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| needing immediate action or attention.
| An urgent message.
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| urine
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| liquid waste from the body.
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| use
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| to put something into action.
| The cat uses a cat flap to come in and go out of the house.
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| use
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| the value of something for a certain purpose.
| This penknife has many uses.
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| useful
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| able to be used for all kinds of tasks, or good for a certain task.
| This gadget is useful for unscrewing lids.
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| usual
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| most often done or seen.
| I left work at the usual time
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| utensil
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| a tool used for a particular job, especially one used in the kitchen.
| A whisk is a kitchen utensil.
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| vacant
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| empty or not used.
| She parked in the vacant space.
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| vaccination
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| an injection of a substance called a vaccine that prevents you from getting a particular disease.
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| vacuum
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| a space from which all, or almost all, of the air has been removed.
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| vacuum cleaner
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| a machine that cleans by sucking up dirt.
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| vacuum flask
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| a container used for keeping liquids hot or cold. Flasks have double walls with a vacuum between them.
| We commonly call this a thermos.
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| vain
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| too proud of what you can do, what you look like, or what you own.
| Vain people look in the mirror all the time.
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| valley
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| an area of lowland between hills, often with a river or stream flowing through it.
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| valuable
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| precious, or worth a lot of money
| This valuable Chinese ornament once belonged to an emperor.
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| van
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| a boxy road vehicle that is bigger than a stations wagon and smaller than a bus.
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| vandal
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| a person who deliberately damages things.
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| vanilla
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| a sweet food flavoring made from the pods of a tropical orchid, also called vanilla.
| vanilla pods
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| vanish
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| to disappear suddenly.
| The magician waved his wand and the rabbit vanished.
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| vapor
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| the gas that certain liquids or solids give off when they are heated.
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| variety
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| change or difference.
| It is important to have variety in your work, or you will be bored.
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| various
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| of several different kinds.
| I bought various things at the mall.
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| varnish
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| a type of clear paint that makes a surface tough and shiny when it is dry
| wood varnish
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| vase
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| a jar used as an ornament for displaying flowers.
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| vegetable
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| a plant, or part of a plant, that is grown for food. Vegetables contain vitamins and minerals that keep us healthy.
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| vegetarian
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| someone who does not eat meat or fish.
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| vehicle
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| something that is used to transport people or things on land, in the air, or in space.
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| veil
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| a covering for the face or head that is made of thin fabric.
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| vein
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| any one of the tubes that carries blood from other parts of the body to the heart.
| The vena cava is the major vein in the body
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| velvet
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| a type of fabric covered in short, soft fibers.
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