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11. solar 1.  of the sun.  2. measured or determined by the earth's motion in relation to the sun:  solar time.  3. working by means of the sun's light or heat.  A solar battery traps sunlight and converts it into electrical energy.
12. plastic 1.  a material that can be shaped when it is hot and will become hard when it cools:  Many dishes, toys, and containers are made of plastic.   2.  made of a plastic:  a plastic boat, a plastic spoon, plastic flowers.
13. slice 1.  a thin, flat, broad piece:  please have a slice of pizza.  2.  cut into thin, flat pieces:  She sliced the bread.
14. sandal a kind of shoe fastened to the foot by straps.
15. sandy containing or covered with sand:  We found a sandy beach.
16. cell 1.  a small room.  2.  a small piece of living matter, from which animals and plants are made.  3.  a container for materials that produce electricity:  This battery has two cells.
17. seal 1.  a picture stamped on something.  2.  a tool for stamping things.  3.  close very tightly; fasten:  He sealed the envelope and mailed. it.  4.  a sea animal with thick fur.  Seals usually live in cold places.
18. selection the thing chosen.
19. sincere honest; meaning what you say or do; not fooling:  He had a sincere desire to help me.
20. circus a show that travels from place to place.  A circus has acrobats and clowns.