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Encyclopedic

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Comprehensive in scope or coverage, containing a wide range of knowledge on various subjects

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Compelling

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Evoking interest, attention or admiration due to being convincing

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Husbandry

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The practice of cultivating and managing crops or livestock for agricultural purposes or the careful use of resou

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To determine

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To ascertain or establish the exact nature or outcome of a situation through investigation or analysis

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Collective memory

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The shared recollection of past events or experiences within a group or community

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Refute

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To prove a statement to be incorrect by providing evidence

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Inferior

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Low in quality or importance

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Indecipherable

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Not able to be understood or interpreted clearly due to being unclear

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Term. (verb)

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To give a name to sth

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Corroborate

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To confirm or support a statement with evidence or testimony

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Scattering of

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The random distribution of sth

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Convey

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To communicate or express info

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Throng

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Crowd

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Discarded

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Thrown away

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Bellowed

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Spoke loudly and powerfully

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Enthralled/riveted

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Extremely interested

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Lugubrious

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Sad and gloomy

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Eternal

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Lasting forever

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Strenuous

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Needing or using a lot of physical or mental effort or energy

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Rendering

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Causing someone or sth to be in particular state

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Replenish

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To fill again

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Vertebrate

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An animal of a large group distinguished by the possession of a backbone or spinal column, like mammals, birds, reptiles, fish

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Pestilence

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A fatal epidemic, disease, bubonic plague

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Crustacean

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A form of marine life having a crust-like shell

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Staggering
So great, shocking or surprising that it’s difficult to believe
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Precarity
A state of persistent insecurity with regard to employment or income
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Blunt
Not sharp
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Fluttered
Moved or flew with quick, light flapping movements
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Chamber pot
A bowl kept in bedroom used as a toilet
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Giddy
Dizzy
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slur
speak unclearly
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abomination
a thing that causes disgust or hatred
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decrepit
old and feeble, worn-out
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befit
be appropriate for
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venerable
respected because of age
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inhaled
eat rapidly
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hoist
to raise or lift
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contraction
the tightening of muscle
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stunted
slowed or stopped abnormally in growth or development
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spot on
accurate right
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adept
master, expert
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scale back
reduce, economize
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keep one's eye on the ball
monitor, watch, observe
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gratifying
rewarding, agreeable
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unapologetic
unwilling to make or express an apology, relentless
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trickled into
access, got into
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commodified
commercialized
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allyship
a group other than one's own
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shepherd
to guide
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pick up steam
to progress
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fly the flag for
to support
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menagerie
a variety of animals kept together
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evade
escape or avoid
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similes
comparison of things that have something in common
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ambience
atmosphere
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susceptible
likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing
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conceit
a fanciful, particularly clever extended metaphor
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perpetually
constantly
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chubby
chunky, fat
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gawky
awkward, clumsy
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clamour
loud and persistent outcry from many people
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floe
flat mass of floating ice
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din
a loud, unpleasant and prolonged noise
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trawler
a large fishing boat
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relish
enjoyment or satisfaction
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decree
an official order issued by a legal authority
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brothel
whore house
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ascertain
to find out
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a blunt reply
saying what you think without trying to be polite or caring about other people's feelings
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cornea
a transparent outer covering of the eye
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urea
waste product formed in a liver
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pee
to urinate
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scavenger
a person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials, an animal that feeds on dead bodies
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to tread
put down or press the foot, place the foot, the way someone walks
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cavernous
large in size or darkness
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to cater
to satisfy the needs of
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adulation
excessive praise or admiration
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rampantly
happening quickly and in a way that's hard to control
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deciphering
figuring the meaning of
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ditch
to get rid of sth or someone thats unwanted
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lodge
present a complaint formally to the authorities
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acute
sharp
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grim
a facial expression
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well-honed skills
referring to someone who has developed their skills
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to hone
to make something perfect or completely suitable for its purpose
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silo
tower on a farm for storing grain
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avid
having or showing a keen interest in sth
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recite
repeat aloud
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lachrymose
tearful or given to weeping, inducing tears, sad
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heart-rending
causing great sadness or distress
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rib-tickling
very funny
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cetaceans
marine mammals like whales, dolphins
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dawn
the first appearance of sun in the morning
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dusk
the darker stage of twilight
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wan
sickly pale
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dim
not bright or clear (the dim of fire )
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credibility
the quality of being trusted and believed in
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biased
unfairly prejudiced for or against someone
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procure
obtain sth
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hazy
unclear, misty
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nifty
particularly good, skillful
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soot
black substance
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have ants in your pants
be unable to sit
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the birds and the bees
sex education
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chickened out
decided not to do sth because you're afraid
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eager beaver
a keen and enthusiastic person who works very hard
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hold your horses
wait and be patient
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in the dog house
in trouble in another person
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kill two birds with one stone
achieve two aims at once
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let the cat out of the bag
reveal a secret
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a little bird told me
used to indicate the speaker knows sth but chooses to keep the identity of their informant secret
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cook someone's goose
to ruin someone's plans
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has the cat got your tongue
used to describe when someone is at a loss of words
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red herring
a piece of info that is intended to be misleading
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the world is your oyster
there is no limit to the opportunities open to you
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white elephant
a possession that is useless
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pigs might fly
used ironically or express disbelief
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a wild goose chase
a foolish and hopeless search for or pursuit of something unattainable
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contravince
a thing that is created skillfully and inventively to serve a particular purpose
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brainchildren
ideas or inventions which are considered to be a particular person's creation
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alleviating
easing pain
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levy (on)
an amount of money, such as tax, that you have to pat to the government
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spike
a sharp increase
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laid bare
revealed
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afoot
in preperation or progress
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slather
spread or smear thickly
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vacate
to go away from, leave empty
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dwindle
diminish gradually in size, amount or strength
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pollinate
convey pollen or deposit pollen on a flower
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calamity
an event causing great and often sudden damage or distress

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