Vocab Set 1
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Word
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Definition
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Sentence
or Picture
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isolation
(noun)
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separation
from others
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Immigrants
suffer from isolation from their
families because they aren’t citizens.
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isolate
(verb)
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to
separate from others or something
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A
country that is isolated from the rest of the world does not know the world’s
diversity.
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plateau
(noun)
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mountain
with a flat top
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If
I climbed a plateau, it would be easy to set up a tent on the top because it
would be flat.
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plain
(noun)
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a
flat, stretched out piece of land (usually covered with grass)
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Running
on a plain is like running on a football field that goes on forever.
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cultivate
(verb)
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to
prepare for land for crops (to grow)
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If
I had a farm, I would cultivate mango trees because I love mangos.
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cultivation
(noun)
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preparation
of land for growing crops
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The
cultivation of mango trees is awesome because you end up with mangos.
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barbaric
(adjective)
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an
aggressive, uncivilized, uncultured person.
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That person was so barbaric that they kicked him out of the
restaurant.
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barbarian
(noun and an adjective)
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uncivilized
person/ to be uncivilized
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Barbarians
act like they were trapped in a closet for their whole lives.
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