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Adhere

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stick completely to a surface or substance / believe in and
follow the practices of

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Aloof

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not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant

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Ambiguous

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open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning

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Analyze

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examine in detail, typically for purposes of explanation and
interpretation

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Anecdote

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short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or
person

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Antagonize

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cause someone to become hostile

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Anticipate

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regard as probable; expect or predict

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Apprehensive

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anxious or fearful that something bad will happen

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Arcane

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mysterious or secret

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Assert

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state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully

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Assess

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evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of

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Attribute

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regard something as being caused by someone or something

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Bear

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endure an ordeal or difficulty

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Befall

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(of something bad) happen to someone

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Burgeon

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begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish

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Coherent

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logical and consistent

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Compassion

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concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others

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Compensate

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make up for something unwelcome or unpleasant by exerting an
opposite force or effect

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Complement

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a thing that completes or brings to perfection a larger whole

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Compose

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  1. write or create
  2. constitute, make up (composition, composed
    of)
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Condescending

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having or showing a feeling of superiority

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Consecutive

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following continuously; in unbroken or logical sequence

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Contour

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an outline, especially one representing or bounding the shape or
form of something

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Contract

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decrease in size, number, or range

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Correlate

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have a mutual relationship or connection (corollary, correlated)

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Corollary

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a direct or natural consequence or result

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Critical

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  1. expressing disapproving comments
  2. expressing/involving an analysis of merits or faults of something
  3. involving objective analysis & evaluation of an issue to form a judgment
  4. situation having the potential to become disastrous
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Cumbersome

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  1. large/heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use
  2. slow or complicated and therefore inefficient
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Deficit

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the amount by which something is too small

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Demean

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cause a severe loss in the dignity of and respect for someone or something

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Depict

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show or represent

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Determine

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  1. cause something to occur in a particular way; be the decisive
    factor in
  2. ascertain or establish exactly, typically as a result of research or calculation
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Devoid

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entirely lacking or free from

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Differentiate

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  1. recognize or ascertain what makes ___ different
  2. identify differences between two or more things
  3. make ___ appear different or distinct
  4. make or become different in the
    process of growth or development
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Diffuse

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spread out over a large area; not concentrated

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Digress

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leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing

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Diminish

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make or become less

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Discrepancy

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a lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts

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(Dis)/inclined

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(un)/willing or positive (neg) about an action, belief, or attitude

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Dismay

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consternation and distress, typically that caused by something
unexpected

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Disposition

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  1. a person’s inherent qualities of mind and character
  2. an inclination or tendency
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Dynamic

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characterized by constant change, activity, or progress

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Eclipse

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a loss of significance, power, or prominence in relation to another
person or thing

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Emerge

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become apparent, important, or prominent

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Engage

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  1. occupy, attract, or involve interest/ attention
  2. cause someone to become involved in
  3. participate or become
    involved in
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Engross

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absorb all the attention or interest of

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Ethereal

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extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this
world

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Evolve

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develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more complex form

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Exploit

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  1. make full use of and derive benefit from
  2. use a situation or
    person in an unfair or selfish way
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Facilitate

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make an action or process easy or easier

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Feign

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pretend to be affected by a feeling, state, or injury

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Fleeting

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lasting for a very short time

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Glaring

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extremely obvious or conspicuous

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Hardship

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severe suffering or deprivation

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Hurtle

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move or cause to move at a great speed, typically in an uncontrolled manner

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Immerse

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involve oneself deeply in a particular activity or interest / dip or
submerge in a liquid

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Imminent

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about to happen

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(Im)mobile

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(un)able to move or be moved freely or easily

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Impervious

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unable to be affected by

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Incendiary

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  1. tending to stir up conflict
  2. designed to cause fires
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Incompetant

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not having or showing the necessary skills to do something successfully

62
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(In)conceivable

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(un) capable of being imagined or grasped mentally

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(In)dissoluble

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(not) able to be dissolved, loosened, or disconnected

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Inevitable

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certain to happen; unavoidable

65
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Infer

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deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning
rather than from clear statements

66
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Integrate

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combine one thing with another so that they become a whole

67
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Intuition

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the ability to understand something immediately, a ‘gut feeling’

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Justify

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  1. show or prove to be right or reasonable
  2. be a good reason for
69
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Lack

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be without or deficient in

70
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Latent

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existing but not yet developed or obvious; hidden; concealed

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Lethargic

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sluggish and apathetic

72
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Mere

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used to emphasize how small or insignificant __ is

73
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Minute

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extremely small

74
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Mishap

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an unlucky accident

75
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Nostalgia

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a sentimental longing or affection for the past

76
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Notion

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a conception of or belief about something

77
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Obsolete

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no longer produced or used; out of date

78
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Obstruct

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to be or get in the way of; prevent; hinder

79
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Omit

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leave out or exclude __ either intentionally or
forgetfully

80
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Orient

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align or position something relative to a known point or landmark

81
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Paradox

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something w/ sound (or apparently sound) reasoning from
acceptable premises leads to a conclusion that seems senseless,
logically unacceptable, or self-contradictory

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Pensive

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engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought

83
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Peril

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serious and immediate danger

84
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Perpetual

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occurring repeatedly; so frequent as to seem endless and
uninterrupted

85
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Ponder

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think about something carefully

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Potent

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having great power, influence, or effect

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Precede

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  1. come before __ in time
  2. come before in order or position
88
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Predate

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exist or occur at a date earlier than something

89
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Principle

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a fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for
a system of belief or behavior

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Proficient

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competent or skilled in doing or using something

91
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Profound

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  1. very great or intense 2. having or showing great knowledge or
    insight
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Pungent

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having an intensely strong taste or smell

93
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Redundant

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not or no longer needed or useful

94
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Reflect

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  1. to bounce off light/sound w/o absorption
  2. show an image of
  3. represent something in an appropriate way
  4. to bring about a good/bad impression
  5. to think deeply about
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Relevant

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closely connected or appropriate to the matter at hand

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Resent

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feel bitterness or slight anger at a circumstance, action, or person

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Revive

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  1. to regain life, consciousness, or strength
  2. to restore interest in or the popularity of
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Rudimentary

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  1. involving or limited to basic principles
  2. of or relating to an
    immature, undeveloped, or basic form
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Sensory

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of or relating to sensation or the physical senses; transmitted or
perceived by the senses

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Skeptical

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not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations

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Solemn

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formal and dignified; serious

102
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Static

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lacking in movement, action, or change

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Superlative

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of the highest quality or degree

104
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Sustainable

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  1. able to be maintained at a certain rate or level 2. conserving an
    ecological balance by avoiding depletion of natural resources
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Trait

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a distinguishing quality or characteristic

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(Un)realized

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(to not) give actual or physical form to

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Void

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a completely empty space

108
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Wholly

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entirely; fully

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Abundant

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existing or available in large quantities; plentiful

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Altitude

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the height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level

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Atribute

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a quality or feature regarded as a characteristic or inherent part of
someone or something

112
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Characterisitic

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typical of a particular person, place, or thing

113
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Combustion

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the process of burning something

114
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Conduct

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transmit a form of energy such as heat or electricity

115
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Correspond

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have a close similarity; match or agree almost exactly

116
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Decelerate

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reduce the speed of; lose velocity; move more slowly

117
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Deposition

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the process of some substance being naturally deposited
somewhere

118
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Distinguish

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recognize or treat (someone or something) as different

119
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Efficient

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being effective without wasting time or effort or expense; able to
accomplish a purpose

120
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Emit

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give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation,
vapor, etc.

121
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Erode

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remove soil or rock; become ground down or deteriorate

122
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Evolution

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process where __ passes by degrees to a different stage- especially more advanced/ mature stage

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Exert

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put to use; make a great effort at a mental or physical task

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Exhibit

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show an attribute/property/knowledge/ skill; to show, make visible or apparent

125
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Fuse

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mix together different elements; join

126
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Gauge

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measure precisely and against a standard; determine the capacity,
volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation

127
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Generalize

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draw from specific cases for more general cases

128
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Given

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specified or stated

129
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Hypothesis

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tentative theory about the natural world; a concept that’s not verified but if true would explain certain facts/phenomena

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Incremental

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increasing gradually by regular degrees or additions

131
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Intact

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undamaged in any way; whole

132
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Interval

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distance between things; definite length of time marked off by two instants

133
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Larvae

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active immature form of an insect, especially one that differs
greatly from the adult and forms the stage between egg and pupa

134
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Latter

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the second of two or the second mentioned of two

135
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Mass

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the quantity of matter that something contains

136
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Maturation

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coming to full development

137
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Onset

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the beginning/early stages

138
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Precipitation

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the falling to earth of any form of water (rain/snow/ hail/sleet/mist)

139
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Prolong

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lengthen or extend in duration or space

140
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Direct Proportion

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increase in one causes an increase in the other

141
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Inverse Proportion

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as one increases, the other decreases

142
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Residual

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relating to or indicating a remainder; something left after other parts have been taken away

143
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Solution

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homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently a liquid

144
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Substrate

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  1. any substance or layer lying underneath another 2. surface on which an organism grows or is attached
  2. the substance that is
    acted upon by an enzyme or ferment
145
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Trial

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a specific experiment or set of experiments within a larger context

146
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Uniform

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  1. evenly spaced
  2. always the same
147
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Variable

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in an experiment: an element, feature, or factor that’s changed within the experiment to determine its effects

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