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Humanitarian
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noun - commmitted to improve the life of others
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Envision
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verb - to picture sth mentally
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Subpoena
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noun - legal order demanding evidance
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Motto
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noun - rule to live by
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Hobble
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verb -
Verb 1: To resist sb's actions Verb 2: To limp along |
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Trivial
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adj - 1: Having little value
adj 2: Common place |
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Stingray
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noun: Flat fish with long tail
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Big box stores
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noun: Large superstore
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Imminent
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adj 1: About to occur
adj 2: threatening to occur |
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Miniature
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noun: smaller version
adj: smaller than usual |
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Bewilder
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verb: to confuse sb
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Viable
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adj: worthwhile
adj: able to grow |
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Bureaucracy
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noun: rigid admin system; rigid rules
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Resurgent
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adj: rising again; stronger again
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Buoy
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verb: to keep sth up
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Compel
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verb: to force sb; to force sth to happen
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Know-how
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noun: knowledge or practical skill
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Alleviate
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verb: to lessen pain or hardship
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Fourfold
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adj: multiplied by four
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Burgeon
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verb: to grow the leaves; to flourish adj: growing quickly
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Aisle
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noun: passageway between goods or seats
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Cabin
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noun: woodern hut; small room on ship; airplane interior
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Toddler
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noun: a young child who is learning to walk
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Outgrow
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verb: to get too large for sth; to grow faster than others
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County
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noun: local government area
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Brutal
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adj: cruel; harsh; insensitive in speech or manner
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Patch
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noun: sth that covers and mends; cover for wound; temporary connection
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Blacklash
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noun: strong reaction; violent backward movement
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Stunt
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noun: dangerous action to entertain ppl or for attention
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Haddock
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noun: North Atlantic fish which is smaller than cod
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Mermaid
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noun: mythical sea creature
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Surrogate
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adj: substituting for sb
verb: to substitute sb noun: sb as substitute |
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Bulimia
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noun: eating disorder
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Cohabit
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verb: to live together
noun: cohabitation |
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Vindictation
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noun: being clear the blame or suspicion; being justified the truth of sth that has been disputed
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Exodus
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noun: departure that involve a large number of ppl
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Dwindle
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verb: to decrease
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Swirl
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verb: to turn sth circular motion; to be dizzy noun: confusion; circular motion
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Levy
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noun: tax verb: to impose tax
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Probe
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noun: investigation verb: to investigate sth
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Nasal
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adj: relating to nose
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Migraine
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noun: extreme badly headache
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Discreet
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adj: subtle; intend to avoid from embrassing
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Breakthrough
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noun: the major discovery; removal the major barrier to the progress
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Scallop
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noun: sea mollusk
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Halibut
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noun: large flat fish
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Replenish
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verb: to replace used items; to restock; to refuel
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Culprit
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noun: the cause of problem; an accused person
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Etiquette
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noun: rule of acceptable behaviour
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Asbestos
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noun: heating resistant mineral
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Fatigue
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noun: exhaust
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Chemotherapy
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noun: treating using chemicals
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Gymnastics
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noun: exercises using bars, rings, or horses
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Lame
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adj: walking unevenly due to injury; unconvincing
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Stun
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verb: to shock sb
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Suburb
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noun: residential area at the edge of large city adj: suburban
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Commute
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verb: to travel regularly between places noun: travelling
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Misdemeanor
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noun: a minor wrongdoing
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Contaminate
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verb: to pollute sth; noun: contaminants
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Deputy
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noun: memeber of parliament
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Prestige
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noun: respect associated with high quality adj: prestigious
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Denounce
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verb: to criticize sth publicily; to announce the termination of agreement
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Drench
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verb: to soak sth or sb
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Amalgam
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noun: mixture; fillings used for cavity
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Petition
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noun: a demand for actions with signatures noun: appeal verb: to make demand through petition
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Soar
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verb: to increase
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Bear
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verb: to tolerate; to support sth; to accept sth as responsibility
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Fuzzy
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adj: covered with hairs; blurred; not clearly
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Havoc
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noun: chaos; devastation
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Clutter
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noun: untidy stuff
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Hefty
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adj: powerful built; heavy; expensive; larger than usual
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Splurge
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verb: to indulge in sth expensive
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Latte
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noun: coffee with milk
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Trike
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noun: a 3-wheeled vehicle
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Hog
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noun: a grown up pig; slang: a large motorcycle
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Stumble
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verb: walk unevenly; make minor error noun: a mistake
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Pinch
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verb: to grip sth b/w fingers and thumb; too tight to part of body; to impse financial hardship informal: to steal; to arrest sb
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Siege
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noun: military operation; prolonged period to gain or overcome sth
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Alzhemier
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noun: medical disorder causing dementia
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Ostracize
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verb: to exclude sb from society
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Sanction
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noun: offical permission; support; penalty
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Swab
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noun: offical permission; support; penalty
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Microchip
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noun: electronics
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in Unison
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noun: in perfect agreement or harmony
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Endeavor
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noun: effort verb: try hard to do sth
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Perpetrate
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verb: to commit a crime noun: perpetrator - a person who commit a crime
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Gear
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noun: fixed transmission setting in vehicle informal: equipment; clothing
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Osteoporosis
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noun: bone disease in women after menopause
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Scrutiny
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noun: careful inspection; observation
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Amid
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prep: surrounded by thing; while sth are also happening
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Mozzarella
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noun: white unsalted italian cheese used in pizza, salad
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Quaint
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adj: attractively old fashioned
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Expedite
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verb: to speed up the progress of sth
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Strive
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verb: to try hard to get sth; to oppose sth; to compete
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Susceptible
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adj: easily affected; emotional; capable of sth
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Tout
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verb: to praise sth/sb; to attract customers; to sell sth
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Augment
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verb: to increase
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Transmission
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noun: mechanism transferring power to wheels
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Revelation
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noun: disclosure
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Appease
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verb: to satisfy the need; to do sth in order to make sb less angry
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Overwhelm
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verb: to affect sb emotionally; to supply sb with excessive amount of sth
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Manicure
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noun: hands and nails treatment
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Notorious
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adj: known for bad thing
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Stiff
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adj: rigid; painful; severe; forceful; strong; too high prices
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Dermabrasion
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noun: surgery to remove scars on the skins
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Resurrect
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verb: to raise sb from dead; to bring back sth into use which has been discarded
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Upscale
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adj: expensive designed for wealthy customers (upmarket)
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Clumsy
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adj: moving awkwardly
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Collision
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noun: crash
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Ethanol
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noun: liquid in alcoholic beverages
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Inadvertent
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adj: careless
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Wary
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adj: cautious; showing suspicion
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Stigmatize
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verb: to label as socially undesirable
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World class
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adj: Ranked among the best in the world
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Ambivalent
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adj: unsure
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Fitful
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adj: starting and stopping irregularly
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Sporadic
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adj: occuring irregularly
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Pending
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adj: not yet dealt with or decided; waiting for
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Unprecedented
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adj: having no earlier equivalent
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Demote
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verb: to reduce sb's ranking
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Adapt
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verb: to change to meet requirements
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Grasp
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verb: to hold sth
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Elite
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noun: powerful and wealthy minority; adj: richest and best
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Recitation
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noun: reading aloud from memory
verb: recite |
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Vigil
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noun: festival eve in prayer; period spent in night to do e.g. praying
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Collaborate
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verb: to work with others
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Farce
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noun: ridiculous situation
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Flaw
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noun: physical mark that prevent perfection; mistake in documents
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Diminutive
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adj: very small noun
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Hammer
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noun: pounding tool verb: to force sth into; to criticize sth; to defeat sb largely
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Orbit
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noun: path for planet in space to move around
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Stink
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verb: to smell horrible; to be worthless; to be corrupt
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Statue
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noun: 3-dimensional image
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Within walking distance
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phrase: very short distance
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Peeling off
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verb: to remove the outer layer
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Suppress
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verb: to prevent sth; to stop sth
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Embody
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verb: to make sth tangible; to incorporate sth into organized; to personify sth
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Overdrive
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noun: state of excessive activity; the highest engine gear verb: to drive sth too harsh
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Cochineal
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noun: state of excessive activity; the highest engine gear verb: to drive sth too harsh
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Martyr
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noun: somebody who makes sacrifices to die rather than deny to a held belief
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Rhetoric
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noun: persuasive speech or writing
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Contend
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verb: to state sth to claim sth as truth to debate sth
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Contemplate
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verb: to consider sth thoughtfully
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Guerrilla
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noun: irregular solider
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Hippie
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noun: unconventional young person of the 1960s
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Debut
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noun: a person' first appearance at public as performer on stage verb: to make first formal public appearance
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Commemorate
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verb: to keep sth in person's mind; to remind people of sb/sth
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Disarm
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verb: to give up weapons and arm forces; force another nation to do this
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Botch
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verb: to do sth very badly; noun: badly done work
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Spruce
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verb: to make place or person neat and cleaner
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Beige
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noun: very pale brown
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Counter-top
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noun: upper surface of counter
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Granite
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noun: rocks for building; toughness
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Realtor
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noun: estate agent
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Pornography
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noun: sexually explicit material
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Delicacy
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noun: rare and delicious and high priced food
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Mannequin
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noun: dummy life-size model to display clothes
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Savor
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noun: enjoyment; verb: to enjoy sth unhurriedly
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Perpetuate
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verb: to make sth last for long time
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Foie Gras
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noun: fatted goose liver
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Eerie
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adj: unusual way connnected with supernatural
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Counter-intuitive
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adj: contray to expectation
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Sluggish
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adj: lack of alertness or energy
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State-of-the-art
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noun: most advanced level of technology
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Mesmerize
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verb: to absorb sb's attention
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Epidemic
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noun: fast spreading disease; rapid development adj: spreading rapidly
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Flux
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noun: constant change and stability
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Propaganda
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noun: misleading publicity
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Cleric
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noun: member of clergy at church
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Eye popping
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adj: amazing
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Metabolism
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noun: life sustaining chemical activity
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Skew
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verb: to distort sth
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Turnaround
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noun: major improvement in a badly situation
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Savvy
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noun: good at common sense; judging people or situations
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Foul play
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noun: criminal violence
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Homicides
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noun: killing of ppl illegally
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Red flag
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noun: anger/violence; warning signal
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Extraditon
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noun: the process of returning sb accused of a crim by authority at one country to authority at different country
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Sneak
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verb: move around secretive way
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Fracture
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noun: bone breaking
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Slay
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verb: to kill; slain (past tense)
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Medicare
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noun: Canadain public health insurance scheme
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Unequivocal
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adj: unambiguous; no doubt
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Sweatshop
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noun: workplace with overworked and underpaid workers
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Proliferate
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verb: to increase greatly
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Fly-by-night
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adj: not creditworthy in business;
noun: a person who leaves without paying debts; a business with financial problems |
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Crutch
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noun: walking aid used to keep person to walk; providing help or support
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Frenzy
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noun: out of control behaviour
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Anonymity
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noun: unnamed person
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Cater
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verb: to supply food and drink for social or business function
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Coroner
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noun: offical who investigates suspicious deaths
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Toiletry
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noun: product used for cleaning eg shampoo, soap
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Uptick
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noun: just small increase
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Syrup
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noun: sweet liquid for candy making
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Gauge
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verb: to calculate sth; to evaluate sth; noun: measurement; criterion
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Deploy
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verb: to put sth to use; to positon troops, weapons
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Amble
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adj: more than enough; large
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Ripple
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verb: to give sth wavy flow; noun: a series of waves
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Pebble
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noun: small round stones; crystal lens made from crystal rocks; irregular surface
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Mundane
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adj: ordinary; not unusual
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Nosocomial
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adj: disease or infection orginating in hospital
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Recoup
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verb: made up for loss
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Pavilion
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noun: outdoor structure; exhibition tent
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Permeable
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adj: allowing substances through
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Philanthropy
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noun: desire to benefit humanity
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Drumbeat
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noun: unending criticism
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Brasserie
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noun: restaurant serving drinks or food
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Lavish
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verb: to give sth generously; adj: generous; abundant
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Bronchitis
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noun: inflammation (swollen, redness) of lungs
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Orthopedic
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noun: relating to bone disorders
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Revolutionize
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verb: to change sth radically (largely)
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Amend
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verb: to correct sth; to revise legislation
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Formidable
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adj: difficult to deal with; frightened
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Spectrum
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noun: range of values
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Exotic
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adj: different; unusual
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Falling short
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phrase: lack of
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Rundown
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noun: review
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Angiogram
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noun: X-ray for blood vessels
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Soggy
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adj: wet
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Catcall
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noun: a shout expressing disapproval or dislike
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Ascendency
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noun: a powerful position
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Colon
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noun: digestive intestine; punctuation mark
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Leukemia
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noun: blood cancer
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Wear out
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verb: to exhaust; already use sth heavily for long time
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Lip sync
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verb: to match lip movement to recorded sound
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Wrench
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noun: act of leaving sb/sth that causes distress; sudden twist or pull; verb: to twist or pull sth violently
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Hysterectomy
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noun: an operation to remove woman's womb
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Locomotive
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noun: engine for railway; adj: moving from place to place
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Arms race
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noun: competition among nations for greater military
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Discharge
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verb: to dismiss sb; to release from prison or hospital; to pay debt in full amount; to shoot; to lose electricity from battey
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Impediment
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noun: obstacle
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Defy
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verb: to resist sb; challenge sth from authority
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Dispel
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verb: to get rid mind off sth especially an erroneous one
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Quirk
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noun: odd event adj: quirky
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Brassiere
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noun: bra; underwear
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Euphemism
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noun: use of less harsh, netural, vague and indirect words
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Sag
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verb: to fall in value; become weak
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Persona
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noun: assumed identity or role
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Thrive
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verb: to grow well; to do well
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Bursting
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noun: absolutely full; verb: to split or break
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Angst
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noun: anxiety; dread
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Indulge
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verb: to permit some treat noun: indulgence
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Meditate
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verb: to concentrate mind on sth
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Android
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noun: Human like robot
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Deprivation
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noun: state of poverty; taking away
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Humanoid
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noun: resembling human
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Prostate cancer
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noun - cancer of prostate
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Fascism
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noun: dictatorial movement
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Hyper-cholesterolemia
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noun: high level of cholesterol in blood
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Amok
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adj: lack of control
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Racketeer
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noun: person who make profit illegally
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Ease
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verb: to make easier; to relieve sth less intense noun: lack of difficulty; comfort
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Utmost
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noun: the greatest effort
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Pragmatic
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adj: concerned with practical results instead of theories and principles
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Liberate
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verb: to set sb free
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Confer
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verb: to give honour, title to sb
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In a row
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noun: consecutively
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Shiite
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noun: followers of Islam
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Humble
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verb: not confident; shy; modest
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Meltdown
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noun: state of anger; collapse of building
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Stalk
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verb: to follow sb secretly; to trouble sb steadily; to harass (keep bothering) sb
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Lobby
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noun: a group trying to influence policy;
verb: to attempt to persuade political representative |
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Unsolicited
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adj: given, received or sent without request
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Predominantly
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adv: in a great number or amount
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Acre
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noun: unit of area
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Ground zero
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noun: point for nuclear explosion; center for activity; basic level
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Bouquet
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noun: a bunch of flowers; praise
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Emblazon
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verb: to add design on sth; to make sb famous
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Morgue
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noun: a place for dead bodies kept until they are identified
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Wreath
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noun: circular arrangement of flowers as memorial on the grave or a sign of honor
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Vigorous
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adj: very strong and active; energetic
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Survelliance
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noun: close watch
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Lure
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verb: to attract or persuade sb to do sth; noun: a device to attract fish
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Stroll
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verb: to walk unhurriedly; to perform sth effortlessly; noun: a leisure walk for pleasure
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Hiccup
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noun: sudden contraction of diaphragm informal: sudden setback to the sb's plan or arrangement
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Footage
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noun: a shot on videotape or a film on a particular event or scene; size in feet
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Besiege
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verb: crowd around by somebody in an oppressive way; surrounded by army to force surrender
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Overhaul
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verb: to check sth for mechanical faults; to repair machines extensively; revise sth thoroughly;
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Exploit
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verb: to take advantage of sb
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Loopholes
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noun: gap in law
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Circumvent
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verb: to avoid the restrictions without breaking the it
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Impersonate
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verb: to pretend as somebody illegally; to mimic the voice or act of others to entertain only
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Pretext
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noun: a made up excuse
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Entangle
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verb: to put sb in a difficult situation; to complicate sth; to make sth twisted up
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Melanoma
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noun: skin cancer
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Deflate
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verb: to let air out; make sb less confident;
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Helium
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noun: lighter-than-air gas for inflating balloon
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High profile
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noun: an important positon or presence in public
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Fragile
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adj: easily broken; not secure
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Blimp
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noun: small airship that uses helium rather than hydrogen to remain buoyant
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Influenza
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noun: widespread viral illness and symptoms like flu and usually in winter months.
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Provocative
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adj: making ppl angry or excited
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Pandemic
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noun: a widespread disease; adj: having wide spreading effect
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Stem
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verb: to stop sth from flowing; to stop sth up; noun: the main part which support the bud of plant
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Recuperate
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verb: to recover; to get back sth which is lost
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Percolate
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verb: to pass through filter; to pass through slowly
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Pneumonia
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noun: the inflammation of lung
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Flu shot
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noun: vaccine for flu
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Rampage
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noun: violent behavior
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Trench coat
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noun: raincoat with a belt
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Hail
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noun: pellet of ice; pouring down of sth harmful e.g missiles or insults
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Debilitate
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verb: to make sth or sb weak
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Rifle
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noun: long gun
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Spur
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verb: to encourage sb try harder; to make horses run faster; to go quickly noun: device attached to horse rider's heel
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Strain
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verb: to make extreme effort even painfully to do sth; to make the relationship less friendly; to injure sth; noun: stress; physical injury
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Windfall
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noun: a lump sum money obtained unexpectedly
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Prosthesis
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noun: artifical body part;
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Maneuver
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noun: skilled movement; military movement
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Bionic
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adj: having electronically powered organs that give superman capabilities
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Amputate
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verb: to cut off the part of body noun (amputee): a person with limb (either arms or legs) cut off
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Lawn mower
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noun: a machine for cutting grass
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Candid
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noun: unposed photograph
adj: in a honest and direct way that ppl find either refreshing or disguisting; informally photographed |
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Recrimination
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noun: accusing sb in return
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Cutting edge
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noun: the most advanced stage
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Disgruntle
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verb: to irritate sb
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Tenure
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noun: length of time which position is occupied; property rights
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Solicit
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verb: to ask for sth; to plead for sth
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Undue
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adj: excessive or inappropriate; not payable now
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Disseminate
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verb: to spread
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Symbiosis
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noun: mutually beneficial relationship adj: symbiotic
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Manifest
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adj: obvious;
verb: to demonstrate sth very clearly |
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Analogous
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adj: similar
noun: analogy |
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Outpace
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verb: to do or go faster than others
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Restorative
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adj: giving new strength
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Surpass
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verb: exceed expectations; to do better than sb else
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Ward off
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verb: to repel sth; to keep away the bad thing
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After-math
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noun: period following the bad event
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Sentiment
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noun: opinion among a group of ppl; underlying feeling
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Stagnant
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adj: not developing; inactive
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Haggle
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verb: try to settle on price
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Milestone
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noun: an important event in the history or sb's life
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Enamored
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adj: in love with sb; fascinated by sb or sth
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Haunt
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verb: to cause sb unease, worry by the unpleasant reminders noun: a place which often visits; ghost
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Logging
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noun: the job of felling, trimming and transporting the trees
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Confide
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verb: to tell sb secret noun - confider
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Hijack
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verb: to seize transportation; to stop vehicle to rob it;
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Underlying
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adj: lying underneath; hidden and significant; essential; financially most important
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Maxim
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noun: general principle or rule
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Mystiques
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noun: mysterious quality or air
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Pursuit
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noun: chase after sth in order to catch or attack; hobby; efforts made to achieve or obtain sth
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Articulate
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verb: to speak clearly; speak intelligently
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Inculcate
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verb: to fix sth in sb's mind through forceful and repetitive approach
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Belittle
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verb: to make sth seem less significant or important
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Tackle
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verb: to undertake project which needs effort; to confront sb about some difficult situation;
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Arm's length
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adj: without close relationship
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Penchant
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noun: strong liking or tendancy for sth
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Figurine
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noun: a small figure often of ceramic or metal
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Premature
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adj - born too early; happening too soon
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Yankee
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noun - sb from united states;
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Go into labor
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verb - to give the birth of baby
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Translucent
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adj - letting light through; glowing
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Prognosis
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noun - the opinion on cause of disease; prediction about how a situation will develop
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Preemie
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noun - a premature baby
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Ventilation
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noun - circulation of air
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Anguish
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adj - extremely anixety
verb - to cause sb anxious |
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Amish
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noun - members of US Protestant group who migrated from Europe to North America
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Soprano
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noun - the highest singing voice; musical instrument with highest pitch
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Indictment
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noun - accusation of serious crime
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Emulate
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verb - compete successfully with sb or sth
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Bona fide
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adj - authentic and genuine; honest and sincere
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Setback
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noun - sth that delays the progress
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Crate
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noun - a box used to store or carry objects
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Voyage
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noun - long trip through space or by sea
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Pilfer
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verb - to steal small things habitually
noun - pilferage |
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Intermodal
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adj - transportable by various means
noun - freight container |
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Virtue
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noun: the quality that is morally good
adj: virtueless |
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Modest
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adj: shy; reasonable; simple
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Thwart
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verb: to prevent sth from succeed; to place sth across another
adj: thwarted - being across sth |
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Intransigent
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adj: stubborn
noun - intransigence: a stubborn person who refuse to compromise or change |
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Seamless
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adj: very smooth continuity
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Open up
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verb: to become accessible to a wide range of people; to start the business; to speak freely
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Strive
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verb: to try hard to achieve sth; to compete sth
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Comprise
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verb: to include sth; to be made up of sth
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Rollout
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noun: showing the new product in public at the first time
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Alignment
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noun: linear or orderly arrangement; correct positioning for proper performance
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Global sourcing
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noun: setting up production operations in different countries;
noun: buying and assembling parts and finished products worldwide |
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Surge
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verb: to increase suddenly; to move like waves suddenly;
noun: a large forward movement like waves; a sudden intense emotion that rush sb |
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Binge
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verb: to eat too much; to be unrestrained self-indulgent with sth eg. stay all day and binge on movies
noun: heavy eating and drinking; time which sth is done unrestrainely eg. a shopping binge |
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Accelerate
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verb: to move faster; to develop faster
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Intra-firm
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noun: within the firm
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Inter-firm
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noun: between or among two or more firms
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Disperse
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verb: to scatter to different directions; to distribute widely; to disappear
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Adopt
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verb: to legally raise a child of another biological parents; to choose and use sth;
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Account for
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verb: to be responsible for sth; to explain sth
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MNE
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Multinational enterprise
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Prohibitive
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adj: too expensive for most people; forbidding sb from doing sth
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Obsolete
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adj: out of date; not used anymore
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Vermicelli
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noun: very thin pasta
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Cite
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verb: to quote sth
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Woe
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noun: misfortune; grief
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Mitigate
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verb: to excuse the crime; to make sth less harsh or severe
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Landscape
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noun: visually scenery; general situation of an activity
verb: to make the land look better (usually passive) |
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Enforce
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verb: to make people obey sth; to impose sth; to strengthen sth
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Lax
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adj: not strict; not tense; with tendency to diarrhea
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Sarbanes Oxley
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noun: new legistlation for stricting the corporate governance
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Slump
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verb: to decline suddenly and heavily in value; to sink and fall suddenly and heavily
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Far-flung
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adj: widespread
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Spike
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noun: sharply increase; the sharp point; a point at the graph which a sharp rise follows right after the sharp fall
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Likewise
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adv: similarly; also
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Divergent
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adj: moving apart; differing
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Burdensome
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adj: difficult to deal with
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Iterative
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adj: repetitive
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Configuration
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noun: computer system's set up; particular arrangement of parts and components
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Bridge gaps
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phrase: to fill in the gaps
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Autonomous
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adj: self-governing; able to work independently; self-sufficient
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At stake
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phrase: at risk of being lost
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Stake
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noun: a share or interest of sth; verb: to risk of losing sth; to bet sth on gambling
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Procure
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verb: to acquire sth by effort
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Leading edge
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noun: the most advanced position
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Call for
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verb: to need; to suggest sht that is likely to happen;
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Fragment
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noun: broken pieces;
verb: to break up into small pieces; |
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OEM
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noun: Orginal equipment manufacturer - customizer which resell another company's products by building up their own band name and warranty services.
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BPO
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noun: Business process offshore - outsourcing provider
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Captive
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noun: prisoner; sb dominated by emotion
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Gauge
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verb: to calculate sth; to evaluate sth; to ensure conformity to standard
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Accommodate
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verb: to give sufficient space to sb to stay; to allow for sth without major change.
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Attrition
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noun: loss of personnel through retirement or resignation
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Staggering
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adj: amazing with effect of shock
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Scrambled Egg
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noun: cooked beaten egg with milk
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Over Easy (egg)
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noun: fried two-sides of egg without beating
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Sunnyside up
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noun: fried one side of egg without beating
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Poached egg
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noun: open the shell and put the egg into the water to boil
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Soft-boiled egg
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noun: put the egg with shell into water to boil
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Detergent
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noun: cleaner; dishwashing liquid; cleansing agent
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Ceramic
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noun: hard fired clay
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Fabrication
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noun: invented statement, story or account with intent to deceive
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Potent
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adj: strong and effective; powerfully persuasive
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Arbitrage
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noun: simultaneous buying and selling
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Cuisine
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noun: style of cooking with high quality; range of food
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Gorgeous
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adj: beautiful
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Relish
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noun: pickles or vegetables with sweet and spicy favour
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Deli
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noun: store specializing in making sandwiches.
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Split the bills
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verb: to separate the bills
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Emerging market
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noun: national market that is at the early stage of development
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Legacy
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noun: money left in a will; sth from the past
adj: outdated; discontinued |
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Surfeit
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noun: excessive number that sickened people or get bored
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Paucity
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noun: lack of sth
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Diaspora
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noun: widely distribution of of people, culture or language that is initially concentrated in one place
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Emigrant
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noun: person who moves to another country
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Flagship
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noun: the most important one among a group of similar things
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Eye-catching
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adj: attracting people's attention easily
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Sparse
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adj: thinly spread
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Panorama
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noun: comprehensive survey; 360 degree view
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Amenable
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adj: willing to cooperate; able to be affected;
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Generalist
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noun: sb who knows the things in many areas but not with speciality
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Extrapolate
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verb: to estimate the values; to infer from some know facts into a conclusion on some unknown things
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Deter
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verb: to prevent sth from happening
noun: deterrent |
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Odd
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noun: the probability of sth that will happen;
At odd with sth or sb: having conflict or disagreement with sb or sb |
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Outnumber
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verb: to be more than another group of things
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Beget
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verb: to cause
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Sidetrack
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verb: to distract
noun: diversion |
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Agglomerate
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verb: to gather or form sth in mass
noun: a mass collection |
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Herd
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noun: a large group of people
verb: to gather together and go somewhere as a group |
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Calorie
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noun: unit of energy
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Preserve
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verb: to maintain sth; to protect sth from destroying; to keep food from decay by drying, salting etc
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Tantamount
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adj: equivalent to a particular thing in effect
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Divestitures
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noun: dispossession; sale of property
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Underscore
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verb: to emphasis sth
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Mind set
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noun: a set of beliefs that affect sb's behaviour
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Baseline
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noun: measuring line; standard of value that used to compare similiar things
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Outset
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noun: start or initial stage
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Cede
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verb: to surrender sth
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Relinquish
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verb: to let go of sth; to cede sth
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Preclude
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verb: to prevent sth from happening; to exclude
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Deteriorate
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verb: to destroy the quality, or value
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Adhere to
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verb: to support or obey on sth
noun: in adherence to |
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Embed
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verb: to fix sth in mind; to be surrounded or covered by sth
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Recourse
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noun: source of help; right to claim the payment
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Conspire
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verb: to plan with sb secretly to commit illegal act
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Frog
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noun: small water animal
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Cutthroat
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adj: aggressive for superiority
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Penetrate
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verb: to pass through or spread through sth; to understand sth;
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Affix
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verb: to add sth at the end; to attribute responsiblity or blame to sb
noun: attachment to sth |
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Avail
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verb: avail (yourself) of (sth) - means make yourself to use of sth useful
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Take on
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verb: to hire sb; to undertake the project; to oppose sb
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Requisite
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adj: required (formal)
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Amid
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prep: amid + (noun)
means surounded by sth or during sth happening eg the small lakes amid (the hills) |
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Ferocious
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adj: aggressive; fierce; very intense
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Renminbi
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noun: the chinese currency
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Compelling
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adj: attracting strong attention and interest
or adj: strongly making sb to do sth |
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Counterpart
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noun: matching part that fit together; sth that function similarly
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Prod
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verb: to encourage sb to take action; to poke sb with finger or elbow
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Omnipresent
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adj: found everywhere
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Take off
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verb: to remove clothing; to stop sth operating; to deduct amount or price; to begin flying; to leave or to succeed (informal)
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Bog down
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verb: to slow sb's progress
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Erratic
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adf: inconsistent; always changing direction
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In place
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adv: ready to use
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Activism
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noun: aggressiv action to pursue some political end
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Snub
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verb: to treat sb rudely;
noun: humiliating action |
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Dedicated
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adj: devoted or committed to one goal or one job
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Throughput
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noun: volume of data or material handled over a given period of time
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Hindsight
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noun: understanding or judge to sth after it has occured
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Fallout
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noun: undesirable consequences result from a situation or event
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Slippage
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noun: decline in quality, performance; slip from stable position
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Pitfall
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noun: potential diaster
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Hassle
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noun: difficulty
verb: bothering or annoying sb |
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High-end
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adj: sophisticated or expensive
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Aspire
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Aspire + to + sth
verb: to seek to attain or achieve sth |
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Rebound
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verb: to recover from setback; to move back to previous high level
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Grasp
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verb: to hold sth; to understand sth; to take the opportunity
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Concede
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verb: to accept sth as truth reluctantly; admit failure before end; grant rights to sb
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Imperative
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adj: necessary
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Stellar
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adj: exceptionally good; involving famous ppl
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Slip
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verb:
1. to lose footing on a slippery surface; 2. move accidentally out of proper position; 3. forgot sth from the mind; 4. go quietly; 5. pass sth to sb secretly; to decline from previous high performance |
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Amplify
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verb:
1. to make sound louder; 2. to make sth stronger and larger; 3. to make sth clearer and more detailed |
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Rosy
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adj:
1. rose coloured 2. likely successfully 3. too optimistic |
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Migrate
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verb: to move from place to place
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Stand-alone
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adj: operating independently
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Merely
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adv: only
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Suite
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noun: set of rooms in the hotel; a set of matching furniture or software or music works
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Middleware
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noun: software connecting clients and database
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Ancillary
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adj: providing support; in a position lesser of importance
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Relentless
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adj: ceaseless and intense; persistently hostile to sth
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Pivotal
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adj: vitally important in determining the outcome of sth;
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Laurel
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noun: honour for achievement; wreath of leaves as mark of victory
verb: to give sb the award |
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Preoccupation
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noun: constant thought about sth; persistent interest in sth
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Market penetration
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noun: the degree of success in the market
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Nitty-gritty
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adj: basic but important; very practical
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Down-to-earth
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adj: very practical and realistic
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Glove compartment
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noun: a small storage space in the dashboard of car
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Odometer
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noun: distance recording device at the dashboard of car
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Malfunction
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verb: to fail to perform properly
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Outage
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noun: temporary loss of power
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Permissible
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adj: permitted or allowed
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Endure
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verb: bear hardship
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oblivious
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adj: unaware; forgetting
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terrain
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noun: land or countryside
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excavation
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noun: act of digging out
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initiative
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noun: ability to act on your own; taking the first step of process; a plan
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dyfunctional
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adj: relating badly; not performing as expected; unable to function reguarly as a result of disease
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notwithstanding
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prep: in spite of;
1. used after the object eg. the lack of catalog notwithstanding, it was a very interesting exhibit 2. used as conjunction eg. notwithstanding they were angry, they should not react so violently |
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overrun
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verb: to exceed the limit; to spread rapidly; to conquer the enemy and its territory
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conquer
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verb: to take control of a place; to defeat the enemy; to master difficulty or problem; to win ppl's admiration
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Swamp
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noun: wetland
verb: to overwhelm sb |
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Scrap
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verb: to get rid of sth;
noun: fragment; waste material |
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falter
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verb: to speak and act with hesitation and lack of confidence
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conceivable
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adj: believable
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aspiration
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noun: ambition to achieve sth
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Expedite
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verb: to deal with sth quickly and efficiently
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Undermine
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verb: to weaken sth; to erode sth
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bypass
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verb: to avoid a place by travelling around it; to avoid sth by using alternative method; to avoid standard procedures
noun: a new road built to reduce the traffic around the center; a surgery to make a new route for blood |
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thereby
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adverb: becasue of that
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troubleshoot
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verb: to find and solve the problem actively
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roadblock
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noun: obstacle; a barrier across the road to allow police to stop vehicles and question the drivers
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stumble
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verb: to trip over the foot and fall down; to speak or act hestitating; to make a minor mistake
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cherry pick
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verb: to select only the best
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entice
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verb: to make sb to do sth by offering sth desirable
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mesh
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verb: to fit together
noun: material like net |
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finger pointing
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noun: to blame to each other instead of taking responsiblity
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in the hope that
or in hope of doing sth |
phase: wish
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cultivate
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verb: to prepare land for crops; to improve and develop sth
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phase out
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verb: to end sth gradually
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dismantle
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verb: to break sth down and make it stop working;
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Judicious
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adj: sensible and wise
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Reap
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verb: to obtain sth as a result of previous effort
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Advent
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noun: arrival of sth important
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curb
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noun: edge of street; edge of lawn; set the limitation
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Brief
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verb: to summarize sth
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put on hold
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phrase: to hold sth without continuation
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glitch
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noun: a small technical problem
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inbound
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adj: incoming; arriving toward
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keep sth in line with sth
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adj: keep two things aligned with each other
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contentious
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adj: creating disagreement
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feat
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noun: remarkable act involving courage and effort
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feat
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noun: remarkable act involving courage and effort
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at the expense of sth
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phrase: cost sth in return for another thing
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side by side
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phrase: one to to
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best practice
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noun: doing the best among a group of similar things
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devise
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verb: to figure out how an idea will work out
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churn
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noun: butter maker
verb: to make butter; to move sth violently; to trade sth frequently for more commissions |
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follow suit
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phrase: to do sth the same as sb have done
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pamper
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verb: to fullfill a desire or need
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insurmountable
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adj: too large to overcome
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a heck of
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adj: a lot of
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contraband
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noun: illegal trade
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illicit
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adj: illegal
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traffics / trafficked
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verb: to trade illegally; to deal with or exchange with sb for sth
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loom
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verb: to be seen as large shape; to be about to happen
noun: a weaving device or machine |
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Lip service
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noun: support that is insinere as it isn't followed by appropriate actions
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patio
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noun: paved area ajoining house used for outdoor dining or recreation
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forge
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verb: to establish sth through effort; move forward; to copy sth illegally
noun: furnace used for heating metal |
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camaraderie
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noun: friendship
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profile
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verb: to write short account of biography for sb; analyze sb;
noun: short biography of sb; shor description for sb |
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overriding
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adj: the most important
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candid
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adj: in a direct and honest way that ppl find either refreshing or disguisting
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glean
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verb: to accumulate sth over a period of time
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impartial
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adj: not biased
noun - impartiality |
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poised
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adj: ready to act; ready to move; calm and self-assured;
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helm
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noun: apparatus used to steer the ship; a position of leadership within organization
verb: to direct sth |
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tender offer
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noun: finance offer for buying many shares to gain the control of a company
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in-situ
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adj: in its natural and original place
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Grandiose
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adj: complex and unrealistic; impressive
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Spare
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verb: to avoid / refrain sth; to afford sth
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Highfalutin
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adj: displaying rich and wealth just designed to impress ppl only
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inept
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adj: unable to handle job
noun: ineptitude |
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stratospheric
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adj: extremely high
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Cathedral
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noun: refer to a very large and important church;
adj: related to bishop; made by bishop |
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bishop
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noun: a senior christan cleric
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curator
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noun: refer to head of museum or exhibition organizer
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uncanny
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adj: eerie (ie seem too strange or unlikely to seem natural
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predicament
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noun: difficult situation which seems there is no clear way out
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showcase
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verb: to present sth for getting attention and admiration
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plumber
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noun: sb who fixes and installs the pipes
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scold
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verb: to tell sb off
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impound
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verb: to keep sth in legal custody
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infraction
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noun: failure to obey the law
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Complete stop vs rolling stop
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noun: stop completely vs stop partially
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plaque
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noun: food residues that build on the surface of teeth
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extract
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verb: to remove the teeth
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cavity
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noun: tooth decay
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dull
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verb: to reduce the loudness; to reduce the sensitivity to pain; casue deaden feeling
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anesthetic
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noun: substance that dull the sensitivity to pain
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alloy
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noun: refer to the mixture of metals
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tumble
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verb: to decrease quickly; to move hastily; to experience defeat
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Boisterous
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adj: noisy and energetic
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shed
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verb: to get rid of sth unwanted; to cause sth to flow;
noun: open building used for storage |
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ally
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noun: member of alliance;
verb: to join in supportive assocation |
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buoy
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verb: to keep sth up
noun: floating signal at sea for warning the danger |
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vine
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noun: climbling plant
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literally
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adv: strictly adhering to basic meaning; used to show sth that is not exaggerated;
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jeopardize
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verb: to put sth or sb at risk of being lost, harmed or killed
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stall
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verb: to stop making progress; to delay sth
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ratify
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verb: to formally approve sth
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pact
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noun: mutual agreement
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Divulge
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verb: to reveal sth that was previously secret
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denounce
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verb: to critize sb publicly; to announce of termination of agreement
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outrage
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noun: intense anager; violent act
verb: to make sb angry |
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detain
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verb: to delay progress
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raid
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noun: sudden attack by soliders; an attempt to hire competitors' ppl
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strip mall
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noun: a very long building, separating into many stores and businesses inside
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Gratification
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noun: satisifcation
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well-stocked store
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adj: refering to store which has sufficient amount of stock with variety of choice to customers to choose
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ramifications
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noun: complicating result which make the desired result difficult to achieve
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forfeit
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noun: giving sth up; sth was taken away as penalty
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dub
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verb: to give sb a nickname
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massacre
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noun: killing of many people
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stampede
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noun: sudden rush of many people all doing sth or wanting sth at the same time
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demise
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noun: death; the end of sth
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immensely
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adv: to a huge degree or extent
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repatriation
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noun: to send sb back to its own country; to send money back to its owners
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immobilizer
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noun: an electronic device attached to vehicle that stops the vehicle from working and prevent from being stolen
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sublime
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adj: beautiful; impressive;
verb: to convert solid substance into gas |
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miscreant
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noun: sb who behave in a dishonest way
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launder
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verb: to make money appear legal in order to disguise its illegal origin
verb: to be able to be washed well |
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enliven
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verb: to make sth brighter and cheerful
verb: to make sb feel more lively |
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embezzle
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verb: to misuse other ppl's money and property without their permission
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disgorge
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verb: to pour sth out; let a large no. of ppl out of building or vehicle at the same time
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extort
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verb: to obain sth through force, threat
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impair
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verb: to weaken the quality and effectiveness of sth
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advocate
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verb: to support or speak in favor of sth
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decree
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noun: official order; court ruling
verb: to issue official order to effect sth |
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deforest
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verb: to remove trees from land
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bequeath
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verb: to leave sth to sb after death in will
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legendary
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adj: very famous; belonging to legend
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scrutinize
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verb: to observe or examine sth very closely
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jettison
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verb: to reject; to throw away sth from ship or vehicle
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enrage
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verb: to make sb very angry
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oenophile
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noun: lover of or expert of wine
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scooter
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noun: wheeled toy; light motocycle
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culminate
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verb: finish sth spectacularly; to have sth at highest point
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notorious
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adj: well known for sth bad
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ignition
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noun: a mechanism used to ignite (fire) the fuel and start the engine
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hypocrisy
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noun: a false claim to have admirable belief but just pretend to have
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untenable
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adj: lack of quality like sound reasoning to defend
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Avalanche
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noun: downhill fall of snow; overwhelming quantity of sth;
verb: fall down a large number of quantity of sth |
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shovel
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noun: long handled scoop for lifting loose things e.g. snow
verb: to use shovel to lift and clear loose things |
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blizzard
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noun: heavy snowstorm
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daffodil
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noun: springtime plant with trumpet shaped flowers
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mow
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verb: to cut grass
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meadow
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noun: grassy field
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record breaking
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adj: best ever (going beyond the previous record)
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hybrid
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noun: animals or plants resulting from crossing the species; vehicles with an engine which can run on either electricty or gasoline or
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paradigm
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noun: a typical example; an example that set the basis or model of sth
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stunt
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verb: to restrict the growth of sth;
noun: sth that is not fully developed yet; sth that is underhanded done for getting advantage or attention |
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janitor
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noun: cleaning and maintenance person
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amend
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verb: to correct sth; to revise some legislation; to behave better than before
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infertile
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adj: unable to give birth of baby (i.e. sterile)
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pit
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noun: hard seed of a fruit; big hole in ground; a blemish on the surface (esp the small scar left)
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landmine
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noun: explosive device that is hidden under the ground; a trap that is difficult to see
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disparity
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noun: lack of equality; dissimilarity
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insurgent
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noun: person which rebels the authority or government;
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ammunition
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noun: missiles or bullets or explosive device
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wind up
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verb: to finish; to end up sth; to make sb intense
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tenuous
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adj: weak and unconvicing
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prevail
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verb: to prove be stronger; to win through sth; to predominate sth
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scuffle
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noun: a disorderly fight;
verb: to fight disorderly |
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embroil
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verb: to involve sth in trouble or conflicit; make sth confused
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morass
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noun: a frustrating and confused situation that prevent progress; refer to soggy ground that is difficult to walk
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grim
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adj: unpleasant;
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brunt
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noun: the main effect of sth; the main burden of sth
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twice as likely as sth
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verb: double
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synchronize
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verb: to make it work at the same time or at the same rate; to set the watches the same time; to make the sound match up with action of video
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abolition
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noun: end of slavery; act of outlawing sth(cancell some law)
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cursory
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adj: very quick
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lounge
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noun: public room for relaxing
verb: to sit relaxedly or to pass time relaxedly |
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ordeal
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noun: a very difficult experience lasting very long time
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demeanor
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noun: a person's behavior that reflects the character
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budge
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verb: to move sth with a lot of effort and difficulty; to change own opinion
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taunt
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verb: to ridicule or tease sth in a hurtful way
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displace
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verb: to move sth from usual place; to force sb to leave; replace sth or sb
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coalition
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noun: political alliance; merging into one single entity
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notion
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noun: an idea; opinion; concept; desire
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siphon
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verb: to transfer liquid from containter to container through tube
noun: bent tube or piple to transfer liquid |
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repudiate
|
verb: to disapprove formally; to reject sth; to deny sth
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revoke
|
verb: to cancell sth formally; to call sb back from exile or from overseas
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bolster
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verb: to strengthen sth through support; to keep sth raised
noun: a long pillow to support |
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emblazon
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verb: to add design to sth such as more colour; to decorate shield or flag
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fluke
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noun: accidental success; a successful shot in billiard (i.e. snooker)that happens by accident
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colorectal
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adj: relating to colon (large part of intestine) and rectum (lower part of intestine)
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plateau
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noun: flat ground; stable phrase
verb: reach at a stable phrase after a period of development |
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qualm
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noun: an unease feeling about misgiving an action or conduct; sick feeling
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misgivings
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noun: feeling of doubt about an action
(usually in plural form) |
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console
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verb: comfort
noun: control panel; device that connected to TV for playing game; cabinet for TV stero |
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Polyps
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noun: sth growth on skin or inside the body but they are benign(ie not harmful to body, not cause cancer)
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autopsy
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noun: examination to find the cause of death
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cringe
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verb: to move away from sth quickly; to react to sth with embrassment
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preliminary
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noun: introductory / preparatory for activity; introductory contest; preparatory examination; eliminatory contest
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intoxicate
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verb: to make sb drunk or stupefied (ie make sth unable to think properly) with drug or other substances
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perplex
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verb: to puzzle sb; to complicate sth
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perplex
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verb: to puzzle sb; to complicate sth
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prerogative
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noun: refer to privilage; superiority
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traumatize
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verb: to cause sb psychological damage; to physically injure sb
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abduct
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verb: to take sb away by force or threat
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emancipate
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verb: to set sb free; to free from restrictions
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revamp
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verb: to alter sth for better
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Testimony
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noun: evidence which a witness gives to court; proof which supports fact
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worrisome
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adj: causing worry
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yardstick
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noun: standard used to judge the success / quality / value of sth
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draw on
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verb: to use sth; to enter the later stage; to take in the cigarette; to withdraw money out
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discern
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verb: to see sth that is not very clear at the first time; to understand sth that is not very obvious at the first time
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chomp
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verb: to chew the food noisily with satisfaction;
noun: noise of big bite on food |
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torso
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noun: refer to upper part of body not including head and arms esp for sculpture
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lacerate
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verb: to cut the skin and make irregular edge (esp biting by animals); to cause sb distress;
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scavenger
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noun: refer to animals which feed on dead animals, rotting flesh and discarded food
noun: refer to sb who look through discarded items in the hope of finding sth usable |
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abysmal
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adj: horriable; very deep
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scour
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verb: to search for sth very carefully; to clean sth by rubbing;
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wreckage
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noun: the broken pieces left after sth is damaged or broken;
noun: refer to destruction of sth |
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loot
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noun: refer to the crime of stealing ppl's goods and money;
verb: to steal ppl's goods and money during disorder time esp. wartime |
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defy
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verb: to challenge authority by refusing to obey the order; to challenge sb; fail to explain sth
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gale
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noun: a strong wind
Gale-force: adj: very strong |
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despicable
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adj: worthy of contempt (i.e. feeling of dislike or disguist sth)
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crane
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noun: lifting machine; a long-armed device for holding things
verb: to stretch the neck in order to see sth |
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heirloom
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noun: refer to sth that are passed from one generation to next
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confound
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verb: to confuse (bewilder) sb; to make things worse; to frustrate sb; to mix up sth; to refute sth
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snap
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verb: to photograph sth or sb; to break sth with sharp noise; to take or grab sth qickly and suddenly;
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fossil
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noun: refer to remains of prehistoric animal or plants;
refer to sb who will not change; sth outdated |
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locust
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noun: grasshopper
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den
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noun: room for relaxing; children's secret place to play; place of crime
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sonar
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noun: system for detecting underwater objects
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bipartisan
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adj: involving two political parties
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maul
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verb: to critize sb harshly; to injur sb by tearing the flesh
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snout
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noun: animal nose
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tribute
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noun: expression of gratitude and praise; refer to evidence to prove some good thing from sb
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hemorrhage
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noun: excessive bleeding; uncontrollable loss of sth valuable
verb: to bleed excessively; to lose massive valuable things |
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scoff
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verb: to express the derision (contempt) about sb or sth
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ranger
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noun: refer to sb whose job is to oversea, protect the area of forest
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abstinence
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noun: restraint from indulging a desire of sth
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far reaching
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adj: having widely implications, effect and influences
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unyielding
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adj: stubborn; inflexible; rigid
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cliche
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noun: overused idea; overused expression or words
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epic
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noun: refer to long series of events characterized by adventures or struggles;
long narrative (telling a story) poem that celebrate the adventure of legendary hero |
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slash
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verb: to reduce or cut sth greatly; to critize sb severely
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bold
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adj: fearless and adventurous
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incandescent
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adj: glowing with heat; shining; showing intense emotions esp. anger
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stuntman
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noun: a person whose job is to take place of movie actor in dangerous scene
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retrofit
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verb: to modify sth by adding new parts
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eclipse
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noun: loss of light; decline
verb: to become more successful and popular than others |
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scalp
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noun: skin at the top of head;
verb: to resell sth for quick profit |
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puncture
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noun: refer to small hole or wound
verb: to make a hole; ruin sb's confidence |
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carcass
|
noun: refer to dead body or remains of sth decayed or destroyed
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cleft lip
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noun: divided upper lip
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fortify
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verb: to make the place safer by adding more defence structure; to make sth or sb stronger; to add more ingredient to food to make it more flavor
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metallic
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adj: made of metal; taste of metal; sound of stuck metal; shiny; harsh and unpleasant in tone
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slur
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veeb: to speak sth indistinctly; to ignore sth; to perform music smoothly
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matter of fact
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noun: the actual fact that cannot be denied
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subside
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verb: to diminish in intensity; to drop to low level or bottom
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alluring
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adj: attractive and fascinating
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enact
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verb: to make sth law
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restitution
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noun: return of sth to owner; compensation for loss or damage; restoration
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hoax
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noun: deception;
verb: to deceive ppl |
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low key
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adj: restrained and understated; darked tone in painting or photograph
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confiscate
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verb: to take sth away as legal penalty
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furor
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noun: angry; excitement
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blink
|
verb: to close and reopen the eyes
verb: to flash on and off the light |
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sermon
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noun: religious talk; long talk to teach how one should behave
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theology
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noun: study of religion
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patina
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noun: a thin green layer formed on copper or metal due to corrrosion
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precocious
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adj: mentally mature and advanced development at an unusaully young age
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sanction
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noun: penalty imposed for breaking rule; a measure from several countries to put pressure on a country
verb: officially to allow or approve sth |
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inundate
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verb: to overwhelm; to flood a place with water
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dysentery
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noun: disease of lower intestine
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daunt
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verb: to frighten sb
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withstand
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verb: to be strong enought to stand up for sb or sth
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silhouette
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noun: sth dark on light background
verb: to make sth dark appear on light background |
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gastrointestinal
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adj: relating to intestine and stomach
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thyroid gland
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noun: organ located on the neck responsible for managing the activity of metabolism
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tarmac
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noun: material used for surfacing the road
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gourmet
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noun: expert who enjoys and knows a lot about food and drink
adj: relating to high quality food |
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hypothermia
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noun: very low body temperature
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toddler
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noun: child who age between one and three
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manslaughter
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noun: killing of sb without advanced planning
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archive
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noun: collection of documents for their historial interest
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autism
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noun: a disturbance on development on perception and language
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paramour
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noun: a person who fall in love with a married person
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perish
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verb: to die; to disappear
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plead
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verb: to beg for sth; to use some reasons as excuse; to answer gulity or not guity to the charge from court
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craving
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noun: a strong desire on sth
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deprive
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verb: to take sth away from sb
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smear
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verb: to spread sth on the surface of sth; to spread badly rumor over sb
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fondue
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noun: a dish for dipping food to the pot containg sauce
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bestow
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verb: to give or present sth
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arthritis
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noun: painful joint condition
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ulcer
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noun: internal and external sore
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immutable
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adj: unchanging or unchangable
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siesta
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noun: afternoon rest
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psoriasis
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noun: skin disease usually marked by red patches
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hives
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noun: skin itchy and swelling casued by allergy
same as urticaria |
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dermatologist
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noun: doctor specialize in skin disease
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immune
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adj: resistent to disease
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burgeon
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verb: to produce new leaves and buds; to develop rapidly
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intrigue
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verb: to interst sb
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thrifty
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adj: very careful to use money
same as frugal |
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stingy
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adj: ungenerous; very small and inadequate
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chamomile
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noun: leaves and flowers to make tea
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dainty
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adj: delicate and pretty
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cesarean
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noun: surgery of delivering a baby
(caesarean) |
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gestation period
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noun: refer to the period which a baby is developed
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lieutenant
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noun: deputy (substitute of sb else or on behalf of sb else); navy officier; police officier; army officier
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comrade
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noun: friend; fellow member or solider
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impetuous
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adj: acting impulsively; violent
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marijuana
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noun: plants for drugs
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mother to be
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noun: pregnant woman
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lenient
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adj: not harsh
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pliable
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adj: flexible; easily influenced
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brisk walking
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noun: a quick walk
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vertigo
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noun: feeling of dizzy
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chronic
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adj: long term; having long term illness; be habitual
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pledge
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noun: a promise; a promise to donation; a recruit from university;
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arena
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noun: stadium (indoor and outdoor area surrounded by seating; scene for some activity taking place;
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summit
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noun: meeting with the heads of each country; refer to the highest point of sth esp for mountain
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upheaval
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noun: disturbance in social, policial and living conditons;
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arable land
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noun: refer to the lands suitable for cultivation (growing crops)
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hepatitis
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noun: inflammation of liver
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eradicate
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verb: to get rid of sth completely
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polio
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noun: disease affecting brain and spinal cord
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undue
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adj: excessive; beyond the limits; not payable now
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bureau
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noun: government department; organization
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superb
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adj: excellent; impressive in size and appearance
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correspondent
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noun: sb who are hired by news organization to prepare news report; sb who regularly deal with distant business
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disinter
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verb: to dig up body from grave; to expose sth hidden
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nausea
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noun: sick feeling on stomach that urges vomit
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mutilate
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verb: to destroy body part; ruin sth by removing important part of them
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affluent
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adj: wealthy
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abscess
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noun: cavity resulting from inflammation and bacteria infection
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rarity
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noun: rare object and event; infrequency
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alienate
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verb: to change sb unfriendly; to make sb feel isolated;
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gallbladder
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noun: small organ under the liver
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to file suit
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verb: to bring a case to a law court
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laparoscopy
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noun: examination for abdomen (ie body section including stomach, intestine
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bile duct
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noun: a tube carrying bile from gallbladder into small intestine
bile = green liquid from gallbladder |
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ailment
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noun: mild illness or injury
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mumbo jumbo
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noun: refer to confusing tehnical jardon that is difficult to understand
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retardation
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noun: mental development disabilities
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viable
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adj: practical; able to grow; able to survive
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triumph
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noun: refer to success
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preterm
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adj: premature to be born
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catty
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adj: saying malicious (harmful or hurtful) thing about sb in a subtle way
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wishy-washy
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adj: unable to make firm decision or develop clear opinion
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turmoil
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noun: great confusion, disturbance
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sociocultural
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adj: relating to social and cultural things
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backlash
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noun: strong reverse reaction to event or trend
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incompatible
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adj: unable to cooperate with others; not suitable to be used together eg drugs; contradictory to each other
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susceptible
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adj: easily affected; capable of sth
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incite
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verb: to stir up feeling or provoke action from sb
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retaliate
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verb: to hurt sb in return for the
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lobby
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noun: group inflencing the policy
verb: to persuade influential person or political representative to support or oppose some policy |
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moratorium
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noun: allowed period of delay or allowed delay in meeting obligation
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prompt
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adj: done immediately;
verb: cause sb to act; cause sb to happen; remind sb; |
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nuke
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verb: to use nuclear weapons against enemy (slang)
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diplomatic representative
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noun: high rank official sent by one country to another country
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incapacitate
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verb: to deprive sb of power and force; to officially rule sb out (ie disqualify sb)
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vermin
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noun: destructive animals or insects eg rats, cockroaches
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sober
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adj: not intoxicated; tending not to drink; serious
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debilitate
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verb: make sth or sb weak
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cardiac arrest
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noun: heart attack
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caveat
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noun: sth said as warning, caution
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resuscitate
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verb: to revive sb from unconsciousness;
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electrocute
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verb: to injure or kill by electric shock
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flummox
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verb: to make sb confused and perplexed (informal)
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potent
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adj: strong and effective
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steroid
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noun: a large group of natural fatty substances
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expedition
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noun: a trip group by people for exploring unknown territory, doing scientific research etc
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subpoena
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noun: a legal order requiring evidence to be submitted to court or summoning sb as witness;
verb: summon sb as witness or requir to submit sth as evidence |
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contingent
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adj: possible but not certain; depending on what may happen
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disarmament
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noun: giving up weapons
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extramarital affair
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noun: involving sexual relation with another person rather than the married partner
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sterile
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adj: free from bacteria; unable to become pregnant
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slur
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verb: to speak unclearly; to insult sb;
noun: insult; indistinct pronunciation |
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upholster
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verb: to equip furniture such as chair, couch, with stuffing, cushion, fabric
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magistrate
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noun: lower court judge who is limited to minor crimes and preliminary hearing of some more serious crimes
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imminent
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adj: about to occur; threatening to occur
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fuzzy
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adj: covered by fine hairs and fabric
adj: blurred and not clear to be seen and heard |
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migraine
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noun: serious headache for one side of head
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syndication
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noun: group of business; group of agency sell new stories or news to media
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inmate
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noun: a person who is sent to prison or psychiatric hospital
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rampage
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noun: violent behaviour
verb: to act violently |
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grudge
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verb: to give reluctantly
noun: resentment |
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clog
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verb: to block sth with dust and dirt; to block the movement
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lockdown
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noun: locking people in an indoor space for safety; locking the computer from being stolen
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barricade
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noun: defensive barrier that block the route
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debauchery
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noun: immoral behaviour
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entrust
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verb: to give sth to sb to be responsible for
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reckless
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adj: without thinking about the danger
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punitive
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adj: relating to punishment; casuing hardship
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rally
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noun: large meeting; major recovery or improvement; reassembly of troops
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appease
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verb: to say or do sth to make ppl less angry (pacify); to satify the need
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subdued
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adj: not bright, loud, intense
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convention
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noun: gathering of many people with common interest; formal aggreement; meeting to select candidates
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tang
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noun: strong taste or flavour; sharp part of knife blade
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smother
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verb: to kill by suffocation; to overwhem sb by too much affection and love; to; to cover sth by a thick layer of sth
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scaffold
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noun: a supporting framework
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overdue
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adj: late
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prevail
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verb: to win through; to predominate; to remain in the general use
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downplay
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verb: to treat sth as less important than what it really is
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somersault
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noun: a body movement for gymnastic or acrobatic performance;
noun: a complete change of mind (informal) |
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trampoline
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noun: stretched canvas for jumping and gymnastic
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taint
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verb: to pollute sth; to corrupt sb; to spoil the food
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gloomy
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adj: dark; offering less hope
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murky
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adj: dark; difficult to see through with mist, smoke; difficult to understand
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marinara
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adj: made with tomatoes and garlic
noun: tomatoes sauce |
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daunting
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adj: discouraging; frightening; intimidating
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veto
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verb: to reject sth
noun: right to reject legislation |
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lucrative
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adj: profitable
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ubiquitous
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adj: existing everywhere
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ethos
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noun: fundamental traits
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astute
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adj: clever and perceptive
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overhaul
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verb: to check for mechancial faults; to repair extensively; to revise thoroughly
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defray
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verb: to pay for part of all the cost of sth
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nullify
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verb: to make sth invalid; to cancell out sth
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pitch in
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verb: to help; to cooperate; to participate in sth
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rip
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verb: to tear sth apart and off
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sewage
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noun: waste from house through sewers
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catering business
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noun: business which supply food and drink
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crossroad pattern
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noun:
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big drinker
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noun: person who loves to drink a lot
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spot
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verb: to find or see someone or sth
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host/hostess
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noun: host (man); hostess (woman)
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