Unit 12


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 a yacht is a boat, either with sails or a motor, used for racing or for leisure

yacht

the scope of something is its range and the limits that are placed on it

scope

if something good happens miraculously, it actually happens even though people were afraid that it would not happen and that people would be hurt or things would be damaged

miraculously

 if something dictates what you do, it controls or influences your actions

dictate

 if someone is cursed, they are always having bad luck

cursed

 someone's will is their desire and determination to do something once they have decided to do it, and their refusal to give up

will

 a sealed container is tightly closed and it is not possible for anything or anyone to get in or out of it

sealed

the outskirts of a town or city are the areas around the edge and away from the centre

outskirts

 an objection to a proposal or idea is a statement that expresses strong disagreement with it

objection

 if you are exempted from doing something, you have permission not to do it

exempted

 to discriminate against someone means to deliberately and unfairly treat them worse than other people

discriminate

 if you tiptoe somewhere, you go there very quietly walking just on the front part of your feet

tiptoe

 a person or animal that is timid behaves very cautiously as if they are afraid of what might happen

timid

 if you move over, you move sideways a little to make room for someone or something else

move over

 if you move out, you leave the place where you have been living in order to go and live somewhere else

move out

 if you move on, you stop thinking or worrying about a particular problem or bad experience so that it does not influence you any more or have a bad effect on you

move on

 if a vehicle moves off, it starts moving

move off

if you move in, you bring all your things and start living in a house, flat, etc

move in

 if something moves you, it makes you feel very emotional

move (emotionally)

 if you move something, you take it from where it is and put it somewhere else

move

 if you tell someone to get a move on, you are telling them to hurry up

get a move on

a falcon is a bird that hunts and kills other animals for food

falcon

 if a type of animal or plant is extinct, it no longer exists anywhere in the world. Extinction is the fact of a particular animal or plant no longer existing

extinction

something that is discarded has been left somewhere or thrown away because it is no longer needed or wanted

discarded

a coyote is a sort of dog that looks like a small wolf and lives in North America

coyote

a person or animal that is bold does things in a very confident way that shows they are not afraid

bold

 a boar is a wild pig

boar

an alley is a short narrow passage between buildings in a town or city

alley

 if you are worried, you are thinking about problems or about something bad that might happen

worried

something that is wet is covered with water or another liquid. If the weather is wet, it rains a lot

wet

 spray is the liquid that bounces and flies into the air when a large amount of liquid hits against a surface with force

spray

 if someone is scared, they are afraid because they think something bad is going to happen to them

scared

something that is quick is very fast

quick

 something that is profound is very significant and important

profound

 if a place is overgrown, plants have grown over it in an uncontrolled way

overgrown

 a container or doorway that is open is in a position that allows things or people to get in or out 

open

 something that is new has not existed or been owned by someone for long

new

 something that is hard is stiff and cannot bend or break easily

hard

the existence of something is the fact that it exists in the world and is a real thing. A person's existence is their life, especially when talking about what sort of life they have

existence

 if something is dry, there is no liquid on it or on it. If the weather is dry, it is not raining

dry