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Commemorate

Verb.

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To honor, to remember

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Longevity

Noun.

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Long life

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Eulogy

Noun.

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Speech to honor, remember. It’s usually a speech about the good things

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Quarry

Noun.

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A rich source of something

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Vital

Adjective.

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Extremely important, necessary

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Sustenance

Noun.

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Something that sustains life

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Dire

Adjective.

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Urgent, severe, serious desperate circumstances

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Immortality

Noun.

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Ability to live forever; state of eternal life

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Epitaph

Noun.

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An inscription on a tombstone

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Predators

Noun.

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Anything or anyone that destroys for personal gain

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Impartial

Adjective.

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Fair, unbiased, just, equal, neutral, objective

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Imprint

Verb.

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Impress, stamp, mark, brand

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Imperceptible

Adjective.

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Unrecognizable, invisible, subtle, unnoticed, faint, undetectable

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Immaterial

Adjective.

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Unimportant, irrelevant, unnecessary, insignificant

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Imperturbable

Adjective.

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Unable to upset, calm, serene

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Imprison

Verb.

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Jail, detain, confine

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Impenitent

Adjective.

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Not feeling shame about one’s actions, shameless, unrepentant

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Impersonate

Verb.

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Imitate, mimic, copy

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Implausible

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Unbelievable, unlikely

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Impervious

Adjective.

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Unchanging, resistant, invulnerable