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r abuse [ebju:z] v.
To abuse someone or something means to hurt them on purpose.

-►The mean man abused his dog when it barked too loudly.

r afford [afoxd] *
To afford something means you have enough money to pay for it.

-►I’ve been saving my money, so I can afford to buy a new bike.
r bake tbeik] *
To bake means to cook food with heat.
-*■My sister is a good cook. She bakes delicious cakes.

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r bean [bkn] n
A bean is a plant seed that is good to eat.
-*■There are many different kinds of beans to eat.

r candle Ikaendl] n.
A candle is a stick of wax that is lit on fire for light or heat.
-» When the lights went out, we lit some candles.

c convert [kenva:/t] v.
To convert something means to change it into something else.
-* The man converted his messy field into a garden of flowers.

r debt [det] n.
A debt is an amount of money that a person owes.
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—■ have not paid my gas bill. I owe a debt to the gas company.
r decrease [dkkrts] *
To decrease something is to make it less than it was before.

-*•Hiring more police officers has decreased crime in the city.
r fault [fo:It] n.
A fault is a mistake.

-*■It is my fault that the cat ran away. I left the door open.

r fund if And] n.
A fund is an amount of money that people have.
-» We all put money into our club’s fund.