Accelerated Math Vocabulary Word List
A
accept . . . . . agree to work for
according to . . . . . as stated or shown by
accounted for . . . . . made up
achievement . . . . . doing something well
activities . . . . . things to do
admission fee . . . . . the cost to go to an event
advance . . . . . early or before
adventure . . . . . something exciting, but possibly dangerous
advice . . . . . an offered opinion about what to do
affect . . . . . change
age . . . . . how old someone is
ahead . . . . . toward the front
airborne . . . . . moving through the air
airline . . . . . a business that transports people using airplanes
allowance . . . . . money
alloy . . . . . a mixture of metals
alternates . . . . . switches from one to the other
altogether . . . . . in all
angelfish . . . . . a kind of fish
animal shelter . . . . . a place that helps animals
apart . . . . . not touching
aphids . . . . . a kind of insect
applesauce . . . . . a sweet sauce made from apples
appliance . . . . . machine
approve . . . . . say yes to
Arabians . . . . . a kind of horse
arcade . . . . . a place to play video games
arena . . . . . a large building
article . . . . . a piece of writing
aspen . . . . . a kind of wood
assignment . . . . . work
assume . . . . . believe to be true
attempt . . . . . try
attendance . . . . . the number of people who are in a place
attended . . . . . went to an event or class
attorney . . . . . a lawyer
attracted . . . . . drawn toward
auto . . . . . another word for car
available . . . . . those that can be found
avenue . . . . . another word for a street
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babysat . . . . . was paid to take care of children
baking powder . . . . . a powder used in baking
barbells . . . . . weight-lifting equipment
basil . . . . . a kind of herb
batch . . . . . a group of things
beagle . . . . . a kind of dog
beech . . . . . a kind of tree
Belgian . . . . . a kind of horse
belong . . . . . is a part of
beluga . . . . . a kind of whale
bestseller . . . . . very popular
bigeye tuna . . . . . a kind of fish
biography . . . . . a book about a person’s life
biologist . . . . . a kind of scientist
blackfin tuna . . . . . a kind of fish
blank . . . . . without writing or markings
blanks . . . . . the lines where you write the answers
bluefin tuna . . . . . a kind of fish
bluegrass . . . . . a kind of music
bonus . . . . . extra money
booklet . . . . . a small book
boot-cut jeans . . . . . a kind of pants
boxcar . . . . . part of a train
brachiosaurus . . . . . a kind of dinosaur
brand . . . . . name of a product
breed . . . . . a certain kind of animal
Breton . . . . . a kind of horse
bronze . . . . . a kind of metal
brownies . . . . . a kind of chocolate dessert
budget . . . . . plan for spending money
bulk . . . . . a lot of something
bulldog . . . . . a kind of dog
business-class . . . . . a section in an airplane for businessmen and businesswomen
butterfly stroke . . . . . a way to swim
C
calcium . . . . . a kind of mineral that is found in some foods and in the body
campaign . . . . . trying to get a certain job
canceled . . . . . called off
captured . . . . . caught
caramel . . . . . a kind of candy
carbohydrate . . . . . something found in some foods
career . . . . . the kind of work someone does
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C
carnival . . . . . a party
caterer . . . . . a person whose job is to make food for parties
ceramic . . . . . made out of baked clay
ceremony . . . . . a formal event
certainly . . . . . without a question about
chapter . . . . . a section of a book
charged . . . . . set a price for something
charity . . . . . helping those in need
charted . . . . . kept track of
charter . . . . . pay to use for a short time
chauffeur . . . . . a paid driver
checkpoint . . . . . a stopping place
chemical . . . . . an ingredient used in chemistry
chemist . . . . . a kind of scientist
chihuahuas . . . . . a kind of dog
chinook . . . . . a kind of salmon
chloride . . . . . something found in salt
choice . . . . . having several things to choose from
chores . . . . . small jobs
chow . . . . . food
cider . . . . . a liquid made from apples
cinnamon . . . . . something used to flavor food
citric acid . . . . . a sour liquid
clasp . . . . . something used for fastening
classmates . . . . . students in a class
cleanup crew . . . . . a group of workers who clean
client . . . . . a person who pays for a job to be done
cloth . . . . . fabric
Clydesdale . . . . . a kind of horse
coastal . . . . . near the ocean
coastline . . . . . where the ocean and the coast meet
cocoa . . . . . hot chocolate
cod . . . . . a kind of fish
codfish . . . . . a kind of fish
collapsed . . . . . fell over
collegiate . . . . . someone in college
combined . . . . . added together
comedy show . . . . . a funny show
committee . . . . . a group of people who are given a job to do
common thyme . . . . . a kind of herb
community center . . . . . a place for people from the same area
compact discs . . . . . a CD
company . . . . . a place that makes things to sell
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competed . . . . . took part in a competition
compost . . . . . a mixture of leaves and plants to put on the soil
concentrated . . . . . a liquid with very little water in it
concession stand . . . . . a small business that sells things to eat
condensed . . . . . thick
condo . . . . . a place to live
conducted . . . . . did
conference room . . . . . a place for meetings
considering . . . . . thinking about
consisting . . . . . made up of
consoles . . . . . the controls of a machine
construct . . . . . build
consume . . . . . eat
contain . . . . . have
contents . . . . . things inside of a container
contest . . . . . a competition
contractor . . . . . a person paid to do a job that lasts a short time
convenience store . . . . . a small store
cookie press . . . . . a cooking tool
cooled . . . . . lowered the temperature
copper . . . . . a kind of metal
corned beef . . . . . a kind of meat
correctly . . . . . without a mistake
counselor . . . . . leader
county . . . . . a large section of land
coupe . . . . . a kind of car
coupon . . . . . a small piece of paper that is used to lower the price of something
cousin . . . . . a family member
craftsman . . . . . one who builds or makes something
cranberry . . . . . a kind of berry
creek . . . . . a stream
crewneck . . . . . a kind of shirt
cropped . . . . . a style of jeans
cross-sectional . . . . . the view of the circular end of a pipe
crushes . . . . . grinds
currently . . . . . as of now
D
Darjeeling . . . . . a kind of tea
dark-wash jeans . . . . . a kind of pants
daytime . . . . . during the day
d-cell . . . . . a kind of battery
decorative . . . . . used as a decoration
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D
defective . . . . . no good
deli . . . . . a place to buy food
depends on . . . . . decided by
derby . . . . . a kind of race
describe . . . . . show or tell about
destination . . . . . a place you plan to go
developer . . . . . a person who gets land ready to sell
developing . . . . . making
diet . . . . . eating plan
dines . . . . . eats
direct . . . . . straight
discourage . . . . . make it harder for
dominoes . . . . . a game
donate . . . . . give
donations . . . . . things that are given away to help someone
donors . . . . . people that give things away to help people
doorstop . . . . . something used to keep a door open
doses . . . . . measurements
download . . . . . get from a computer
downtown . . . . . the main part of town
drama club . . . . . a group of people who like plays
dresser . . . . . a chest of drawers
due . . . . . because of
dwarf . . . . . small
E
earnings . . . . . money
earns . . . . . is paid for working
economical . . . . . without waste
edging . . . . . a trim around the edge of something
effective . . . . . useful
effects . . . . . things that happen
elapsed . . . . . passed
electronics . . . . . things like televisions and computers
employee . . . . . worker
employs . . . . . uses
enclosed . . . . . surrounded by
encouraging . . . . . trying to get someone to do something
endangered . . . . . very few left
ended . . . . . finished
energy-saving . . . . . doesn’t use as much electricity
enrolled . . . . . signed up for classes
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E
entries . . . . . total number trying to win
equip . . . . . give a supply of
errands . . . . . a short trip taken to do something for someone
essay . . . . . a short piece of writing
evaporation . . . . . process of liquid changing to gas
evenly . . . . . equally
evenly . . . . . in equal parts
exactly . . . . . no more, no less
example . . . . . a type
expected . . . . . to feel that something will probably happen
expense account . . . . . a spending limit for a job
expenses . . . . . money spent
experience . . . . . knowing how to do something
exterior . . . . . the outside of something, not the part inside
extra . . . . . left over
F
fantasy . . . . . pretend
fares . . . . . prices
farmworker . . . . . a person that works on a farm
faulty . . . . . bad
fee . . . . . cost
felt . . . . . a kind of cloth
fertilizer . . . . . something that helps plants to grow
fewest . . . . . smallest number of things
fiber . . . . . something found in some foods
fiction . . . . . something made-up or pretended
fifth graders . . . . . students in their fifth year of school
filings . . . . . tiny pieces
finalists . . . . . the people left near the end of a competion
finally . . . . . at the end
first baseman . . . . . a baseball player
fitness . . . . . being in good shape
fitness test . . . . . an exercise experiment
flared . . . . . a style of jeans
floor-exercise . . . . . a kind of gymnastics
fluid . . . . . liquid
foreign . . . . . from a different country
fortunes . . . . . notes inside of fortune cookies
forward . . . . . the direction that someone or something is facing
free throws . . . . . shooting baskets
freely . . . . . without a limit
freestyle . . . . . the way you prefer
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freight . . . . . different kinds of goods moved from place to place
friendship . . . . . being friends
frosting . . . . . a sweet topping
froze . . . . . got hard in the freezer
fruit-punch . . . . . a kind of drink
fudge . . . . . a kind of candy
full-time . . . . . working forty hours a week
fund-raiser . . . . . event to raise money
G
gain . . . . . added
gap . . . . . space
gel . . . . . a thick liquid
geologist . . . . . a kind of scientist
ginger ale . . . . . a kind of drink
glaze . . . . . a liquid added to make a surface shiny
glitter . . . . . tiny, shiny decorations
gluing . . . . . sticking together with glue
goal . . . . . something you want to reach
gravel . . . . . small stones
Great Danes . . . . . a kind of dog
guidebook . . . . . a kind of book
guppies . . . . . a kind of fish
H
halibut . . . . . a kind of fish
hallway . . . . . a hall
handyman . . . . . a person who repairs things
hazel . . . . . a color
hide-and-seek . . . . . a game
high jump . . . . . a sporting event
high-bar . . . . . a kind of sporting event
hip-hop . . . . . a kind of music
hires . . . . . pays people to work
history . . . . . things that happened before now
hobby shop . . . . . a kind of store
homemade . . . . . made at home
homeowner . . . . . someone who owns a home
hometown . . . . . the place where you were born or grew up
household . . . . . all the people who live in a house
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identify . . . . . find
ignore . . . . . don’t think about
imported . . . . . put into a computer
importer . . . . . a person who buys goods from another country
impossible . . . . . not true or can’t happen
income . . . . . money received
incorrect . . . . . not right
indicate . . . . . to show
indigo . . . . . blue
individual . . . . . each
injury . . . . . getting hurt
inning . . . . . division of time in a baseball game
intake . . . . . something that has been taken in
Internet . . . . . many connected computers
inventory . . . . . a list of everything
invested . . . . . spent
investigated . . . . . studied
investments . . . . . money spent to build a business
Irish Setters . . . . . a kind of a dog
J
jade . . . . . green
jeweler . . . . . someone who makes jewelry
jog-a-thon . . . . . a running race to raise money
junior high school . . . . . middle school
K
kernels . . . . . small pieces of corn
kilowatt-hours . . . . . a measurement of electricity
L
lab . . . . . a place where a scientist works
labeled . . . . . marked
labor . . . . . work
Labrador retriever . . . . . a kind of dog
lacquer . . . . . a liquid that it is painted to form a hard shiny surface
lacrosse . . . . . a kind of sport
lakeshore . . . . . the edge of a lake
lamppost . . . . . a pole with a light on top
landscapers . . . . . people who work with trees and plants
landscaping . . . . . make a yard look nice
lap . . . . . once around a course during a race
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latest . . . . . the most recent
lattes . . . . . a kind of coffee with milk
least . . . . . smallest or smallest amount
lemon-thyme . . . . . a kind of herb
lengthwise . . . . . along the length
lesser . . . . . smaller than
limited . . . . . small
lined . . . . . covered on the inside
listed . . . . . written down in
location . . . . . where something is
long jump . . . . . a sporting event
long-range . . . . . can go a long way
losing . . . . . not winning
M
magnesium . . . . . a kind of metal
mahimahi . . . . . a kind of fish
mahogany . . . . . a kind of wood
mail-in . . . . . through the mail
maintains . . . . . takes care of
maker . . . . . a person who makes something
mako . . . . . a kind of a shark
mall . . . . . a large area of connected shops
manager . . . . . the person in charge
manufacturer . . . . . the maker
manufactures . . . . . makes
marathon . . . . . a long running race
marigolds . . . . . a kind of flower
marine biologist . . . . . a kind of scientist
marketing . . . . . showing something for sale
materials . . . . . the things used to build something
matinee . . . . . a show or movie that is shown in the afternoon
meatball . . . . . a small cooked ball of meat
mechanical pencil . . . . . a pencil that is not made from wood
medical . . . . . used by doctors and nurses
megabits . . . . . information in a computer
megabytes . . . . . information in a computer
merchandise . . . . . things for sale at a store
metalworker . . . . . someone who work with metals
methods . . . . . ways
midfield . . . . . the middle of a football field
milk shake . . . . . a kind of drink
milligrams . . . . . a measurement
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mint . . . . . a kind of herb
mission . . . . . an important job
mixture . . . . . things mixed together
model-car . . . . . a toy car that you can build
mold . . . . . a container
movement . . . . . to move
multiscreen . . . . . many screens
mystery . . . . . a kind of story
N
nachos . . . . . corn chips with melted cheese on top
nature trail . . . . . a path through the woods or a park
navy . . . . . a color
necktie . . . . . a kind of clothing
Nepalese . . . . . a kind of tea
neutered . . . . . an animal that can not have babies
nonfiction . . . . . books that are about things that are real
normally . . . . . usually
noted . . . . . saw
notepad . . . . . sheets of paper glued together at one end
novel . . . . . a kind of book
nutrients . . . . . things in food that are good for the body
nylon fabric . . . . . a kind of cloth
O
oats . . . . . a kind of grain
observation . . . . . the act of watching something
occurs . . . . . happens
ongoing . . . . . continuing
online . . . . . on the Internet
online store . . . . . a store that sells things by computer
opponent . . . . . who you are against in a competition
opposite . . . . . across from, not beside
option . . . . . can choose to
orca . . . . . a kind of whale
ore . . . . . minerals used to make metal
oregano . . . . . a kind of herb
organic . . . . . grown in a healthy way
organized . . . . . grouped neatly
outcomes . . . . . what can happen
outdoor . . . . . outside
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O
outs . . . . . part of the game of baseball
overlap . . . . . extra
oxidizer . . . . . gives oxygen to help fuel burn
oz . . . . . ounce
P
packaged . . . . . to put into a package
packets . . . . . small, thin packages
paleontologist . . . . . a kind of scientist
parachutist . . . . . someone who uses a parachute
parcel . . . . . section
parlor . . . . . restaurant
participants . . . . . people who are part of an event
particular . . . . . certain
partly . . . . . somewhat, not completely
part-time . . . . . not all the time
party favors . . . . . small gifts given at a party
pasted . . . . . glued together
pastrami . . . . . a kind of meat
paved . . . . . covered with a hard surface
peat moss . . . . . a kind of moss that helps plants grow
pendant . . . . . a kind of jewelry
pennant . . . . . a flag
pepperoni . . . . . a kind of meat
Percheron . . . . . a kind of horse
performance . . . . . a show
performed . . . . . acted
performing (1 and 2) . . . . . 1) playing a musical instrument , 2) doing something
personal . . . . . something related to one person
physical trainer . . . . . a coach
piggy bank . . . . . a pig-shaped container for storing money
pinball . . . . . a kind of game
plain . . . . . without anything added
plasma television set . . . . . a kind of television set
playhouse . . . . . a tiny house that you can play in
pledged . . . . . promised
plot . . . . . a small section of land
plotted . . . . . placed
plywood . . . . . a kind of wood
political . . . . . things related to the government
pop . . . . . a type of music
pork loin . . . . . a kind of pork
portable . . . . . easy to move or carry
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portion . . . . . piece
possible . . . . . as much as you are able to do
postage . . . . . the cost to mail something
posted . . . . . published on a list
potassium . . . . . a mineral found in some foods
powder . . . . . something that has been ground into tiny dry pieces
precipitation . . . . . rain and snow
prepackaged . . . . . in a box, bag, or can when you buy it
presale . . . . . sold before the event
preschool . . . . . a school for very young children
preserved . . . . . saved to use later
press . . . . . a cooking tool
previous . . . . . came before
private . . . . . not public
production . . . . . what is made
professional . . . . . doing a job for money
promoter . . . . . someone who arranges events
promotion . . . . . special sale
prop . . . . . an object used in a play
propane . . . . . a kind of fuel
protective . . . . . made to protect
protein . . . . . something found in some foods
provide . . . . . give
pt . . . . . pint
pulse . . . . . heartbeat
pure . . . . . nothing else added
purposes . . . . . ways of using
push-ups . . . . . a type of exercise
Q
qt . . . . . quart
qualified . . . . . good enough to go
quizzes . . . . . short tests
R
racer . . . . . a person in a race
raffle ticket . . . . . a ticket used to try to win something
rancher . . . . . someone who owns a ranch
rap . . . . . a kind of music
reasonable . . . . . makes sense
rebate . . . . . return of part of the money spent
red rover . . . . . a kind of a game
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refill . . . . . to fill again when a container is empty
refuge . . . . . a protected place
relatives . . . . . family members
relay race . . . . . a kind of race where one member of a team races at a time
released (1 and 2) . . . . . 1) let go , 2) allowed to be shown
remain . . . . . left over
remake . . . . . to put together again
remodeled . . . . . changed
rental fees . . . . . the money you pay to use something that you don’t own
repackaged . . . . . put into different containers
repeats . . . . . happens again
replaced . . . . . put back
replacing . . . . . putting in something new
represent . . . . . show
requires . . . . . must contain
research . . . . . gather information
resell . . . . . to buy something then sell it to someone else
reserve . . . . . a protected place
residents . . . . . the people who live in a certain place
resistance . . . . . something that pushes against something else
resized . . . . . changed the size
resort . . . . . a vacation place
responses . . . . . answers
retail . . . . . sold at a store
reunion . . . . . a party where a group meets together again
reusable . . . . . can be used more than once
rim . . . . . edge
rise . . . . . go up
romance . . . . . about love
rosemary . . . . . a kind of herb
route . . . . . a planned way to get from place to place
rowed . . . . . moved a boat using oars
running-test . . . . . an experiment
rushed . . . . . ran
rust-inhibiting . . . . . protects from rust
rustproof . . . . . won’t rust
rye . . . . . a kind of grain
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salami . . . . . a kind of meat
saves . . . . . collects
savings account . . . . . money in a bank
scanners . . . . . a kind of camera hooked to a computer
scar . . . . . damaged part
scented . . . . . can be smelled
scone . . . . . a kind of bread
scrapbook . . . . . a kind of book, made by hand
sealant . . . . . something used to protect
sedan . . . . . a kind of car
select . . . . . choose
semester . . . . . part of the school year
seniors . . . . . students in the last year of high school
separate . . . . . not connected to others
separated . . . . . put into groups
shaft . . . . . a deep hole
shipment . . . . . things that were sent
shipping . . . . . sending
Shire . . . . . a kind of horse
shown . . . . . can be seen
shrink-wrapped . . . . . tightly wrapped
shuffled . . . . . mixed
silo . . . . . a large container used for storing grain
simmer . . . . . boil very slowly
singles . . . . . just one
sit-ups . . . . . a kind of exercise
sketch . . . . . draw a picture
skim milk . . . . . a kind of milk
slacks . . . . . a kind of pants
slider . . . . . a kind of phone
snowboarders . . . . . people who surf on snow
snowboarding . . . . . a winter sport
social studies . . . . . a class in school
sodium . . . . . salt
sorted . . . . . divided into groups by type
source . . . . . place to find
souvenirs . . . . . objects that help you remember special places you have been
soybeans . . . . . a kind of bean
sparkling water . . . . . a kind of drink
spayed . . . . . an animal that can not have babies
specializes . . . . . concentrates on one thing
species . . . . . a group of animals
speech . . . . . something spoken in public to a group
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spices . . . . . used to flavor food
spicy . . . . . hot flavor
spinners . . . . . an arrow that spins
spirit club . . . . . a group that helps students feel good about their school
sponsoring . . . . . supporting
sprint . . . . . run fast for a short distance
spruce . . . . . a kind of tree
stadium . . . . . a place to watch sports
stainless-steel . . . . . a kind of metal
standard . . . . . common
stock (1 and 2) . . . . . (1) put , (2) gather a supply of
stockroom . . . . . a room where extra goods are stored
storage shed . . . . . a place to keep things
store-brand . . . . . goods with the store’s name on them
strokes . . . . . swings of the golf club
stub . . . . . a small piece of a ticket
studs . . . . . small metal decorations
style . . . . . a kind of design
subject . . . . . a kind of class at school
summarize . . . . . to show the main information
Supersaurus . . . . . a kind of dinosaur
supplying . . . . . giving or selling
suppose . . . . . what if
supposed . . . . . was going to be
suspended . . . . . hung in the air
swivel . . . . . a kind of phone
sycamore . . . . . a kind of tree
T
taffy . . . . . a kind of candy
taxes . . . . . money to pay the government
tests . . . . . experiments
tetras . . . . . a kind of fish
theme park . . . . . a fun place with large rides
thresher . . . . . a kind of a shark
thyme . . . . . a kind of herb
tilapia . . . . . a kind of fish
timber . . . . . wood
tin . . . . . a kind of metal
tomato paste . . . . . a thick liquid made from tomatoes
tourists . . . . . visitors
towed . . . . . pulled by a tow truck
treated . . . . . fed
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trend . . . . . the way something is going
tripled . . . . . three times as much
true crime . . . . . a kind of story
tsp . . . . . a teaspoon
tuna . . . . . a kind of fish
tutor . . . . . teach
two-story house . . . . . a house with a second floor
U
undercoat . . . . . first layer of paint
undergraduates . . . . . college students who have not graduated yet
unopened . . . . . closed, not opened
unsold . . . . . not sold
update . . . . . getting newer things
V
vanilla . . . . . a kind of ice cream
various . . . . . several different things
varnish . . . . . a liquid that protects things
vault . . . . . a sporting event
vegetarian . . . . . without meat
vehicles . . . . . cars, trucks, and planes
vendor . . . . . seller
veterinarian . . . . . a doctor for animals
vice president . . . . . a person who helps the president
vinaigrette . . . . . a kind of salad dressing
vinegar . . . . . a liquid used in cooking
vocal . . . . . using a voice
volunteers . . . . . people willing to help
W
walkathon . . . . . a walking event to raise money
walkway . . . . . a path
wall-to-wall . . . . . to cover the whole floor
warehouse . . . . . a large building where goods are kept
waste . . . . . garbage
water-based . . . . . a liquid that is mostly water
waterproof . . . . . protected from water
wedges . . . . . pieces with a particular shape
westerns . . . . . books or movies about cowboys
wholesale . . . . . what a store pays for goods
whose . . . . . of which person
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Y
wilderness camp . . . . . a place in the woods to go camping
windowsill . . . . . a shelf along the bottom of a window
wingspan . . . . . length of both wings together
worksheet . . . . . a piece of paper to answer questions on
worn-out . . . . . old
worth . . . . . the same as
yellowfin tuna . . . . . a kind of a fish
Yorkshire terrier . . . . . a kind of dog
youth . . . . . a young person
zinc . . . . . a kind of metal
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