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Word	Meaning	Advanced
tick	n: a light, sharp, repetitive sound or action; a mark indicating that something is correct or has been done; any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis
gaunt	adj: thin and bony in appearance, often due to illness or malnutrition; desolate or barren in landscape or atmosphere
clothesline	n: a rope or wire stretched between two points, typically outdoors, for hanging clothes to dry
twine	n: a thin, flexible string or cord made from two or more strands twisted together; (verb) to spin, wind, or twist together
twirl	v: to rotate rapidly around a central point; to spin or whirl around in a circular or spiral motion
whip	v: to hit a person or an animal severely with a thin, flexible stick with a cord or leather thong at the end, as a punishment, discipline, etc.
origin	n: the first existence or beginning of something
ancient	adj: relating to the long ago, particularly the historical period preceding the fall of the Western Roman Empire; very old
settler	n: a person who moved with a group of others to live in a different country or area
pantaloon	n: a type of loose-fitting trousers typically worn by men in the past; a stock character in Italian commedia dell’arte, usually depicted as an older man wearing pantaloons and a top hat
government	n: the group of people with authority to control a country or state
ward	n: a room in a hospital for patients requiring special care
enslave	v: to make someone a slave; to deprive someone of their freedom of choice or action
antebellum	adj: belonging to the period before a war, especially the American Civil War; characteristic of the culture, society, and politics of the southern United States during the pre-Civil War era
separate	v: to force, take, or pull apart; mark as different
skip	v: to move along lightly and quickly, making a step from one foot to the other with a hop or bounce; to intentionally fail to do something which would normally do
steady	adj: firmly fixed, supported, or balanced; not shaking or moving
timeline	n: a series of events arranged in chronological order and displayed along a line, usually drawn left to right or top to bottom
rhyme	n: a word or phrase that has the same last sound as another word or phrase, often used in poetry and songwriting
rhythm	n: a strong regular repeated pattern of sounds, words, or musical notes that are used in music, poetry, and dancing
chant	n: a simple melody or tune, typically one that is repeated or sung in a monotonous way; (verb) recite with musical intonation
contribute	v: to give something, especially money or goods, to provide or achieve something together with other people
symbol	n: something visible that is used to represent something else
identity	n: the fact of being who or what somebody or something is; the features, emotions, or ideas that distinguish persons from one another
suppose	v: to think that something is likely to be actual or possible
playground	n: an area where many people go for recreation, especially at a school or in a park
overhear	v: to hear what other people are saying without intending to and their knowledge
hop	v: to jump lightly and quickly on one foot or both feet; to move rapidly from one place to another; to travel using an aircraft, bus, etc.
flip	v: to turn over into a different position quickly; to throw or toss with a light motion
quarter	n: one of four equal parts; a fourth part or portion
pound	n: the standard unit of money in the UK; the standard unit of weight equal to 16 ounces
fry	v: to cook food, especially meat or fish, in hot fat or oil
grammar	n: the set of structural constraints on speakers’ or writers’ composition of clauses, phrases, and words
rover	n: a vehicle designed to travel over rough terrain, especially on the surface of a planet or moon
roll	v: to move in a particular direction by turning over and over or from side to side
urban	adj: relating to or located in a town or city
communal	adj: belonging to or used by a group rather than individuals; for common use
ready-made	adj: (of a product) already made or prepared; (of an idea or solution) preconceived or complete and requiring no further development or work
maintain	v: to continue to uphold or sustain; to keep in a particular state or condition; to assert or declare something to be true
gesture	n: a movement of the hands, head, or face that express a particular meaning
kinetic	adj: of or relating to motion or the forces that cause motion
creative	adj: relating to or involving the use of skill and original and unusual ideas to create something