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deduce |
to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information |
I can deduce from the simple observation of your behavior that you're trying to hide something from me |
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mature |
having or showing the mental and emotional qualities of an adult |
His parents didn't think he was mature enough to live on his own. |
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pursue |
to try to follow and achieve |
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vary |
to change or differ to be different or to become different |
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cooperate |
to work with someone else to achieve something that you both want |
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admit |
to allow scope for (permit) to allow entry (as to a place, fellowship, or privilege) |
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precise |
: very accurate and exact—used to refer to an exact and particular time, location, etc.: very careful and exact about the details of something |
Be sure to take precise measurements before you cut the cloth. |
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perceive |
to notice or become aware of (something) |
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contradict |
to say the opposite of (something that someone else has said) : to deny the truth of (something) : to not agree with (something) in a way that shows or suggests that it is false, wrong, etc. |
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sustain |
to make something continue |
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crucial |
very important |
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attain |
To achieve |
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coherent |
clear |
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evolve |
to develop gradually |
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imply |
to suggest indirectly |
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sufficient |
enough |
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assess |
to make a judgment about |
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cease |
to stop |
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contemporary |
belonging to the present time |
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neutral |
not supporting either side in an argument,or war |
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retain |
to keep something |
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adequate |
enough |
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clarify |
to make something clear |
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demonstrate |
to show how to do something |
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equivalent |
equal |
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potential |
likely to develop |
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indicate |
to show |
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relevant |
directly related |
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stable |
strong and steady |
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utilize |
to use |
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assure |
to promise that something is true |
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compatible |
able to exist together without problems |
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core |
the most important or central part of something |
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enhance |
to make something better |
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inevitable |
certain to happen |
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interact |
to talk with people and work with them |
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proceed |
to continue to do something |
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specify |
money paid by government to people who are very poor |
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acknowledge |
to admit that something is true |
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apparently |
based on what you have heard is true |
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conform |
to behave in the way most people do |
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eliminate |
to get rid of something completely |
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insight |
the ability to understand clearly |
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justify |
to give an acceptable explanation for |
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perspective |
a way of thinking; point of view |
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proportion |
a part of a larger amount |
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shift |
to change; to move |
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aspect |
a part |
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distinct |
clearly different; clearly understood |
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integrity |
having high moral principles |
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beyond |
outside of limited area |
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norm |
the usual way of doing something |
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rely |
to trust or depend on someone or something |
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scope |
range |
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trace |
to study or describe the history of something |
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bond |
a shared feeling or interest |
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contribute |
to give money, help or idea |
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incentive |
something that encourages you to work harder |
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sequence |
a group of things that come one after the other |
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modify |
to make small changes to something to improve it |
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presume |
to think that something is true, although you are not certain |
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subsequent |
coming after or following something else |
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confer |
to discuss something with other people |
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devote |
to give your time, money, or energy to someone or something |
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inherent |
naturally and permanently a part of something |
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trend |
the way a situation is generally developing or changing |
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anticipate |
to expect something to happen |
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fund |
to provide money for |
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estimate |
to calculate something approximately |
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allocate |
to dedicate something to someone اختصاص دادن |
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compensate |
to do something to reduce a bad effect |
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controversy |
a serious disagreement among many people |
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distort |
to make something seem to mean something different from what it really means |
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emerge |
to appear after being hidden |
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facilitate |
to make it easier for something to happen |
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identical |
exactly the same |
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intense |
having a very strong effect |
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phase |
one part of a process |
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scheme |
a plan, specially to do something bad or illegal |
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consequently |
as a result |
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decline |
to decrease |
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dominate |
to have power and control over someone or something |
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innovate |
a new invention |
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impact |
effect |
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occupy |
to be in a particular place |
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precede |
to happen or exist before something else |
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correspond |
for two things to be related to each other |
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diversity |
variety |
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ethnic |
relating to a particular race, nation, tribe, etc. |
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period |
a length of time |
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theme |
the main subject or idea |
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attribute |
a good or useful quality |
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circumstances |
the fact or condition that effects a situation |
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constrain |
to limit something |
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domain |
an activity that is controlled by one person or group |
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element |
one part of something |
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expose |
to show something that is usually covered or hidden |
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isolated |
far away from other things |
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principal |
main |
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reluctant |
unwilling and slow to do something |
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valid |
legal |
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conduct |
to do something to find something |
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policy |
an official way of doing things |
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strategy |
a plan |
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range |
to vary between particular limits |
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undertaking |
an important job or activity |
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contrary |
completely opposite |
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evident |
easy noticed or understood |
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hierarchy |
a system in which people have higher and lower ranks |
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integrate |
to join in the life and customs of a group or society or to help someone to do so |
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mutual |
shared between two or more people or groups |
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obtain |
to get something that you want or need |
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prospect |
something that is possible or likely to happen in the future |
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reinforce |
to make something stronger |
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substitute |
to use something different |
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assess |
to officially say what the amount, value, or rate of (something) is |
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considerable |
large in size, amount, or quantity |
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context |
the words that are used with a certain word or phrase and that help to explain its meaning |
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impose |
to force someone to have the same beliefs you have or to follow your rules |
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manipulate |
to make someone do what you want by deceiving him/her |
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monitor |
to carefully watch something |
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notion |
an idea, especially one that you think is wrong |
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parameter |
a limit |
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rational |
making decisions based on intelligent thinking |
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comprise |
to consist of particular parts |
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definite |
clear and certain |
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encounter |
meeting someone without planning to |
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factor |
one of several things that influence or cause a situation |
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instance |
an example |
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predict |
to say that something will happen before it happens |
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reveal |
to show something that was previously hidden |
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criteria |
facts or standards used to help in deciding something |
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derive |
to get something such as happiness or strength from someone or something |
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dimension |
an entire situation |
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initiate |
to arrange for something important to start |
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orientation |
beliefs or interests that a person or group has |
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reside |
to live in a place |
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site |
a place where something happened or where something is being built |
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sole |
only |
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unique |
being the only one of its kind |
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coordinate |
to organize people or things |
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hypothesis |
an idea that hasn't yet been proven to be true |
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negate |
to be harmful |
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prime |
most important |
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priority |
the thing you think is most important |
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resolve |
to find an answer to a problem |
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voluntary |
done without being forced or paid |
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convene |
come togather |
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incorporate |
to include something |
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status |
social or professional rank or position |
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version |
a slightly different copy or description of something |
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abandon |
to leave a person or thing |
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enforce |
to make people obey a rule or law |
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infer |
to form an opinion with the information you have |
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inhibit |
to prevent something from growing |
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principle |
a moral rule or set of ideas about what is right and wrong |
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unify |
to combine the parts to make a single unit |
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advocate |
to strongly support something |
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cite |
to mention something as an example or prove |
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cofine |
to keep something or someone with in the limit of something |
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consent |
permission |
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domestic |
happening with in one country |
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entity |
a single and complete unit |
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ethics |
moral rule |
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implicate |
to show that someone is involved in something wrong |
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persist |
to continue |
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pose |
to present |
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underlying |
important but not easy to see |
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conceive |
to imagine |
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enormous |
extremely large |
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erode |
to destroy something gradually |
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explicit |
expressed in a way that is very clear |
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nevertheless |
in spite of what has just been mentioned |
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offset |
to balance; to have the opposite effect |
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regime |
a system of government, specially one you disapprove of |
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restrain |
to physically control or prevent |
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amend |
to make small changes or improvements |
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discriminate |
to treat one person or group differently |
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hence |
for this reason |
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invoke |
to use a law, principle, etc. to support your opinion and action |
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abstract |
existing only as an idea or quality |
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accumulate |
to increase in quantity and size |
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component |
one of several parts |
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exceed |
to be more or go over |
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fluctuate |
to change very often from a high level to a low one and back again |
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grant |
an amount of money given by a organization |
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induce |
to make someone decide to do something |
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intrinsic |
part of the basic nature or character of something or someone |
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refine |
to improve with small changes |
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venture |
to go somewhere that is unknown, dangerous, etc.: to start to do something new or different that usually involves risk |
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effort |
: work done by the mind or body : energy used to do something: a serious attempt to do something: something produced by work |
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struggle |
: to try very hard to do, achieve, or deal with something that is difficult or that causes problems: to move with difficulty or with great effort: to try to move yourself, an object, etc., by making a lot of effort |
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