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Acquire, obtain (v)

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To get something

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Apprehensive (a)

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Nervous

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Reinstate (v)

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To bring back in

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Impose (v)

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To force someone to do something

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Innovative (a)

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Imaginative, thinking of a new way to do something

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Pleasurable (a)

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To be pleasing or enjoyable

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Annex (n)

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A small building added to a larger one

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Moult (v)

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To shed hair or fur

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Adjourn (v)

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To postpone or delay

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Commiserate (v)

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To share someone’s sadness, to say “hard luck”

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Chastise (v)

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To tell someone off

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Commend (v)

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To say how well someone has done

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Riveting (a)

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Fascinating, you can’t take yourself away from something

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Famine (n)

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A lack of food

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Drought (n_

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A lack of water

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Ethereal (a)

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Ghostly, unsubstantial

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Rowdy (a)

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Noisy and busy

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Hearty (a)

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Strong and healthy

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Overbearing (a)

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Bossy, bullying

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Meek (a)

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Mild and gentle

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Plucky (a)

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Brave (unexpectedly so…)

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Diplomatic (a)

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Very careful not to offend, careful with language

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Aloof (a)

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Cold, not wanting to be friendly

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Enterprise (n)

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A new venture or project

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heirloom (n)

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Something passed down from generation to generation

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Waylaid (a)

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Lost, diverted, distracted

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Heed (v, n)

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To take notice of something, to be careful about something

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Civil (a)

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Polite, not especially friendly

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Weld (v)

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To join together metal with heat

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Sultan (n)

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A supreme ruler

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Prophet (n)

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A person who speaks God’s words

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Stationary (a)

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Not moving

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Analyse (v)

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To look at something in great detail, to help you understand it

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Elude (v)

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To escape from something

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Allude (v)

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To refer to something

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Vintage (a)

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Old but of high value

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Diligent (a)

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To take a lot of care over something

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Warrant (n)

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A document that gives you permission to do something

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Timescale (n)

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How long something takes

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Spellbound (a)

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To be so amazed by something you can hardly move, as if someone cast a spell over you

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Minion (n)

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One of the little guys, a servant, not important

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Republic (n)

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A country that is run as a democracy without a royal family

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Integral (a)

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Essential for the working of something

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Drivel (n)

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Spoken nonsense

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Substantial (a)

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Sizeable, large

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Petition (n, v)

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To ask an organisation to do something

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Dilapidated (a)

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Falling down, ramshackle

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Compulsory (a)

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You have no choice

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Cryptic (a)

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Unclear, complex

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Counterfeit (a)

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Fake, not real

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Ambiguous (a)

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Not clear, or could mean more than one thing

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Frivolous (a)

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Silly, not important

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Repudiate (v)

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To deny something strongly

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Immoral (a)

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Wrong, or not doing the right thing

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Placid (a)

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Calm and gentle

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Defective (a)

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Not working, something wrong with it

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Rational (a)

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Logical, makes sense

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Supple (a)

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Flexible, bendy

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Recede (v)

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To go back, to give way

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Radical (a)

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Very different, adventurous, unconventional

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Contempt, disdain (n)

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Disgust, looking down on someone

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Sanction (n) (two meanings)

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Allowing someone to do something; or punishing someone or something

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Virtue (n)

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Goodness, being right

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Feat (n)

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Achievement

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Affinity (n)

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A natural liking for something

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Subdue (v)

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To make someone be lower than you, to dominate

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Malicious (a)

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Bad or spiteful

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Lacklustre (a)

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Uninspiring, lacking sparkle

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Chide, berate (v)

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To tell off, to scold

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Intrepid (a)

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Brave, daring

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Anorak (n)

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Waterproof coat with a hood

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Frank (a)

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Plain-speaking, possibly difficult to hear

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Acquit, exonerate, vindicate (v)

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Found innocent, cleared of a charge

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Credible (a)

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Believable

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Dame (n)

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An honour you give to women (like “sir”)

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Crude (a)

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Not skilled, basic

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Miser (n)

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Someone who is mean with money

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Incite (v)

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To encourage people to break the law

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Rebuff (v)

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To push someone back, literally or metaphorically

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Churlish (a)

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Mean-spirited, bad-tempered

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Abundant, plentiful (a)

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You have. a lot of something

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Conceited (a)

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Arrogant, proud

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Erratic, inconsistent (a)

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Not to a regular pattern

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Wilful (a)

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Deliberate, not by accident, stubborn

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Rite (n)

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An important, possibly once in a life time event

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Hereditary (a)

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Inherited from your parents

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Confiscate (v)

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Temporarily take something from someone

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Defraud (v)

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To steal by pretending you’re someone else

89
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Pilfer (v)

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To steal

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Alleviate (v)

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To make something better

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Aggravate (v)

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To make something worse

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Endorse (v)

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To publicly back or support something

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Appease (v)

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To calm someone down

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Destitute (a)

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Penniless, really poor

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Ornate (a)

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Elaborately decorated

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Impeccable (a)

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Faultless, perfect

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Droll (a)

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Amusing, quite funny

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Caustic (a)

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Acid, cutting, harsh (remarks, way of speaking)

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Harbour (v)

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To give someone shelter

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Conceal (v)

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To hide something

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Delegate (n)

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A person you have delegated a job to, someone who is speaking on your behalfsp

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Spurn (v)

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To refuse someone

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Scanty, meagre (a)

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Not much of something

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Opulent (a)

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Rich, luxurious

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Adhere (v)

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To stick to something

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