TOEFL Flashcards
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peers
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equals
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median
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the middle point
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emphasize
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spend too much time or effort on sth.
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extend out to
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goes out, reaches out
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bring about
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cause sth.
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switch gears
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change topics
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grilled sth.
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questioned intensely
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manifested in
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demonstrated by, shown by
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deemed to be
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thought to be
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to maintain
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to keep in the same condition
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unwarranted
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inappropriate, unnecessary
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apathetic
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emotionless, no feeling
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warranted
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appropriate, useful, necessary
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get along
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do OK, manage sth.
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withdraw
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pull away, pull back oneself
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grandeur
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big, large, important
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deaf
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can’t hear
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delusions of sth.
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false beliefs of sth
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bald
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no hair
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advantages outweigh disadvantages
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good more than bad
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dawn
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first sun light - sunrise
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scatter
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spread, disperse
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dusk, twilight
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last sunlight - sunset
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CO2
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carbon dioxide
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consortium
association
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fashion
1. fashion, mode, style
| 2. manner (how you do something, how you behave), way
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hull
the outside, the "skin"
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paltry
tiny, little, insignificant, not important
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sq. mi.
square miles
9square miles = 1 square kilometer
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poised
sitting, situated, ready
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occur
take place, happen, exist somewhere
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forced
pubed, must do sth.
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obliged
have to, must to do sth.
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hue
shade of a color
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odor
scent, smell
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role
part in sth. (company, theatre ...)
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primary
main
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onset
beginning, especially at diseases
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etiologies
causes, reasons
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with respect to
in regard to
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concurrent
at the same time
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dignity
way appearing, behaving -> serious, self-control, polite treatment, good treatment
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umbrageous
shaded
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offshoots
little new plants (branches etc.)
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penetrate
go into, make the way into
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ponderous
heavy (physical and mental)
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XX feet across
diameter
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radius
radius (half a diameter)
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circumference
Kreisumfang (around the circle)
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spoiled
rotten, not safe to eat
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opposed TO
against TO
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advocate
to be FOR sth.
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vial
laboratory tool, glass container (Reagenzglas)
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to pasteurize
to make clean (e.g. milk)
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gestures (jess-tures)
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movements with hand and feet
// bodylanguage
```
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to herald
to announce, especially something important
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a rite
an important event, a ceremony
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to suffice
to be or to have much as it is needed
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diversity
mix
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broader
wider, more different
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unveil
present
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substitute
replacement
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rudimentary
basic, elementary, simple
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determine
decide, cause sth. learn or find out sth.
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rein in
to control
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latitude
distance
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old stuff
antquities
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ailment
illnesses, sicknesses
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refugee
someone who has forced to leave her country because of war etc.
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off to a slow start
sth. starts slowely
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whether
if
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fraud
not honest act
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fared well
experience good fortune
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called for
proposed
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postponed
later, not now
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wear thin
decrease, getting less
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remain at a stalemake
is at a stillstand
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a stalemake
a draw = no winner or looser possible
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measures
mental steps
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threat
a negative promise (do this, otherwise else)
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a strike
stop working until getting what you want
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seizure, to seize
take by force, take over, "grab"
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exacerbated
made worse by
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calcite
stone made of calcium
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adapt (change sth.)
adjust (change sth.)
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leap
big jump
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asserted
stay strongly
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bond
relationship
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reputable
good reputation
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repercussion
results of somesthing
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neglect
ignore, not do something
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quota
limit
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embrace
hug, like sth. very much
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pamper
tale good care of sth.
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subscription
get sth. regularly
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adjust
change location, position
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appreciate
1 - like sth. be happy because of sth.
2 - growing, increasing
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asserted
stated strongly
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chastise
discipline verbally
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ensure, insure
make sure, guarantee
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pursuit
follow, a chase, to go after something
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incident
something that happened
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reputable
good reputation
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predictable
able to know what will happen
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exhilarating
exciting
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gratifying
pleasing, makes you thankful, grateful
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anticipating
looking forward for something positive
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bracing for
preparing for something negative
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participating
involving
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repercussions
results of your actions
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to bring about
to cause something
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predecessors
ancestors
Vorfahre
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precedents
never happened before
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successors ( more political)
descendants (more biological)
Nachfahre
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woven
made of material (like trousers)
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conception
idea
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cemeteries
grave yard, where you put people under earth
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ibex
animal (a dear, antilope)
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compassionate
to feel with others, caring, feel pain, help others
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a brow
forehead
| eyebrow = above the eyes
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a burrow
place under earth
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folklore
old storied from people from the past
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to wander about
strolling, walk around
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chit-chat
casual talking
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satisfied
not frustrated, happy
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den
cave
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cluster
certain amount of something
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prosaic
realistic, boring, ordinary
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itinerant
wandering, going from place to place, moving around
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carpenter
builder
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delayed gratification
future gain, reward
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take on
accept, so something
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to adapt
to change
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laborious
hard work
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to accumulate
to gain, collect
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therefore
hence, so
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advocate
to be for sth
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to peruse
to read very carefully
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to dice
to chop in little pieces
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1 würfel
1 die
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budget
time or money plan
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to deem
to think to be, consider
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to shred
to cut into little strips
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to affirm
to be sure, to agree
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to hinder
to stop or to slow
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to query
to question
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to insists
to demand that sth happen, does not allow disagreement
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censure
punish with words
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censor
not allow to be publish or spoken
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plethora
plenty of sth
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prospective
possible
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acquire
to get
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hybrid
combination
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prestige
high social standing
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crust
the bread part of pie, pizza OR the outside of pieces
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something is packaged
all together
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to be obliged
obligate, must do sth
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obligation
really need to do something
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diligent
hard working (as a teacher, student etc.) - just with ppl
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ppl
people
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lethargic
lazy
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affirmations
positive, true statements
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principal
main, head of sth
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principle
standards, ideas
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apt
very likely to do sth.
// I'm apt to eat lunch after school
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naturally
obviously
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concise
not many words, short and complete
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minute (mainjuut)
tiny
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hardy
tough, rugged
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integer
number, the whole number (not 1,3)
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scarce
not much, not many, hardly
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ongoing
going on, continues
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break down
stop working, compose, break into pieces
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celestial
something in the heaven
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mass
weight in science
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dense, density
weight per volume (how heavy sth is)
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ignite
light on fire
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to contract, shrink
become smaller, opposite of expand
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to diminish
become less, become smaller, less important
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sophisticated
advanced, educated, wise
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rudimentary
basic, simple, elementary
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festoon
decorate
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deficiency
not enough of something
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deficient
not enough
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to amuse
to entertain
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further
additional
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properties
characteristics
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inasmuch as ...
since, because (not used often)
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respectively
in the same order
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phyllotaxy
way leaves are ordered in a stem
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gang up
criticize on sb at the same time
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overwhelmed
have way too much
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satisfied
pleased, happy
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underwhelmed
not very exited, not enough
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to clump
to stick together, like a snowball, come together
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layer
level, different types of something
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to emanate
to develop from
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revolve around
circles around
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to raise an idea
to suggest an idea
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engaged in
take part in
