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r apparent [apaerant] adj.
If something is apparent, it is easy to see.
-» Her happiness was apparent from the smile on her face.
r blind [blaind] adj.
When people are blind, they cannot see.
-*■The blind man didn’t see the hole and almost fell in.
r calculate [kaelkjaleit] v.
To calculate is to find an answer using math.
-*•I calculated how much money I would need to buy the car.
r chat [tjset] v.
To chat is to talk with someone.
-*■Even though they were far apart, the couple chatted every day.
r commit [kamit] v.
To commit to something is to promise to do it.
-♦Seth wanted to go home, but he had committed to finishing the job.
r compose [kampouz] v.
To compose something is to make it from smaller parts.
-*■Tonya composed her report using many sources of information.
r dormitory [dormatori] n.
A dormitory is a school building where students live.
-* I will move into the dormitory at the beginning of the school year.
r exhaust [igzoist] v.
To exhaust someone is to make them tired.
-*■John exhausted himself by swimming all day.
r greenhouse [gri:nhaus] n.
A greenhouse is a small glass building that is used to grow plants.
-*■\Ne have a small greenhouse in our backyard where we grow plants.
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To ignore something is to act like you do not see or hear it.
-»I ignored the message he was making and kept studying.