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politician noun [ˌpɑːləˈtɪʃən]
  • someone who is active in government usually as an elected official
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victim noun [ˈvɪktəm]
  • a person who has been attacked, injured, robbed, or killed by someone else
  • a person who is cheated or fooled by someone else
  • someone or something that is harmed by an unpleasant event (such as an illness or accident)
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shampoo noun [ʃæmˈpuː]
  • a special liquid that is used for cleaning your hair
  • a special liquid used for cleaning rugs, carpets, etc.
  • an act of cleaning hair, a carpet, etc., with shampoo—usually singular
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purpose noun [ˈpɚpəs]
  • the reason why something is done or used : the aim or intention of something
  • the feeling of being determined to do or achieve something
  • the aim or goal of a person : what a person is trying to do, become, etc.
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prize noun [ˈpraɪz]
  • something that is won in a contest or given as an award
  • something that is very valuable or desirable and that is difficult to get
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owner noun [ˈoʊnɚ]
  • a person or group that owns something —often used in combination
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outward adjective [ˈaʊtwɚd]
  • of or relating to the way that someone or something looks or seems on the outside
  • able to be seen
  • moving or directed away from something
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oink noun [ˈoɪŋk]
  • the sound made by a hog or pig
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noisy adjective [ˈnoɪzi]
  • making a lot of loud or unpleasant noise
  • full of loud or unpleasant noise
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news noun [ˈnuːz]
  • new information or a report about something that has happened recently
  • information that is reported in a newspaper, magazine, television news program, etc. —often used before another noun
  • someone or something that is exciting and in the news
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goody noun []
  • something that tastes good —usually plural
  • something that people want or like : something desirable
  • —used in speech especially by children or when talking to children to show excitement and pleasure
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fishy adjective [ˈfɪʃi]
  • of or relating to fish; especially : tasting or smelling like a fish
  • causing doubt or suspicion : likely to be bad, untrue, dishonest, etc.
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feed verb [ˈfiːd]
  • to give food to (someone or something)
  • to give (something) as food to someone or something —sometimes used figuratively
  • to produce or provide food for (someone or something)
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entire adjective [ɪnˈtajɚ]
  • complete or full : not lacking or leaving out any part
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deserve verb [dɪˈzɚv]
  • —used to say that someone or something should or should not have or be given something —often followed by to + verb
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definite adjective [ˈdɛfənɪt]
  • said or done in such a way that others know exactly what you mean
  • not likely to change : already set or decided
  • confident or certain about doing something or that something will happen
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contest noun [ˈkɑːnˌtɛst]
  • an event in which people try to win by doing something better than others
  • a struggle or effort to win or get something
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charge verb [ˈtʃɑɚʤ]
  • to give an amount of electricity to (something) : to put electricity into a battery so that a machine or device will run
  • to give a job or responsibility to (a person or group) : to make (a person or group) responsible for something—usually used as (be) charged—usually + with
  • to formally accuse (someone) of a crime—usually + with