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daunting
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discouraging through fear
fearing the hardship of something |
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smug
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having or showing an excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements:
he was feeling smug after his win |
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commotion
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distrubance
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hurtful
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injurious
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outing
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excursion
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glaciate
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freeze
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glee
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merriment
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rafter
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roofbeam
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exile
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banish
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gratifying
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pleasing
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retain
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keep
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anatomy
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structure
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indefinite
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vague
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reckoning
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calculation
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supplement
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add-on
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preposterous
contrary to reason or common sense; utterly absurd or ridiculous: a preposterous suggestion |
absurd
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feeble
lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness: by now, he was too feeble to leave his room of a sound) faint: her feeble cries of pain lacking strength of character: I know it‘s feeble but I’ve never been one to stand up for myself failing to convince or impress: a feeble excuse |
weak
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wince
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flinch
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sophisticated
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complex
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vicinity
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proximity
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pact
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treaty
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synthetic
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artificial
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meddle
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interfere
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opposition
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resistance
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alias
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false name
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tactful
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diplomatic
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knightly
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chivalrous
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plummet
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drop sharply
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attendant
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accompanying
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striking
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impressive
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accentuate [tone]
make more noticeable or prominent: his jacket unfortunately accentuated his paunch |
emphasize
1 give special importance or value to (something) in speaking or writing: they emphasize the need for daily, one-to-one contact between parent and child make (something) more clearly defined: a hip-length jacket which emphasized her shape |
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fortify
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strengthen
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indecisive
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wavering
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strew
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scatter
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spiny
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thorny
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paddock
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racehorse enclosure
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wharf
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pier
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synopsis
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summary
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repercussion
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backlash
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detrimental
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damaging
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stern
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austere
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enthrall
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captivate
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till
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cultivate
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luminesce
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glow
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compensation
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amends
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exalt
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glorify
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complacence
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self-satisfaction
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indignant
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irate
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degenerate
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become worse
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skedaddle
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flee
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foster
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nurture
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enhance
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improve
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debility
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weakness
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speculative
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theoretical
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reciprocate
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repay
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luster
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sheen
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hasten
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hurry
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undoing
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ruin
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inanimate
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lifeless
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indifferent
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not caring
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ingenious
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clever
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justify
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rationalize
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nationalistic
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patriotic
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half-hearted
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not committed
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wasteful
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inefficient
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headstrong
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willful
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handily
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conveniently
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enterprise
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undertaking
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outwardly
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externally
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seldom
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rarely
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surplus
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excess
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epic
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heroic
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steadfast
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firm
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to levy a charge
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to impose or collect a tax, fine, tariff etc.
those who can levy a charge are institutions, government or any executive body who exercise authority over something. Are you saying that those who have the power to levy a tax are legally entitled? Schools may levy a charge for activities such as camping, a trip around the world, excursion outdoors etc. |
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to adapt oneself to work
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means to get oneself used to work.
For a gardener must accept the challenge of learning to understand the seasons and of adapting himself to work in the never-ending cycle. |
