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| an underground room.
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| cell phone
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| a handheld mobile telephone that connects to other telephones by radio waves.
| She is speaking on her cell phone.
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| cement
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| a clay powder that becomes hard when mixed with water.
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| centipede
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| a tiny, blind animal with many pairs of legs that lives in dark places. They paralyze their prey with a poisonous bite.
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| central
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| in the middle.
| The tomato is in a central position.
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| century
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| a period of a hundred years.
| The building is several centuries old.
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| cereal
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| a grain crop grown on farms.
| Wheat, rye, barley, and oats are cereals.
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| certain
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| sure, or definite.
| Are you certain this is the right train?
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| certificate
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| a piece of paper that proves certain facts.
| She received a certificate for passing her math exam.
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| chain
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| metal loops joined together to make a strong cable.
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| chair
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| a piece of furniture for sitting on.
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| chalk
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| a soft, white rock made from the fossils of tiny seashells.
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| challenge
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| to ask someone to try to do something better than you.
| He challenged her to a race.
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| chameleon
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| a type of lizard that lives in trees in hot regions and eats insects, rodents, and small birds.
| Chameleons can change color to match their surroundings.
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| champion
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| someone who is the best at a sport.
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| chance
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| an opportunity, or possibility.
| He was given the chance to study abroad.
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| change
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| to become different or to make something different.
| Tadpoles change into frogs.
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| change
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| small amounts of money.
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| channel
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| a passage or track for water to flow along.
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| chaos
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| complete confusion.
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| chapter
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| a section of a book.
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| character
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| what a person is like.
| A miserable character.
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| charity
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| an organization that gives aid to those who need it.
| The Red Cross is a charity.
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| chart
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| a map or diagram that provides information.
| A pie chart showing popular forms of transportation.
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| chase
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| to run after something or somebody.
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| cheap
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| not costing much money.
| a cheap ring
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| cheat
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| to trick someone, or to be dishonest so that you have an advantage over them.
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| check
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| to look at something to make sure it is all right.
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| check
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| a pattern of regular squares in different colors, often on cloth or paper.
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| cheek
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| the side of your face below your eye.
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