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Annex (n)

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A room added onto an existing building

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Suspend (v)

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To hang something

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Postpone (v)

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To delay something until later

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Drape (v)

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To cover something up with a fabric

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Adjourn (v)

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To delay a meeting or trial until later

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Novel (a)

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New and unusual

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Commiserate (v)

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To comfort or feel someone’s pain

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Venerate (v)

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To look up to or admire

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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 important at all

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Tenacious (a)

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Stubborn in a good way, sticking at something

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Onerous, taxing (a)

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Hard going

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Formidable (a)

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Strong, skilful, good at what you do

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Scrutinise (v)

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To look really closely at something

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Resourceful (a)

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Using things in a clever way

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Haughty (a)

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Posh, stuck up

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Rigorously (adv)

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Strictly, harshly, with effort

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Deceased (a)

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Dead

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Deemed (a)

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Judged, decided to be

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Succeed (v)

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Follow on from

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Successive (a)

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One after another

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Crude (a)

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Unskillful, rough

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Hearten (v)

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Encourage, to give hope

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Dismayed (a)

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Disappointed

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Kindle (v)

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To start a fire, to start something off (ideas)

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Indulge (v)

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To give yourself a treat

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Tranquil (a)

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Calm

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Turmoil (n)

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Disturbance, upset

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Civil (a)

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Barely polite, not friendly

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Eclipse (v)

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To be so much better than others

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Weld (v)

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To join together with heat (metals)

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Mourning (a)

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Grief because someone has died

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Stationary (a)

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Not moving

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Stationery (n)

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Pens, paper, envelopes

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Elude (v)

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Escape from, avoid capture

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Lawyer (n)

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Someone who represents you in court

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Question (v)

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To ask something, to challenge a decision

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Diligent (a)

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Taking a lot of care over something

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Console (v)

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To comfort someone, to make them feel better

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Inconsolable (a)

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So upset nothing will make you feel better

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Coppice (n)

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A group of young trees

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Solitude (n)

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Being on your own

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Brood (v)

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To hatch an egg, also to be grumpy

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Indifferent (a)

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Not really caring about something

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Timescale (n)

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How long something takes

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Snapshot (n)

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A photo or a moment in time

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Spellbound (a)

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So amazed, it’s like someone cast a spell on you

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Warrant (n)

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A document that allows you to do something

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Preach (v)

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To give religious instructions

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Congregation (n)

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The people in church

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Discreet (a)

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Being careful with information

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Unobtrusive (a)

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Not being noticed

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Abstain (v)

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To give something up, to not have something

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Barter (v)

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To exchange goods without money

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Conscientious (a)

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Taking care to get it right

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Flaw (n)

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A weakness, something faulty

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Sound (a)

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Safe or reliable

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Composed (a)

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Calm, collected, cool

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Viable (a)

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It can be done, realistic

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Objective (a)

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Dealing with outside things, not feelings

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Subjective (a)

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Judgements based on feelings

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Vulnerable (a)

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Liable for something bad to happen to you

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Gouge (v)

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Carve something

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Bore (v)

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To drill a hole

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Insignia (n)

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Badge or logo

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Spectrum (n)

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Range

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Counteract (v)

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To do something opposite to balance something out

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Counterfeit (a)

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Fake, not real

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Cohesive (a)

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Not logical, not making sense

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Cryptic (a)

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Unclear, deliberately hard to understand

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Spontaneous (a)

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Unplanned, without thinking about it beforehand

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Dubious (a)

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Doubtful

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Wring (v)

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To squeeze the water out of something

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Dissent (v)

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To argue, or show disrespect

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Macabre (a)

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Deathly, gloomy

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Malicious (a)

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Evil, spiteful, bad

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Disown (v)

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To refuse to have anything to do with

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Enunciate (v)

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To pronounce words clearly

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Adept (a)

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naturally skilled at something

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Collude (v)

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To work together with someone, on something bad

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Veneer (n)

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A surface, not depth

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Berate (v)

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To tell off

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Recluse (n)

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Someone who hides away from the world

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Egotistical (a)

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Self-centred, thinking completely about yourself only

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Concise (a)

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In a few words, quickly stated

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Nominal (a)

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In name only, a very small amount

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Amnesty (n)

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Being pardoned, being let off something

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Preceding (a)

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The one before

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Correlate (v)

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To be linked to, to relate to

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Toil (v)

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To work hard

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Fleeting (a)

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Over quickly, not lasting long

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Religiously (a)

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Without question, always doing it

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Desolate (adj)

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Bleak, abandoned

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Universal (a)

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Common to everyone

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Simultaneously (adv)

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At the same time

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Radiate (v)

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To give off light

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Enlighten (v)

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To cast light on something so that it is easier to understand

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Vague (a)

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Not clear

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Erratic (a)

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Not consistent, wildly different

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Conclude (v)

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To finish, to come to an end

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Conceited (a)

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Proud, arrogant, big-headed

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Unbridled (a)

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Wild, out of control

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Synthetic (a)

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Artificial, man-made

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Amenity, convenience (n)

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Facilities, things which make life easier

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Mean well (v)

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To try hard but often make mistakes

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Vibrant, dynamic (a)

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Full of energy

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Congested (a)

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Blocked up (roads, noses)

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Suburb (n)

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The edge of town

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Prim (a)

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Neat and tidy

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Acquaintance (n)

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Someone you’ve met, not a particular friend

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Sedate (a)

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Calm and relaxed

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New-fangled (a)

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Very modern (not quite to be trusted)

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To engage (v)

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To hire someone to do a job

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Compliment (v)

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To say nice things about someone

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Complement (v)

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Something that completes a whole thing

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Assent (n)

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To give your agreement to something

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Ascent (n)

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The going up something

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Elicit (v)

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To get something out of something/someone, to draw out

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Illicit (a)

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Forbidden

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Abstain (v)

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To stop doing something (chocolate, smoking, fatty foods)

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Opulent (a)

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Rich, luxurious, extremely expensive

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Demure (a)

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Shy, reserved

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Inquisitive (a)

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Questioning, wanting to know something

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Teeming (a)

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Filled with, full up of

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Lapse (n)

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A failure, a blip, a loss, suddenly stopping doing something

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Cap (v)

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To put a limit in something

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Curtail (v)

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To put a stop to something

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Gorge (v)

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To have too much of something, to overindulge

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Strain (v)

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To filter away something (water)

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Hefty (a)

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Heavy or strong

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Turbulent (a)

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Changeable, with lots of ups and downs

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Wary (a)

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Cautious

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Abstract noun

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Feelings, ideas, concepts

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Surmise (v)

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To guess, to work out something

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Complicit (a)

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Involved, part of something

Vocabulary from Mixed Workouts (30 decks)

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