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Cumulative

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Simple Definition of cumulative
: increasing or becoming better or worse over time through a series of additions
: including or adding together all of the things that came before

Examples of cumulative
… Game Boy, which first came out in 1989 as a monochrome handheld toy, has become the most successful of all of the systems, reaching cumulative sales of 110 million units to date … —N’gai Croal, Newsweek, 28 May 2001

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2
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ratchet

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cause something to rise (or fall) as a step in what is perceived as a steady and irreversible process.

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3
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twig

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1
: a small shoot or branch usually without its leaves
2
: a minute branch of a nerve or artery

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Prickly

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Simple Definition of prickly
Popularity: Bottom 50% of words
\: having many sharp points
\: caused or seeming to be caused by something that has many small, sharp points
\: causing a prickly feeling on your skin
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5
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Hook

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крюк

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6
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Pandanus

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Похожее на пальму

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7
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Beak

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клюв

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8
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Handedness

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the tendency to use either the right or the left hand more naturally than the other.

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Invertebrate

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беспозвоночное животное
invertebrate
бесхарактерный человек
man of no character, doormat, jellyfish, milksop, nincom, invertebrate

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10
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Ample

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Simple Definition of ample
Popularity: Top 30% of words
: having or providing enough or more than enough of what is needed

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Fidelity

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faithfulness to a person, cause, or belief, demonstrated by continuing loyalty and support.

имя существительное
верность
точность
преданность
лояльность
правильность
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12
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Serrated

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зазубренный

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13
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Lorry

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Грузовик

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14
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Impose

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Навязывать

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15
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Externality

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a thing that is not known, named, or specified
: a person or thing that is important or worth noticing
: an amount that is more than a specified number

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16
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Palatable

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having a pleasant or agreeable taste

: pleasant or acceptable to someone

17
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Vomit

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Either verb or noun
Рвота
Или страдать рвотой, извергать

18
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Impostor

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Самозванец

Charlatan

19
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Flourish

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Расцветать

20
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Chase

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Искать, в поисках

21
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Fate

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Судьба, смерть

22
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Fate

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Судьба, смерть

23
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Coinciding

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Совпадающий

24
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Blink

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Вспышка

25
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Seedling

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Проросток