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Livelihood

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Noun: A means of supporting oneself, such as a job or career

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Effect

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Noun: Something that is produces by a cause, a result or a consequence, Verb: to produce a result; Noun or Verb

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Remark

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Noun: An observation or an opinion, Verb: To make an observation, to share an opinion

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Impress

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Noun: To affect deeply in mind or feelings, to influence in opinion

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Internal

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Adjective: Existing in the interior or inside of something

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Abandon

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Verb: To leave behind

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Abandon (Synonyms)

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Leave, desert, reject, forsake

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Abandon (Antonyms)

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keep, re-claim, retain

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Access

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Noun or Verb: The point of entering, the way in; admittance. To be allowed in

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Access (Synonym)

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Entrance

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Access (Antonyms)

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Exit

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Abundant

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Adjective: Large amount; plentiful

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Abundant (Synonym)

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Plentiful

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Abundant (Antonyms)

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Scarce

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Backlash

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Noun: an abrupt and sometimes violent motion or movement backward or a strong reaction against some prior development, esp. political or social change.
Passage of the new law produced a _______of anger and protest.

a strong reaction against something political or social

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Bumbling

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Adj: acting or speaking clumsily or blunderingly

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Feeble

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Adj: without strength; weak in body or mind

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Hoax

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Noun: an act meant to trick or deceive

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Greek root:

Phon-

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Sound

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Greek root:

Dict-

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Say

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Greek root:

Mis-

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Hate
Wrongly
Badly

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To be given enthusiastic approval.

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Hailed

23
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The art of movie photography

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Cinematography

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Specialist, expert

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Connoiseur

25
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Style or type

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Genre

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Bizarre
Strange
Unreal

S____

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Surreal

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To adjust

To bring into harmony

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Attune

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Confused
Disturbed
Disordered

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Disconcerted

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Root

Sur-

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Above

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ambi-, amphi-

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both, around

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Example: Amphibian

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Lives both in water and on land.

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epi-

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After, upon

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Example: Epicenter

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Upon the center of an earthquake.

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Mag

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great, large

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Example: Magnifying glass

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Makes things appear larger in size.

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Post

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After, Behind

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Example: Postscript

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Anything written after the letter

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-duc-

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to lead

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Example: Induce

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To lead one to do

40
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-grad-, -gress-

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to step

41
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Example: Gradually

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To step up or down slowly

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-lev-

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lift, light, rise

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Example: Elevator

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A device that lifts people

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pon, post

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to put, to place

45
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Example: Position

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To put in place

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-rog-

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to ask

47
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Example: Interrogate

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to ask questions

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-dom

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state or quality of

49
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Example: Freedom

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The quality of being free

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-eur

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one who

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Example: connoisseur

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A person who can judge in an art or another field; a specialist or an expert

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-tude

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State or quality of

53
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Example: Gratitude

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The state of being thankful

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