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To deliberately cause a reaction, often anger, or to bring about a response.

The state of being near something in distance or time.

Careful and sensible, especially about money or risk.

A claim or system of belief that is presented as scientific but does not follow proper scientific methods or evidence.

The study of how the mind processes, produces and acquires language.

The stage of life during which a young person's body develops and becomes capable of reproduction.

Relating to or open to all the people in a place, rather than kept private.

A book, magazine, or other printed work made available to the public, or the act of publishing something.

To make something widely known to the public, often through advertising or the media.

To prepare and release a book, article, or other material for the public to read.

A soft, sweet dessert, often thick and creamy, served after a meal.

A small pool of water, usually left on the ground after it rains.

A fish that can inflate its body into a spiky ball when it feels threatened.

Eager to argue or fight, showing a readiness for confrontation.

To use force to move something toward yourself.

A wheel with a groove for a rope or chain, used to lift or move heavy objects with less effort.

Relating to the lungs.

The regular beating of blood through the body, felt at the wrist or neck.

A large, round orange vegetable often carved for Halloween or cooked into soups and pies.

A field or area of land where pumpkins are grown, often visited by families in autumn.

The marks, such as commas and full stops, used in writing to separate sentences and make meaning clear.

Something unpleasant given to someone as a consequence of breaking a rule or doing something wrong.

A diagram used to predict the possible combinations of genes that offspring might inherit from two parents.

A student, especially a child at school, or the small round part in the middle of the eye.

A toy figure that is moved by hand or with strings to look alive.

A young dog.

Something that has been bought, or the act of buying it.

To remove dirty, harmful, or unwanted substances from something, making it clean or pure.

Having a color made by mixing red and blue.

The reason something is done, made, or exists.

The main reason a piece of writing was created, such as to inform, entertain, persuade, or instruct.

To make a low, continuous, vibrating sound, as a cat does when content.

A small bag used, especially by women, for carrying money and personal items.

To keep working toward something over time, such as a goal, a career, or an interest.

To use force to move something away from yourself.

The reasons that drive people away from a place and the reasons that attract them to another, used to explain migration.

To move something into a particular place or position.

A game or problem made to test your thinking, often made of pieces that fit together.

A structure with a square base and triangular sides that meet at a point.

The sound a duck makes.

One of the four sections created when a plane is divided by a horizontal and a vertical axis.

Relating to a mathematical equation in which the highest power of the variable is two.

An equation in which the highest power of the variable is two, typically written in the form ax squared plus bx plus c equals zero.

A flat, four-sided geometric shape, such as a square, rectangle, or trapezoid.

A difficult, complicated situation that is hard to escape from, or an area of soft, wet ground.

Attractively unusual or old-fashioned.

A skill, ability, or achievement that makes someone suitable for a job or activity.

Having the necessary skills or knowledge to do something, or limited in some way.