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Meddle

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To interfere in someone else’s business

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Acquire (v)

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To get hold of

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Apprehensive (adj)

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Nervous, worried

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Reinstate (v)

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To bring someone back in

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Innovative (a)

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Imaginative, having new ideas

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Implausible (a)

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Not believable

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Credible (a)

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Unbelievable

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Gratifying (a)

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Pleasing

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Withhold (v)

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To hold back

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Disparage (v)

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To say bad things about someone

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Merit (V)

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Deserve

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Successor (n)

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The person who follows on next

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Fable (n), Parable (n)

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Stories told to teach a point or lesson

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Neutral (a)

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Not supporting one thing or the other, impartial

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Thwart (v)

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To stop somebody’s scheme or plan

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Hue, tinge (n)

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Shade or colour

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Habitual (a)

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Something you do regularly

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Toll (v)

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To ring a bell

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Toll (n)

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A fee you have to pay

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Lodge (n)

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Cabin or a gatehouse

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Rowdy (a)

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Noisy and busy

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Simultaneously (adv)

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At the same time

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Onerous, taxing (a)

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Hard work, hard going

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Endure (v)

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To keep going, even if it’s tough

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Formidable (a)

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Strong, difficult to overcome

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Scrutinise (v)

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To look over something very carefully

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Engrossing, riveting (a)

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Fascinating, can’t tear yourself away…

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Preoccupy (v)

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To worry or concern you

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Anxious (a)

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Very nervous, very worried

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Frail (a)

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Weak and fragile

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Gleeful (a)

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Joyful

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Hearty (a)

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Healthy and strong

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Overbearing (a)

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Bossy, dominating

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Meek (a)

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Kind and gentle

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Plucky (a)

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Brave, against the odds

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Seep (v)

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for liquid to work its way through slowly

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Reed (n)

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Long grass

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Yeast (n)

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You use it to make bread

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Witty (a)

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Funny and clever

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Amend (v)

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To make changes to

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Extinguish (v)

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To put out (fire or hopes)

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Kindle (v)

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To light a fire, or start a dream

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Turmoil (n)

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Storm, everything being upset

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Placid (a)

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Calm and tranquil

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Benign (a)

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Mild, calm, harmless

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Malign (a)

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Evil, spiteful

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Surly (a)

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Grumpy, bad tempered

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Lull (n)

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A period of calm

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Posture (n)

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The way you hold yourself

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Beverage (n)

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A drink

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Liquor (n)

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Alcoholic drink

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Vicinity (n)

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The area nearby

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Significant (a)

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Important, noteworthy

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Momentous (a)

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Of huge importance

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Insignificant (a)

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Not important at all

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Contradict (v)

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To say the opposite thing

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Contempt, disdain (n)

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Thinking someone is rubbish

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Sanction (n)

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A punishment

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Cease (v)

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To stop

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Incessant (a)

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Not stopping, continual

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Headlight (n)

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The lights on the front of a vehicle

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Litter (n)

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A group of baby animals

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Detritus (n)

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A mess, what has been left behind

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Hamper (v)

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To slow something down, or to make it hard

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Peril, Jeopardy (n)

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Danger

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Obliterate (v)

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Destroy

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Blasphemy (n)

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Speaking against God

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Insist (v)

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To give a command

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Simmer (v)

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To keep something boiling lightly

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Soar (v)

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To fly high

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Miser (n)

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A person who is mean and money-grabbing

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Incite (v)

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To encourage someone to do something wrong

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Deter (v)

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To stop someone doing something

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Crude (a)

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Ugly, not attractive

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Dignified (a)

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Serious and respectful

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Authorise (v)

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Allow something to happen

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Idealist (n)

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Someone who has high ideas or dreams which are not practical

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Patronise (v)

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To treat someone as if you are much better than them

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Mortified (a)

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Ashamed or extremely embarrassed

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Strive (v)

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To try hard to do something

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To have an aversion (n)

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To strongly dislike something

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Scanty (a)

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Not much of it

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Opulent (a)

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luxurious, rich

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Discreet, unobtrusive (a)

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Not making a fuss, doing something quietly

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Demure (a)

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Shy

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Indulge (v)

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To give yourself a treat

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Abstain (v)

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To do without something

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Ornate (a)

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Decorated in a complex way

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Droll (a)

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Amusing, quite funny

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Daunting (a)

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Scary, would put off doing something

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Dexterous (a)

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Skilful

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Inert (a)

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Not moving

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Decrepit (a)

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Old and falling apart

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Rudimentary (a)

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Basic, crude

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Mess area (n)

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Canteen, food area

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Laden (a)

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Loaded up with things

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Conflict (n)

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Fighting situation

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Orderly (n)

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Person working in a hospital (basic jobs)

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Ammunition (n)

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Bullets, bombs, things to use in a weapon

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In the line of fire (phrase)

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Likely to get hurt or hit

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