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r   abstract  [asbstrsekt]  adj.
                         If ideas are abstract, they are based on general ways of thinking.

                         -►The idea of beauty is abstract and changes over time.

                      r   annual  [aenjusl]  adj.
                         If something is annual, it happens once a year.
                         -» The only time I see my aunts and uncles is at our annual family picnic.

                      r  clay  [kiei]  n.

                         Clay is a type of heavy, wet soil used to make pots.
                         -*■She made a bowl out of the clay.

                      r   Cloth  [klo(:)e]  n.
                         Cloth is material used to make clothes.
                         -* His shirt is made of a very soft type of cloth.

                      r  curtain  [kaxtan]  n
                                            .
                         A curtain is a cloth hung over a window or used to divide a room.
                         -*■She opened the curtains to let light into the room.

                      r  deserve  [diza:rv]  v.
                         To deserve is to be worthy of something as a result of one’s actions.

                         -+The dog deserved a bone for behaving very well.
                      r  feather  ifedari n.

                         Feathers are the things covering birds’ bodies.

                         -*■That bird has orange feathers on its chest.
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                      r   fertile  mn\] adj.
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                          If land is fertile, it is able to produce good crops and plants.
                         -* The farmer grew many vegetables in the fertile soil.

                     r  flood  [fUd]  n.
                         A flood is an event in which water covers an area which is usually dry.
                         -»After three days of rain, there was a flood in the city.

                      r   furniture  [farnitjax]  n.
                          Furniture is the things used in a house such as tables and chairs.
                            His living room only had a few simple pieces of furniture.
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