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….in part to….

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because of…
how they be able to do that…

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attributes

Minh attributes the influences of one legged exercises in helping lower body injuries in part to helps creates mind muscle connection

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suy luan sap xep - mot cai gi do

Minh attributes the influences of one-legged exercises in helping lower body injuries in part to helps creates mind muscle connection

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accord

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award - treaty - agreement

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reconcile

He reconciles with his brother about past mistakes

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restore friendly/harmonize relationship:

hood word: “make things straight”

He reconciles with his brother about past mistakes

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conventional

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conventional deadlift style = traditional style / old-popular style

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esteemed

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self esteemed = self appreciated

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ambiguous

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the presented evidence seems vague = the evidence seems ambiguous

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depict

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Arts have the role of DEPICTING historical events

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feverishly

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too energetic, sometimes turn ‘too HOT’, feverlike symptoms

Ngoc is feverishly commenting about an ongoing Basketball Game

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diabolical

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school shooting is a diabolical action

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amiable

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The restaurant has amiable surroundings

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cursory

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The shoe store did a cursory sewing job on my Tiempo and mess up the leather

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Implacable

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When a child cannot be pacified by the pacifier, he is implacable!

Sorry Nate, I cannot play tonight! My wife took an implacable stand against my football game tonight!

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fervid

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fervid = feverishly = zeal = passionate(sometimes)

Minh is a fervid coach!

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mercurial

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CR7 with mercurial cleats are fast-changing direction cleats

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disheartened

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I will never be disheartened with my child

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logorrhea

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when you meet a logorrhea person, you just slowly walk away because they will not stop talking

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lauded

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Minh was lauded by Dan because of his good works during the summer

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obscure

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secreted

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arcene

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mysterious

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esoteric

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mysterious

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laypeople

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people who do not know deeply about a certain field

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nuance

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nuance of flavor
nuance of sounds
nuance of voice
Polices have to pay attenttion to the nuance of voices from 911 caller to be aware of the situation

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obscure

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mysterious

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arcane

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mysterious

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esoteric

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mysterious

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integration

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unite difference things

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concurrent / simultaneous

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at the same time

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ablation

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Ablation technique to treat tumors is to remove it away from the healthy tissue

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irony

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nghich ly
paradox

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perpetuate

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duy tri lau dai - long lasting

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mundane

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boring

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temporal

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time relation..
chronological..

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secular

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—church—religious—

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aptitude

When Messi was young, his farther found that he had an aptitude for soccer

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kha nang bam tinh

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Intricate

Minh screen is having an intricate number of opening tabs - He is trying to sort these tabs out

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complex - complicated - entangled - raveled

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dogmatic

he is a dogmatic person - he can never open his point of view

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Doc Doan

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subjective

the subjective view is not good to analyze problems that tend to have personal bias. we should use objective view instead

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subjective = chu quan
objective = khach quan

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ornamental

his house has an ornamental bonsai

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decorative - attractive - artistic

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symbolic

Ho Chi Minh is a symbolic person for Communism

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tuong trung

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literal
VL is a literal translation for AF

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Noi Sat Nghia

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Malevolent
The farther in the documentary “The girl in a picture” is a malevolent person

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Ac Doc

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beneficent
the super rich in Vietnam tend to do beneficent activities with the hope to offset the Karma they did

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charitable

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Deprave
In the documentary “the girl from the picture”, the depraved father caused harm to many victims

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wicked, morally corrupt

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errant
errant husbands and wandering wives are unacceptable

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sinning

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unfettered
Without family and relationship, Anh Vinh is trying to be an unfettered artist

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unconstraint , free

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delegated
Before going to the US, Minh and Thu gave several delegated documentation to Bo Dung to sell properties in case of an financial emergency

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Uy Quyen

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arbitrary

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unpredictable

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impartiality

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equality

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disinterestedness

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unbiased

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meticulous

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ultracareful

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cursory

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uninterested

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diligent

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ultracareful

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cognizant to

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aware to

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married to

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open to other things
married to other fun activities

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repudiate

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refuse to accept

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undermine

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weaken / sabotage

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alter

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change

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acquiesce to

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reluctantly accept

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he is *ruffled in front of his crush

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going crazy

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haphazard

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random

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backhanded

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ambiguous
indirect
insincere

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zealous
having ZEAL

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fervid
passion

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frugality = thrift

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saving money

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divergent

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disparate = different

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wary

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cautious

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craftily / deviously

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Lap La Lap Liem / not candid

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impulsively
Bac Si Bao Cuoi - term for impulsive couple having unprotected sex before married

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do things or said things without forethought

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malleable = plastic

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Me Giam should teach Linh to be excellent at a very young age since his brain are malleable at that time

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nascent = unformed = developing

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Vietnam is a nascent country with a lot of potential for business development

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happenstance
no place for happenstance

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no place for luck/chance in scientific results

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deceit = duplicity

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misrepresenting the truth

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deftness

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skillful

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eloquence

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fluent public speaking

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detachment

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disintersted

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cede

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giving up

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insolent

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impolite

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impudence
his action has always been impudence

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rudeness

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nettles

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annoy

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contemptuous

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madnessssss

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clearheaded

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smart

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discern

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see

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discrepancy

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different statistic
The performance discrepancy between positions in soccer can be seen only with monitoring devices

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forgery

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Forgery of US 100 bills
Forgery of passport
Forgery of CHANNEL BAGS

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peddle
Several companies peddle cheating service to GRE students

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bad business

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ambiguous

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equivocal
vague

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ubiquitous

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Uber is ubiquitous across the globe

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abrasive

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abrasive paper is used to smoothing drywall

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imperturbable
the imperturbable chess player

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calm

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recrudescent
the recrudescent of Donald Trump’s campaign seems to gain more trust after Biden’s

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revive
resurgent
reborn

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resurgent
Detroit is the heart of the resurgent auto industry

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reborn

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evanescent
Newborns are hard for new parents. However, this important stage is evanescent so do not forget to enjoy the baby and make the most of this transitory time.

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soonly disappear
transitory

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inimical

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Transitory
Athletes should build social media fast because of their transitory careers. Fame and strength are fleeting.

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Transitory
Fleeting
—-
Not long-lasting

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inimical
dog and cat are inimical to each other

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hostile - unfriendly - harmful

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vexatious
The wife is vexatious when her husband plays soccer and leaves all the chores for her

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bothersome / agitation / contemptuous

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contemptuous

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dislike

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taciturn = laconic

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Not talking a lot = NOT LOQUACIOUS

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Garrulous = loquacious

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ALOT TALKING

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munificent = solicitous

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kind

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fastidious
Coach Lewis has a fastidious coaching style. Players really need to pay attention to detail to suit him

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attention to detail
very critical

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munificent
a good king is munificent toward the poor people

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kind - generous

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solicitous
The boyfriend is solicitous about earning her parent’s approval.
The father is solicitous about protecting his daughter’s happiness/welfare

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interested

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cunning
fox in the box - Striker needs to be cunning

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foxy

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irresolute
cannot find a resolution

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uncertain

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pugnaciously

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anger

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judiciously

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good judgement

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prevarication
-Can you drive me to work tomorrow?
-I can if I can wake up. (WTF is that kind of statement - vague and has no meaning)

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vague

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mendacious
Pinocchio is mendacious so his nose gets long

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lying

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avarice

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greedy

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baseness

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lack of morale

112
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sporadically

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irregularly - scattered - irregularly

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pugnaciously

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anger

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pervasive

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spreading problem

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multifaceted

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complex

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austere

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boring

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belies

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contrast

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superfluous

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extra = extraneous

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paradigm

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very good example

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meticulous
Coach Lewis is meticulous toward his tactical plan. PLayers need to pay high attention to detail

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fastidious

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makeshift

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spontaneous

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impropitious

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difficult

123
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impediment

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obstacle
problem
challenge

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impediment

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obstacle
problem
challenge

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