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adj. Happening every year.
annual
Our annual school fair is in March.
n. a mixture.
blend
My favorite ice cream is a blend of vanilla and strawberry.
n. A dull or uninteresting person.
bore
He tells the same joke so often that he is becoming a terrible bore.
n. A color; especially a shade of color.
hue
The apples in the painting stand out because of their vivid reddish-orange hue.
n. A long, deep cut.
gash
When Liza slipped on the rocks, she had to go to the hospital to have the gash in her leg stitched up.
v. To change from water into steam or vapor.
evaporate
The water in the kettle boiled so long that it all evaporated.
v. To make or become larger, to add to.
increase
I'm going to ask my mother to increase my allowance on my next birthday.
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v. To put or be to be found in a place.
locate
We found out they are going to locate a park across the street from our house.
adj. Made by human beings and not by nature.
artificial
My aunt Rosa says she can taste the difference between artificial sweeteners and real sugar.
n. Something seen in the mind, especially of the future.
vision
The founders of the United Nations had a vision of a world without hunger or war.
v. To feed; to support or make grow.
nourish
We nourish our bodies best by eating fruits, vegetables, and grains.
n. The leaves of trees and other plants.
foliage
The house at the end of the road was completely hidden by foliage.
v. To make or have a change in.
vary
The length of a calendar month varies between twenty-eight and thirty-one days.
v. To give up someone or something; to surrender.
yield
My parents finally yielded to my requests to get a parakeet.
adj. Great; large.
considerable
Although my grandmother's house is a considerable distance from town, she walks to the post office there every day.
adj. Raw; in an unrefined state.
crude
Factories turn crude oil into gasoline.