How Do You Know What’s True?

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Grove

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[ɡroʊv] a group of trees planted close together

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Recount

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[rɪˈkaʊnt] to describe how something happened, or to tell a story

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Transpire

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[trænˈspaɪɚ] occur, happen

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Testimony (noun)

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[ˈtes.tə.moʊ.ni] spoken or written statements that something is true

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Implicate

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[ɪm.plə.keɪt] show (someone) to be involved in sth bad

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Premise (noun)

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[ˈprem.ɪs] an idea or theory on which a statement or action is based

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Warring (adj)

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[ˈwɔːr.ɪŋ] in conflict with each other

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Adapt

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[əˈdæpt] to change, to suit different conditions or uses

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Conceivable

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[kənˈsiː.və.bəl] possible to imagine or to believe

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Account (noun)

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[əˈkaʊnt] a written or spoken description of an event

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Undermine

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[ʌn.dɚˈmaɪn] to make it less strong, or secure than it was before

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Narrator (noun)

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[ˈner.eɪ.t̬ɚ] the character who tells you what is happening in a book or film

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Conviction

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[kənˈvɪk.ʃən] the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime

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Subvert

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[səbvɜːʳt] to try to destroy or damage sth

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Egocentric

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[iː.ɡoʊˈsen.trɪk] thinking only about yourself and what is good for you

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Embellish

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[ɪmˈbel.ɪʃ] to make something more beautiful by adding something to it

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Grapple

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[ɡræp.əl] to fight, especially in order to win something

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Content (verb)

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[kənˈtent] to make someone feel happy and satisfied

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Paranoid (adj)

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[ˈper.ə.nɔɪd] unreasonably or obsessively anxious, suspicious or mistrustful

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disgruntled

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[dɪsˈɡrʌn.t̬əld] unhappy, annoyed and disappointed about sth

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It is tempting to do sth

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Used for saying that sth seems correct or sensible but is probably wrong

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Fixate

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[fɪk.seɪt] to think about something too much and find it difficult to stop

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Endure

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[ɪnˈdʊr] to continue to exist for a long time