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r inherit [inherit] v.
To inherit is to get something from someone who has died.
-* She inherited her mother’s gold earrings.

r manner [m&nax] n.
A manner is the way someone does something.
— His manner of not looking at someone while speaking, is a bit rude.

r mount [maunt] v.
Something mounts when it becomes stronger over time.
-» His fear mounted as the monster crawled out from under his bed.

r roof [ru:fl n.
A roof is the outside top part of a building.
-» The roof was covered with snow.

r shortage tjo:rtid3] n
.
A shortage is a lack of something you need or want.
-*■Since there was a shortage of food, people were hungry.

r solid [solid] adj.
If something is solid, it is made of firm material.
— The safe looked to be quite solid.

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r Sock [stak] n.
A stock is a stored amount of something.
-» They keep a stock of rice so they’ll always have something to eat.

r substance [sAbstsns] n.
A substance is any specific material or mixture of materials.

-*■Water is an important substance for all living things.
r tomb [tu:m] n.
A tomb is a grave where a dead person is buried.
-» Their whole family is buried inside the tomb.

r wound [wu:nd] n.
A wound is an injury to the body.
He had many wounds after the car accident.

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