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08/11/2011

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accident /

accidental 

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n. an unforeseen and unplanned event or circumstance; an act with a lack of intention

adj.occuring unexpectedly or by chance

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accommodate
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v. to make space or room for
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accommodation
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n. lodging or something supplied supplied for convenience or to stisfy a need
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achieved
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adj. (pp) brought to or marked by a high degree of development
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acknowledge
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v. to take notice of
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acquire
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v. to come into possession or control
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actually
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adv. in fact
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aerial
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adj. of, relating to, or occurring in the air or atmosphere
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aggravate
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v.  to rouse to displeasure or anger by usually persistent  goading
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aggression
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n. a forceful action or procedure  especially when intended to dominate or master
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alcohol
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n. drink (as whiskey or beer) containing ethanol
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analyze
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v. to study or determine the nature and relationship of parts of something, such as a sentence or plant
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analysis
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n. separation of a whole into its component parts
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appropriate
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adj. suitable or compatible; fitting
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argumet
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n. a disagreement or quarrel
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assassin
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n. a person who commits murder, especially one that murders a high-profile person for hire
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assessment
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n. an evaluation
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atmosphere
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n.  a surrounding influence or environmen

n.  the whole mass of air surrounding the earth

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atmospheric
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adj. of, relating to, or occurring in the atmosphere
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audible
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adj. heard or capable of being heard
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audience
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n. a group of listeners or spectators
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autumn
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n. the season between summer and winter in the Northern Hemisphere comprising usually the months of September, October, and November
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autumnal
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adj. of or relating to the season of autumn
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beginning
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n. the point at which something starts; the first part
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beneath
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prep/adv. in or to a lower position; under
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benefitted
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adj (pp) aided or improved
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blatant
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adj. completely obvious
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breathe
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v. to draw air into and expel it from the lungs
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breath
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n. the act of draw air into your body and expelling it out of the lungs
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building
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n. a usually roofed and walled structure built for permanent us
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bureau
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n. a low chest of drawers for use in a bedroom

n.  a specialized administrative unit

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buried
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adj. (pp) desposed of by being deposited in or as if in the earth
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business
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n. an occupation, profession or trade

n. the act of being engaged in action or being in full activity            

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Caribbean
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n. (proper) of or relating to the Caribs, the eastern and southern West Indies, or the Caribbean Sea
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category
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n. a specifically defined divison in a system of classification; a class
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caught
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adj (pp) captured or seized, especially after pursuit
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Celsius
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n. (proper) a thermometric scale where water boils at 100 degress and freezes at 0 degress
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chaos
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n. great confusion or disorder
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chief
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adj. of great importance or influence

n. the head of a body of persons or a organization

 

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chocolate
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n. a food prepared from ground roasted cacao beans
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colleagues
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n. associates in a profession or civil office
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column
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n. a vertical arrangement of items printed or written on a page

n. a supporting pillar

 

 

 

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commemorate
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v. to call for rememberance; to marke by some ceremony or observation
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commission
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v. to order to be made

n. a formal written warrant granting the power to perform various acts or duties

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commitment
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n. a promise or pledge to do something in the future
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committed
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adj. (pp) obligated
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committee
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n.  a body of persons delegated to consider, investigate, take action on, or report on some matter
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comparative
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n. one that compares with another

adj. proceeding by, founded on, or using comparison  as method of study

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compatible
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adj. capable of use with some other item or system; capable of existing or living in harmony
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competent
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adj. having suitable or sufficient skill, knowledge, experience,etc., for some purpose; properly qualified
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conceited
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adj.  having or showing an excessively high opinion of oneself
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concentration
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n. the act of focusing one's efforts and attention
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conclusion
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n.  a reasoned judgment; a result, issue, or outcome; settlement or arrangement; the final part

 

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connoisseur
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n. an expert, especially one that understands the details, techniques, or principles of a field
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conscience
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n. the knowledge of the moral goodness or blameworthiness of one's own conduct
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conscientious
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adj. meticulous, careful
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conscious
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adj. perceiving, apprehending, or noticing with a degree of controlled thought or observation
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consequence
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n. the effect, result, or outcome of something occurring earlier
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continuous
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adj. marked by uninterrupted extension in space, time, or sequence
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contribute
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v. to give or supply in common with others
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correspondence
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n. communication by the exchange of letters
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corroborate
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v. to make more certain; confirm
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courteous
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adj. marked by polished manners or gallantry
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creation
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n. the act of producing are causing to exist
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criticism
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n. the act of passing judgments as to the merits of anything
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daughter
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n. a female child or person in relation to her parents
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definite
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adj. positive, certain; having fixed limits; clearly defined or determined
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desperate
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adj. having lost all hope
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deterrent
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adj. serving or tending to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding
n. something that discourages or restrains from acting or proceeding
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develop
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v. to grow into a more mature or advanced state; advance; expand
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development
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n. the act or process of growing into a more mature or advanced state
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diary
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n. a daily record, usually private, especially of the writer's own experiences, observations, feelings, or attitudes
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disappear
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v. to cease to be seen; to vanish from sight
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disappoint
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v. to fail to fulfill the expectations or wishes of
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disastrous
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adj. causing great distress or injury; ruinous
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dissatisfied
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adj. (pp) not pleased; discontented
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efficient
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adj. performing or functioning in the best possible way with the least possible waste of time and effort
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efficiency
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n.
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embarrass
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v. to place in doubt, perplexity, or diffuculties
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energy
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n. the capacity for vigorous activity; available power
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engagement
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n. an arrangement to meet or be present a specified time and place
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environment
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n. the circumstances, objects, or conditions by which one is surrounded
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epoch
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n. an event or time marked by an event that begins a new period or development
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erroneous
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adj. containing or characterized by error
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especially
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adv. in particular
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essential
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adj. of the utmost importance
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evaluation
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n. an assessment 
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evidence
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n. something that furnishes proof; an indication
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exception
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n.a person or thing that is excluded from a general statement or does not follow a rule 
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exercise
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n. activity requiring physical effort

v. to use or apply; to engage in physical activity, often to sustain health and fitness

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exorcise
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v. to expel or get rid of something troublesome or menacing
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expenses
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n. cost
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explanation
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n. the act or process of making something plain and understandable
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extreme
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adj. existing in a very high degree
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extremity
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n. the farthest or most remote part, section, or point
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fallacy
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n. a falsehood or mistaken belief, especially one based on a unsound argument
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fascinate
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v. to command the interest of
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feasible
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adj. capable of being done
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February
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n. the second month out of 12 in the Gregorian calendar
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feud
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n. a mutual enmity or quarrel
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fierce
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adj. violently hostile or aggressive
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fierce
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adj. violently hostile or aggressive
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ferocity
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n. the state of exhibiting unrestrained violence and brutality
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flaunt
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v. to display or obtrude oneself to public notice
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foreign
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adj. situated outside one own's country
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forty
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adj. the cardinal number before 41 and after 39
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friends
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n. people attached to another by affection or esteem
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fulfill
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v. to carry out; perform or do as duty
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fulfillment
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n. tsatisfaction or happiness as a result of full developing one's abilities or character; the achievement of something desired
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furthermore
Definition
adv. in addition to what precedes
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gauge
Definition
v. to determine the exact dimensions, capacity, quantity, or force
n. a measurement according to some standard or system
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genial
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adj. warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial
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genius
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n. extraordinary intellectual power
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government
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n. the continuos exercise of authority over
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grievance
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n. a cause of distress
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grievance
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n. a cause of distress
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guard
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n. one assigned to protect or oversee another
v. to protect from danger, especially by watchful attention
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guile
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n. deceitful, cunning
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happened
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adj. (pp) took place
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harass
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v. to agitate or worry by repeated attacks
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health
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n. the condition of being sound in mind, body, and spirit
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height
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n. the vertical distance from top to bottom of something
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honorary
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adj. having or conferring distinction
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humor
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n. a comic, absurd, incongruous, quality that causes amusement
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humorous
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n. characterized by by humor or in a comic state; having or showing humor
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hypocrisy
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n. pretending to be what one is not or believing something that one does not
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hypocrite
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n. a person who acts in contradiction to his or her stated beliefs
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illiterate
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adj. unable to read and write
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illuminate
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v. to enlighten spiritually or intellectually
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imaginary
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n. existing only in the mind
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immediately
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adv. without interval of time
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immigrant
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n. a person who comes to a country to take up permanent residence
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improvise
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v. to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously
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incidentally
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adv. not intentionally
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independent
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adj. not subject to control by others
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independence
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n. the state of being free and not subject to control by others
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indispensable
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adj. absolutely necessary; not subject to be set aside or neglected
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industrial
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adj. of or relating to the section of manufacturing or technically productive enterprises in a particular field
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infinitely
Definition
adv. never ending or stopping
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inheritance
Definition

n. a thing, such as money, property, or a title, that is received by an heir at the death of the previous holder

n. the act of receivng mone, property, or a title at death of previous holder

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inoculate
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v. to treat a person or animal with a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease

v. to indtroduce (an infective agent) into an organism

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inquire
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v. to ask about
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interesting
Definition
adj. engaging, exciting
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interrupt
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v. to stop or hinder by breaking in
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belief
Definition
n. an opinion or conviction
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believe
Definition
to accept something as true, genuine, or real
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proportion
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n. a part, share, or number considered in comparative relation to a whole
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psychiatry
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n. the study and treatment of mental illness, emotional disturbance, and abnormal behavior
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psychological
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adj. of, affecting, or arising in the mind; related to the mental and emotional state of a person
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questionnaire
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n. a set of printed or written questions with a choice of answers, devised for the purposes of a survey or statistical study
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queue
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n. (Brit) a line or sequence of people or vehicles awaiting their turn to be attended to or to proceed
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recede
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v. to go back or further away from a previous position
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recession
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n. a period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced
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receive
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v. to come into possession of
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reference
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n. the act of referring or consulting
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relevant
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adj. closely connected or appropriate to the matter at hand
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relief
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n. a feeling of reassurance and relaxation following release from anxiety or distress
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remembrance
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n. the action of remembering something, especially the dead; a memory or recollection
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research
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n. the systematic investigation into and the study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions
v. to investigate systematically
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resource
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n. a stock or supply of money, materials, staff, and other assets that can be draw on my a person or company to function effectively
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rhyme
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n. the correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words
v. to end a line with a sound that corresponds to another
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rhythm
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n. a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound
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safety
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n. the condition of being protected from
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scholar
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n. a specialist in a particular branch of study
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scholarly
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adj. involving or relating to serious academic study
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science
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n. the intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment
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scissors
Definition
n. an instrument used for cutting
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secondary
Definition
n. coming after, leads important than
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seize
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v. to take possession or control of
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separate
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adj. formed or viewed as a unit apart or by itself
v. to cause to move or be apart
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sequence
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n. a particular order in which related events, movements, or things follow each other
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shoulder
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n. the upper joint of the human arm
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sincerely
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adv. genuinely; in a genuine or authentic way
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skillful
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adj. having or showing skill; expert
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soldier
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n. a person who serves in a army
v. to serve as a soldier
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solemn
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adj. formal and dignified; serious, grave, humorless
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solemnity
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n. the state or character of being dignified or serious
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speech
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n. the ability to express thoughts thoughts and feelings by articulate sounds
n. a formal adress or discourse delivered to an audience
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sterilize
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v. to make something free from bacteria or other living microorganisms
v. to deprive a person or animal of the ability to produce offspring, typically by removing or blocking the sex organs
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straight
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adj. extending or moving in one direction only, without a curve or bend
adv. in a line extending in one direction with no curves; directly
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stratagem
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n. a plan or scheme, especially one used to outwit an opponent
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strategy
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n. a plan of action or policy designed to achieve a major or overall aim
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strength
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n. the quality or state of having much power or being strong
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successful
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adj. accomplishing an aim or purpose
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surely
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adv. certainly
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surprise
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n. an unexpected or astonishing event, fact, or thing
v. to cause someone to feel mild astonishment or shock
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survey
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n. a general view, examination, or description of someone or something
v. to look carefully and thoroughly at someone or something
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technique
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n. a way of carrying out a [particular task, especially the execution or performance of an artistic work
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technology
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n. the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes
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tendency
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n. an inclination toward a particular characteristic or type of behavior
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texture
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n. the feel, appearance, or consistency of a surface or a substance
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transient
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n. one who works or stays in a place for only a short time
adj. lasting for only a short while
adj. lasting for only a short time
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truly
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adv. in a genuine or truthful way; to the fullest degree
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twelfth
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adj. constituting number twelve in a sequence
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unconscious
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adj. not conscious
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unfortunately
Definition
adv. it is unlucky that
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unparalleled
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adj. having no equal; exceptional
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usually
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adv. under normal conditions; generally
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unparalleled
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adj. having no equal; exceptional
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usually
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adv. under normal conditions; generally
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valuable
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adj. worth a great deal of money; extremely useful or important
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venue
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n. the place where something happens, especially an organized event such as a concert or sports event
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vestige
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n. the trace left by something that is vanished or lost
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view
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n. the extent or range of vision; the act of seeing or examining
v. to see or examine something
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Wednesday
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n. (proper) the fourth day of the week
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weight
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n. the heaviness of a person or thing
v. to hold down by placing a heavy object on top of it
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weird
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adj. uncanny, extraordinary, bizarre, strange
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weather
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n. the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.
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whether
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con. if
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withhold
Definition
v. to refuse to give something that is due to or is desired by another; to hold back
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