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Inspect

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To look inward closely

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Spect

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To look

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Expect

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To look outward for the possibility that something will happen

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Spectator

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Someone who looks at an event

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Circumspect

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Being careful by looking all around

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Perspective

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A thorough view, most likely

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Respect

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People give this when they look again at someone and show their appreciation

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Disrespectful

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Someone who does not look again or show appreciation is full of this

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Inspection

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The act of looking closely at something

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Inspector

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Someone who looks closely at something

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Deportment

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The manner in which one carries oneself

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Importer

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Person who sells goods from other countries

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Portage

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To carry over land

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Portable

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Able to be carried easily

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Transport

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To move from place to place

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Port

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To carry

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Inspect

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To look inward closely

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Expect

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To look outward for the possibility that something will happen

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Spectator

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Someone who looks at an event

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Circumspect

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Being careful by looking all around

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Prospect

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Something that one looks forward to

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Perspective

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A thorough view most likely

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Respect

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People give this when they “look again” at someone and show their appreciation

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Disrespectful

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Someone who does not “look again” or show appreciation is full of this

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Inspection

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The act of looking closely at something

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Inspector

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Someone who looks closely and carefully at something

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Deportment

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Manner in which one carries oneself

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Importer

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Person who sells goods from other countries

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Portage

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To carry over land

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Portable

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Able to be carried easily

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Transport

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To move from place to place

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Script

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To write

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Scribe

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To write

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Ject

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To throw

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Injection

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Something the doctor sticks into your arm

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Objective

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Fair, unbiased, to see without a slant

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Subjective

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Not affected by the outer world

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Projectile

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Something that zooms through the air like a missile

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Inscribe

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To write or carve in an official way

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Conscript

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Someone who is forced to serve

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Indescribable

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Something that is impossible to tell about

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Conjecture

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A guess

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Ascertain

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To discover something with certainty

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Douse

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To plunge into water or other liquid
To throw liquid on
To extinguish
To put out a fire or a light

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Eccentric (noun)

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A person with odd habits

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Eccentric (adjective)

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Acting odd or unusual, especially in an odd or charming way

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Elusive

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Difficult to find or capture

Hard to understand

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Indispensable

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Absolutely necessary

Difficult to live without

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Intricate

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Complicated or detailed

Having many small parts

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Placard

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A poster or sign posted in a public place

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Ruse

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A trick intended to fool someone

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Immune system

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The system in the body that attacks germs and protects against infection and disease

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Meditate

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To think deeply, contemplate

To achieve a state of thoughtlessness and awareness

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How do you meditate

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Sit still
Focusing on breathing
Repeat sound or phrase in head

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Neuroscientist

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Scientist who studies the brain and nervous system, including the spinal cord and nerves

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Psychologist

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A specialist in the field of psychology (the science of the mind, the emotions, and human behavior

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Uncanny

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Difficult to explain

Remarkable

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Cis

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To cut or kill

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Sect

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To cut

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Concise

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Clear or short in words

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Decisive

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Draws strong conclusions

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Incisive

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Clear, sharp, full of insight

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Precision

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Accuracy

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Incision

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A cut made by a doctor

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Dissect

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To cut up a body for studying

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Intersect

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To cross

When to things (roads) cross each other

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Cross-section

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A sample of a population

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Sector

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Part or division

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Abate

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To make or become less in amount or intensity

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Abnormal

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Not normal

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Abrupt

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Sudden or unexpected

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Accelerate

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To speed up

To cause to speed up

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Affliction

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Cause or state of suffering and serious pain

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Grim

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Gloomy
Harsh
Frightening

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Incredulous

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Not willing to believe something

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Notify

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Inform

To let someone know

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Perceive

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To become aware of through any of the senses, especially through sight and hearing

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Robust

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Strong and healthy

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Rupture

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To break or burst

The act of breaking or bursting

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Throb

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To pound or beat violently

To pulsate or vibrate

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Trivial

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Of very little importance or value

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Wince

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To move back suddenly as though in pain or fear

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