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inference

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deduction, conclusion

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bog

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trap

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stump

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baffle, puzzle, confuse

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succinctly

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clear summary

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ophthalmology

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the branch of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of disorders and diseases of the eye.

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cataract surgery

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Cataract surgery is a procedure to remove the lens of your eye and, in most cases, replace it with an artificial lens.

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7
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lepers

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  1. someone who’s suffering from leprosy

2. outcast

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retrospective

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backdated

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prevalence

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Prevalence is a statistical concept referring to the number of cases of a disease that are present in a particular population at a given time

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10
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prevalent

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usual

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glaucoma

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Glaucoma is a group of eye conditions that damage the optic nerve, the health of which is vital for good vision

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12
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extol

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praise highly

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13
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condemn, censure

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indicate strong disapproval of

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measles

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an infectious viral disease causing fever and a red rash on the skin, typically occurring in childhood

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15
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probe

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ক্ষত পরীক্ষা করা

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16
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keratoprosthesis

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Keratoprosthesis is a surgical procedure where a diseased cornea is replaced with an artificial cornea

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bolster

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to support an idea or position

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delineate

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to outline or describe with care

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depict

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to represent or portray vividly

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discredit

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to disbelieve, to cause a loss of confidence in

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endorse

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to support or approve

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exemplify

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to serve as an example of

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illustrate

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to clarify by the use of examples

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refute

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to prove to be false or incorrect

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speculate

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to reason, possibly on insufficient evidence

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assertion

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declaration, claim, a positive statement

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foretell

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predict

28
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abstract

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theoretical, not concrete

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analogy

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similarity of functions and properties, likeness

30
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antithesis

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direct opposite

31
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argumentative

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presenting a local argument

32
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cite

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to refer to, to quote as an authority

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concrete

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real, actual, not abstract

34
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explanatory

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serving to explain

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expository

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concerned with explaining ideas, facts etc

36
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generalization

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general idea or principle, simplification

37
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rhetorical

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relating to the effective use of language

38
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thesis

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the central idea in a piece of writing, a point to be defended