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Acquire (v)

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To get something

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Intimidate (v)

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To frighten or threaten someone

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Apprehensive (a)

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Nervous, a bit scared

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Reinstate (v)

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To be brought back in

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Redeem (v)

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To pay back the price

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Impose (v)

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To make someone do something

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Role (n)

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A part, or a function/job

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Discard (v)

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To take off or throw away

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Postpone (v)

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To delay, to put off until later

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Suspend (v)

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To stop temporarily, not for ever

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Moult (v)

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To shed hair, skin

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Commiserate (v)

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To recognise someone’s sadness and try to cheer them up, to comfort

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Venerate (v)

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To hold someone in very high respect

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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 that someone has done really well

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Inconsequential (a)

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Not very important

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Paramount (a)

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Very important

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Onerous, taxing (a)

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Hard going, difficult

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Scrutinise (v)

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To look over something really carefully

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Haughty (a)

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Stuck up and posh

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Inventive (a)

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Thinking of a new way to do something

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Preoccupied (a)

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Worried or distracted

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Frail, puny (a)

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Weak, no muscles, fragile

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Gleeful (a)

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Happy, joyful

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Overbearing (a)

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Bossy

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Reckless (a)

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Careless, doing something stupidly dangerous

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Aloof (a)

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Rude and cold

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Courteous (a)

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Super-polite

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Eternal (a)

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Forever

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Rigorously (adv)

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Harshly, with energy

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Deceased (a)

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Dead

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Deemed (v)

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Judged, decided to be…

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Crude (a)

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Not skilful

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Arduous (a)

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Hard going and difficult

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Cargo (n)

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Goods, things that are carried

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Aspire (v)

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Hope to be, intend to be..

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Inkling (n)

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A vague idea

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Enchanting (a)

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Amazing, as if a spell has been cast

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Cobbled (a)

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Streets with round stones instead of concrete, bumpy

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Flourish (v)

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To grow well, or do really well

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Rugged (a)

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Rocky and sharp

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Sporadically (adv)

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At irregular intervals, every now and again

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Vial (n)

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Small bottle

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Remedy (n)

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A cure for an illness or a solution

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Optimistic (a)

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Thinking things are going to go well

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Pessimistic (a)

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Thinking things are going to end badly

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Melancholy (n)

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Deep sadness (without a specific cause)

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Enthralled (a)

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Fascinated by something

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Besotted, infatuated (a)

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In love

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Timescale (n)

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The length of time from beginning to end

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Minion (n)

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A small unimportant person

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Warrant (n)

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A document that allows you to do something

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Appliance

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An electrical tool

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Integral (a)

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Essential, everything works because of it

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Drivel (n)

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Nonsensical speech

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Heath (n)

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An area of long grass

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Coppice (n)

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A group of young trees

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Brood (v)

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Be grumpy (also hatch an egg)

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Solitude (n)

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Being on your own

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Erode (v)

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To wear away (by the weather)

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Trout (n)

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A type of fish

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Indifferent (a)

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Not interested, couldn’t care less

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Brim (n)

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The edge of a cup of bowl

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Decay (n, v)

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To slowly rot away

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Atypical (a)

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Unusual

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Elated, buoyant (a)

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Happy and excited

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Composed (a)

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Calm, not panicking

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Forlorn (a)

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Sad, lonely

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Sentimental (a)

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Emotional (a)

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Nostalgic (a)

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Thinking a lot about the past

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Antagonise (v)

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To look for a fight, to provoke

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Confrontational (a)

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Always look to cause trouble, “in your face”

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Mortified (a)

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So ashamed that you’ll die

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To do without (v)

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To not have something

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Extract (n)

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A small part of a story

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Melodramatic (a)

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Being a bit of a drama-queen, exaggerating

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Dreary (a)

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Dull and boring

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Resent (v)

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To bear a grudge, to be bitter about something and not forget it

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Insight (n)

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Understanding, seeing into the heart of something

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Obnoxious (a)

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Disgusting

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Cunning (a)

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Sneaky, underhand

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Depict, portray (v)

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To show us what something looks like

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Allegedly (adv)

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You think it but you can’t prove it

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Brisk (a)

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Quick, energetic

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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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Disgust, looking down on someone

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Cease (v)

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To stop

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Incessant (a)

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Non-stop, continual

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Wring (v)

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To squeeze the water out

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Dissent (n)

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Arguing, disagreeing, being disrespectful

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Affinity (n)

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A liking for something or someone

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Thrive (v)

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To grow strongly or do really well

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Prevail (v)

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To win through in the end, to get through something difficult

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Condemn (v)

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To make a hard judgement (court, say something bad)

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Laudable (a)

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A good effort, worthy of credit

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Unintelligible (a)

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Nonsensical, gibberish, makes no sense

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Apathy (n)

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Not being bothered, disinterest

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Derelict (a)

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Falling down, ruined

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Penalise (v)

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To punish or give a penalty to someone

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Reproach (v)

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To gently tell someone off

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Yield (v)

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To give up or give in

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Inhabit (v)

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To live somewhere

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Preceding (a)

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Coming before something

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Limelight (n)

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Spotlight, the main attention

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Reinforce (v)

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To make something stronger

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Pantry (n)

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A small room to keep food in

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Notable (a)

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Interesting, worthy of attention

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Memoirs (n)

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Recollections of your own life, things you have done

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Anorak (n)

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A waterproof coat with a hood

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Encore (n)

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A repeat performance

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Credible, plausible (a)

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Believable

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Acquit (v)

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To find someone innocent

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Frank (a)

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Honest, to the point of maybe being hard to hear

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Putrid (a)

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Rotten, stinky

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Hearty (a)

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Healthy, good for you

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Suburb (n)

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On the edge of a larger town

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Urban (a)

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To do with the city

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Rural (a)

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To do with the country

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Congested (a)

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Busy, full of traffic

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Reformed (a)

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You have changed your thinking about something

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Caustic (a)

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Biting, cutting, hurtful (remarks)

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Strapping (a)

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Big (people)

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Elaborate, ornate (a)

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Detailed, complex, beautiful

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Alluring (a)

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Tempting, attractive

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Droll (a)

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Quite funny, amusing

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Commonplace (a)

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Not unusual

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Monotonous (a)

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Dull, boring

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Finite (a)

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Having a set limit

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Immense (a)

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Huge

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Understate (v)

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To say something is less than it is

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Bid (v)

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Offering a price for something

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Barter (v)

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To exchange, to swap (without money)

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Demure, coy (a)

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Shy and quiet

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Opulent (a)

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To do with luxury and riches

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Abstain (v)

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To give something up

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