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Month 9 Flashcards

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preside

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to be in charge of a formal meeting, ceremony, or trial

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rifle

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a type of gun with a long barrel (= part shaped like a tube), fired from the shoulder and designed to be accurate at long distances

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erect

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to build a building, wall, or other structure

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discharge

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to allow someone officially to leave somewhere, especially a hospital or a law court

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dive v.

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to jump into water, especially with your head and arms going in first, or to move down under the water

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dive n.

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a jump into water with your head going in first

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embody

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to represent a quality or an idea exactly

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feat

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something difficult needing a lot of skill, strength, courage, etc. to achieve it

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exert

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to use something such as authority, power, influence, etc. in order to make something happen

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grin v.

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to smile a wide smile

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grin n.

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a wide smile

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halt v.

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to (cause to) stop moving or doing something or happening

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halt n.

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an occasion when something stops moving or happening

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hazard

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something that is dangerous and likely to cause damage

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incur

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to experience something, usually something unpleasant, as a result of actions you have taken

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linger

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to take a long time to leave or disappear

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preach

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(especially of a priest or minister in a church) to give a religious speech

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disruption

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the action of preventing something, especially a system, process, or event, from continuing as usual or as expected

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embrace

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to accept something enthusiastically

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displace

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to force something out of its usual or original position

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enact

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to put something into action, especially to make something law

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forum

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a situation or meeting in which people can talk about a problem or matter especially of public interest

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lad

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a boy or young man

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prey

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an animal that is hunted and killed for food by another animal

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handy

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useful or convenient

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burden

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a heavy load that you carry

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cease

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to stop something

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accountability

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the fact of being responsible for what you do and able to give a satisfactory reason for it, or the degree to which this happens

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conspiracy

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the activity of secretly planning with other people to do something bad or illegal

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devise

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to invent a plan, system, object, etc., usually using your intelligence or imagination

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interim

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temporary and intended to be used or accepted until something permanent exists

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(extra) curriculum

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the subjects studied in a school, college, etc. and what each subject includes

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dip

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to put something into a liquid for a short time

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completion

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the act of finishing something that you are doing or making

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comply

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to act according to an order, set of rules, or request

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devote

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to give all of something, especially your time, effort, or love, or yourself, to something you believe in or to a person

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confine

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to limit an activity, person, or problem in some way

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38
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appreciation

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the act of recognizing or understanding that something is valuable, important, or as described

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commissioner

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an important official who has responsibility in a government department or another organization

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detain

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to force someone officially to stay in a place

41
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fond

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to like someone or something very much

42
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continually

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in a way that happens repeatedly

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consecutive

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consecutive events, numbers, etc. follow one after another without an interruption

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ensue

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to happen after something else, especially as a result of it

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boast

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to speak too proudly or happily about what you have done or what you own

46
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cliff

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a high area of rock with a very steep side, often on a coast

47
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acute

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If a bad situation is acute, it causes severe problems or damage

48
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commodity

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a substance or product that can be traded, bought, or sold

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chargeable

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If something is chargeable, you can be asked to pay for it

50
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keychain

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a number of metal rings that are connected together and attached to a larger ring, and often also to a decorative object, used for keeping your keys together

51
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snore

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to breathe in a very noisy way while you are sleeping

52
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comprise

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to have things or people as parts or members; to consist of

53
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admission

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the act of agreeing that something is true, especially unwillingly

54
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compromise n.

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an agreement in an argument in which the people involved reduce their demands or change their opinion in order to agree

55
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harsh

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unpleasant, unkind, cruel, or more severe than is necessary

56
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discretion

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the ability to behave without causing embarrassment or attracting too much attention, especially by keeping information secret

57
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infer

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to form an opinion or guess that something is true because of the information that you have

58
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constraint

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something that controls what you do by keeping you within particular limits

59
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aide

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a person whose job is to help someone important, such as a member of a government or a military officer of high rank

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breach n.

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an act of breaking a law, promise, agreement, or relationship

61
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breach v.

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to break a law, promise, agreement, or relationship

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cope

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to deal successfully with a difficult situation

63
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coup

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an unexpectedly successful achievement

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revelation

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the act of making something known that was secret, or a fact that is made known

65
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compromise v.

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to accept that you will reduce your demands or change your opinion in order to reach an agreement with someone

66
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deem

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to consider or judge something in a particular way

67
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concede

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to admit, often unwillingly, that something is true

68
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bail

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an amount of money that a person who has been accused of a crime pays to a law court so that they can be released until their trial. The payment is a way of making certain that the person will return to court for trial

69
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bulk

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something or someone that is very large

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confer

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to exchange ideas on a particular subject, often in order to reach a decision on what action to take

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cue

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a word or action in a play or film that is used as a signal by a performer to begin saying or doing something

72
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loom

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to appear as a large, often frightening or unclear shape or object

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gut

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the long tube in the body of a person or animal, through which food moves during the process of digesting food

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commodity

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a substance or product that can be traded, bought, or sold

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chargeable

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If something is chargeable, you can be asked to pay for it

76
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intact

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complete and in the original state

77
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pond

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an area of water smaller than a lake, often artificially made

78
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steer

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to control the direction of a vehicle

79
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grind

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to make something into small pieces or a powder by pressing between hard surfaces

80
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hail

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small, hard balls of ice that fall from the sky like rain

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grave (serious)

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urgent and very bad; serious

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exile

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the condition of someone being sent or kept away from their own country, village, etc., especially for political reasons

83
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faction

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a group within a larger group, especially one with slightly different ideas from the main group

84
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cynical

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believing that people are only interested in themselves and are not sincere

85
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imminent

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coming or likely to happen very soon

86
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dam

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a wall built across a river that stops the river’s flow and collects the water, especially to make a reservoir (= an artificial lake) that provides water for an area

87
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custody

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the legal right or duty to care for someone or something, especially a child after its parents have separated or died

88
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deed

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an intentional act, especially a very bad or very good one

89
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attain

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to reach or succeed in getting something

90
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backing

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support, especially money, that someone gives to a person or plan

91
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historian

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someone who writes about or studies history

92
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log n.

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a thick piece of tree trunk or branch, especially one cut for burning on a fire

93
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log v.

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to cut down trees so that you can use their wood

94
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rod

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a long, thin pole made of wood or metal

95
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induce

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to persuade someone to do something

96
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poll

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a study in which people are asked for their opinions about a subject or person

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adverse

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having a negative or harmful effect on something

98
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buck

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a dollar

99
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circuit

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a regular pattern of visits or the places visited

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