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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
Verb: to gain possession of something, usually with effort or determination
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Nourishment
Noun: either the food and nutrients needed for life, growth and good health, or the act of providing them
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Evident
Adjective: clear to see or understand
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Cultivate
Verb: to actively develop a quality or skill
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Curiosity
Noun: a desire to know or discover something Noun: an interesting and unusual object
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Gratitude
Noun: a feeling of thankfulness
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Cipher
Verb: to work out the meaning of something that isn’t clear
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Foreign
Adjective: from a different country Adjective: not familiar
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Melancholy
Adjective: full of thoughtful sorrow Adjectives: intense and thoughtful sorrow
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Appreciative
Adjective: feeling or expressing either gratitude or recognition for something
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Implore
Verb: to ask desperately or forcefully
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Stalemate
Noun: a situation where neither progress nor victory is possible
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Brusque
Adjective: rudely abrupt in speech or behaviour
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Aloof
Adjective: having a distant or detached personality
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Prosperous
Adjective: doing very well Adjective: wealthy
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Deteriorate
Verb: to get worse
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Noxious
Adjective: poisonous or dangerous to living things
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Assiduous
Adjective: hard-working and thorough
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Recycle
Verb: to process something so it can be used again rather than thrown away
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Texture
Noun : the feel of a material or substance Verb: to add a raised or rough feel to something
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Threadbare
Adjective: looking old, thin or damaged due to being used a lot
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Despise
Verb: to highly dislike something
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Insolent
Adjective: disrespectful or rude
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Latent
Adjective: hidden, but with potential to be revealed in the future
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A red
Adjective: idolised by a religion, group or individual Adjective: too important to be interfered with
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Disused
Adjective: no longer used
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Embroil
Verb: to involve in a difficult situation, e.g. a fight or an argument
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Hapless
adjective: unfortunate or unlucky
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Tedium
Noun: the state of being boring or bored
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Jargon
Noun: words specific to a certain profession or group of people that others may not understand stand
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Eagerness
Noun: the state of being very keen to do something
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Earnest
Adjective: having a sincere and enthusiastic manner or attitude
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Quench
Verb: to satisfy someone’s thirst or desire for something
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Audacity
Noun: disrespectful behaviour Noun: a willingness to take daring risks
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Hindrance
Noun: something that obstructs or delays progress
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Surveillance
Noun: careful and close observation
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Prominent
Adjective: important or significant Adjective: sticking out or standing out noticeably
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Delude
Verb: to let yourself believe, or make someone elsebelieve something untrue
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Placid
Adjective: calm and peaceful in nature or appearance
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Gregarious
Adjective: fond of company
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Lenient
Adjective: less severe than expected
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Grotesqu
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Gluttonous
Adjective: very greedy
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Substantial
Adjective: large in size or value Adjective: sturdy or strong
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Proficient
Adjective: Skilled at something
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Procure
Verb: to gain possession of something, usually with effort or determination
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Procure
Verb: to gain possession of something, usually with effort or determination

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