Life

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wacky

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silly in an exciting or amusing way

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fathom

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to understand what something means after thinking about it carefully

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soot

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black powder that is produced when something is burnt

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intriguing

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something very interesting because it is strange, mysterious, or unexpected

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vulnerable

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someone who can be easily harmed or hurt

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outnumber

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to be more in number than another group

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devotion

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the strong love that you show when you pay a lot of attention to someone or something

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overstate

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to talk about something in a way that makes it seem more important, serious etc than it really is
[= exaggerate; ≠ understate]:

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obstacle

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something that makes it difficult to achieve something

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settle

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to end an argument or solve a disagreement
to decide what you are going to do, especially so that you can make definite arrangements

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caricature

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to draw or describe someone or something in a way that makes them seem silly

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glorify

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to make someone or something seem more important or better than they really are

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holistic

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considering a person or thing as a whole, rather than as separate parts

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discipline

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to punish someone in order to keep order and control:
to teach someone to obey rules and control their behaviour:

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hesitant

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uncertain about what to do or say because you are nervous or unwilling:

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ghastly

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very bad or unpleasant

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ruthless

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so determined to get what you want that you do not care if you have to hurt other people in order to do it:

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reciprocate

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to do or give something, because something similar has been done or given to you:

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devastate

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to make someone feel extremely shocked and sad:

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exuberant

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happy and full of energy and excitement:

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politicize

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to make a subject or a situation more political:

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autobiographical

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a book in which someone writes about their own life, or books of this type

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masculinity

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the features and qualities considered to be typical of men

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whimsical

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unusual or strange and often amusing:

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incest

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sex between people who are closely related in a family:

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con

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to get money from someone by deceiving them

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deceive

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to make someone believe something that is not true

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errand

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a short journey in order to do something for someone, for example delivering or collecting something for them

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annotate

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to add short notes to a book or piece of writing to explain parts of it:

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halt

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to prevent someone or something from continuing - used especially in news reports [= stop]:

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sheepish

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slightly uncomfortable or embarrassed because you know that you have done something silly or wrong:

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proliferation

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a sudden increase in the amount or number of something

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censor

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to examine books, films, letters etc to remove anything that is considered offensive, morally harmful, or politically dangerous etc

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nourishment

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the food and other substances that people and other living things need to live, grow, and stay healthy:

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compensate

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to replace or balance the effect of something bad:

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sensational

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very interesting, exciting, and surprising:

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dissect

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to examine something carefully in order to understand it:

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startle

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to make someone suddenly surprised or slightly shocked: