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immunity

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The ability to fight infection

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vaccination

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An injection against diseases

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respiration

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The action of breathing

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appeals

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An application to a higher court to reverse the decision of a lower court

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snub

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To ignore

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dispute

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A disagreement or argument

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confer

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To have a discussion

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prescribed

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To advise or order

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refined

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Pure and clear. Elegant.

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liberal

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Open to new ideas. Generous

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coax

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Persuade someone

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discourage

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To put a stop to or prevent

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evict

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To remove someone from a property

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thriving

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Growing

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destitute

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Extremely poor

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flourishing

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Growing

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institute

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An organisation

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superfluous

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An extra word that is not needed in a sentence, as the sentence works perfectly well without it

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elongated

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To make something longer

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accomodate

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To make room for or to put into a house

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hospice

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A home that looks after sick and dying people

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scholar

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A very educated person

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acutely

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Extremely

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anthology

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A published collection

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CEO

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Chief Executive Officer

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financial

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Relating to money

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enhance

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Increase

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propping

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To lift something up

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perpetrator

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Someone who has committed a crime; a criminal

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perpetual

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Never-ending

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victim

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A person who was injured because of a crime

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offender

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A criminal

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indefinite

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Unlimited; never-ending

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garish

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Showy and loud

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beret

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A flat hat worn by the French

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breeches

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Short trousers

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boater

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A straw hat

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exorcise

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To drive out an evil spirit from a person or a place

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credible

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Convincing, believable

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credulous

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To believe in things too easily

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installation

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The action of fitting something in place

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animosity

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hatred

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scowl

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An angry expression. A frown

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quota

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A limited amount of something

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supplement

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Something that is added to something else to complete it

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deserter

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Someone who runs away

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exclusion

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To ban something

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insert

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To push something into something else

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maim

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To injure a part of the body so it is permanently damaged.

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profuse

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A large amount

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insignificant

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Small and unimportant

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miserly

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Stingy, meagre

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mesmerised

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To be fascinated

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refute

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To prove that someone is wrong

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underpin

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To support or justify

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reinforce

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To strengthen

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endorse

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To give public approval

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coarse

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Rough and harsh

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unrefined

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Rough

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dispose

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To throw something away

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discard

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To throw something away

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depot

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A place to store large amounts of food or equipment

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enthrone

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To make someone king or queen; to put on a throne

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universal

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Global, common, done by everyone

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global

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Relating to the whole world; international

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baron

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A nobleman

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obsolete

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Old fashioned; no longer used by anyone

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discreet

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Careful. Not noticed or seen by many people.

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repeal

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To take back or cancel a law

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antiquated

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Old-fashioned

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burden

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A heavy load

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onus

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The responsibility for something; a burden

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offense

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A crime

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frigid

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Freezing

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fiend

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A demon; an evil spirit

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priestly

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Like a priest

Parisha 11+ vocabulary (3 decks)

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