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Shimmer

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Shine

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Preemptive

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Antecipado/ preventivo

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Foe

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Inimigo/ adversário

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Devoid

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Desprovido

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Warp

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Deformar/ distorcer

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Bulky

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Volumoso

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Roam

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Vagar

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Impending

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Iminente

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Dusk

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Crepúsculo

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Cling

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Agarrar

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Sketch

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Rascunho

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Conducive

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Favoravel/ indutor

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Slender

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Magro e elegante

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Convulated

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Complex

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Nagate

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Negativar / make something not effective

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Discrete

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Separate / different / distinto

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Recede

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Retrair

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Covert

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Secret or hidden

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Vanquish

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Derrotar

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Ailment

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Physical discomfort

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Blunt

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Not sharp / direto ao
Ponto

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Probe

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Explore or learn using hands or tools

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Jolt

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Tranco / movimento brusco

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Grave

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Grave

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Plead

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Beg, ask emotionally

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Preposterous

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Completely impossible/ridiculus - how could you

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Entice

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Seduzir/atrair

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Perplex

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Confundir, desorientar

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Encroach

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Move near an unacceptable limit

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Dormant

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Dormente

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Score

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Many

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Barren

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Esteril

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Futile

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Inútil

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Brisk

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Quick and energetic

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Harness

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control and make use of (natural resources), especially to produce energy.

attempts to harness solar energy

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Rugged

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Rugoso, uneven surface

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Tanacious

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Persistent, stubborn

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Meager

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Escasso/pouco em quantidade

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Faint

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Very light feeling (felt a faint chill)

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Upheaval

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Agitacao - violent or sudden change or disruption to something.
“major upheavals in the financial markets”

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Remnat

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Resto/Remanescente/small amount left

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Outlook

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How a person thinks about the world

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Ragged

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Old, torn, uneven

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Devise

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A method.:
Criar, conceber, elaborar

He devised a new way to treat mental depression.

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Elude

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Eludir - evitar algo de modo astucioso

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Stall

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Stop or cause to stop

his career had stalled, hers taken off”

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Jagged

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having rough, sharp points protruding.

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Subsumed

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Contido em ou incluido

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Flee

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Fugir/escapar

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Hue

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Tonalidade/tom

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Dreary

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Sad, boring, sem sal

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Ensue

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To happen as a result (an infection may ensue)

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Vicarious

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Felt or suffered in the experience Of other
Ex: vicarious punishment

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Conspicuous

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Easy to see

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Ominous

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Sinistro. giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening

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Procure

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Get something- with an effort /pursue/obter

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Sheer

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used to emphasize how very great, important, or powerful a quality or feeling is;

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Desist

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Cease/abstain - desistir/renunciar

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Liable

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Likely

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Oblong

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Forma alongada

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Adjacent

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Lado a lado

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Shred

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Small amount / / to cut or tear something into small pieces

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Medium

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Meio (material)

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Confer

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Meet and discuss

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Lavish

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Em abundância, mais do que necessário, prodigal

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Drench

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Encharcar

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Forgo

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Abrir mão

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Profuse

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Abundante

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Despondent

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Hopeless, desolado

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Ruthless

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Not caring

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Overt

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Opposite from covert - blatant

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Dwell

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Habitar

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Strife

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Briga/conflito

What are the prospects for overcoming the strife between the Christian minority and Muslim majority

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Fastidious

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Meticuloso

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Seasoned

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Experiente

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Brittle

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Fragil, quebra facil

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Swivel

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Spin or turn around

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Baffle

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Confuse

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Twart

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Stop a plan

he never did anything to thwart his father”

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Wane

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Diminuir

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Beckon

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Attract or invite to come, acenar para alguem.
Hey you!” she called, beckoning me over with her finger.
He beckoned to me, as if he wanted to speak to me.

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Urbane

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Polite and sophisticated

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Rebound

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Recuperar

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Craze

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Popular for short time

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Rife

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Abundante/ frequente

especially of something undesirable or harmful) of common occurrence; widespread.
“male chauvinism was rife in medicine in those days”

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Lull

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Tregua, calmaria

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Accreate

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Acumular

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Hinder

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Atrapalhar

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Quaint

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Pitoresco

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Prolific

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Produtivo/frutifero

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Dwelling

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Housing

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Erratic

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Often changing/inconstante
Erratic driving

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Sound

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Logico/razoavel

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Ware

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Mercadoria/objeto a venda

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Minute

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Extremely small
Minute mistakes

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Murky

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Hard to see through/opaco/

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Avert

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Prevent/evitar

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Innocuous

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Not harmful
Innocuous comment

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Haphazard

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Done quickly without planning

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Lure

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Atrair

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Gaudy

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Colorful and overly decorated

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Deplete

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Use all of

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Seep

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flow or leak slowly through porous material or small holes.
“water began to seep through the soles of his boots

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Hoist

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Lift up

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Desingenuous

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Dissimulado

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Wither

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Plants dry and die
Plants had withered

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Sever

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Cortar

the head was severed from the body”

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Salvage

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Salvamento e recuperação de objetos /resgate de objeto

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Adept

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very skilled or proficient at something.
“he is adept at cutting through red tape”

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Coax

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gently and persistently persuade (someone) to do something.
“the trainees were coaxed into doing boring work

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Levy

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impose (a tax, fee, or fine).
“a new tax could be levied on industry to pay for cleaning up contaminated land

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Wary

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feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems.
“dogs that have been mistreated often remain very wary of strangers”

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Feeble

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lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness.
“my legs are very feeble after the flu”

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Bleak

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Cold, miserable, dreary

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Elusive

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Difficult to describe, find or catch

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Spur

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Incentivar encorajar

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Knack

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Natural hability

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Dwindle

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Diminuir

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Raze

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Destruir (prédios)

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Hazy

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Unclear
Hazy idea

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Forthcoming

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Not forthcoming
Not helpful

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Spawn

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Desovar

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Lurk

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Hide when preparing to attack

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Uphold

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Keep a tradition

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Trickle

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Flow slowly

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Trappings

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characteristic signs: trappings of democracy.

127
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Grueling

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Very difficult and tiring
Grueling race

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Barter

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Escambo (verb)

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Cull

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select from a large quantity
Cull animals - kill

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Thaw

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Derreter

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Morale

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Confidence

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Hurl

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Arremessar com força

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Eerie

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Misterious ans scary

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Facet

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One side or aspect

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Dismal

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Feeling hopeless

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Mushroom

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Grow and spread quickly

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Involved

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Very complicated

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Apex

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Pico/apice

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Adamant

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Teimoso

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Coalesce

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Combine

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Cognizant

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Be aware or have knowledge

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Convey

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Transmitir/comunicar uma ideia

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Frivolous

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Unnecessary/ of little importance

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Copious

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Abundante

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Hackneyed

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Overused and unoriginal

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Hasty

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Apressado, in a rush

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Garbled

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Communication that is distorted and unclear.

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Epitome

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Perfect example of something

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Diatribe

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sharp criticism or attack.

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Hollow

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Empty inside

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Hindrance

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Something that causes delay/impecilho

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Intrepid

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Fearless

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Lag

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To fall behind

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Lampoon

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Imitar/ridicularizar

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Languish

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Become weak

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Lenient

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Merciful; less harsh. The judge gave the criminal a lenient sentence due to his bad childhood.

157
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Leery

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Desconfiado/wary

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Ludicrous

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Ludicrous

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Nonchalant

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Indiferente/not excited

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Quarrel

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To have a disagreement/ fight

161
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Parsimonious

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Parsimonious

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Paucity

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Something existing in very small amounts; scarcity.

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Progeny

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Offspring

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Somber

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Depressing

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Squalid

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Unpleasant

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Unscathed

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Unharmed

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Upbeat

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Happy and optimistic

168
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Vial

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Recipiente pequeno que carrga liquido / tubo/ frasco

169
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Wilt

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Murchar

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