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1
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compile

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to collect and reorganize material from

different sources

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complicated

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to become intricate, difficult or

involved

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comply with

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act in accordance with a command,

rule, to obey

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conceal

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to hide

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conceivable

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adj. doable, possible, practicable, workable

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concrete

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n cement, sand, small stones and water

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console

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to confort

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conspicuous

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adj. attracting attention, outstanding

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consume

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eat or drink, ingest

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contingent

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adj relative, conditional

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counterfeit

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adj
make to look exactly like something
else, fake

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crave for

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v
to desire something greatly (pregnant
women have cravings)

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creep into /

over / around

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v
move quietly; avoid attracting
attention

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crew

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n
all the people working on a ship, plane,
etc

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crimson

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adj a deep vivid red

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cripple

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adj
partially disabled or unable to use
limb(s)

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crisp

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n. refreshing

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crumble

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v. to break or break something into small frgaments

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cryptic

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adj. mysterious, ambigous

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customary

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adj. something normal because it is the way it is usually done

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customize

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v
to change something to make it more
suitable / special for you

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cut and dried

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adj predictable, boring

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cut down on

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v reduce in size and amount

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dangle

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v hang, swing loosely

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decoy

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n
person / thing used to trick somebody
into danger

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decree

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n edict, proclamation

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defective

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adj illogical, inaccurate, having a defect

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defer

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v postpone, put off

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defy

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v repudiate, recoil from

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delusion

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n false conviction

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demeanor

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n conduct, manner, way one behaves

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demur

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v raise objections, protest

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den

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n
a room in somebody’s house where
they can relax

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density

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n
number of things / people in a place in
relation to its area

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170 deny

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v contradict, negate, opposite to affirm

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deprive

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v
to take something away, to deny
someone something

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desolate

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adj deserted, abandoned, lonely

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despite

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adj in spite of; regardless of

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detach

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v to remove something from something larger or longer; to leave or separate oneself

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detain

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v to hold in or as in custody

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detour

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n an unusual way of going from one place to another

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devour

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v to eat greedly ravenously

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dim

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adj, hazy obscure hurry

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dip

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a quick bathe

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disabled

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n
someone who cannot use a part of
their body properl

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disarrange

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v to make something untidy

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disarray

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n confusion, chaos

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discard

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v
to throw away, to get rid of something
unwanted

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disclose

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v expose to view, reveal, make known

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disfigure

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v to spoil the appearance of something

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dismiss

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v
to direct or allow to leave, to discharge
from service

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dispatch

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v
relegate to a destination, send on
specific business

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disperse

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to scatter

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disposal,

dispose of

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the act of getting rid of something hard

to get rid of

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distinguish

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v
to be aware of a difference between
two or more people, to perceive as
being different or distinct

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divert

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v turn from a particular course or route

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divulge

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ro reveal

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dodge

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v
to move aside suddenly, to avoid or
evade by doing

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downgrade

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lower the status or salary of someone

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download

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v discharge, unload, unpack

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downplay

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v to minimize sifnifacance, depreciate, dismish

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downsize

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to reduze size

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drag

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to pull something along the ground because it’s too heavy to carry

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drain

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to make liquid flow away from something

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dread

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to be very afraid

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drench

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to make somebpdy/ something completely filled or covered with water or other liquids

67
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dress up

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to wear formal clothes

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drip

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to produce small drops of liquid

69
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drought

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n
period of dry weather when there is
not rain

70
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drown

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v
to die or kill a person or animal by
immersion in water

71
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drowsy

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sleepy

72
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dumb

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adj. mute, speechless

73
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dwell

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v to reside, to live as a resident

74
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dwindle

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v
grow short, become gradually smaller,
shorter

75
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eccentric

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adj
strange, irregular, out of the ordinary,
capricious

76
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eligible

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adj qualified to be chosen

77
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embers

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n
remains of a fire, ashes of pieces of
coal

78
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enchant

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v to please, to delight, bewitch

79
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end up with

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v
finish doing something, having
something

80
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endow

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v to provide with a source of income

81
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enhance

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v to change for the better, improve

82
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enlist

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v enroll for service, register

83
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enmity

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n hostility, hatred

84
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escort

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v
to go with someone to protect or guard
them

85
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estate

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n
large area of land in the country, one
large house / one owner

86
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eventually

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adv in the end

87
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evict

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v expel/put out a tenant by legal process

88
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evolve

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to develop gradually, by evolution

89
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excel

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tto surpass, outdo, be very good at something

90
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excerpt

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n a short piece taken from a book, piece of music, etc

91
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extract

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v to draw out, to pull out, to withdraw, to select

92
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extraneous

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adj, irrevelant unnecessary

93
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face up to

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to accept a deal with an unpleasant fact / problem

94
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fade

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to gradually dissappear

95
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fake

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to counterfeit, to imitate convincingly, to make something false appear to be genuine

96
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falsehoods

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n fraud lies

97
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famine

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n an acute and general scarcity of foodn an acute and general scarcity of food

98
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feat

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n
remarkable achievement involving
courage / skill / strength

99
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features

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n parts of something that distinguish it

100
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fee

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n
amount of money you pay to a
professional for their work

101
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feeble

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adj
weak, lacking physical or mental
strength or health

102
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feel like

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v to have the desire to do/eat something

103
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fickle

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adj
inconstant, not firm in disposition or
character

104
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first rate

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adj superb

105
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flatter

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v
to be pleased because someone shows
you admiration

106
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flaw

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n crack, fault

107
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flee

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v (pt, pp: fled) run away from danger

108
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flicker

A

to burn or shine in a weak unsteady

way

109
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fling

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v
(pt, pp: flung) to throw something
violently or angrily; to put or push
somebody / something somewhere
quickly or roughly and forcefully
110
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flip

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to turn over or make something turn
over onto its side or back with a
sudden sharp movement

111
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flirt (with somebody)

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v
to behave towards somebody as if one
finds them physically attractive, but
without any serious intention of having
a relationship
112
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flounder

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v to proceed clumsily

113
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flow

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to move in stream

114
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fold

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to bend paper or cloth soone part covers the other

115
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footnote

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n note at the bottom og the page in a book

116
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footpath

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n a narrow path for people to walk along, trail

117
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footstep

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n the sound made when some0one walks a sigle step

118
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for good

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adj terminated permantely

119
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forage

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food for horses and cattle

120
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foreman

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n spokesperson of a jury/ a workman in charge

121
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former

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adj
happening or existing before, but not
now

122
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fragrance

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n sweet, agreeable smell

123
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feckle

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n
a harmless small brownish patch on
somebody’s skin

124
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frolic

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v to play with pranks

125
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frosty

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adj extremely cold

126
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futile

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adj useless, vain

127
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gale

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n strong wong

128
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gaping

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n deep and wide open

129
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gauze

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n dressing made of loosely woven cotton

130
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gaze (at)

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v
to look steadily at somebody or
something, in surprise or admiration

131
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genial

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adj cheerful and friendly

132
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get across

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v to cause to understand

133
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get ahead in

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v to make progress, to succeed

134
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get along

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v to have a friendly relationship with

135
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get around

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v to avoid, to eliminate

136
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get away

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v to escape

137
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get away with

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v
to do something wrong without being
punished / to escape punishment or
detention

138
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get by

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v to manage to survive financially

139
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get cold feet

A

v to be afraid of doing something

140
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get down to

A

to become serious about

141
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get even with

A

to take revenge

142
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get in

A

to enter or board a car

143
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get off

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to descend from a train / to grow old to age / to mount /to get dressed

144
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get one’s nerves

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to irritate, to exasperate

145
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get on with

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to resume what you were doing/ to continue

146
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get out of

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to free oneself from obligatio, rto avoid doing something

147
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get over

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v
get across, recover from an unpleasant
experience/to overcome, deal with or gain control of something

148
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get through

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v to make one’s way in a crowd

149
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gills

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n
respiratory organ of most aquatic
animals

150
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gist

A

n
the essential point of meaning of
something

151
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give away

A

v
reveal a secret, to betray so / to give
a present

152
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give back

A

toreturn

153
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give by

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to employ, to make use of

154
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give into

A

to surrender, to cede

155
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give of

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to emit

156
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give out

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v
to broadcast, to divulge. to become
exhausted

157
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give up

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v
to renounce, to abandon, to fail to
finish

158
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glance at

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n a quick look

159
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glaring

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adg bright evident

160
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glide

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to move smoothly/ quietly as if not effort was being made

161
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glimpse

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n an oncomplete short sight of someone / something

162
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gloomly

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adj sad

163
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go back on

A

to fail keep a promise

164
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go in for

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to take part in, be interested in, particpate in, engage in

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