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Extraction

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Taking out something

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Discursive

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Talking or writing about many different things in a way that is organised.

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Eddy

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A circular movement of air or water

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Embellish

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To decorate something by adding specific details and features:to make something more appealing or attractive

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Boisterous

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Very noisy and active in a lively way

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Authoritative

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Having or showing impressive knowledge about a subject; having the confident quality of someone who is respected or obeyed by other people

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Altruistic

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Showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others

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Cantankerous

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Often angry and annoyed

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Copious

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Large in number or quantity

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Candor

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The quality of being open, sincere, and honest

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Banal

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Boring or ordinary. Not interesting

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Banish

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To force to leave a country as a punishment

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Circumscribe

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To draw a geometric figure around another figure

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Cache

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A hidden storage place

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Bravado

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Confident or brave talk or behaviour that is intended to impress other people

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Botanist

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A biologist specialising in the study of plants

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Bile

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A yellow or greenish liquid that is made by the liver and that helps the body to digest fats

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Canine

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A type of dog or canine tooth

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Adorn

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To make (something or someone) more attractive by adding something beautiful

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Accelerate

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To move faster, to gain speed; to cause something to happen sooner or more quickly

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Absurd

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Extremely silly, foolish, or unreasonable, completely ridiculous

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Adjunct

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Something that is joined but not an essential part; adverb, prepositional phrase

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Abduct

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To take someone away from a place by force or kidnap

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Abdicate

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To leave the position of being a king or queen; to fail to do what is required by a duty

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Abhor

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To dislike someone or something very much.

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Adversary

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An enemy or opponent

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Ascertain

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To learn or find out something such as information or the truth

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Artifice

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Dishonest or insincere behaviour or speech that is meant to deceive someone to avoid capture

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Articulate

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Able to express ideas clearly and effectively in speech or writing

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Aroma

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A noticeable and usually pleasant smell.

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Antidote

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A remedy to poison

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Annihilate

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To kill or defeat completely

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Animosity

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A strong feeling of dislike or hatred

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Angular

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Thin and bony

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Amphibian

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A cold blooded vertebrate living on land but breeding in water

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Amorphous

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Having no definite or clear shape or form

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Amateur

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A person who does something for pleasure or not skilled at a job

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