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            c rrin ji   r   admission  [admfjan]  n.
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                           Admission is the act of allowing to enter a place.

                           -►The admission ticket to the movie was $5.
                        r  astronomy  [astrdnami]  n.
                           Astronomy is the study of the stars and planets.
                           -* Harold loved watching the stars, so he decided to study astronomy.

                        r  blame  [bleim]  v.
                            To blame someone for something bad is to say they did it.
                           -* My mom blamed me for something I didn’t do.

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                        c   chemistry  [kemstri]  n.
                            Chemistry the study of and reaction to substances.
                            -* In chemistry class, the professor taught us about chemical reactions.


                        c   despite  [dispait]  prep.
                            If something happens despite what you do, it happens anyway.
                            -*■We still played the game despite the cold weather.


                        r  dinosaur  [dainasor]  n.
                            A dinosaur is a very big animal that lived millions of years ago.
                            -* I like to see the dinosaur bones at the museum.


                       r  exhibit  [igzibit]  n.
                            An exhibit is a display of interesting things.
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                            — There was an animal exhibit at the fair.
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                        r  fame  [feim]  n
                            Fame is reputation one has gained among the public.
                            ->He had fame and fortune, but he was not happy.

                        r  forecast  [forkaest]  n.
                            A forecast is an idea about what the weather will be like in the future.
                            -* The forecast says that it will rain all week.

                        r  genius  [denies]  n
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                            A genius is a very smart person.
                            -»Since she was a genius, she easily passed all of her school exams.
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