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analyze
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to break down into seperate parts in order to study.
Experts who *analyze* violent crime point to poverty as one of the major causes |
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apprehensive
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worried or uneasy about what might happen. talk about another war made us *apprehensive*
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pussy fucker
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coincide
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to be in the same place or occur at the same time. Graduation day *coincides* with Akeesha's birthday
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compose
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to make by combining
concrete is *composed* of cement sand and waterr |
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disk
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any thin circular object
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envelop
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to hide or cover all sides
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exist
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to be real,..did the lost world of atlantis really exist?
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extraordinary
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very unusuall. remarkable...the hockey winning team's winning an Olympic gold medal was an extraordinary achievement
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fuse
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to join together by or as if by melting...heat from the fire had fused the metal parts into a solid place
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mere
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nothing more than. only...it is a mere half mile into town
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revolve
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to go around something in a circle to turn around in a circle...the rim of a wheel revolves around its hub.
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scale
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and of the hard thin plates that cover fish and certain reptiles..remove the scales from the fish before you cook it.
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solar
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of or having to do with the sun..a solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes directly in front of the sun.
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trace
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a very small amount...the traces of lead found in water will not jeopardize the health of those who drink it.
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velocity
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rate of movement speed... the velocity of a pitcher's fastball can exceed 90 miles per hour.
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