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Cripple /ˈkrɪpəl/

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To cause serious damage; weaken
Disable

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Underlying /ˌʌndəˈlaɪ-ɪŋ◂ $ -ər-/

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the cause, idea etc that is the most important,

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Remedy

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to deal with a problem or improve a bad situation SYN put right:

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Standpoint

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Viewpoint

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Lure /lʊə, ljʊə $ lʊr/

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To attract

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Overburden

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to give an organization, person, or system more work or problems than they can deal with:

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Deteriorate /dɪˈtɪəriəreɪt $ -ˈtɪr-/

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to become worse

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Bulk

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The largest part

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Rudimentray /ˌruːdəˈmentəri◂, ˌruːdɪˈmentəri◂/ adjective

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Basic; not well developed
Opp; sophisticated

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Prenatal /ˌpriːˈneɪtl◂/ adjective

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relating to unborn babies and the care of pregnant women OPP postnatal SYN antenatal

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Rampant /ˈræmpənt/ adjective

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Spreading out of control

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Administer

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To give medicine an medical treatment

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Stem

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To come from; originate

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Dwindle /ˈdwɪndl/ verb

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to gradually become less and less or smaller and smaller:

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Cutback

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reduction in something, such as the number of workers in a company or the amount of money a government or company spends

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Retain

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To keep

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Deprived /dɪˈpraɪvd/ adjective

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not having the things that are necessary for a comfortable or happy life
محروم

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Standstill

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A situation where something stops or stands still

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Standout

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A person or thing that is much better than the others

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Cognition

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The use of mental processes

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Brain tissue

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بافت مغزی

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Disorder

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A Disease or illness

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Stimulat

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To causes to respond
تحریک کردن

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Regulate

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To control
strict rules regulating the use of chemicals in food

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Rodent

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The group of small animals that includes mice and rats

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Dementia /dɪˈmenʃə, -ʃiə $ -tʃə/ noun

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The loss of intellectual functioning of the brain

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Stave off

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To prevent for a period of time
She brought some fruit on the journey to stave off hunger.

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Diminish

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to become or make something become smaller or less SYN reduce

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Gravity

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Seriousness

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Precede

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to happen or exist before something or someone, or to come before something else in a series → preceding:
مقدم بودن

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Fared

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انجام دادن

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Deterioration

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The process of becoming worse
زوال

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Diagnose /v/

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To identity an illness
Diagnosis/n/ تشخیص
Diagnostician /n/ متخصص
Diagnostic /adj/

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Counteract

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To work against

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Impaired

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Damage or weakened
impaired vision

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Investigation/n/

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A study

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Fraction/n/

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A small part

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Compound

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1technical a substance containing atoms from two or more elements → element:
man-made organic compounds
compound of
Sulphur dioxide is a compound of sulphur and oxygen.
2a combination of two or more parts, substances, or qualities
compound of
Teaching is a compound of several different skills.
Brush on a damp-proofing compound.
3an area that contains a group of buildings and is surrounded by a fence or wall:
a prison compound
4technical a noun, adjective etc that is made up of two or more words. The noun ‘flower shop’ and the adjective ‘self-made’ are compounds.

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Culture

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Organic materials grown in a laboratory setting

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Enhance/v/

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To improve

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Outcome/n/

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Result

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Excrete /ɪkˈskriːt/ verb

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formal to get rid of waste material from your body through your bowels, your skin etc → secrete

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Deem

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To believe; judge
They deemed that he was no longer capable of managing the business.

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Recur

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To happen or occur again

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Chronic

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Long-lasting

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Evaluate

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to judge how good, useful, or successful something is SYN assess:
You should be able to evaluate your own work.
We need to evaluate the success of the campaign.

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Ascertain

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To determine; find out
معلوم کردن
محقق کردن

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Combat/v/

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To fight against

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Interval

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The period between two times or events
وقفه

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Respiratory

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relating to breathing or your lungs:
respiratory disease

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Implication

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پیامد

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Strain

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Worry, difficulty, force, injury, quality

I couldn’t look after him any more; the strain was too much for me.
Did you find the job a strain?
the stresses and strains of police life

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