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abode

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the place where someone lives

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abandon

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to leave a place, thing, or person, usually for ever

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absence

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the fact of not being where you are usually expected to be

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absurd

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stupid and unreasonable, or silly in a humorous way

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abundance

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the situation in which there is more than enough of something

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abundant

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more than enough

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accuse

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to say that someone has done something morallywrong, illegal, or unkind

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accustom

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to make someone familiar with new conditions

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acquainted

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knowing or being familiar with a person

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acquire

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to get or obtain something

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across

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from one side to the other of something with clearlimits, such as an area of land, a road, or a river

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address

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the number of the house, name of the road, and name of the town where a personlives or works, and where letters can be sent

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adhere

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to stickfirmly

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admission

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the act of agreeing that something is TRUE, especiallyunwillingly

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adopt

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to legally take another person’s child into your own family and take care of him or her as your own child

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advance

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to go or move something forward, or to develop or improve something

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affable

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friendly and easy to talk to

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affectionate

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showingfeelings of liking or love

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aid

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help or support

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alert

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quick to see, understand, and act in a particularsituation

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all right

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(in a way that is) satisfactory or reasonably good

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ally

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a country that has agreedofficially to give help and support to another one, especially during a war

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altitude

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height above sealevel

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ambition

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a strongwish to achieve something

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amount

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a collection or mass, especially of something that cannot be counted

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ample

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more than enough

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antiquity

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the distant past (= a longtime ago), especially before the sixth century

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anxious

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worried and nervous

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appeal

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a request to the public for money, information, or help

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appearance

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an occasion when someone appears in public

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apprehensive

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feelingworried about something that you are going to do or that is going to happen

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approve

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to have a positiveopinion of someone or something

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arduous

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difficult, needing a lot of effort and energy

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argument

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a disagreement, or the process of disagreeing

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arouse

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to cause someone to have a particularfeeling

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artful

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clever and skilful, especially in getting what you want

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article

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a piece of writing on a particularsubject in a newspaper or magazine, or on the internet

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assemble

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to come together in a singleplace or bringparts together in a singlegroup

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assiduous

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showing hard work, care, and attention to detail

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assistance

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help

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asunder

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into forcefullyseparatedpieces

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attached

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to like someone or something very much

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attempt

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to try to do something, especially something difficult

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available

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able to be bought or used

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average

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the result you get by adding two or more amounts together and dividing the total by the number of amounts

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avoid

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to stay away from someone or something

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avowed

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stated

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awkward

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difficult to use, do, or deal with

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banish

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to send someone away, especially from theircountry, and not allow them to come back

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bargain

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something on sale at a lowerprice than itsTRUEvalue

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barren

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unable to produceplants or fruit

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beautiful

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very attractive

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because

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for the reason that

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beck

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a smallriver

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believe

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to think that something is TRUE, correct, or real

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belligerent

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wishing to fight or argue

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bemused

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slightlyconfused

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benefit

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a helpful or good effect, or something intended to help

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besieged

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past simple and past participle ofbesiegeto surround a place, especially with an army, to preventpeople or supplies getting in or out

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betray

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to not be loyal to yourcountry or a person, often by doing something harmful such as helpingtheirenemies

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bewildered

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confused and uncertain

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bicycle

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a two-wheeled vehicle that you sit on and move by turning the two pedals (= flatparts you press with yourfeet)

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box

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a square or rectangularcontainer with stiffsides and sometimes a lid

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brief

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lasting only a shorttime or containing few words

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Britain

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England, Scotland, and Wales

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broad

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very wide

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bruise

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an injury or mark where the skin has not been broken but is darker in colour, often as a result of being hit by something

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brusque

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quick and rude in manner or speech

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burden

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a heavyload that you carry

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business

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the activity of buying and sellinggoods and services

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calamity

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a seriousaccident or badeventcausingdamage or suffering

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candidate

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a person who is competing to get a job or electedposition

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careering

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present participle ofcareer(especially of a vehicle) to movefast and in a way that is out of control

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category

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(in a system for dividing things according to appearance, quality, etc.) a type, or a group of things having some features that are the same

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caulking

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a substance used to fill in gaps around the edge of something, for example a bath or a window, and stopair or liquid from getting through

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caution

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greatcare and attention

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cease

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to stop something

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cemetery

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an area of ground in which deadbodies are buriedan area of ground in which deadbodies are buried

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chaos

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a state of totalconfusion with no order

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charred

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burned and black

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choreographer

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a person who is skilled at combiningmovements into dances to be performed

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clemency

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kindness when giving a punishment

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coarse

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rough and not smooth or soft, or not in very smallpieces

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coax

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to persuade someone gently to do something or go somewhere, by being kind and patient, or by appearing to be

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college

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a university where you can study for an undergraduate(= first)degree

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color

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US spelling ofcolourthe appearance that something has as a result of reflectinglight

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combination

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the mixture you get when two or more things are combined

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commence

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to begin something

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commit

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to do something illegal or something that is consideredwrong

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committee

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a smallgroup of peoplechosen to represent a largerorganization and either make decisions or collectinformation for it

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communicate

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to shareinformation with others by speaking, writing, movingyourbody, or using other signals

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community

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the peopleliving in one particulararea or people who are considered as a unit because of theircommoninterests, socialgroup, or nationality

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companion

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a person you spend a lot of time with often because you are friends or because you are travelling together

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company

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an organization that sellsgoods or services in order to make money

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compel

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to force someone to do something

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competition

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a situation in which someone is trying to win something or be more successful than someone else

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completely

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in every way or as much as possible

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complex

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involving a lot of different but relatedparts

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composition

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a piece of music that someone has written

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comprehend

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to understand something completely

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comrade

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a friend, especially one who you have been involved in difficult or dangerous, usually military, activities with

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conceal

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to prevent something from being seen or known about

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conceited

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too proud of yourself and youractions and abilities

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concentrated

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using a lot of effort to succeed at one particular thing

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conclude

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to end a speech, meeting, or piece of writing

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conclusion

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the finalpart of something

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condemn

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to criticize something or someone strongly, usually for moralreasons

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conferred

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to exchangeideas on a particularsubject, often in order to reach a decision on what action to take

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confine

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to limit an activity, person, or problem in some way

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conscience

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the part of you that judges how moralyour own actions are and makes you feelguilty about bad things that you have done or things you feelresponsible for

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conscious

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to notice that a particular thing or personexists or is present

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consent

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permission or agreement

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conserve

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to keep and protect something from damage, change, or waste

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consideration

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the act of thinking about something carefully

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consist

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to have something as a main and necessarypart or quality

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conspire

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to plansecretly with other people to do something bad, illegal, or against someone’s wishes

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constant

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happening a lot or all the time

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consume

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to use fuel, energy, time, or a product, especially in largeamounts

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contemporary

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existing or happening now, and thereforeseemingmodern

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contempt

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a strongfeeling of disliking and having no respect for someone or something

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content

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pleased with yoursituation and not hoping for change or improvement

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contest

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a competition to do better than other people, usually in which prizes are given

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contract

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a legaldocument that states and explains a formalagreement between two different people or groups, or the agreement itself

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contrast

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an obviousdifference between two or more things

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contribute

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to give something, especiallymoney, in order to provide or achieve something together with other people

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conventional

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traditional and ordinary

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convert

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to (cause something or someone to) change in form or character

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convey

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to express a thought, feeling, or idea so that it is understood by other people

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convict

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to decideofficially in a lawcourt that someone is guilty of a crime

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convince

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to persuade someone or make someone certain

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correct

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in agreement with the TRUEfacts or with what is generallyaccepted

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covert

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hidden or secret

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covet

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to want to have something very much, especially something that belongs to someone else

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coy

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intentionallykeeping something secret

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credit

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praise, approval, or honour

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cultivate

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to prepareland and growcrops on it, or to grow a particularcrop

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cunning

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Cunning people are clever at planning something so that they get what they want, especially by tricking other people, or things that are cleverly made for a particularpurpose

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curb

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to control or limit something that is not wanted

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curious

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interested in learning about people or things around you

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curt

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If someone’s manner or speech is curt, it is rude as a result of being very quick

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custom

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a way of behaving or a belief that has been established for a longtime

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debate

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(a) seriousdiscussion of a subject in which many people take part

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debrief

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to question someone in detail about work they have done for you

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deceit

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(an act of) keeping the truthhidden, especially to get an advantage

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deceive

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to persuade someone that something FALSE is the truth, or to keep the truthhidden from someone for your own advantage

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declare

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to announce something clearly, firmly, publicly, or officially

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decline

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to graduallybecome less, worse, or lower

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definite

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fixed, certain, or clear

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deliberate

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(often of something bad) intentional or planned

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demolished

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past simple and past participle ofdemolishto completelydestroy a building, especially in order to use the land for something else

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deny

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to say that something is not TRUE

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deposit

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to leave something somewhere

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depot

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a building where supplies or vehicles, especiallybuses, are kept

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derelict

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Derelict buildings or places are not cared for and are in badcondition

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description

A

something that tells you what something or someone is like

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despair

A

the feeling that there is no hope and that you can do nothing to improve a difficult or worryingsituation

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desperately

A

extremely or very much

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despise

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to feel a strongdislike for someone or something because you think that that person or thing is bad or has no value

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destitute

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without money, food, a home, or possessions

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determine

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to control or influence something directly, or to decide what will happen

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develop

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to (cause something to) grow or change into a more advanced, larger, or strongerform

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device

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an object or machine that has been invented for a particularpurpose

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devote

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to give all of something, especiallyyourtime, effort, or love, or yourself, to something you believe in or to a person

164
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dictionary

A

a book that contains a list of words in alphabeticalorder and explainstheirmeanings, or gives a word for them in another language; an electronicproduct giving similarinformation on a computer, smartphone, etc.

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digest

A

to changefood in yourstomach into substances that yourbody can use

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dilapidated

A

old and in poorcondition

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diluted

A

past simple and past participle ofdiluteto make a liquidweaker by mixing in something else

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din

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a loud, unpleasantconfusednoise that lasts for a longtime

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disappear

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If people or things disappear, they go somewhere where they cannot be seen or found

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disappointed

A

unhappy because someone or something was not as good as you hoped or expected, or because something did not happen

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disarray

A

the state of being confused and having no organization or of being untidy

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disastrous

A

extremelybad or unsuccessful

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disclose

A

to make something knownpublicly, or to show something that was hidden

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discontent

A

a feeling of wantingbettertreatment or an improvedsituation

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dishevelled

A

(of people or theirappearance) very untidy

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dismal

A

sad and without hope

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disperse

A

to spreadacross or move away over a largearea, or to make something do this

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dispute

A

an argument or disagreement, especially an official one between, for example, workers and employers or two countries with a commonborder

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distasteful

A

unpleasant and unacceptable

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distinct

A

clearlynoticeable; that certainlyexists

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distinguished

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used to describe a respected and admiredperson, or theirwork

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distress

A

a feeling of extremeworry, sadness, or pain

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divine

A

connected with a god, or like a god

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divinity

A

the state of being a god

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domestic

A

relating to a person’s own country

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dose

A

a measuredamount of something such as medicine

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drought

A

a longperiod when there is little or no rain

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dumb

A

unable to speak

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dwelling

A

a house or place to live in

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earnest

A

serious and determined, especially too serious and unable to findyour own actionsfunny

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economical

A

not using a lot of fuel, money, etc.

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elect

A

to decide on or choose, especially to choose a person for a particularjob, by voting

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elude

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If something that you want eludes you, you do not succeed in achieving it

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embarrass

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to cause someone to feelnervous, worried, or uncomfortable

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embrace

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to accept something enthusiastically

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emerge

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to appear by coming out of something or out from behind something

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empire

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a group of countriesruled by a singleperson, government, or country

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employ

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to have someone work or do a job for you and pay them for it

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endeavour

A

to try to do something

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endure

A

to suffer something difficult, unpleasant, or painful

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enterprise

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an organization, especially a business, or a difficult and importantplan, especially one that will earnmoney

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entire

A

whole or complete, with nothing missing

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entirely

A

completely

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environment

A

the air, water, and land in or on which people, animals, and plantslive

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equip

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to provide a person or a place with objects that are necessary for a particularpurpose

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equipment

A

the set of necessarytools, clothing, etc. for a particularpurpose

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equipped

A

having the necessarytools, clothes, equipment, etc.

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erect

A

to build a building, wall, or other structure

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errand

A

a shortjourney either to take a message or to take or collect something

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especially

A

very much; more than usual or more than other people or things

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estimate

A

to guess or calculate the cost, size, value, etc. of something

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evaluation

A

the process of judging or calculating the quality, importance, amount, or value of something

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evident

A

easilyseen or understood

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exaggerate

A

to make something seemlarger, more important, better, or worse than it really is

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excellent

A

extremely good

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excitement

A

a feeling of being excited, or an excitingevent

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exciting

A

making you feelexcited

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exclaim

A

to say or shout something suddenly because of surprise, fear, pleasure, etc.

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existence

A

the fact of something or someone existing

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expel

A

to force someone to leave a school, organization, or country

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Q

expense

A

the use of money, time, or effort

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explanation

A

the details or reasons that someone gives to make something clear or easy to understand

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Q

extended

A

long or longer than usual

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exterior

A

on or from the outside

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extinction

A

a situation in which something no longerexists

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extract

A

to remove or take out something

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extremely

A

very

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famine

A

a situation in which there is not enough food for a greatnumber of people, causingillness and death, or a particularperiod when this happens

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fatal

A

A fatal illness, accident, etc. causesdeath

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fatigue

A

extremetiredness

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favourite

A

bestliked or most enjoyed

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feeble

A

weak and without energy, strength, or power

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feign

A

to pretend to have a particularfeeling, problem, etc.

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fertile

A

Fertile land can produce a largenumber of good qualitycrops.Fertile animals or plants are able to produce (a lot of) young or fruit

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flamboyant

A

very confident in yourbehaviour, and liking to be noticed by other people, for example because of the way you dress, talk, etc.

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flawless

A

perfect or without mistakes

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flee

A

to escape by running away, especially because of danger or fear

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fleet

A

a group of ships, or all of the ships in a country’s navy

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flora

A

all the plants of a particularplace or from a particulartime in history

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flourish

A

to grow or developsuccessfully

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foe

A

an enemy

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forbid

A

to refuse to allow something, especiallyofficially, or to prevent a particularplan of action by making it impossible

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Q

foundation

A

an occasion when an organization, state, etc. is established

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fragment

A

a smallpiece or a part, especially when broken from something whole

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fragrant

A

with a pleasantsmell

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frequent

A

happening often

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friend

A

a person who you know well and who you like a lot, but who is usually not a member of yourfamily

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frivolous

A

behaving in a silly way and not taking anything seriously

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fund

A

an amount of moneysaved, collected, or provided for a particularpurpose

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garment

A

a piece of clothinga piece of clothing

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government

A

the group of people who officiallycontrol a country

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grate

A

to rubfood against a grater in order to cut it into a lot of smallpieces

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gratitude

A

the feeling or quality of being grateful

254
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grave

A

a place in the ground where a deadperson is buried

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gregarious

A

(of people) liking to be with other people

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grieve

A

to feel or expressgreatsadness, especially when someone dies

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grotesque

A

strange and unpleasant, especially in a silly or slightlyfrightening way

258
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guarantee

A

a promise that something will be done or will happen, especially a written promise by a company to repair or change a product that develops a fault within a particularperiod of time

259
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guard

A

a person or group of people whose job is to protect a person, place, or thing from danger or attack, or to prevent a person such as a criminal from escaping

260
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habitable

A

providingconditions that are good enough to live in or on

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habitat

A

the naturalenvironment in which an animal or plant usually lives

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halt

A

to (cause to) stopmoving or doing something or happening

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Q

handkerchief

A

a squarepiece of cloth or paper used for cleaning the nose or drying the eyes when they are wet with tears

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hasty

A

Hasty actions are done in a hurry, sometimes without the necessarycare or thought

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Q

helix

A

a curve that goes around a centraltube or coneshape in the form of a spiralthe curvededge around the top of the outerear

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heroic

A

very brave or great

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hoax

A

a plan to deceive someone, such as telling the police there is a bombsomewhere when there is not one, or a trick

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holiday

A

a time when someone does not go to work or school but is free to do what they want, such as travel or relax

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hollow

A

having a hole or emptyspace inside

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humble

A

not proud or not believing that you are important

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hygienic

A

clean, especially in order to preventdisease

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idiosyncrasy

A

a strange or unusualhabit, way of behaving, or feature that someone or something has

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Q

idle

A

not working or being used

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idol

A

someone who is admired and respected very much

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ignorant

A

not having enough knowledge, understanding, or information about something

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imitate

A

to behave in a similar way to someone or something else, or to copy the speech or behaviour, etc. of someone or something

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immediate

A

happening or done without delay

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Q

immediately

A

now or without waiting or thinking

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immerse

A

to becomecompletelyinvolved in something

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impudent

A

rude and not showingrespect, especially towards someone who is older or in a more importantposition

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Q

in between

A

between the two timesmentioned

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in fact

A

actually

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in front

A

furtherforward than someone or something else

284
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inaudible

A

unable to be heard

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inaugural

A

An inaugural speech is the first speech someone gives when starting an important new job

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Q

inaugurate

A

to put someone into an officialposition with a ceremony

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incision

A

an opening that is made in something with a sharptool, especially in someone’s body during an operation

288
Q

inconspicuous

A

not easily or quicklynoticed or seen, or not attractingattention

289
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individual

A

a singleperson or thing, especially when compared to the group or set to which they belong

290
Q

inedible

A

not suitable or good enough to eat

291
Q

inferior

A

not good, or not as good as someone or something else

292
Q

influence

A

the power to have an effect on people or things, or a person or thing that is able to do this

293
Q

inhabit

A

to live in a place

294
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inhabitants

A

a person or animal that lives in a particularplace

295
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innocuous

A

completelyharmless (= causing no harm)

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insane

A

mentallyill

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insert

A

to put something inside something else

298
Q

insolent

A

rude and not showingrespect

299
Q

inspire

A

to make someone feel that they want to do something and can do it

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intangible

A

impossible to touch, to describeexactly, or to give an exactvalue

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