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wind up

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when you wind up an activity, you finish it or stop doing it.

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jotting down

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to write something quickly on a piece of paper
ex: jotting down a story idea

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scrolling

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ex: we’ve been sucked into endless scrolling.

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proximity

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the state of being near in space or time
ex: The listener and the singer are ‘ placed’ now in very intimate proximity.

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atrophy

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to be reduced in size and therefore strength, or, more generally, to become weaker
ex: it’s common belief that relying on our phones is atrophying our ability to remember.

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temptation

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the wish to do or have something that you know you should not do

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feat

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something difficult needing a lot of skill, strength, courage, to achieve

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clumsy

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awkward in movement or manner
ex: Russia is too big and clumsy

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extravagance

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behaviour in which you spend more money than you need to.

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torpedo

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thin bomb that travels underwater in order to destroy the ship at which it is aimed

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one-off

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something that happens or is made or done only once

ex: Jorgensen wondered if this was a one-off, but the tags recorded similar examples in later years

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skedaddle

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to run away quickly

ex: orcas arrive, and sharks skedaddle.

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brawn

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physical strength and big muscles

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grueling

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extremely tiring and difficult, and demanding great effort

ex: Neither side really wanted a long grueling war.

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genocide

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the crime of intentionally destroying part or all of a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group, by killing people

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conscription

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the act or process of forcing people by law to join the armed services

ex: the UK started conscripted men to the army so they had plenty of reserves.

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conscription

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the act or process of forcing people by law to join the armed services

ex: the UK started conscripted men to the army so they had plenty of reserves.

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precipitously

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very quickly or suddenly

ex: clothing quality has dropped precipitously over the past 30 years.

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demolished

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to completely destroy a building

ex: The building had to be demolished because of subsidence.

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eviscerating

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to remove one or all of the organs from the inside of a body

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wedlock

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the state of being married

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orchard

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an area of land where fruit trees (but not orange trees or other citrus trees) are grown
ex: It is a field of orchards and market gardens cultivated on a leased basis.

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conspiracy

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the activity of secretly planning with other people to do something bad or illegal

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conspiracy

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the activity of secretly planning with other people to do something bad or illegal

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hypodermic

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used to inject drugs
ex: The tube was a long 0.065 in. diameter hypodermic tubing with one end sealed.

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embryo

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an animal that is developing either in its mother’s womb or in an egg.

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infiltrating

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to secretly become part of a group in order to get information

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infiltrating

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to secretly become part of a group in order to get information
ex: The castle is infiltrated by foreigners from distant lands.

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detachment

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a group of soldiers who are separated from the main group in order to perform a particular duty

ex: a detachment of paratroopers

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paratroppers

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a soldier trained to be dropped from an aircraft with a parachute

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prissily

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in a way that shows too much care about behaving or dressing correctly

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bargain

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something on sale at a lower price than its true value
ex: The airline regularly offers last-minute bookings at bargain prices.

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quirk

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an unusual habit
ex: a personality quirk

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maiden

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a girl or young woman

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invertebrates

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an animal with no spine

ex: Studies on plants, invertebrates, lower vertebrates, mammals and humans at the molecular and cellular levels will be accepted.

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Cretaceous

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from or referring to the period of time between around 144 and 65 million years ago
ex: the Cretaceous period

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fiendish

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evil and cruel
ex: a fiendish attack

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kneecaps

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the bone at the front of the knee joint

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the outback

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the areas of Australia that are far away from towns and cities

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slaughter

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the killing of many people cruelly and unfairly

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pivot

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a fixed point supporting something

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stumble

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to step awkwardly while walking or running and fall or begin to fall.
ex: She stumbled over a toy

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distress

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a feeling of extreme worry or sadness.
ex: It was terrible for her to see her child in such distress.

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cripple

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to make something much less effective
ex: The accident crippled him.

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glasnost

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a political idea used by Mikhail Gorbachev in the 1980s to make the Soviet government more open and less secretive
ex: glasnost policy

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perestroika

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the political, social, and economic changes that happened in the Soviet Union during the late 1980s

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ruble

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the currency used in Russia

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plummet

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to fall suddenly and quickly from a high level
ex:

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plummet

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to fall suddenly and quickly from a high level
ex: The glamour stocks of the age saw their values plummet.

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oligarch

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someone who is extremely rich and powerful, especially a person from Russia who became rich after the end of the former Soviet Union

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outback

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the areas of Australia that are far away from towns and cities
ex: She went solo backpacking for eight months in the Australian outback.

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campground

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a piece of land where people on holiday can camp,

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urbanites

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someone who lives in a city or enjoys the type of life in a city
ex: Urbanites have a wide choice of cultural activities which involve close co-operation with others.

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antelope

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a mammal like a deer with horns and long, thin legs that allow it to run very fast:

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cypress

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a type of conifer (tree)

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outweigh

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to be greater or more important than something

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outweigh

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to be greater or more important than something
ex: Some people believe that the advantages of using automobiles outweighs the disadvantages.

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inadequacy

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the fact that something is not good enough or is too small in amount.
ex: When we fail at video games, we discover an inadequacy (however small) in ourselves

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evade

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to avoid or escape from someone or something
ex: The police have assured the public that the escaped prisoners will not evade recapture for long.

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baleful

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threatening to do something bad or to hurt someone
ex: He gave me a baleful look.

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aforementioned

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mentioned earlier
ex: The aforementioned result indicates that vertical displacements of three continuously aligned sensing elements estimate the fine inclination of the plate.

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diabolical

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extremely bad or shocking
ex: While plot details for the next installment are still under wraps, those involved in the show have dropped a whole bunch of diabolical clues as to what to expect, from behind the scenes set photos to new castings and promotions.

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banter

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conversation that is funny and not serious
ex: He considered himself a master of witty banter.

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fledged

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able to fly
ex: fledged member of the team

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unhinged

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mentally ill

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confrontation

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a fight or argument
ex: Some couples seem to like confrontation, but Josh and I hardly ever argue.

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treacherous

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guilty of or involving betral or deception
Ex: He was weak, cowardly and treacherous.

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