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adversary
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opponent: somebody who opposes somebody else in a conflict, contest, or debate
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alma mater
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place where somebody was educated
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amateur
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somebody doing something for pleasure / unskilled person
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ambidextrous
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using either hands / skillful in many ways
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ambivalent
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unsure
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amble
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walk slow and calmly
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amiable
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friendly and pleasant
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amoral
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not concerned with or amenable to moral judgments
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amorous
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expressing or feeling love
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anachronism
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something out of time
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anarchy
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lack of government
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anathema
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somebody or something that is greatly disliked or detested and is therefore shunned
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antagonize
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to cause an animal or person to be hostile
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antebellum
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before any war
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antecedent
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something that existed or happened before something else
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anthropology
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the study of human kind
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antidote
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substance that counteracts poison.
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antipathy
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strongly negative feelings
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antonym
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words with opposite feelings
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anxious
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Feeling nervous
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asymmetrical
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not symmetrical
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audible
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Capable of being hear
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auditorium
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hall or lecture room
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bibliography
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a list of books and articles consulted, appearing at the end of a book or other text
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bibliophile
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somebody who loves or collects books
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bicycle
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two-wheeled vehicle
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biology
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science of life
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borne
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past participle of bear
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calamari
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squid
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captivity
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state or period of being captive / one, such as a prisoner of war, who is forcibly confined, subjugated, or enslaved.
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chronicle
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an account of events presented in chronological order
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chronological
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in order of time
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circumnavigate
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go around something
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circumstance
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condition affecting a situation
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cognition
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ability to acquire knowledge
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commensurate
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equal in size
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complexity
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complicated nature
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concert
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public music performance
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conjure
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perform magic tricks / cast something
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contraband
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illegal imports and outports
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counteract
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to prevent something having an effect, or lessen its effect
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credentials
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a certificate, letter, or experience that qualifies somebody to do something
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credible
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believable
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cull
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to gather, collect / to pick out from others; select
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cunning
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crafty and deceitful
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decompose
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to break down into pieces
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denounce
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to express harsh criticism or condemnation of something or somebody, usually in public
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depose
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remove from office
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disappoint
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to be not as good, attractive, or satisfactory as was hoped or expected
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discourse
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a serious and lengthy speech or piece of writing about a topic / talk
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disenfranchise
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to deprive a person or organization of a privilege, immunity, or legal right, especially the right to vote
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disparagement
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negative critism
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dormant
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temporarily inactive
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dormitory
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room with many beds.
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empathy
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understanding of another’s feelings
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encapsulate
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to enclose something
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envious
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wanting what something else has / evil
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ere
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before
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erratic
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not predictable, regular, or consistent
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erroneous
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incorrect
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espionage
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the use of spying to gather information
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evict
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eject someone from a property
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evolve
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develop gradually
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execution
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killing
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extraneous
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not relevant or appliable
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extrapolate
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to use known facts as the starting point from which to draw inferences or draw conclusions about something unknown
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fracture
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break of bone
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fugitive
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someone who runs away
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generate
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create
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gregarious
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friendly and social
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harlot
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prostitute
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hither
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here
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homicide
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the part of a police department, including its personnel, that investigates unlawful killings
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idolatry
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extreme admiration
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illicit
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illegal
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immortal
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able to live forever
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immutable
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unchanging or unchangeable
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incision
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cut or act of cutting
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incognito
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in disguise
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incredulity
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disbelief
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inept
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unable to handle a job
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infringe
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to fail to obey a law or regulation or observe the terms of an agreement
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inquisitive
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too curious
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inspect
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look at something carefully
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intact
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not damaged
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intercede
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to speak in support of somebody involved in a dispute
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intramural
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within school or institute
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introspective
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examining feelings
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introverted
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shy
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inundate
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to overwhelm somebody with a huge quantity of things that must be dealt with
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irresistible
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not able to be resisted or successfully opposed
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malnourished
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having a diet that leads to physical harm through inadequacy, inappropriateness, or excess
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manufacture
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to produce something industrially
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manuscript
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handwritten books
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maritime
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of the sea
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maternal
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of or like a mother
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maternity
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motherhood
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meddle
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to interfere in somebody else’s concerns: to interfere or become involved in somebody else’s concerns or with something that is somebody else’s property
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misanthropic
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someone who hates people
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misfortune
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bad luck
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misnomer
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a wrong or unsuitable name or term for something or somebody
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monologue
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speech by one person
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monotonous
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uninteresting or boring as a result of being repetitive and unvaried
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mortician
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funeral director
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multitude
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a great number
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mutant
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something changed
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nascent
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just beginning to develop
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negate
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prove something is wrong
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omnipotent
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all powerful
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omnipresent
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present everywhere
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pathetic
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pitiful
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peninsula
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a narrow piece of land that juts out from the mainland into a sea or lake
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pensive
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deeply thoughtful
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penultimate
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second to last
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pernicious
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causing serious harm
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pervade/-sive
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to spread through or be present throughout something
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polygamy
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having multiple spouses
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polytheism
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worshiping of or believing in more than one deity, especially several deities
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portable
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easily moved around
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portend
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to be an indication that something, especially something unpleasant, is going to happen
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postpone
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to put off for later
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postscript
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a short message added onto the end of a letter, after the signature
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preview
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to see something in advance
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previous
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coming before something
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principal
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first or among the first in importance or rank
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probability
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the state of being probable or the extent to which something is probable
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probation
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period during which somebody’s suitability for a job or other role is being tested / suspended , so under watch
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procedure
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an established or correct method of doing something / direction
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proceed
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to go on and do something
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projectile
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missile / something thrown
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prostate
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male gland
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prostrate
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lie face down
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pseudonym
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fake name
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psychic
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seeing the future
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psychology
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the study of the mind
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quivering
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tremble
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receptacle
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a container that holds, contains, or receives a liquid or solid
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recognize
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identify something or someone seen before
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redundant
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not needed or no longer in use / repeated so much
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refugee
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somebody who is seeking or taking refuge, especially from war or persecution, by going to a foreign country
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reject
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not accept something
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renege
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break a promise / to fail
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repent
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to be sorry
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repetitive
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repeat in action
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retroactive
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relating or applying to things that have happened in the past as well as the present
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ridicule
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to make fun of or mock
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ridiculous
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unreasonable; very silly
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scribble
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write messy / write quickly
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semblance
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a small amount of something
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sequel
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continuation of a story
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sequence
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series of things
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stationary
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not moving
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subterranean
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underground
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suffrage
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right to vote
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superimpose
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lay something on top of something else
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sympathy
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the ability to enter into, understand, or share somebody else’s feelings
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tangible
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touch
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tempus fugit
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time flies
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thither
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there
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transition
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change
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unanimous
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agreed on by everyone
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undertake
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to make a commitment to do something
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university
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undergraduate and postgraduate educational institution
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valor
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courage
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wayward
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willful
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wench
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servant girl
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woe
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grief
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woo
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seek women's love
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