majority
[mad
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d(:)rati] n.
A
majority of something is almost all of the people orthings in that group.
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A majority of the people voted for Tom Smith in the election.
mammal
[maemal] n.
A
mammal is an animal that usually has hair and is not born from an egg.
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Even though it lives in the water, whales are actually mammals.
multiply
[mAltaplai] v.
To
multiply is to increase in number.
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In the past year, the number of people at work multiplied by ten percent.
offspring
[oifsprinl n.
Offspring are the children of a person or the babies of an animal.
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The dog’s offspring had the same color of fur as she did.
pesticide
[pestasaid] n.
A
pesticide is a substance used to kill insects.
->
The farmer sprayed his crops with a pesticide to keep bugs away.
regulate
[regjaleit]
v.
To
regulate something is to control how it happens.
-*■ The bank regulates how much money people can borrow from it.
reinforce
[ruinfors] v.
To
reinforce something is to make it stronger.
Peter reinforced his opinion with information from a book.
stricken
[strikan] adj.
If one is
stricken by a disease or problem, they are badly affected by it.
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Mike was stricken with a horrible illness.
V a s t [vaest]
adj.
If something is
vast, it is very large.
-♦
The wealthy man bought a vast amount of land in the countryside.
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