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Sacrifice

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The act of giving up something you value for the sake of something important

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Tempestuous

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  1. Very stormy

2. Strong changeable character

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Uniform

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  1. A set of clothes specific to a job/activity (noun)

2. The same in all cases, times (adjective)

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Vanished

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Disappear

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Ramble

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  1. Walk in the countryside

2. Talk or write in a confused way

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Weary

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Tired, bored

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Yield

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  1. Give way

2. Amount of produce

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Absurd

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Ridiculous

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Abundant (adjective)

Abundance (noun)

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Lots of

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Abandon

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To leave something permanently

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Banish

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To make someone leave

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Calamity

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A disaster, an event causing distress

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Debate

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A formal discussion, friendly argument

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Earnest

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Serious

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Absence

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Not there

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Barren

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Empty

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Careering

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Going fast and not in control

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Debrief

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A discussion after you have done something

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Economical

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1.to be able to go a long way with out much fuel

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Fatal

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Causing death

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Government

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Group of people who control a state

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Habitat

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Somewhere where an animal lives

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Idle

Idol

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Lazy,

Someone/something you worship

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Lament

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To be sad about something

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Malady

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Illness

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Neat

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Tidy

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Object (noun); object (verb)

Objection

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A thing that you can see or touch; to disagree with something (verb)

To speak of a disagreement

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Painstaking

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Very careful and thorough

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Queer

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Odd

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Quaint

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Attractively old fashioned or unusual

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Raiment

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Clothing

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Sacred

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Holy, connected with God

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Temperate

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Mild

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Unfathomable

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Can’t be understood

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Famine

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Starving, Not having enough food

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Garment

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Clothing

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Habitable

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Can be lived in

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Idiosyncrasy

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A particular way of behaving

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Justice

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Fair behaviour or treatment

being fair

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Vacant

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Empty,

Showing no intelligence or interest

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Wasteful

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Using more than is necessary

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Abode

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Somewhere to live

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Bargain

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A good deal

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Majestic

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Impressively grand, regal

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Nauseous

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To feel ill

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Oath

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A promise

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Paid

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To have given someone money or attention.

To put paid to something means to stop something.

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Accuse

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To blame

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Beck

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  1. a little stream

2. ready to obey

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Category

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Different groups

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Deceit

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A lie

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Elude

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Avoid

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Fatigue

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Tired

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Grate (noun and-verb*2),

great

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A box or metal frame in a fire pit (n)
To shred food, to have an annoying effect (v)

Amazing

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Halt

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Stop

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Ignorant

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Lacking knowledge,being rude

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Justice

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Fair treatment

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Latter

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2nd, nearer to the end than the beginning

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Margin

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A space between something

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Nimble

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Quick on your feet

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Oblige

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To make someone do something

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Palaeontologists

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It is a person who studies fossils

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Rare

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Not common

Meat under-cooked

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Sane

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Sensible

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Temptation

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To be urged to do something

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Union

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A joining of things

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Vapour

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Gas form of a liquid

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Weird

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Strange

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Accustom

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Get used to something

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Belligerent

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Hostile and aggressive

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Caulking

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To waterproof a boat

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Deceive

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To lie

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Acquainted

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To get to know someone

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Bemused

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To be confused

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Caution

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To warn someone

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Declare

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To announce something officially

77
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Embarrass

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To feel ashamed

78
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Favourite

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Prefered

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Gratitude

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Thankful

80
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Handcerchief

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A type of tissue that is reusable

81
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Imitate

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Mimic

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Lavish

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To give lots of something

83
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Mariner

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Someone who works at sea

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No one

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No Body

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Obscure

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Hidden

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Parallel

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Always running in a straight line

87
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Quell

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To calm down

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Sanitary

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Hygienic

89
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Thrust

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Power

90
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Unite

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To come together

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Wholesome

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Full of goodness

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Acquire

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To obtain,to get

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Benefit

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To gain advantage

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Cease

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Stop

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Decline

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To say no politely

To get worse

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Adhere

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To stick to the rules

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Beseiged

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Surrounded blocked

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Cemetery

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A grave yard

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Decline

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Feeling worse

Politely refuse

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Embrace

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A hug

You accept

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Feeble

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Weak

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Grave

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A place to bury somone

Serious

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Hasty

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Rushed

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Immediate

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Straight

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Lean

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Slim

To slope

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Matte

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Type of finish that isnt shiny

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Noted

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To remark

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Obstinate

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Strong willed, stubborn, pig-headed

109
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Parliament

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Elected representatives

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Quench

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To extinguish a thirst or fire

111
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Recite

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Repeat, to say aloud, to narrate

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Satin

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Smooth, silky

113
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Torment

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Tease, annoy, make someone angry

114
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Unorthodox

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Different from what is usual

115
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Veil

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Material to cover a face, e.g. Bride

To coverr up something

116
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Admission

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To be allowed in, enter

A confession

117
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Betray

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To trick, to be disloyal

118
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Definite

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Clearly stated, known to be true

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Adopt

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To take up, choose

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Bewilderd

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To be confused

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Charred

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To be blackened from burning

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Deliberate

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On purpose

Intentional

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Emerge

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To appear

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Feign

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To pretend

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Gregarious

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Sociable

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Helix

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A spiral

127
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Immerse

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To get in deeply

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Leisure

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Time for relaxation

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Meagre

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A small amount

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Nuisance

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To be a pain

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Occupy

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To keep busy

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Passive

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Inactive

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Queue

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A line

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Refuse

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To say No!!!

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Scanty

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Not much

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Traitor

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To be unloyal

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Unsurpassed

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Better or greater than anybody

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Venerable

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Trusted

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Wither

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Dry up

Shrivle

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Affable

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Friendly

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Brief

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Short

142
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Choreographer

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Someone who makes dance routines

143
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Demolished

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To destroy

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Humble

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Modest

Antonym: boastful

145
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Encourage

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To persuade someone to do something

Antonym:deter

146
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Affectionate

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Friendly

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Broad

2 meanings

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Wide

Rough, general

148
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Clemency

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mercy

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Deny

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To refuse tell the truth

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Empire

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A group of people

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Flamboyant

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Showy

Extravagant

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Grieve

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To be sad for someone

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Impudent

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Disrespectful, mouthy, bold

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Lenient

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Easygoing,soft

155
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Meant

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Intended

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Occur

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Take place, to happen

157
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Pasture

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Feed on

158
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  1. Quiet

2. Quite

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  1. Silent

2. Rather

159
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Release

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Let go,to free

160
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Score (4 meanings)

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Total, tally
Rack up
Groove, cut
Musical arrangement

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Tranquil

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calm,peacful

162
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ventilation

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to give fresh air

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worthy

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honest

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aid

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assistance

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bruise

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Bump

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Coarse

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Rough

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Deposit

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Leave something

Put money in a bank

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Employ

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Engage

To give someone work

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Flawless

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Perfect

Faultless

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Grotesque

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Bizarre

Really ugly

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Legacy

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Gift handed down

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Destitute

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Very poor

Synonym: affluent, rich, prosperous

173
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Dishevel

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To make untidy

Synonym: to put in order

174
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Fulfilment

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Achievement,satisfaction

Synonym: disappoint, failure

175
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Cowardice

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Scared

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Vicious

viscous

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Cruel

Thick and sticky

177
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Procrastinate

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Delay

178
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Defect

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(V) leave, change sides

(N) weakness

179
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Novel

Noun and verb

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A fictitious story (n)

Original (v)

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Exploit

Verb and noun

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(V) use a situation or person in a selfish way

(N) a defiant act

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