abandon: To leave behind for good
absorb: To soak up
accurate: Correct and exact
achieve: To succeed in doing
adapt: To change to fit new conditions
admire: To look up to and respect
advantage: Something that helps you
ambition: A strong wish to achieve something
analyze: To study the parts of something
astonish: To amaze greatly
audience: People who watch or listen
average: The usual or middle amount
boundary: A line that marks the limit
capable: Able to do something well
character: A person in a story; your qualities
cooperate: To work together
courteous: Polite and respectful
crisis: A time of great danger or trouble
curiosity: The wish to know or learn
demonstrate: To show how something works
dense: Packed closely together
dependable: Able to be trusted
despair: A feeling of having no hope
detail: A small fact or part
disaster: A terrible event that causes harm
distinct: Clearly different
duty: Something you must do
efficient: Working well without waste
elegant: Graceful and stylish
encounter: To meet unexpectedly
endure: To last or to put up with something
evidence: Facts that show something is true
exhausted: Very, very tired
expand: To grow bigger
fortunate: Lucky
frequent: Happening often
genuine: Real, not fake
glimpse: A very quick look
habitat: The natural home of an animal or plant
hazard: A danger
hesitant: Slow to act because unsure
horizon: The line where the earth and sky seem to meet
imitate: To copy
independent: Not needing others
inspect: To look at closely
instruct: To teach or direct
massive: Huge and heavy
miserable: Very unhappy
nature: The living world outside
nuisance: A thing that annoys
obvious: Easy to see or understand
occur: To happen
passage: A short part of a text; a narrow way
persuade: To get someone to agree
reluctant: Unwilling
reply: To answer
scarce: Hard to find; not enough
sensible: Showing good judgment
suspect: To think something may be true
vanish: To disappear

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