Engl 103 - Chapter 8 - Definition

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The state of being able to do something

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Ability

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Done in a way that is true or correct

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Accurately

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A person who likes or enjoys something very much and spends a large amount of time doing it

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Addict

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Liking something so much that you do not want to stop doing it

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Addicted

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A strong irresistible desire to do or have something regularly

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Addiction

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So enjoyable that you do not want to stop

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Addictive

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More than what was agreed or expected

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Additional

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A particular period of history

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Age

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Full of life and energy

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Animated

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Someone who works for an employer for a fixed period of time in order to learn a particular skill or job

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Apprentice

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Relating to the sense of hearing

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Aural

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Covered with blood violent and causing the death or injury of people

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Bloody

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The state of being bored

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Boredom

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Not interesting in any way

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Boring

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To catch a person or animal and keep them as a prisoner

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Capture

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To make something clearer or easier to understand (c)

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Clarify

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To exchange information or conversation with other people using signs speaking writing etc

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Communicate

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To try to gain something and stop someone else from having it or as much of it

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Compete

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The ability understand something

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Comprehension

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To think very carefully about something that you are doing (c)

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Concentrate

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To deliberately make or produce something that is exactly like another thing

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Copy

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An illegal activity

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Crime

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A decrease in the quality quantity or importance of something

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Decline

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to make something look more attractive by putting something pretty on it

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Decorate

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The difference between the amount you have and the amount you need

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Deficit

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To become impossible to see any longer

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Disappear

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An Uncomfortable or painful feeling in the body

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Discomfort

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A feeling of not being satisfied

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Dissatisfaction

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Not satisfied because something is not as good as you expected

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Dissatisfied

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A Teacher or someone involved in the process of educating people

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Educator

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A feeling of great sadness and loneliness

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Emptiness

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A pleasant way to relax and spend free time

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Entertainment

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Wanting something that someone else has

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Envious

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To wish that you had someone else's processions abilities etc

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Envy

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To make someone feel happy interested or eager

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Excite

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the state of being excited

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Excitement

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Extremely tired

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Exhausted

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Making you feel extremely tired

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Exhausting

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To burst or make something burst usually with a loud noise

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Explode

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Very modern relating to events in the future especially through scientific developments

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Futuristic

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One of the large groups of stars that make up the universe

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Galaxy

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To stop an activity or effort to admit that you cannot do something and stop trying

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Give up

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To make someone feel very shocked upset and afraid

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Horrify

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Something that is very terrible shocking or frightening

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Horror

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All the people who live together in one house

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Household

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Something or someone that you love or admire very much

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Idol

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Morally wrong

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Immoral

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Happening or produced immediately

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Instant

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Without delay

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Instantly

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To try to find out the truth or cause of something such as a crime accident or scientific problem

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Investigate

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Someone who investigates things especially crimes

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Investigator

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Less in amount or degree than usual

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Light

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Agreeing with the rules of logic sensible or reasonable

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Logical

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The repairs painting etc that are necessary to keep something in good condition

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Maintenance

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Relating to the principles of what is right and wrong behaviour and with the difference between good and evil

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Moral

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in spite of a fact that you have just mentioned

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Nevertheless

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A frightening dream a very difficult unpleasant or frightning experience or situation

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Nightmare

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To become aware of something or someone by seeing hearing etc

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Notice

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A place where people who are old and ill can live and be looked after

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Nursing facility

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To provide something that people need or want

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Offer

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Someone he is taking part in an activity or event

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Participant

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The events that form the main story of a book film or play

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Plot

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Liked by a lot of people done by a lot of people in a society group etc

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Popular

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A competition in which people or animals compete to run drive etc fastest and finish first

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Race

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Property in the form of land or houses

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Real estate

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Happening or beginning not long ago

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Recent

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To return to a normal condition after a period of trouble difficulty or sickness

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Recover

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To start doing something instead of another person or start being used instead of another thing

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Replace

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Something you get because you have done something good or helpful or have worked hard

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Reward

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In very bad condition not kept in good condition

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Run-down

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To make someone feel pleased by doing what they want

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Satisfy

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To read something quickly

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Scan

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To make someone feel frightened

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Scare

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Causing fear

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Scary

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A view of a place as you see it or as it appears in a picture

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Scene

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The order that something happens or exists in

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Sequence

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Very bad serious or unpleasant (s)

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Severe

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Mysterious and difficult to know anything about

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Shadowy

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To make something easier or less complicated

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Simplify

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The structure consisting of all the bones in a human or animal body

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Skeleton

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To read something quickly to find the main facts or ideas

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Skim

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The rate at which something moves or travels

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Speed

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To push a knife into someone or something

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Stab

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A famous or successful actor musician sports player etc

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Star

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A material of a particular kind

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Substance

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To make someone feel surprised

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Surprise

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An Unexpected or unusual event

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Surprise

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Someone who manages to live normally in spite of many problems

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Survivor

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A feeling of excitement or anxiety when you do not know what will happen next

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Suspense

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Causing a feeling that something is wrong or that someone is behaving wrongly

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Suspicious

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Land that is always very wet or covered with a layer of water

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Swamp

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A strong desire to have or do something even though you know you should not

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Temptation

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A nervous worried feeling that makes it impossible for you to relax

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Tension

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Without limit

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unlimited

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Unhappy and worried because something unpleasant or disappointing has happened

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Upset

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A copy of something that has been changed so that it is slightly different

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Version

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Someone who views or watches especially TV

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Viewer

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Behaviour that is intended to hurt other people physically

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Violence

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Involving actions that are intended to injure or kill people by hitting them shooting them etc

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Violent

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Relating to sight or vision

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Visual

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To become wider or to make something wider

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Widen

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key

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clue

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Gather

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Collect

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Mixture

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Combination

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Pervasive

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Common

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Widespread

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Common

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Prevalent

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Common

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Contrast

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Compare

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Consistuent

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Component

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Ingredient

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Component

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Segment

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Component

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Gap

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Contrast

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Disparity

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Contrast

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Advise

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Counsel

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Study

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Cram

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Handle

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Deal with

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Sadness

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Depression

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Attractive

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Desirable

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Decide

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Determine

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Distinguish

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Differentiate

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Self-control

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Discipline

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Variety

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Diversity

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Disadvantage

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Drawback

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Efficient

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Effective

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Productive

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Effective

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Work

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Effort

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Energy

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Effort

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Whole

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Entire

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Complete

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Entire

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Indispensable (e)

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Essential

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Vital (e)

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Essential

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Racial

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Ethnic

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Cultural

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Ethnic

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Thrilling

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Exciting

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Fatigue

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Exhaustion

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Look at

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Explore

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Inquire into

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Explore

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Well-known

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Famous

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Noted

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Famous

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Eminent

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Famous

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Suit

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Fit

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Concentrate

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Focus

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Highlight

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Focus

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Worldwide

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Global

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Universal

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Global

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Objective

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Goal

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Target

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Goal

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Aim

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Goal

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Distribute

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Hand out

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Uniform

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Homogeneous

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Similar

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Homogeneous

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Enormous

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Huge

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Vast

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Huge

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Giant

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Huge

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Promptly

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Immediately

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Fascinate

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Interest

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Remote

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Isolated

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Restrict

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Limit

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Advance

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Loan

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Considerable

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Major

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Huge

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Major

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Immense

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Major

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Important

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Major

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Plan

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Map out

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Essential

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Necessary

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Vital (n)

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Necessary

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Indispensable (n)

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Necessary

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Take place

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Occur

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Exist

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Occur

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Happen

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Occur

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Emotion

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Passion

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Feeling

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Passion

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Affliction

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Passion

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Ideal

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Perfect

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Carry out (p)

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Perform

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Achieve

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Perform

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Fulfill (p)

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Perform

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Accomplish (p)

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Perform

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Career

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Profession

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Job

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Profession profession

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Occupation

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Profession

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Vocation

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Profession

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Position

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Ranking

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Mention

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Refer

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Show

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Reflect

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Necessity

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Requirement

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Need

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Requirement

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Go up

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Rise

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Lift

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Rise

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Increase

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rise

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Grant

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Scholarship

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Appear

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Seem

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Look

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Seem

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Sound

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Seem

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Divide

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Separate

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Split

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Separate

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Dangerous

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Serious

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Severe

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Serious

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Social position

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Status

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Rank

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Status

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Class

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Status

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Strain

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Stress

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Recommend

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Suggest

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Record

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Track

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Shift

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Transition

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Movement

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Transition

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Fees

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Tuition

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Morals

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Values

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Ethics

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Values

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Standards

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Values

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Broad

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Wide

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Sensible

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Wise

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Rational

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Wise

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Reasonable

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Wise

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Fret

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worry

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carry out (a)

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achieve

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Fulfill (a)

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Achieve

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accomplish (a)

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achieve