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go in for

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v to take part in, be interested in,

participate in, engage in

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go off

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v to explode, to leave, to terminate

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go on

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to continue

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go over

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v to repeat, to examine, to be successful

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go through

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v to suffer, to experiment hardship

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go through with

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v to complete, to finish, to continue

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go upon

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v to use as a basis

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goblet

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n a drinking vessel

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gorge

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n canyon gap valley

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gossip

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n rumor, report of an intimate nature

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gourmet

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n producing or connected with good food

and drink

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grab

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v to take something roughly and quickly

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grant
somebody /
something

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v give someone something they have

asked for. permission

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groan

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v to make a long deep sound because

you are in pain, upset

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grope

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v to search blindly, uncertainty

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gulp

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v to swallow something quickly

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hack

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v to cut something into pieces roughly or

violently

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hand in

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v to submit, to deliver something due

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hand out

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v to distribute

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handy

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adj convenient, useful

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hang around

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v to remain idly

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hang back

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v to hesitate

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hang onto

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v to cling to, to remain attached

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hang together

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v to associate, to join

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hang up

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v to replace a telephone receiver on its

hook

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haughty

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adj proud and scornful, showing disdain

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haul

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v to pull, to drag

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have a go

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v to have an occasion to try to do

something

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have an ear for

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v an ability to recognize / appreciate

sounds

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hazard

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n something that offers danger

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hazy

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n obscure, not clear

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head off

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v to intercept

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headline

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n title of a newspaper report, printed in

large letters

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heal

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n a wound / broken bone that grows

back together or healthily

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hear from

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v to learn about

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hijack

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v to use violence or threats to take

control of a plane, etc

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hinge

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n a joint device

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hit on/upon

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v to come upon something by chance

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hoax

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hoax n cheat, trick people into believing

something

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hoist

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v to raise, lift, or pull up something using

ropes

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hold a grudge

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v to feel rancor at so

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hold off

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v to postpone, to abstain

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hold out

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v to resist, to persist

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hold out for

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v to continue a dispute or struggle for

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hold up

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v to delay, to last, to rob, to survive

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homey

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adj pleasant, like home

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host

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v to provide the place / what is needed

for an organized event

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hover

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v to remain floating, fluttering suspended in the air

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humane

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adj marked by compassion, sympathy,

consideration

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hurl

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v to throw with violence, to drive with

great force

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husks

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n thin outer covering of a seed or fruit

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husky

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adj strongly built, having or characterized

by a rough voice

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identical

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adj the same, with no difference

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idle

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adj lazy, not busy

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ill at ease

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adj uncomfortable, worried in a situation

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illegible

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adj unreadable, not decipherable,

incomprehensible

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imminent

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adj about to occur, impending

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in the long run

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adv eventually

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inaudible

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adj soundless

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indelible

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adj impossible to remove / erase / wash

away

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indigenous

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adj native, aboriginal

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indignant

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adj shocked or angry

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inedible

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adj unfit to be eaten

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ineligible

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adj disqualified by law to be elected

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infantry

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n foot soldiers collectively

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inflate

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v to fill something with air

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influx

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n coming in

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inmate

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n resident of prison

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input

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n information, contribution

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inquest

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n investigation

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interpret

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v to explain the meaning of, to make

understandable

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jeopardy

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n danger of being lost at risk, jeopardize

73
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join in with

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cv participate in

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jostle

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jostle v to push and shove

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juggle

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v to keep three or more objects moving

through the air

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jurisdiction

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n power / right / authority to interpret,

apply the law

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keep out of

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v avoid, stay outside of something

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keep up with

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v advance at the same pace as others

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kin

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n an individual’s relatives

80
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knock something off

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v to be asked to stop doing something =

cut it off

81
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lack

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v not having, missing something

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lag(ged)

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v to go too slowly

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lament

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v to express sorrow for, to mourn loud

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lapse

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apse n a period of time, interval, temporary

85
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latch

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adj lock

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lay(laid-laid)

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v to put something / somebody in a

certain position

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lecture

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n a talk giving information about a

subject to an audience or class

88
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leotard

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n tight-fitting piece of clothing/for

exercise/dance

89
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let off the hook

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v to liberate, to let go free

90
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ie (lay-lain)

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v to put oneself in flat, resting position

91
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lie (lied)

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v to say something we know is not true

92
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limb

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n arm or leg, a large branch of a tree

93
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limp

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v to walk slowly and with difficulty

because one leg is hurt

94
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live up to

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v achieve what is expected of oneself

95
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lofty

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adj very high or tall

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log

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v to make an official record of events,

facts

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lonesome

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adj unhappy, not having friends. place

away from others

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look back on

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v think about the past

99
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look down on

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v feel superior to

100
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look forward

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look forward to v anticipate with pleasure

101
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look up to

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v admire, regard with respect

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loyalty

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n faithfulness, fidelity

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lull

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n a short period of quietness

104
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lure

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n something used to attract animals so

the can be caught

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make a stride

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v to make progress

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make out

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v to understand

107
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make out with

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v to progress

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make up

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v to invent, to create

109
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make up for

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v compensate for

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melt

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n something solid becomes liquid by the

action of heat

111
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mend

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v to repair a tear or hole in a piece of

clothing

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mild

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n weather not too cold or wet/pleasantly

warm

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mischief

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adj behavior intended to cause trouble,

prank, trick

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mist

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n thin gray cloud of water droplets

condensed in the air

115
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mock-up

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n full-size model of something to be

made / built

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moist

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adj slightly wet or damp

117
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mouthwatering

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adj food that looks or smells extremely

good

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mow

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v to cut grass using a machine with

special blades

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muffin

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n a small round cake for one person

120
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mute

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adj unable to speak, silent

121
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myriad

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adj innumerable, vast number

122
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nag

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n insult, complain to somebody in an

irritating way

123
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nameless

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adj having no name, not known by name

124
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nap

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n a brief sleep

125
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nasty

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adj disagreeable, unpleasant, causing

discomfort

126
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neglect

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v to not look after somebody or

something properly

127
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nursery

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n an infant’s bedroom

128
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odds

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n chance in favor of something

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offensive

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n attack, causing resentful displeasure

130
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offspring

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n progeny , children / young of a

particular parent

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on edge

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adj nervous, irritable, anxious

132
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on show

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v to be shown to the public

133
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ore

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n rock / earth from which metal can be

obtained

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outcome

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n a consequence, result

135
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outfit

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n the gear / clothes or equipment for a

special purpose

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outlay

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n an amount expended

137
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outlet

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n an organization through which

products are sold

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outlook

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n your general attitude to life and the

world

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outrage

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n something that strongly offends

feelings; malicious

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outreach

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adj being transcendent

141
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n the surrounding

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outskirtsarea of a town, city

142
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outspoken

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adj expressing opinions even if not popular

to do so

143
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overdue

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adj something that should have happened

/ been done time ago

144
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overexposed

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adj exposed for too long, too exposed

145
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overwhelm

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v flow over the top / use superior

strength of force

146
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pace

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n the speed at which you walk or run

147
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packet

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n small container made of paper with

things in it

148
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paralegal

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adj legal executive

149
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parcel

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n object wrapped in paper to be sent by

mail

150
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partition

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n barrier, division, separation, wall

151
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pass over

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v (passive) if you pass someone over for

a job

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