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WordBand 4.5–5.5Core (NGSL)
animal
/ˈænɪməl/
noun1 of 2
a living creature that is not a plant or person
- “She has a ton of stuffed animals in her car.”Tatoeba
- “It's a type of animal that lives in the sea.”Tatoeba
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adjective2 of 2
Raw, base, unhindered by social codes.
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habitatnounThe natural home of a plant or animal.
extinctadjectiveNo longer existing anywhere.
landfillnounA large site where rubbish is buried under the ground.
mitigateverbTo make something bad less severe.
wildfirenounA large fire that spreads quickly through forest or dry grassland.
waterfallnounA place where a river falls from a high point to a lower one.
rooftopnounThe outer top surface of a building, sometimes used as a place to sit.
earthquakenounA sudden shaking of the ground caused by movement deep in the Earth.
Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)