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beginning to grow or increase rapidly; flourishing

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Burgeoning

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not completely trusting or certain about something or someone:

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wary of

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The term “malignancy” refers to the presence of cancerous cells that can spread to other sites in the body (metastasize) or invade nearby (locally) and destroy tissues.

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malignancy

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in the process of coming into being or becoming prominent.

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Emerging

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the confidence, enthusiasm, and discipline of a person or group at a particular time.

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morale

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the ability of an organization (or a system, such as a computer network) to perform well under an increased or expanding workload.

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scalable

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to moderate or limit the effect or full exercise of :

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hampers

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keep from being seen; conceal.

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obscures

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based on chance rather than being planned or based on reason

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arbitrary

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Someone who has sedentaty lifestyle or job sits down a lot of the time and does not take much exercise. Obesity and a sedentary lifestyle has been linied with an increased risk of heart disease

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Sedentaty

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To identify or recognize something

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discern

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new, original, or thinking outside the box. Challenging the tradition

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Novel

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To distribute or provide

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Dispense

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the action of bringing swallowed food up again to the mouth.

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regurgitation

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15
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is the quality of having unlimited power.

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Omnipotence

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When someone behaves in a surreptitious way, they’re being secretive. They’re doing something that they don’t want to be seen doing.

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surreptitious

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consisting of or arranged in a series, rank, or row. serial order. 2. : appearing in parts or numbers that follow regularly.

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serial

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Means able to recognized, identified, or distinguished.

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Discernable

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Disgareement between parent-child

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Parental discord

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make a problem, bad situation or negative feeling worde

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exacerbate

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To fall quickly and in large amounts

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cascade

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deleteriois

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causing harm or damage

23
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Respect someone so deeply that you almost worship them

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Revere

24
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Prevent someone or something from doung something; keep under control or within limits

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restrain

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Means eager, interested, or enthusiastic. This srnsr of the word is often followed by about or on and the particulat interest

Joven is very keen on music

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keen

26
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The dependence of two or more people ot things on each other

The state of being dependent upon one another

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interdependence

27
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A high degrer of competence ot skill

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Profecient

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in a restricted or infrequent manner; in small quantities.
“the sharply flavored leaves should be used sparingly”

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Sparingly

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A proclivity is a natural tendency to like something, such as your sister’s proclivity for restaurants that serve hot, spicy food. When you have a proclivity, it feels automatic — you like what you like; you don’t even have to think about it. The origin of the word proclivity supports this feeling.

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proclivity

30
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return to a former or less developed state.

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regress

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Incarceration is the detention of a person, often in a correctional or psychiatric facility. Incarceration is often used in reference to criminal sentences imposed by a court of law.

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Incarceration

32
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capable of working, functioning, or developing adequately. viable alternatives. b. : capable of existence and development as an independent unit. The colony is now a viable state.

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viable

33
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drive, push, or cause to move in a particular direction, typically forward.
“the boat is propelled by using a very long paddle”

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propel

34
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​to make a judgement about something, especially people’s feelings or attitudes. gauge something They interviewed employees to gauge their reaction to the changes. He tried to gauge her mood.

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gauge

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: to moderate or limit the effect or full exercise of : curb, restrain. a work environment that hampers creativity. b. : to interfere with : to impede the natural activity of : encumber. Bad weather hampered the search effort.

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hamper

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: having or showing the qualities or abilities of an adult at an unusually early age. She was a precocious child who could read before she went to school. A precocious musician, he was giving concerts when he was seven.

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PRECOCIOUS

37
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unable to separate

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inseperable

38
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strange or unusual

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peculiar

39
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genuine or authentic

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bonafide

40
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existing in hidden dormant form

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latent

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A mellow person is usually easy-going and relaxed. If they’ve mellowed over time, they’ve become more relaxed. In slang, mellow means a mood or atmosphere of relaxation. You might hear something like “Don’t harsh my mellow,” meaning “Don’t spoil my good mood.”

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mellow

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. If you describe someone as laid-back, you mean that they behave in a calm relaxed way as if nothing will ever worry them.

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laid-back

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characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings: a benevolent attitude; her benevolent smile. desiring to help others; charitable: gifts from several benevolent alumni. Synonyms: altruistic, philanthropic, benign, liberal, generous, humane, kind, good.

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benevolent

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If you steer people toward a particular course of action or attitude, you try to lead them gently in that direction.

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steer

45
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one that precedes. especially : a person who has previously occupied a position or office to which another has succeeded

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predecessor

46
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to collect information in small amounts and often with difficulty:

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gleaned

47
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Something that has opening that allows air, gas, or liquid to pass out

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ventable

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. giving all your attention to something:
having all one’s attention or interest absorbed by someone or something.
“they seemed to be engrossed in conversation”

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engrossed

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