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n.ADVANTAGE adj. advantageous adv. advantageously

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benefit (is there any ADVANTAGE in arriving early?

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n. ADVENT

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arrival ( with the ADVENT of computers, many tasks hace been made easier)

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adj.AGILE adv. agilely n. agileness/ agility

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Nimble ( Deer are very AGILE animals)

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adj.AGILE adv. agilely n. agileness/ agility

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Nimble ( Deer are very AGILE animals)

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conj. ALBEIT

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although (ALBEIT difficult at times, speaking another language is rewarding

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adj. APPELING v appeal n. appeal adv. applealingly

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attractive alluring ( Warking abroad is APPELING to many people)

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adj. CELEBRATED

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renowned ( The CELEBRATED pianist will be giving a concert this weekend)

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v. CIRCUMVENT n.circumvention

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evade ( The hacker attempted to CIRCUMVENT the computer’s security system)

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v. COLLIDE n. collision

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crash ( the COLLISION caused major damage to both cars)

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adj. CONTEMPORARY n. contemporary

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current ( CONTEMPORARY architecture makes very good use of space)

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v.DISTRIBUTE n. distribution

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dispense ( publishes DISTRIBUTE their newspapers directly to homes)

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v. ENCOURAGE adv. encouragingly/ encouraging n. encouragement/ encourager

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stimulate ( the government cut taxes in order to encourage spending).

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adj. FRAIL n. frailty

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fragile (the FRAIL wings of the new born bird)

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n.HEYDAY

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pinnacle “apogeo” ( We are living in the HEYDAY of digital communications

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v. REFINE n. refinement adj. refined

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perfect (verb) to improve (lime juice is a perfect REFINEMENT to cola)

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adj. WORTHWHILE

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rewarding (it is WORTHWHILE to prepare for the TOEFL)