Wcc Summer Weeks 5-9

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acknowledge

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to accept or admit that something is true or official

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ailment

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an illness that is not very serious

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attributed

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assigned

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awesome

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very impressive, serious or difficult

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be fond of

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to like someone or something very much

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benign

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kind, gentle, or harmless

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candidate

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someone or something that seems right for something

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capacity

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the ability to do or produce something

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chastise

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to criticize or punish someone

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chatter

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to talk a lot in a quick and friendly way about unimportant things

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chilly

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cool or unfriendly

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chortle

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to laugh because something is funny or pleases you

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cognition

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the process of knowing, understanding and learning something

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compel

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to force someone to do something

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concept

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an idea of how something is or should be done

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conspicuous

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very easy to notice

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conventional

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used or existing for a long time and considered usual

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cringe

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to move away from something because you are afraid or uncomfortable

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debate

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a discussion or argument on a subject in which people express different opinions

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deny

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to say that something is not true

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diagnosis

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the decision about what illness a person has or what is wrong with a person

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disparate

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very different and not related to each other

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effective

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producing the result that was wanted or intended

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emblem

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a picture, shape, or object that represents a country, company, idea, etc.

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entitled

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having the right to do something

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evaluate

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to judge how good, useful, or successful someone or something is

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evolve

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to develop and change gradually over a long period of time

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excruciating

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extremely painful

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exhilarating

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making you feel extremely happy and excited

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factor

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one of several things that influence or cause a situation

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fatigue

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extreme tiredness

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feat

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an impressive accomplishment needing a lot of strength or skill

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gig

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a concert at which musicians play popular music

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glimpse

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a quick look at something or someone that doesn’t allow you to see them clearly

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grasp

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to take and hold something firmly in your hands or to understand something completely

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gravitating

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moving towards something because you are attracted to it

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hasten

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to make something happen faster or sooner

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hasty

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done in a hurry, especially with bad results

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humiliation

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a feeling of shame and stupidity, especially in front of other people

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hypnosis

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a state similar to sleep, in which someone’s thoughts and actions can be influenced by someone else

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ill at ease

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uncomfortable

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immeasurably

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in a way that is too big or too extreme to be measured

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impetuous

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tending to do things quickly, without thinking

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indolence

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laziness

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inertia

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a feeling that you do not want to do anything at all or a tendency for something to stay unchanged for a long time

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infraction

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an act of breaking a rule or law

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insufferable

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extremely annoying or unpleasant

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leisurely

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moving or done in a relaxed way

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logistics

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the practical organizing that is needed to make a complicated plan or activity successful

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meticulous

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very careful about details

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murmur

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to say something in a soft, quiet voice

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mystified

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confused and unable to understand or explain something

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notion

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an idea, belief or opinion about something, especially something you think is wrong

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petulantly

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in an impatient and angry way, like a child

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preconceived idea

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ideas formed about something before you know what it is really like

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prestige

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respect and admiration because of your job or something that you have achieved

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presumptuous

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doing something that you have no right to do and that seems rude

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prevail

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to achieve success after a struggle or to be the most common among a group of people

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primly

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formally and easily shocked by rude things

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principle

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a moral rule or set of ideas about what is right and wrong

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punctual

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arriving or happening at exactly the time that has been arranged

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puzzle

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to confuse

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ramification

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a result of something that you do, that affects things in a way that you may not have expected

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rarity

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something that does not happen or exist very often

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relinquish

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to give up your position, power, rights, etc.

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relish

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to enjoy something or like it

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reluctantly

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unwillingly

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remorse

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a strong feeling of being sorry for doing something very bad

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reprieve

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a delay before something bad happens or continues

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resemble

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to look like, or be similar to someone or something

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sedated

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made sleepy or calm by being given a special drug

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serene

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very calm or peaceful

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sheepish

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uncomfortable or embarrassed because you have done something silly or wrong

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sixth sense

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a special ability to feel or know something without using any of your five usual senses

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stagnate

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to stop developing or improving

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standard

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a level of quality, skill or ability that is considered to be acceptable

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telepathy

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a way of communicating in which thoughts are sent from one person’s mind to another person’s mind

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treatment

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a method that is intended to cure an injury or sickness

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ultimately

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after everything else has been done or considered

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utterly

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completely or extremely

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vigorous

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using a lot of energy and strength and determination

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violate

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to disobey or do something against a law, rule or agreement

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vividly

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so clearly that something seems real