The Joys of Traveling

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inspiration

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His mother was the inspiration behind his painting

Force making you feel you can do things, succeed
learn

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I want to learn new skills in project management

To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
grow

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Young boys grow tall very quickly

To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
grow

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Don’t young children grow so fast?

To develop and become bigger or taller over time
grow

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We grow a little each year, someday we will be as wise as you

To improve; to develop better skills over time
diversity

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I like the diversity of this school. People from more than 20 countries are students here

Having a range of different races, ideas etc.
connecting

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He has no trouble connecting with complete strangers.

To become friends with another person
connecting

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They are connecting his success with his family's influence.

To associate a thing with something else
connecting

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The road connecting the two villages is being repaired.

To join or attach things together
connecting

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There are three flights to Amsterdam connecting with the flights to Miami.

To transfer from one part of a trip to another
flavors

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I like these fruity flavors

Tastes of some things, especially in food or drink
flavors

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He flavors his soup with tomatoes

To add extra taste to a food
sounds

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He sounds out the letters of the word, one by one

To say in a clear deliberate manner
sounds

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The sounds of whales can be heard over long distances

Waves traveling in air or water that can be heard
sounds

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The church bell sounds across the valley

To make a noise, e.g. to ring a bell
sounds

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Rick believes that Tony's promise sounds reliable.

To seem or appear to be, from what was said
sights

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The sights in the mountains are incredible

To see something rare or unusual
sights

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Let's look at the sights of Paris when we are there

Famous places often visited by tourists
sights

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He sights on the window

To aim (a gun) at something to get your range
discovering

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She is discovering that her job is harder than she thought.

To find something new that was not known before
hiking

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I enjoy hiking on weekends

Long walk, often in a rural area, for exercise
hiking

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They are hiking through the forest

To take a long walk in mountains etc. for exercise
hiking

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Shops were hiking their prices to keep up with the taxes

To make a large and unexpected increase in a price
exploring

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After exploring the area we got better understanding where to build a new hotel

To examine something in detail to learn about it
exploring

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We were exploring the old city for two days

To travel to a place to discover more about it

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List of words

inspiration

Force making you feel you can do things, succeed

His mother was the inspiration behind his painting

learn

To get knowledge or skills by study or experience

I want to learn new skills in project management

grow

To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this

Young boys grow tall very quickly

grow

To develop and become bigger or taller over time

Don’t young children grow so fast?

grow

To improve; to develop better skills over time

We grow a little each year, someday we will be as wise as you

diversity

Having a range of different races, ideas etc.

I like the diversity of this school. People from more than 20 countries are students here

connecting

To become friends with another person

He has no trouble connecting with complete strangers.

connecting

To associate a thing with something else

They are connecting his success with his family's influence.

connecting

To join or attach things together

The road connecting the two villages is being repaired.

connecting

To transfer from one part of a trip to another

There are three flights to Amsterdam connecting with the flights to Miami.

flavors

Tastes of some things, especially in food or drink

I like these fruity flavors

flavors

To add extra taste to a food

He flavors his soup with tomatoes

sounds

To say in a clear deliberate manner

He sounds out the letters of the word, one by one

sounds

Waves traveling in air or water that can be heard

The sounds of whales can be heard over long distances

sounds

To make a noise, e.g. to ring a bell

The church bell sounds across the valley

sounds

To seem or appear to be, from what was said

Rick believes that Tony's promise sounds reliable.

sights

To see something rare or unusual

The sights in the mountains are incredible

sights

Famous places often visited by tourists

Let's look at the sights of Paris when we are there

sights

To aim (a gun) at something to get your range

He sights on the window

discovering

To find something new that was not known before

She is discovering that her job is harder than she thought.

hiking

Long walk, often in a rural area, for exercise

I enjoy hiking on weekends

hiking

To take a long walk in mountains etc. for exercise

They are hiking through the forest

hiking

To make a large and unexpected increase in a price

Shops were hiking their prices to keep up with the taxes

exploring

To examine something in detail to learn about it

After exploring the area we got better understanding where to build a new hotel

exploring

To travel to a place to discover more about it

We were exploring the old city for two days

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