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Acquire (v)

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To get hold of, to obtain

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intimidate (v)

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To scare or threaten

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Impose (v)

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To force someone to do something

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Apprehensive (a)

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Nervous, worried

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Reinstate (v)

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To bring back in

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Innovative (a)

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Imaginative, thinking of a new idea

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Moult (v)

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To shed or lose your fur

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Annex (n)

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A room added onto a building later

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Postpone (v)

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To delay something until later

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Suspend (v)

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To hang something

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Drape (v)

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To cover something in a fabric

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Commiserate (v)

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To comfort or to feel someone’s pain

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Venerate (v)

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To respect or look up to someone

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Chastise (v)

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To tell off

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Commend (v)

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To praise someone

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Inconsequential (a)

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Not very important

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Tenacious (a)

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Sticking at something, stubborn in a good way

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Frail (a)

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Weak, fragile

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Hearty (a)

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Strong and healthy

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Overbearing (a)

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Bossy and bullying

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Reckless (a)

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Dangerously careless

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Diplomatic (a)

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Really careful with language, super-polite

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Deceased (a)

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Dead

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Deemed (a)

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judged to be, decided to be

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Rigorously (adv)

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Harshly, strictly

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Crude (a)

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Unskilled, rough

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Successive (adj)

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Following on one from another

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Dismayed (a)

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Disappointed

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Kindle (v)

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To light a fire, or start an interest up

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Turmoil (n)

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Upset and disturbance

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Tranquil (a)

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Calm

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Animosity (n)

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Natural dislike

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Sultan (n)

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An absolute ruler

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Weld (v)

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Join together metal with heat

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Eclipse (v)

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To do much better, to be much better

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Civil (a)

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Barely polite, not friendly

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Coppice (n)

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Young trees

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Brood (v)

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Hatch and egg, also look grumpy

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Erode (v)

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To wear away by the weather

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Canter (v)

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Horse, jogging

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Solitude (n)

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Being on your own

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Cargo (n)

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Things that are being carried from one place to another

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Arduous (a))

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Tough going, hard

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Aspire (v)

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To hope for, to aim for

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Intensive (a)

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High-pressure, stressful

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Substantial (a)

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Big, long

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Inkling (n)

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an idea

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Cryptic (a)

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Unclear, hard to understand

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Spontaneous (a)

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On the spur of the moment, without planning to

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Frivolous (a)

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Not important, a bit silly

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Virtuous (a)

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Morally good, doing the right thing

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Repudiate (v)

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To furiously deny something

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Besotted (a), Infatuated (a)

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Deeply in love

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Resent (v)

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To feel injured or insulted, to be angry about something

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Forlorn (a)

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Sad, lonely

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Dreary (a)

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Boring

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Mortified (a)

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Upset and embarrassed (dramatic way of saying it)

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Beverage (n)

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A drink (usually hot)

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Vicinity (n)

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Nearby, in the neighbourhood

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Utensil (n)

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A kitchen tool

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Crockery (n)

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Plates, bowls, cups

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Contradict (v)

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To say the opposite thing

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Cease (v)

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To stop

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Wring (v)

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To squeeze water out of something

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Dissent (v)

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To argue, show disrespect

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Affinity (n)

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A liking for someone or something

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Endorse (v)

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To support something, to give it the thumbs up

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Macabre (a)

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Grim, thinking about death

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Malicious (a)

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Bad, mean, spiteful

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Penalise (v)

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To punish

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Fleeting (a)

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Something that passes quickly, not lasting

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Yield (v)

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To give in, to give way

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Forebear (v)

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To put up with something, to ensure something

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Sporadically (adv)

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Every now and again without a pattern

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Plot, connive (v)

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To plan something bad together

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Adamant (a)

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To be determined, to be resolved

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Acclaimed (v)

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Well known, famous for…

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Interrogate (v)

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To question someone thoroughly

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Prosper (v)

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To do well, to be blessed, or privileged

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Frank (a)

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Honest, direct, plain-speaking

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Anorak (n)

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A waterproof coat with a hood

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Clause (n)

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A group of words that includes a verb

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Phrase (n)

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A group of words that does not include a verb

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Astounded (a)

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Amazed, astonished

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Stark (a)

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Very strong impression

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Contrast (n)

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Something very different

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Appease (v)

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To calm someone down

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Alleviate (v)

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To make something less difficult

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Exuberant (a)

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Extremely happy, overjoyed, excited

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Privileged (a)

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Well-off, rich, not knowing poverty

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Abundant (a)

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Plentiful, lots of

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Unbridled (a)

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Out of control, crazy, wild

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Competent (a)

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Able to do something but not specially well

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Conceited (a)

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Proud, arrogant

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Conclude, terminate (v)

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To finish off

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Commence (v)

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Start something

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Elaborate, ornate (a)

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Complex, beautifully designed

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Pretentious (a)

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Pretending to be something you’re not

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Droll (a)

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Quite funny, amusing

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Caustic (a)

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Hurtful, burning

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Commonplace (a)

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Not unusual, normal

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Monotonous (a)

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One-pace, dull and boring

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Finite (a)

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With set boundaries, limits

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Understate (v)

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To play down how big something, to say something is smaller than it really is

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Affect (v)

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To have an effect

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Effect (n)

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An impression, a change, something different

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Rebate (n)

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Refund, some money returned to you

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Aspect (n)

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Detail, a part of something

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