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Mosquito

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a small flying insect that bites the skin of people and animals and sucks their blood

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Alter

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To change or make different

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Anticipate

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Predict

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Conform

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Adapt
To follow established rules or patterns of behavior
Conformity
Conformist

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Enhance

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Enrich

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Intensify

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Heighten

Intense: very great in degree : very strong
: done with or showing great energy, enthusiasm, or effort
of a person : very serious

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Revitalize

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Restore

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Turbulent

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Chaotic

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Vital

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: extremely important
: needed by your body in order to keep living
: very lively or energetic

Vitally:
a :power of enduring
b : lively and animated character

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Threshold

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: a piece of wood, metal, or stone that forms the bottom of a door and that you walk over as you enter a room or building
: the point or level at which something begins or changes

Example: the point at which pain becomes intolerable

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Physician

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a medical doctor ; especially : a medical doctor who is not a surgeon

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Stoic

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Tolerant
: a person who accepts what happens without complaining or showing emotion

: stoical
\ˈstō-ik\

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Jinx

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someone or something that causes bad luck ; also : a state or period of bad luck caused by a jinx

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Falter

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Become weaker

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Hamper

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A basket you put the dirty cloths

1 a : to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede
b : to interfere with the operation of : disrupt

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Puberty

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the period of life when a person’s sexual organs mature and he or she becomes able to have children

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Halt

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Stop

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Proportionate

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the correct or appropriate relationship between the size, shape, and position of the different parts of something

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Take a measure

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a step planned or taken as a means to an end; specifically : a proposed legislative act

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Debris

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the pieces that are left after something has been destroyed
: things (such as broken pieces and old objects) that are lying where they fell or that have been left somewhere because they are not wanted

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Jeopardy

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Danger

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Sheer off

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Change direction suddenly

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Slum

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Poor area of a city

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Posh

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Rich parts of the city
: very attractive, expensive, and popular
: typical of people who have high social status

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Dubious

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Hezitated

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Aboriginals

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The original and native Americans and australians

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Interstellar

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Existing or occurring between stars

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Celestial

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Of or related to sky

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Terrestrial

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relating to or occurring on the earth
: living or growing on land instead of in water or air
: sending a broadcast signal from the Earth

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Comet

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: an object in outer space that develops a long, bright tail when it passes near the sun

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Meteor

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: a piece of rock or metal that burns and glows brightly in the sky as it falls from outer space into the Earth’s atmosphere

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Crater

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a large round hole in the ground made by the explosion of a bomb or by something falling from the sky
: the area on top of a volcano that is shaped like a bowl

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Ambiguous

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able to be understood in more than one way : having more than one possible meaning
: not expressed or understood clearly

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Arbitrary

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Haphazardly
: not planned or chosen for a particular reason : not based on reason or evidence
: done without concern for what is fair or right

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Assert

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to state (something) in a strong and definite way
\: to demand that other people accept or respect (something)
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Astounding

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Astonishing
Very surprising
: causing a feeling of great surprise or wonder

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Astute

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Perceptive

Very intelligent, smart, clever

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Concur

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Agree

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Deceptively

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Misleadingly

Makin sth appear true or good when it’s false or bad

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Designate

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Assign
To indicate
: chosen for a particular job but not officially doing that job yet

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Determined

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Resolute

Strong in one’s opinion

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Elicid

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Extract

To get the facts or draw out the truth

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Instigate

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Initiate
To cause a conflict or argument

: to cause (something) to happen or begin

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Petition

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Appeal

To make a request

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Relinquish

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Abdicate كناره گيري
To give up control
to leave the position of being a king or queen
: to fail to do what is required by (a duty or responsibility)

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Resilient

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/ri-ˈzil-yənt\
Tenacious انعطاف پذير
able to become strong, healthy, or successful again after something bad happens
: able to return to an original shape after being pulled, stretched, pressed, bent, etc.

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Entice

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Tempt

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Tenacious

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: not easily stopped or pulled apart : firm or strong
: continuing for a long time
: very determined to do something

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Falter

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Become weaker

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Debris

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the pieces that are left after something has been destroyed
: things (such as broken pieces and old objects) that are lying where they fell or that have been left somewhere because they are not wanted

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Jeopardy

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Danger

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Sheer off

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Change direction suddenly

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Shear off

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Destroyed

Come down… ?

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Slum

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Poor area of a city

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Dubious

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Hezitated

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Aboriginals

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The original and native Americans and australians

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Interstellar

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Existing or occurring between stars

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Celestial

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Of or related to sky

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Terrestrial

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relating to or occurring on the earth
: living or growing on land instead of in water or air
: sending a broadcast signal from the Earth

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Comet

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: an object in outer space that develops a long, bright tail when it passes near the sun

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Meteor

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: a piece of rock or metal that burns and glows brightly in the sky as it falls from outer space into the Earth’s atmosphere

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Crater

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a large round hole in the ground made by the explosion of a bomb or by something falling from the sky
: the area on top of a volcano that is shaped like a bowl

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Prairie

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a large, mostly flat area of land in North America that has few trees and is covered in grasses

North of america and south of canada

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Gaelic

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of or relating to the Celtic people of Scotland and Ireland

: of or relating to the Celtic language of Scotland and Ireland

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Falter

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Become weaker

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Debris

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the pieces that are left after something has been destroyed
: things (such as broken pieces and old objects) that are lying where they fell or that have been left somewhere because they are not wanted

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Jeopardy

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Danger

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Sheer off

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Change direction suddenly

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Shear off

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Destroyed

Come down… ?

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Slum

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Poor area of a city

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Dubious

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Hezitated

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Aboriginals

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The original and native Americans and australians

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Interstellar

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Existing or occurring between stars

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Celestial

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Of or related to sky

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Terrestrial

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relating to or occurring on the earth
: living or growing on land instead of in water or air
: sending a broadcast signal from the Earth

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Comet

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: an object in outer space that develops a long, bright tail when it passes near the sun

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Meteorologist

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Meteorology : a science that deals with the atmosphere and with weather

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Prairie

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a large, mostly flat area of land in North America that has few trees and is covered in grasses

North of america and south of canada

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Gaelic

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of or relating to the Celtic people of Scotland and Ireland

: of or relating to the Celtic language of Scotland and Ireland

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Legislative

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having the power to make laws

: relating to the making of laws

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Indicate

A

اشاره كردن به

نمايان ساختن

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Initiate

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to cause the beginning of (something) : to start or begin (something)
: to formally accept (someone) as a member of a group or organization usually in a special ceremony
: to teach (someone) the basic facts or ideas about something

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Vague

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not clear in meaning : stated in a way that is general and not specific

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