Solar Survivor

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to risk going somewhere or doing something that might be dangerous or unpleasant, or to risk saying something that might be criticized:
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venture
She rarely ventured outside, except when she went to stock up on groceries.
the particular type of character that a person naturally has:
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disposition
She is of a nervous/cheerful/sunny disposition
a building that someone lives in:
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dwelling
He was arrested on burglary of a dwelling charges.
a device, machine, or piece of equipment, especially an electrical one that is used in the house, such as a cooker or washing machine:
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appliance
Con. sin. contraption
electric/domestic/household appliances
A roofing tile with an S-shaped profile, laid so that the down curve of one tile overlaps the up curve of the one next to it.
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pantile
a roof with clay pantiles
covered with healthy green plants or grass:
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verdant
Much of the region's verdant countryside has been destroyed in the hurricane.
a small piece of land that has been marked or measured for a particular purpose:
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plot
There are several plots of land for sale.
to cover and surround something with a material or substance in order to stop heat, sound, or electricity from escaping or entering:
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insulate
You can insulate a house against heat loss by having the windows double-glazed.
an occasion when you demand something and refuse to accept opposition, or when you say firmly that something is true:
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insistence
At her father's insistence, Amelia's been moved into a new class.
(of a person) very intelligent and skilful, or (of a thing) skilfully made or planned and involving new ideas and methods:
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ingenious
Johnny is so ingenious - he can make the most remarkable sculptures from the most ordinary materials.
a long, either vertical or sloping, passage through a building or through the ground:
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shaft
a lift shaft, a ventilation/air shaft
the things that a person or organization considers to be important and wants to solve or achieve, or their reasons for wanting to do something:
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agenda
economic/environmental/political agenda. The Senator's environmental agenda is negative for traditional energy producers, but positive for alternative energy producers.
the system of pipes or wires that carry water or electricity into a house, or the pipes that carry sewage away from a house:
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mains
They bought a house with no mains supply
a cupboard or a small room with a door, used for storing things, especially clothes:
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closet
a bedroom/linen/storage closet
an open pipe, usually at the lower edge of a roof, that collects and carries away rain
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gutter
copper gutter
a chemical substance in the form of a powder or a liquid for removing dirt from clothes, dishes, etc.
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detergent
causing harm or damage:
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detrimental
These chemicals have a detrimental effect/impact on the environment.
a piece of equipment that burns fuel or uses electricity in order to heat a place
a piece of equipment that burns fuel or uses electricity in order to heat a place
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stove
She got some eggs out and heated a pan on the stove.
producing heat or light:
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radiant
a radiant heater, the radiant heat of the sun
a person whose job is to buy and sell products in large amounts, especially by trading with other countries:
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merchant
a wine/grain merchant
with great determination:
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determinedly
He continued determinedly despite his injury.
a room with glass walls and a glass roof, usually connected to a house, used for growing plants or for relaxing in
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conservatory
the area around a fireplace or the area of floor in front of it:
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hearth
A bright fire was burning in the hearth.

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