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a
Determinative
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A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type.
Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".
a
Noun
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A is the first letter of the alphabet.
The letter "a" comes before "b".
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In some schools, an A is a very high grade.
Ron got an A on his earth science test.
degree
Noun
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We measure an angle using degrees. All the way around a circle is 360 degrees. Often, ° is written instead of "degrees".
A right-angled triangle has an angle of 90 degrees.
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We measure how hot or how cold it is (temperature) using degrees on a scale, such as Celsius or Fahrenheit.
It's going to be 35 degrees Celsius today.
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The amount that an object has of a certain quality.
To what degree do the two accounts of the accident agree?
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Any units used to measure specific gravity, bitterness, darkness, etc. in manufacturing commodities.
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An award (usually better than a diploma but not as good as a doctorate) given by a university or, in some countries, a college
After four years at university, she got her degree.
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The number of edges that a vertex is part of.
The corner of a cube is of degree 3, but the corners of an eight-sided solid have degree 4.
better
Verb
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To improve.
I intend to better my situation by going back to school.
better
Noun
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Another way to spell bettor.
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Someone or something who is superior to another.
I thought I was the best around, but I found my better when I played John.