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Raging

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1. to act or speak with fury; show or feel violent anger; fulminate. 2. to proceed, continue, or prevail with great violence:

Example: The battle raged ten days.

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Epidemic

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a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.

Example

Underage drinking is an epidemic on a large number of college campuses.

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Period

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Check

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Reckon

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1. establish by calculation. 2. be of the opinion. 3. rely on or be sure of.

Used as a synonym for think

So if I go to UK I think it'd be all right to say the "R" word. But if I go see my Dad, never say "R"!!!! Thx for the advice.

Example

At one point they asked us far we were from the city and my friend replied, "I reckon about twenty minutes",

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Compute

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reckon or calculate (a figure or amount).

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Mighty

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Adjective is...possessing great and impressive power or strength, especially because of size. Adverb Is...extremely.

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Summon

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1. order (someone) to be present. 2. make an effort to produce (a particular quality or reaction) from within oneself.

3. to call or notify to appear at a specified place, especially before a court

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Biased

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1. A preference or an inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment. 2. An unfair act or policy stemming from prejudice.

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Manifest

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adjective is...clear or obvious to the eye or mind. verb is...show (a quality or feeling) by one's acts or appearance; demonstrate.

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Intention

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An intention is idea that you plan (or intend) to carry out. If you mean something, it's an intention. Your goal, purpose, or aim is your intention. It's something you mean to do, whether you pull it off or not.

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Comply

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act in accordance with a wish or command

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Obey

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1. to comply with or follow a command, restriction, wish, instruction, etc.

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Impersonal

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1. not influenced by, showing, or involving personal feelings 2. not personal; without reference or connection to a particular person

Example: an impersonal remark. 3. having no personality; devoid of human character or traits

Example: an impersonal deity. 4. lacking human emotion or warmth

Example: an impersonal manner.

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Affirming

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Check

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Terrible

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extremely bad or serious.causing or likely to cause terror; sinister.

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Absolute

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1. free from imperfection; complete; perfect: absolute liberty.2. not mixed or adulterated; pure: absolute alcohol.3. complete; outright: an absolute lie; an absolute denial.

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Sinister

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Check

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Abundance

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1. an extremely plentiful or oversufficient quantity or supply

Example: an abundance of grain. 2. overflowing fullness

Example: abundance of the heart.

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Consequently

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As a result;Therefore; effect; outcome

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Finest

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of very high quality; very good of its kind.

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Fine

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very thin or narrow.

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Reverberates

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to reecho or resound

Example: Her singing reverberated through the house.

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dominant

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having power and influence over others.

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Predominant

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present as the strongest or main element.

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Consistent

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Check

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Invoke

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1 to call for with earnest desire; make supplication or pray for: to invoke God's mercy. 2. to call on (a deity, Muse, etc.), as in prayer or supplication.

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Unfathomable

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1. not able to be fathomed, or completely understood; incomprehensible

Example: heroism in the face of unfathomable conflict. 2. not able to be measured with a sounding line, or fathomed: unfathomable depths of the ocean.

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Version

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a particular form of something differing in certain respects from an earlier form or other forms of the same type of thing."a revised version of the paper was produced for a later meeting"

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Magnificent

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adjectivemaking a splendid appearance or show; of exceptional beauty, size, etc.

Example: a magnificent cathedral; magnificent scenery.extraordinarily fine; superb: a magnificent opportunity; magnificent weather.

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Michelangelo

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( Michelangelo Buonarroti ) 1475–1564, Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet.

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Masterpiece

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a person's greatest piece of work, as in an art.

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Reassess

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consider or assess again, in the light of new or different factors.

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Ostentatious

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characterized by pretentious or showy display; designed to impress.

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Pretentious

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attempting to impress by affecting greater importance or merit than is actually possessed.

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Proclaim

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1. announce officially or publicly. Example: "the government's chief scientific adviser proclaimed that the epidemic was under control" 2. indicate clearly.

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Persist

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continue in an opinion or course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition.

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Affirmative

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1. agreeing with or consenting to a statement or request. Example: "an affirmative answer"2. offering emotional support. Example: "the family is usually a source of encouragement from which affirmative influences come"

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Frightened

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thrown into a fright; afraid; scared; terrified

Example: a frightened child cowering in the corner.

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Insignificant

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unimportant, trifling, or petty

Example: Omit the insignificant details.

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Broadcast

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1. to transmit (programs) from a radio or television station. 2. to speak, perform, sponsor, or present on a radio or television program

Example: The president will broadcast his message on all stations tonight. 3. to cast or scatter abroad over an area, as seed in sowing. 4. to spread widely; disseminate

Example: She broadcast the good news all over town.

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Correlation

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mutual relation of two or more things, parts, etc.

Example: Studies find a positive correlation between severity of illness and nutritional status of the patients.

Synonyms: similarity, correspondence, matching; parallelism, equivalence; interdependence, interrelationship, interconnection.

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Analogy

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1. a comparison between one thing and another, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.

Example: the analogy between the heart and a pump.2. similarity or comparability

Example: I see no analogy between your problem and mine

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Perceived

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Check

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Discern

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1. to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend

Example: They discerned a sail on the horizon. 2. to distinguish mentally; recognize as distinct or different; discriminate

Example: He is incapable of discerning right from wrong. 3. to distinguish or discriminate.

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Rub

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the central problem or difficulty in a situation.

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Ovation

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a sustained and enthusiastic show of appreciation from an audience, especially by means of applause.

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Harass

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1. to disturb persistently; torment, as with troubles or cares; bother continually; pester; persecute. 2. to trouble by repeated attacks, incursions, etc., as in war or hostilities; harry; raid.

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Passionate

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Check

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Heckle

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1. interrupt (a public speaker) with derisive or aggressive comments or abuse.dress (flax or hemp) to split and straighten the fibres for spinning. 2. to interrupt (someone, such as a speaker or performer) by shouting annoying or rude comments or questions.

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Antipathy

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a deep-seated feeling of aversion.

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Contrariety

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Check

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Homosexuality

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sexual desire or behavior directed toward a person or persons of one's own sex

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Homophobic

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Homophobia is the hatred or fear of homosexuals - that is, lesbians and gay men - sometimes leading to acts of violence and expressions of hostility.

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Accost

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approach and address (someone) boldly or aggressively.

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Nasty

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Check

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Filthy

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Check

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Impartial

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1. not partialor biased; fair; just

Example: an impartial judge.

2. treating all rivals or disputants equally.

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persistence

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the fact of continuing in an opinion or course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition.

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Default

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Check

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Autopilot

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automatic pilot.

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Deliberately

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1. consciously and intentionally; on purpose.

Example: a deliberate lie

2. in a careful way.

Example: a deliberate decision.

3. in an unhurried way.

Example: a deliberate step.

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Monitor

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observe and check the progress or quality of (something) over a period of time; keep under systematic review.

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Overstate

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to statetoo strongly; exaggerate: to overstate one's position in a controversy

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Primary

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1. first or highest in rank or importance; chief; principal

Example: his primary goals in life. 2. first in order in any series, sequence, etc. 3. first in time; earliest; primitive.

4. constituting or belonging to the first stage in any process.

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Incredible

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1. so extraordinary as to seem impossible

Example: incredible speed. 2. not credible; hard to believe; unbelievable

Example: The plot of the book is incredible.

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Solar plexus

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1. Also called celiac plexus. Anatomy . a network of nerves situated at the upper part of the abdomen, behind the stomach and in front of the aorta. 2. a point on the stomach wall, just below the sternum, where a blow will affect this nerve center.

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Resentment

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1. the feeling of displeasure or indignation at some act, remark, person, etc., regarded as causing injury or insult.

2. bitter indignation at having been treated unfairly.

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Guilt

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1. a feeling of responsibility or remorse for some offense, crime, wrong, etc., whether real or imagined.

2. the fact of having committed a specified or implied offence or crime.

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Empower

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give (someone) the authority or power to do something.

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Defy

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Check

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Seize

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1. to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp

Example: to seize a weapon. 2. to grasp mentally; understand clearly and completely

Example: to seize an idea. 3. to take possession of by force or at will

Example: to seize enemy ships.4. to take possession or control of as if by suddenly laying hold

Example: Panic seized the crowd.5. to take possession of by legal authority; confiscate

Example: to seize smuggled goods.6. Also, seise. Law. to put (someone) in seizin or legal possession of property (usually used in passive constructions)

Example: She was seized of vast estates.7. to capture; take into custody.to take advantage of promptly

Example: to seize an opportunity.8. Nautical . to bind or fasten together with a seizing.

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Indeed

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1. used to emphasize a statement or response confirming something already suggested. 2. used to introduce a further and stronger or more surprising point.

3. interjection(used as an expression of surprise, incredulity, irony, etc.)

Example: Indeed! I can scarcely believe it.

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Likewise

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1. in the same way; also. 2. in a like manner; similarly.

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Feedback mechanism

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Spiral

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winding in a continuous and gradually widening (or tightening) curve, either around a central point on a flat plane or about an axis so as to form a cone.

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Stub

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1. accidentally strike (one's toe) against something. 2. extinguish (a lighted cigarette) by pressing the lighted end against something. 3. grub up (a plant) by the roots.

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Sustain

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1. strengthen or support physically or mentally. 2. undergo or suffer (something unpleasant, especially an injury).3. cause to continue for an extended period or without interruption. 4. uphold, affirm, or confirm the justice or validity of.

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Harness

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1. put a harness on (a horse or other draught animal). 2. control and make use of (natural resources), especially to produce energy.

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Turbocharge

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Informal. to speed up; accelerate.

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Transmit

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1. cause (something) to pass on from one person or place to another. 2. broadcast or send out (an electrical signal or a radio or television programme)

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Elevate

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raise or lift (something) to a higher position.

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Ramifications

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Check

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Incomprehensible

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1. impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible. 2. Archaic. limitless; not limited or capable of being limited.

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Conspire

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1. make secret plans jointly to commit an unlawful or harmful act. Example "they conspired against him"

2. To plot

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Phenomenal

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1. remarkable or exceptional, especially exceptionally good. highly extraordinary or prodigious; exceptional

Example: phenomenal speed.

2. of or pertaining to phenomena.of the nature of a phenomenon; Example "the town expanded at a phenomenal rate"

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Determine

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1. to settle or decide (a dispute, question, etc.) by an authoritative or conclusive decision. 2. to conclude or ascertain, as after reasoning, observation, etc.

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Fulminate

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Prevail

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