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conjecture

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speculation; a guess about something based on how it seems and not on proof

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inform

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to give character or essence to; to tell someone about particular facts

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impartial

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objective=unbiased → not supporting any of the sides involved in an argument

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legislator

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a member of a group of people who together have the power to make laws

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offhand

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not friendly, and showing little interest in other people in a way that seems slightly rude; without looking for information and without thinking carefully; immediately

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persistent

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lasting for a long time or difficult to get rid of

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mandatory

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Something that must be done, or is demanded by law

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circumvent

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to avoid something, especially cleverly or illegally
e.g. We circumvent this problem by using this measurement and combining it with other methods.

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eclipse

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a situation in which something becomes less important; forgetten/dismissed

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fabricate

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to invent or produce something false in order to deceive someone

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latch onto

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to become connected to something

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synchronize

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to happen at the same time

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hibernate

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to spend the winter sleeping

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moderate

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neither small nor large in size, amount, degree, or strength

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moderation

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the quality of doing something within reasonable limits

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be laced with

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If food or drink is laced with alcohol or a drug, a small amount has been added to it

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indiscernible

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to notice or understand something by thinking about it carefully

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repudiate

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to refuse to accept something or someone as true, good, or reasonable

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recant

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to announce in public that your past beliefs or statements were wrong and that you no longer agree with them

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outspread

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spread as far as possible

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enlarge

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to become bigger or to make something bigger

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breadth

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the distance from one side to another

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reach

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Your reach is the distance within which you can stretch out your arm and touch something

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pyre

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a large pile of wood on which a dead body is burned in some parts of the world

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interminable

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very long and boring

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linger

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to take a long time to leave or disappear

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mirth

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laughter, humor, or happiness

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cradle

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to hold something or someone gently, especially by supporting with the arms

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brook

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a small stream

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ethnography

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a scientific description of the culture of a society by someone who has lived in it

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authentic

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it is real, true

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plot

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a small piece of land that has been marked or measured for a particular purpose

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proximity

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the state of being near in space or time

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secrete

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produce, generate

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attribute

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to say or think that something is the result or work of something or someone else

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spike

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a very high amount, price, or level, usually before a fall

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lineage

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the members of a person’s family who are directly related to that person and who lived a long time before him or her

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gigantism

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development to abnormally large size

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fluctuate

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to change, especially continuously and between one level or thing and another

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judicial

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involving a law court

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align with

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If you align yourself with an organization or person, you agree with and support their aims

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rebut

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to argue that a statement or claim is not true

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craft

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to make objects, especially in a skilled way

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comprehensible

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understandable, able to be understood

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be in line with

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in agreement with

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precipitate

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to make something happen suddenly or sooner than expected

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verse

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writing that is arranged in short lines with a regular rhythm

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prose

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written language in its ordinary form rather than poetry

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domesticate

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to bring animals or plants under human control in order to provide food, power, or company

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sensory

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connected with the physical senses of touch, smell, taste, hearing, and sight

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wary

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not completely trusting or certain about something or someone

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exploratory

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done in order to discover more about something

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desegregation

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the action of ending segregation

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lineup

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a group of people that has been brought together to form a team or take part in an event