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Egotism

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someone who is self-centred and always talking about themselves

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Confer

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To have discussions and exchange opinions

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Corroboration

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To confirm or give support to a statement, theory or finding

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Obsolete

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means something that is outdated and no longer needed

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Decrepit

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Decaying. something in poor condition

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Wilfulness

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lack of discipline and determined to do what you want. also to be stubborn

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Virtuoso

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To be skilled. It refers to someone with outstanding talent in a particular field

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illustrious

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someone who is famous, respected and well known

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Minuscule

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something miniature and tiny

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susceptible

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easily affected, influenced or harmed by something

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conscientious

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acting in a way that is careful and thorough

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unanimous

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two or more people in complete agreement with each other. A group decision is unanimous.

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indispensable

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absolutely necessary

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supersede

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To take over a position

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consensus

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a general agreement about something

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Poignantly

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Something that has a strong effect on emotions

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Descent

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an act of moving downward, dropping or falling

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Dissent

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difference in opinion or feeling. To disagree in an opinion

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Tangible

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something that is real and predictable by touch

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Incurable

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a sick person or disease that is unable to be cured

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Envious

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someone who is jealous

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Benign

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Big-hearted, gentle. refers to something or someone that is kind, mild, harmless and non-threatening

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Diaphanous

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something that is fine and delicate

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Transparent

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is used to describe things that you can see through or things that allow for light to pass through clearly. Something that is very clear or obvious

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Brooding

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feeling sad, worried or angry for a long time

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Sombre

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dark, gloomy or dull

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Contemplative

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involving quiet and serious thought for a period of time

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Belligerent

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Pugnacious. Someone who is aggressive and ready to fight

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Liaison

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a person who helps organisations or groups work together and provide information to each other.

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Industrious

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someone who is hard-working

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Simultaneously

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at the same time

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Anecdote

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a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person

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Rival

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a person or group competing with others for the same thing.

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Sceptical

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doubting something that is useful or true

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Acquittal

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when someone is free from the charge of offence. Not guilty

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Adolescence

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the period transition between childhood and adulthood. It includes big changes to the body.

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Advantageous

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person, place or thing which is most favourable or is better than most

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Rendition

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a particular way of performing a song, piece of music or poem

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Scapegoat

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a person who is blamed for something they did not do

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Sparse

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Thinly spread out or small amounts spread in large areas.

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Exotic

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very different, strange or unusual

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Coax

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Gently and persistently persuade someone to do something.

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Perseverance

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persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay

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Amateur

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taking part in an activity for pleasure, not as a job. or to be incompetent, unprofessional and sloppy at something

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Prevalent

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Popular, frequent. something that is common or happens frequently

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Paramount

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more important than anything else

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Plausible

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something that is most likely true or believable

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Personnel

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people employed in an organisation or engaged in an organisation such as a military service

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Amicable

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means agreeable or peaceable. It is the desire to avoid conflict and settle things in a peaceful manner.

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Amiable

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-means sociable or friendly or pleasant and is used to describe people with a friendly nature

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Diffuse

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means the spread of something or making it less concentrated.

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Defuse

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Resolve. Means to remove the fuse from something or a situation to prevent explosion.

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Prosecute

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to take legal action against someone and prove that the accused person is guilty of that crime.

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Persecute

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to harm, harass, torment or annoy someone. It is to treat someone unfairly or cruelly.

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Allusion

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hint, reference. to hint something without saying or writing it directly and expect others to understand what is being referenced.

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Illusion

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something that is not real

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Stationery

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refers to papers and other resources used for writing.

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Stationary

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is something fixed, not moving or changing

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Adverse

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bad, applies to things that are harmful or unfavourable and something working against you

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Averse

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anti, against, unwilling- is strong feelings of dislike

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Reign

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govern, control, rule, lead- is to be King or Queen of the country. It is to rule or have power over someone.

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Rein

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harness, strap, leash- is to limit or control someone or something. It also refers to the long narrow strap attached to the horse’s head.

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Opulence

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fortune, richness. great wealth or luxuriousness

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Permissible

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permitted/ allowed

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Precede

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to be in front, come before in order, time or position.

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Ostentatious

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flamboyant, fancy pants, describe someone who is over the top

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Ubiquitous

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universal or all over the place

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Incongruous

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inappropriate, unsustainable, out of place

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Condescending

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patronising (talking down on someone) and belittling someone

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Tenacious

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firm, tight grip and clingy

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Pessimistic

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to be negative and doubtful

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subsequent

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next, following, later, after

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ambigUity

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something that has more than one meaning. unclear

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Abhorrence

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hatred and disgust

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Aberrance

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abnormal, strange

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Pseudonym

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Alias, fake name, stage name

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Rhetorical

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verbal, linguistic speech or writing used to influence people

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Alliteration

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tongue twisters- words with the same sounds in one sentence

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obsequiousness

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to follow, obey and serve someone’s orders

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displaces

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replaces, relocates, moves

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drawback

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disadvantage, negative, problem

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unyielding

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unbending, durable

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aberration

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abnormal, unusual

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penultimate

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next to last, second last

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perjury

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lying, making false statements

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negligible

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insignificant, unimportant, minor and meaningless

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supeRflUous

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redundant, unnecessary

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treacherous

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two faced, cruel, unfaithful, unreliable

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mutiny

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a riot against a group of authority, rebellion

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surreptitiously

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secretively, sneakily

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cosmopolitanism

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community

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tranquil

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quiet, calm, peaceful

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conceptualise

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to gather a concept about something

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inhabitants

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tenants, residence, people

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Brute

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Bully, monster

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haphazard

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chaotic, messy, disorganised

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penetrated

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go into something with force

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discordant

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disagreeing, conflicting, harsh, jarring, inharmonious

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inferior

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low-class, lower, lesser, lower grade

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flaw

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fault mark, blemish, stain,

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indigence

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need, poverty, and poor

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