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Vocab Words Flashcards

1
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famished

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very hungry, starving

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dissident

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someone rebellious

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immense

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a lot, largely

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acumen

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intelligence

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garrulous

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talkative

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corpulence

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fat

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diminutive

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small

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fray

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disorderly fight/ brawl

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shrewd

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cunning

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acute

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keen

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drudge

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monotonous work

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dilapidated

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ruined, ramshackle

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taciturn

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she has always been rather taciturn

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zealous

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enthusiastic

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15
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culpability

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after the accident, the company refused to accept culpability

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belligerent

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the belligerent countries are having difficulties funding the war

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17
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lie

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I am lying on the bed

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18
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lay

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I am laying the books on the table

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industrious

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hardworking, diligent

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20
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new/no moon to full moon

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waxing

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full moon to no moon

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waning

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22
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a group of fish

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school

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a group of cows

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herd

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24
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symphony

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elaborate musical composition

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25
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porous

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spaces or holes in which liquid or air can pass

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tacit

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she felt that she had her parents’ tacit approval to borrow the car

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recession

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a period of temporary economic decline

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fledgling

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a young bird

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29
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acquaintance

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a person one knows slightly, but who is not a close friend.

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companion

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a good friend

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31
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quagmire

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a soft boggy area of land that gives way underfoot.

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32
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euphony

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the quality of being pleasing to the ear, especially through a harmonious combination of words.

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33
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cacophony

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a harsh discordant mixture of sounds.

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34
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blunder

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a careless mistake

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pledge

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a solemn promise or undertaking

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36
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veto

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a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body.

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forlorn

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his face looked forlorn

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38
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sweltering

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uncomfortably hot.

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39
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inept

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he was always rather inept at sport

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40
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dormant

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the project is dormant for the time being.

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41
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inferno

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a large fire that is dangerously out of control.

42
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antelope

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a mammal like a deer with horns and long, thin legs that allow it to run very fast

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geologist

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a person that studies what the Earth is made of and how it was formed.

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botanist

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an expert in or student of the scientific study of plants

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linguist

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a person skilled in foreign languages.

46
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graphologist

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a specialist in inferring character from handwriting

47
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frigid

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very cold in temperature.

48
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negligible

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so small or unimportant as to be not worth considering; insignificant.

49
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libel

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something damaging to a persons reputation

50
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plausible

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seeming reasonable or probable

51
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consolidate

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combine (a number of things) into a single more effective or coherent whole.

52
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semiannual

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occurring twice a year; half-yearly.

53
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biannual

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occurring twice a year.

54
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conducive

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making a certain situation or outcome likely or possible.

55
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bellicose

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demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight.

56
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eloquence

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fluent or persuasive speaking or writing.

57
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robust

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strong and healthy; vigorous.

58
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vain

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producing no result; useless.

59
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ravenous

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extremely hungry.

60
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cynical

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deeply distrustful

61
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gregarious

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a person that is fond of company; sociable.

62
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disgruntled

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angry or dissatisfied

63
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awry

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away from the appropriate, planned, or expected course; amiss.

64
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meticulously

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in a way that shows great attention to detail; very thoroughly.

65
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compel

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force to act

66
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captivated

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hooked. I am captivated by Yosemite’s natural beauty

67
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frock

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old fashioned dress

68
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cast

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Many meanings. One meaning is cast away/throw away

69
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apex

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the top or highest part of something

70
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nucleus

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center part of an object

71
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breach

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broke. I breached the security

72
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impulsive

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sudden

73
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imprudent

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unwise

74
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equine

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resembling a horse

75
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premeditated

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planned

76
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acrid

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angry, bitter

77
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haughty

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arrogant

78
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noisome/malodorous

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foul smell

79
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eulogy

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speech praising a person who died

80
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domicile

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country of origin

81
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avarice

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greed

82
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malady

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sickness

83
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bastion

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support

84
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adamant

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immovable, unflexible

85
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wishy- washy

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weak, indecisive

86
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pliant

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easily influenced and controlled

87
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tractable

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easy to control or influence

88
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obstinate

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stubborn

89
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stodgy

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boring, dull

90
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infirm

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frail, weak

91
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facile

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effortless

92
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advent

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arrival, emergence

93
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carped

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complain

94
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judiciary

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law

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gyroscope

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circle watcher

96
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cohort

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a group of people with a shared characteristic

97
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woodwind

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kettledrums

98
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rudder

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Part of a boar/airplane used for steering

99
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dubious

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doubtful

100
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encapsulates

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summarize

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