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1
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Harsh

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Rude, rigoureux

The harsh climate

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2
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Seal

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Phoque

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3
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Wander

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Errant

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4
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Outbreak

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Epidemie

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5
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Drill

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Exercice/percer

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6
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Incubate

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Couver/incuber

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7
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Adjacent

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Adj. located next to something; beside
Our house is adjacent to the grocery corner store
Syn : neighboring, bordering

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8
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Assumption

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N. Opinions which are taken for granted or presumed to be true
Syn : beliefs, judgement

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Ceased

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Verb. Ended, stopped, discontinued
When I lost my job, my expensive nights on the town ceased
Syn : finished, concluded

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10
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Partial

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Not complete

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11
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Sake

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N. The purpose or reason for smthg

Syn : Benefit, motive

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Underneath

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Prep. Below
I keep my slippers underneath my bed
Syn: beneath, under

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13
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Wield smthg

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Exercer/manier

The knight wielded his sword

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14
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Impeachment

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N. Mise en accusation

The president’s impeachment came as a great shock to the nation

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15
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Precedent

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N. Example, ruling

The attorney coted several precedent for his interpretation

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16
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Smattering

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N. Quelque notion

Just a smattering

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17
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Dry

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Boring, ironic

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18
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Trained

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Aimed

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19
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Argue

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V. Affirmer

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20
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Prevail

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Existed

21
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Wobble

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Oscille

Tramble

22
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Tilt

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Incline

23
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Breed

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Race animal

24
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Shallow

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Superficiel/ peu profonde

25
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Flood

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Inondation

26
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Soil

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Terre fertile

27
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Conventional

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Traditional

28
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Viable

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Feasible

Viable plant

29
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Decay

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Decomposition

Degradation

30
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Stiff

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Rigide

31
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Inclination

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Tendency

32
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Ditch

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Jeter a la poubelle

33
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Maple

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Erable (plante)

34
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Sparsely

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Thinly/ petite quantite

35
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Associated

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Connected

36
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Wear down

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Deja User

37
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Stem

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Tige/tronc

38
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Engage

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Hired

39
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Synthesize

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Synthetiser mais aussi integrate(option)

40
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Accrete

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Come together

41
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Devised

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Created

42
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Pond

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Etang

43
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Resilience

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Tenacite

44
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Pales

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Loses significance

45
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Ensue

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Resultant/decoulant,subsequent

46
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Unprecedent

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Unlike anything in the past

47
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Virtually

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Almost

48
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Bound to

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Limited to

49
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Tempered

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Decreased

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