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adapt

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to make something useable for a new purpose
to modify
to adjust

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indignantly

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angrily
in frustrated fashion

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splendid

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great
magnificent
excellent
very good

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contribute

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to help
to add to
to participate

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ability

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skill
talent
capacity
potential
power

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absorb

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take in
soak up
suck up
mop up
learn
understand

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accuse

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claim that someone did something wrong
blame

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act

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take action
perform
do something

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active

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busy
energetic
mobile
nimble
agile

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actual

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real
true
genuine
verified
authentic

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adopt

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take on
embrace
acquire
choose
pick

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advantage

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a situation or circumstance that puts someone in a superior position
benefit
value

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advice

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guidance
help
assistance
direction

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ambition

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a goal or objective
determination
desire
aspiration

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ancient

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long ago
old
former
past

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approach

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to come nearer or closer
to advance
a way of doing something
a point of view

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arrange

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to put things in order
to organize
to plan

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arctic

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relating to the North Pole
very cold
frosty
wintry
frigid

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attitude

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point of view
opinion
frame of mind
way of thinking
how you act or carry yourself

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attract

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to cause someone to have a liking or interest in something
entice
tempt
woo
pull
draw closer

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average

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ordinary
standard
usual

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avoid

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keep away from
steer clear from
evade
shun
circumvent (to go around)

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bold

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daring
courageous
brave
valiant
fearless
pushy
risky

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border

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boundary
dividing line
frontier
partition
to be next to or near (Virginia borders North Carolina)
the edge of something

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brief

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short
quick
hasty
fleeting
hurried
concise (saying something with few words)

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brilliant

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bright
shining
dazzling
light
vivid
intense
smart
impressive
remarkable

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cable

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a rope or cord
a message

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capture

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catch
arrest
seize
apprehend
to summarize or explain in words (when talking about an idea)

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certain

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sure
definite
confident
unquestionable
exact
definite
fixed (unchanging)

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chill

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unpleasant feeling of coldness
to scare, to terrify, to frighten
to make cold or refrigerate

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clever

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intelligent
smart
bright
skillful
deft
quick
shrewd

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climate

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weather conditions
mood, feeling, or ambiance of a room or a group (i.e. happy climate at a party or sad climate at a funeral)

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cling

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hold onto
grip
clutch
clasp
stick to
bind
attach to

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coast

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part of the land that’s near the sea
to glide
to move easily

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confess

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to admit
to reveal
to take responsibility

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consider

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to think about
to contemplate
to examine

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contain

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to hold or carry
to include
to limit something (the wall limited the ocean from crashing into the beach house)

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continent

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a large expanse or area of land (Africa, Antartica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America)

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convince

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to persuade
to reassure
to sway
to prove or demonstrate

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coward

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weakling
scraredy-cat
someone without courage or bravery

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crew

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a group of people
a team

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crumple

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crush
squash
squeeze
collapse
crumble
fall

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custom

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a tradition
a way of doing things
a convention or habit

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decay

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to rot
to spoil (like old milk that has spoiled)
to deteriorate
to decompose (like a creature after it has died)

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deed

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an act or action
an achievement
a performance

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defend

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to protect or guard
to preserve or secure
to justify or explain your point of view (he defended his actions to his mother)

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delicate

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soft
fragile or dainty
intricate
elegant

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device

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a tool
a weapon or a gadget
a plan or tactic to achieve something (crying out loud is a device to get help)

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diagram

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a drawing
an illustration
to draw or represent something (verb)

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digest

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to break down or dissolve something
to absorb or understand or take in something (he digested he meaning of the story)

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disesae

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illness
sickness
ailment
malady
disorder

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distant

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far away
remote
outlying
detached
unapproachable (when referring to a person)

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doze

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nap
drowse
sleep
dozing = sleepy, drowsy

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drift

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to float
to wander
to roam or stray without direction

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elegant

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stylish
graceful
sophisticated
intelligent
neat

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enable

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to allow
to permit
to authorize
to make possible

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examine

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to study
to inspect
to look closely at
to scrutinize

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explore

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to travel
to discover
to investigate

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fatal

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deadly

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fierce

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ferocious
vicious
powerful
strong
wild
untamed
feral

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flutter

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to flip and flap
to flit
to quiver
to vibrate
to twitch

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fortunate

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lucky
well off
favorable

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frail

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weak or delicate
infirm
feeble
debilitated

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gasp

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to breathe in hard
to heave
to wheeze
to be astonished

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habit

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practice
routine
pattern

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harsh

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cruel
severe
mean
jarring
grating

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imitate

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copy
mimic
parody
emulate

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individual

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independent
single
separate
original
unique

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intend

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to plan
to mean to do something

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journey

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trip
tour
trek
expedition
voyage

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launch

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take off
start
throw
hurl
fling
pitch

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limit

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boundary
border
maximum amount
breaking point
to restrict or stop (verb)

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locate

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find
discover
pinpoint
detect
track down

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loyal

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faithful
true
committed
devoted

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magnificent

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great
tremendous
amazing
spectacular
impressive
striking
glorious
superb

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marsh

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swamp
bog
swampland
mire
marshland
morass

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method

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a way of doing something
a procedure
a technique
a system
a routine

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misery

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unhappiness
suffering
distress
hardship
affliction
adversity

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moisture

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wetness
water
liquid
condensation
steam
vapor

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mural

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painting done directly on a wall
art done directly on a wall

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mystify

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to confuse
to baffle
to perplex
to bewilder
to puzzle

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nation

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country

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nectar

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a sugary fluid from flowers
a delicious drink
something tasty

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nursery

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a room in a house for babies or young children (where a crib would be)
also, a nursery for plants

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observe

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to notice
to see
to discern
to detect
to perceive

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opponeent

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rival
enemy
adversary

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opposite

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to be across from
to be facing something (he we was opposite to me at the dinner table)

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ordeal

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a hard situation
a difficult circumstance
a trial
a tribulation

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outcome

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end result
product
end-point
consequence
effect of something

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passage

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a corridor or hall or opening
an entrance
a trip or voyage
a piece of text

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pasttime

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an activity that someone does regularly for fun
a hobby

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pause

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stop
cease
discontinue
halt

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perform

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to operate
to do
to execute

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plunge

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dive in
jump in
drop suddenly
plummet
fall
tumble
get right to it quickly (he plunged in)

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predator

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an animal that naturally prey s on others
someone who exploits or abuses other people

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predict

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to see ahead of time
to foresee
to forecast
foretell

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prevent

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stop from happening
avert
fend off

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primary

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most important
main point
chief point
key point

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privilege

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an advantage someone has over someone else (he had the privilege of having food to eat every night when many others did not)
a pleasure or honor (it’s a privilege to meet you)

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process

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method
procedure
system
technique

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rare

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unique
uncommon

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rate

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the cost of something (noun)
to judge the value of something (he rated the book to be very high quality)
how much something changes (the rate of speed changed )

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recall

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remember
recollect
think of

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rely

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to depend on
to count on

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remark

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to speak or say
a statement or comment

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resident

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someone who lives at a certain place
inhabitant
citizen

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respect

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to value something
to have high regard for something
to admire something

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responsible

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in charge of
accountable

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reverse

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to turn around
to change or flip
to alter
to undo
to swap

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risk

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danger
chance
possibility
uncertainty

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scatter

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to spread out
sprinkle
distribute
toss
throw
to disperse, separate (they scattered after the school bell rang)

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schedule

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plan
timeline
agenda

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sensitive

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tender
thoughtful
delicate
subtle

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signal

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gesture
sign
wave
cue
to indicate or show

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solution

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answer or result
a way to fix a problem

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spoil

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ruin
damage
mar
wreck
destroy
mess up
make a mess of

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starve

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to die or suffer from hunger
to be deprived of something

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steer

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to guide
to direct
to maneuver
to navigate
to drive

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struggle

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compete
fight
wrestle
spar
grapple
strive

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suitable

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acceptable
appropriate
satisfactory
the right fit

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survey

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to question or ask
to investigate
to study
a poll or series of questions

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swift

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quick
rapid
prompt
instant
instantaneous
speedy
immediate

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symbol

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a logo or emblem
a sign
a letter or a mark of langauge
something that represents something greater (the storyteller used the cloudy sky as a symbol for a sad move)

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talent

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skill
gift
capability
power
aptitude
knack

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theory

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an idea
a hypothesis
speculation
conjecture

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thrill

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to excite or delight

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treasure

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something very valuable (noun)
to care about something a lot, to cherish (verb)

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value

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worth
meaning
usefulness
to care about something (verb)

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vision

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eyesight
sigh
imagination
creativity
inventiveness
innovation

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volunteer

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to give your time to serve a goal
to offer or give
someone who helps (noun)

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wander

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to walk or explore for pleasure
to stroll
to ramble
to amble
to roam

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widsom

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knowledge
experience
good judgement
intelligence
insight

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wit

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intelligence
cleverness
humor

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woe

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pain
suffering
sadness
sorrow
unhappiness
misery
distress
troubles

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