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happening gradually, in a series of small amounts

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incremental

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a person/thing that is perfect or has a large amount of particular characteristics

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paragon

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to go beyond/rise above a limit or be greater than something

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transcend

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growing/developing quickly

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burgeoning

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a type of newspaper that has smaller pages, many pictures and short reports

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tabloid

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a newspaper/an advertisement that is printed on large sheets of paper

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broadsheet

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producing much money/making large profits

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lucrative

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relating to the way different words/language items can be chosen to play a particular part in a language structure

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paradgimatic

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the quality of being skilful and quick in thinking/movement

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adroitness

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to increase a lot and suddenly in number

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proliferate

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enthusiastic and eager

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zealous

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the study of the methods and activities of studying

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pedagogy

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not damaged/marked in any way

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unblemished

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depending on something else in the future in order to happen

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contingent

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a part of the country that is far away from big city areas

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hinterlands

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