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Showy or cheap in a way that lacks taste or quality, or morally distasteful.

A compulsory payment made to the government, based on income, purchases, or property.

The system by which a government collects money from people and businesses to pay for public services.

A car with a driver that you can hire to take you somewhere, usually paid by distance.

A system for classifying things into groups based on shared characteristics, especially in biology.

A hot drink made by pouring boiling water over dried leaves.

To help someone learn something by explaining or showing it to them.

A person whose job is to help students learn.

A blue-green color, darker than turquoise.

A group of people who work or play together toward the same goal.

A drop of liquid that falls from the eye, especially when crying.

To pull something apart or rip it forcefully.

The tools, machines, and methods that come from applying scientific knowledge to practical problems.

Relating to the massive plates of rock that make up the Earth's outer layer and their movement.

One of the large slabs of rock that make up the earth's outer layer and move slowly over time.

The large sections of the Earth's crust that slowly move and shift, causing earthquakes and mountains where they meet.

Long, slow, and boring.

The hard white parts inside the mouth used for biting and chewing.

The study or explanation of things in terms of the purpose or goal they seem to serve, rather than their cause.

A device used for talking to someone far away by sending sound over wires or signals.

An instrument with lenses or mirrors used to view distant objects, such as stars and planets, up close.

An electronic device that receives and shows moving pictures and sound.

To give someone information by speaking.

Excessive confidence or boldness; audacity, especially in taking a risk.

Moderation or self-restraint, especially in eating or drinking, particularly alcohol.

Having a mild climate without extreme heat or cold, or, of behavior, moderate and self-controlled.

A forest in a cool, wet climate that gets heavy rainfall but doesn't have the year-round heat of a tropical rainforest.

A measurement of how hot or cold something is.

A building used for worship, especially in religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, or ancient Greek and Roman belief.

Relating to time, or relating to worldly rather than spiritual matters.

Lasting for only a short time before ending or being replaced.

The number after nine and before eleven.

Able to be defended or maintained against attack or objection.

Holding firmly onto something and refusing to give up.

A person who pays rent to live in or use a building or land owned by someone else.

A natural inclination to behave or think in a particular way.

Promoting a particular, biased point of view, especially in a way likely to cause disagreement.

A large building divided into apartments, especially one that is run-down and overcrowded.

A sport in which two or four players hit a ball over a net using rackets.

The form of a verb that shows when an action happens, such as in the past, present, or future.

A feeling of nervousness or unease between people, or the state of being stretched tight.

The pulling force transmitted along a rope, cable, or string when it is stretched tight.

A shelter made of fabric stretched over a frame, usually used for camping.

Coming after the ninth and before the eleventh in a sequence.

Very weak or slight; barely sufficient to be relied upon.

The constant maximum speed a falling object reaches once the force of air resistance balances the force of gravity pulling it down.

The physical features of an area of land, such as hills, rocks, or forests.

Relating to the earth or land, as opposed to water or air, or, in astronomy, relating to Earth.