for children to play on, often found in parks or schools.

• cartoon

• A drawing or animated film, often humorous, that tells a story or presents a message.

• roudabout

• A circular intersection where traffic moves around a central island instead of crossing directly.

• mountain

• A large natural elevation of the Earth's surface, higher and steeper than a hill.

• playground

• A waterproof coat worn to protect against rain.