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Patronize

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To provide fund and support 2 to be regular customer 3. To consider others of little value or important.; patronizing attitude.

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Condescend

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To consider other of little value or imp ( to consider other not as equal)

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Equal

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Peer ; A peer less.

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Peerless

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With equal ( unique)

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Aisles ( hidne Bato)

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A

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Intrusive

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Interfering ( it causes irritation because it interfere your [personal life).;intrusive reporter ( dhamala Ko hamala)

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Accustomed

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Habitual to ( to start to feel normal )

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Advocate

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To support strongly.

/n/ Strong supporter ( belief,cause or purpose)

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Intruder

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To enter a place where your presence is nt welcomed ~ trespass ~interloper

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Saturate

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Bad for health

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Pathogen

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Disease causing agent

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Intruder

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Trespasser ~interloper . They stopped talking because of the arrival of interloper

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Protrude

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To stick out .; protruding teeth.

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Extrude

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Bring metal/ poetic into shape by pushing from inward. ; to extrude pots. 2. To come out forcefully ; lava extruded from. Volcano

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Effusive

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Overflowing; effusive lava 2. Strongly emotional ; effusive speech.~ gushy

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Promising

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Likely to succeed in the future. ; promising debut .

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Debut

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First release/performance.

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Inherent

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Intrinsic

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Log cabin

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Poor home

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Orator

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Formal speaker

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Arbitrator

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A Pedro who settled a despite officially (judge)

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Arbitrate /v/

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To setter a despite officially

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Sway /n/

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Influence

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Sway/v/

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To influence

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Accord /v/

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To provide

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Accord/n/

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Agreement poor harmony. oppt: discord

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In general

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1 generally or usually

2 As a whole

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Lighting rod

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Causing factor

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Consensus

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Agreement ~ pact

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Pat

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Lacking seriousness ;pat judgement

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Spat

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Minor dispute ; I had a spat with the teacher .

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Spate

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1 flood .(fig) 2.a large number or amount

the essay contains Spate of errors

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Altercation

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Angry debate or argument ; the player had several altercation with the referee.

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Alter

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To change

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Altruist

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Selfish helper

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Patron

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Customer

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Altruism

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Selfless helper

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Bring out

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To cause or cause to happen

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Prompt /v/

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To cause or cause to happen . ; what prompted his resignation.

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Effect/v/

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To cause or cause to happen.;the effect change in the. Society.

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Compromise

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To come in agreement by giving off something . We weaken /worsen /damage. ; we shouldn’t. Compromise quality. ; the govt has _ed the economic goal of the country

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Uncompromising

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Unyielding;uncompromising politicians.

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Yield

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  1. To produce ; the meeting yielded no conclusion. 2. To surrender ( to give up under pressure or admit under pressure ); The rebel yielded.
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Submit

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To. Surrender; the rebel submitted.

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Posit /v/

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To keep your position or opinion .2. To suggest for discussion. Eg. To posit a theory

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Postulate

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To suggest for discussion .

To postulate a theory ~ propound

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Crucial

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Extremely important ~pivotal eg pivotal decision .

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Altruism

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Selfless helper

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Bring out

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To cause or cause to happen

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Prompt /v/

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To cause or cause to happen . ; what prompted his resignation.

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Effect/v/

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To cause or cause to happen.;the effect change in the. Society.

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Compromise

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To come in agreement by giving off something . We weaken /worsen /damage. ; we shouldn’t. Compromise quality. ; the govt has _ed the economic goal of the country

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Uncompromising

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Unyielding;uncompromising politicians.

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Yield

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  1. To produce ; the meeting yielded no conclusion. 2. To surrender ( to give up under pressure or admit under pressure ); The rebel yielded.
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Submit

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To. Surrender; the rebel submitted.

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Posit /v/

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To keep your position or opinion .2. To suggest for discussion. Eg. To posit a theory

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Postulate

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To suggest for discussion .

To postulate a theory ~ propound

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Crucial

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Extremely important ~pivotal eg pivotal decision .