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amenity/amenities
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n.
1.a feature that conributes to physical comfort 2. a feature that increase the attractiveness of value of a location\ n. acts of social courtesy |
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averse/aversion
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adj./n.
having a feeling of oppostition or distate |
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complacent/complacency
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adj./n.
so self satisfied that one sees no need for change, unconcerned |
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decompose
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v.
to decay or to break down into basic elements |
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defray
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v.
to supply the money for;to pay |
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emanate
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v.
to come out from a source |
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envisage
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v.
to picture in ones mind, to imagine something in the future |
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facetious
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adj.
playfully humourous |
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fallacy/fallacious
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n./adj.
a false or mistaken idea |
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furor
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n.
an uproar;state of great anger or excitement |
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idyll/idyllic
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n./adj.
an episode or experience that is calm and carefree |
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paucity
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n.
scarcity; smallness in number or amount |
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porous
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adj.
full of tiny holes or spaces; easily penetrated by gas or liquid |
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supersede
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v.
to replace; to cause to be set aside because of superiority |
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tangible
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adj.
1. real; able to be touched 2. possible to understand or realize; not vauge or uncertain |
