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Disastrous

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Adjective: Having very bad consequences

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Custodian

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Noun: a person in charge of protecting something

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Verify

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Verb: to confirm that something is coorect

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Scarcity

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Noun: a lack or shortage of something

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Reconcile

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Verb: to reunite after a disagreement
Verb: to make two opposing thoughts work together

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Mesmerise

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Verb: to capture someone’s attention completely

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Revolutionise

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verb: to transform something

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Vapour

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Noun: either a gas or small drops of liquid that form from a fine mist in the air

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Uncouth

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Adjective: rude or lack of decency

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Fabricate

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Verb: to make something up and pretend its true
Verb: to make something

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Vicinity

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Noun: the area around a place

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Campaign

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Noun: a course of action or activities organised with the aim of achieving a specific goal
Verb: to carry out activities to reach a specific goal

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Apprentice

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Noun: a person who is working hard for a trained professional in order to learn their skills

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Magnitude

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Noun: extreme size or scale
Noun: great significance

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Majestic

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Adjective: impressive or admirable in beauty or size

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Destitute

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Adjective: severely lacking in money and possessions

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Reimburse

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Verb: to give back money that has already been spent

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Sophisticated

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Adjective: complex or advanced
Adjective: very cultured or fashionable

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Mitigate

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Verb: to make something less serious or painfull

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Obstinate

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Adjective: inflexible, despite persuasion or reason
Adjective: difficult to move, remove or change

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Sculpture

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Noun: art produced by carving or shaping materiels

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Contradict

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Verb: to suggest that something is wrong by offering an alternative idea or statement\

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Solitary

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Adjective: alone or isolated by choice or force
\adjective: one person or thing

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Pilfer

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Verb: to steal, usually inexpensive items in small quantities

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Procure

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Verb: to gain possession of something, usually with effort or determination

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Nourishment

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Noun: either the food and nutrients needed for life, growth and good health, or the act of providing them

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Evident

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Adjective: clear to see or understand

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Cultivate

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Verb: to actively develop a quality or skill

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Curiosity

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Noun: a desire to know or discover something
Noun: an interesting and unusual object

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Gratitude

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Noun: a feeling of thankfulness

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Cipher

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Verb: to work out the meaning of something that isn’t clear

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Foreign

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Adjective: from a different country
Adjective: not familiar

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Melancholy

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Adjective: full of thoughtful sorrow
Adjectives: intense and thoughtful sorrow

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Appreciative

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Adjective: feeling or expressing either gratitude or recognition for something

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Implore

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Verb: to ask desperately or forcefully

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Stalemate

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Noun: a situation where neither progress nor victory is possible

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Brusque

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Adjective: rudely abrupt in speech or behaviour

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Aloof

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Adjective: having a distant or detached personality

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Prosperous

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Adjective: doing very well
Adjective: wealthy

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Deteriorate

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Verb: to get worse

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Noxious

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Adjective: poisonous or dangerous to living things

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Assiduous

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Adjective: hard-working and thorough

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Recycle

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Verb: to process something so it can be used again rather than thrown away

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Texture

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Noun : the feel of a material or substance
Verb: to add a raised or rough feel to something

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Threadbare

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Adjective: looking old, thin or damaged due to being used a lot

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Despise

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Verb: to highly dislike something

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Insolent

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Adjective: disrespectful or rude

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Latent

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Adjective: hidden, but with potential to be revealed in the future

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A red

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Adjective: idolised by a religion, group or individual
Adjective: too important to be interfered with

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Disused

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Adjective: no longer used

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Embroil

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Verb: to involve in a difficult situation, e.g. a fight or an argument

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Hapless

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adjective: unfortunate or unlucky

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Tedium

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Noun: the state of being boring or bored

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Jargon

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Noun: words specific to a certain profession or group of people that others may not understand stand

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Eagerness

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Noun: the state of being very keen to do something

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Earnest

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Adjective: having a sincere and enthusiastic manner or attitude

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Quench

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Verb: to satisfy someone’s thirst or desire for something

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Audacity

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Noun: disrespectful behaviour
Noun: a willingness to take daring risks

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Hindrance

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Noun: something that obstructs or delays progress

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Surveillance

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Noun: careful and close observation

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Prominent

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Adjective: important or significant
Adjective: sticking out or standing out noticeably

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Delude

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Verb: to let yourself believe, or make someone elsebelieve something untrue

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Placid

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Adjective: calm and peaceful in nature or appearance

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Gregarious

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Adjective: fond of company

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Lenient

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Adjective: less severe than expected

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Grotesqu

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Gluttonous

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Adjective: very greedy

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Substantial

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Adjective: large in size or value
Adjective: sturdy or strong

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Proficient

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Adjective: Skilled at something

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Procure

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Verb: to gain possession of something, usually with effort or determination

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Procure

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Verb: to gain possession of something, usually with effort or determination

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