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Amiable, affable

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Friendly, warmhearted

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Avid

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Eager, enthusiastic, vigorously pursuing sth

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Vivid

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Bright, full of life, intense

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Vigorous

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Strong, healthy and full of energy

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Compulsive

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Irresistible, compulsory, repetative

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Seldom

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Not often

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Formative years

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0-8 learns quickly

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Jog someone’s memory

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Remind

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Radically, Utterly

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Completely, entirely

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Provision

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Providing, pursuing

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Sheer

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Utter, absolute

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12
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Indulge

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Doing sth too much

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Seize

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Grab, grasp, snatch

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14
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Mere

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Solely or no more better than

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Conservations

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A person who advocates or acts for the protection and preservation of the environment and wildlife

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Cite

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To quote by way of example, authority or proof

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Nuance

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A subtle difference in or shade of meaning expression or sound

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Intuitive

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Using or based on what one feels to be true even without conscious reasoning, instinctive

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19
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Viability

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Ability to work successfully
Ability to survive or live successfully

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20
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Starboard

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The right side of a ship or aircraft looking forward

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Dispute

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Debate, discuss, argue

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Decipher

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Decode, decrypt

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Deceptively

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In a way or to an extent that fives a misleading impression

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Meticulous

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Showing great attention to details, conscientious

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One school of thought

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Advocates= supporters= upholders= proponents

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Precision

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Accuracy= clarity

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Adherence

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Commitment to a person or a law
Obedience to the law
Agreement

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Regulatory

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Supervisory= administrative = directing= controlling

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Crucial

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Vital= essential

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Inherently

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In a permanent, essential or characteristic way
Intrinsically, essentially

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Compliance (with)

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The state of being in accordance with established guidelines or specifications

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32
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Stifle

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Choke= suffocate= asphyxiate

33
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Applicable

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Relevant= appropriate= pertinent

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Transcend

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Go beyond= rise above= cut across= surpass= exceed

35
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Frontiers

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Borders= boundaries

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Expertise

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Expert skill or knowledge in a particular field

37
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Foster

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Encourage= promote
Raise= bring up= look after

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Attune

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Accustom= adjust= adapt

39
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Elusive

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Difficult to catch

40
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Provision

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Providing, supplying
They made provisions for having her parents

41
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Provision

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Providing, supplying
They made provisions for her parents

42
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Acquisition

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Obtains, purchase, asset, buy, investment

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Strain

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Force to make unusually great force

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Cultuvation

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Growing, raising

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Pest

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Destructive insect or animals that attacks food

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Subsistence

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Supporting oneself at a minimum level

47
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Implication

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Conclusion drawn from something although not explicitly said

48
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Complication

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Difficulty

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Conservation

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Careful protection or preservation of something

50
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Feast

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Feed on sth in huge amounts

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Comprise

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Consists of

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Suppressor

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Foraging

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Gathering wild food for free

54
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Infestation

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The pressure of unusually large number of animals in a place to cause damage

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Livelihood

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Means of securing the necessities of life

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Stakes

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Bet, interest, prize money

57
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Guild

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Association, union

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Legislate

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Enact laws

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Legitimate

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Legal, lawful

60
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Undermine

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Erode the base of a foundation, wear away

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Input

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Data, material, information, to put in

62
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Devour

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Eat gridilly, gubble up, swallow

63
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Insubordination

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Disobedience

64
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Plead out

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To leave prison or jail by taking a plea bargain

65
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Palpate

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Examine by touch especially for medical purposes

66
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Indictment

67
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Contempt

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the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn.

“this action displays an arrogant contempt for the wishes of the majority”

68
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Ostensibly

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Apparently, perhaps not actually

69
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Misconstrued

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Interpret wrongly
I was misconstrued

70
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Complimentary beverage

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A drink given away for free as a way to show hospitality

71
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Going for a dogwalk

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Going for a stroll

72
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Anomaly

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Meticulously

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Carefully, conscientiously, diligently

74
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Undisputed

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Accepted, not questioned, undoubted

75
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Snare

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Spear

77
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Eradicate

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To diminish sth completely

78
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Prosperity

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Success, wealth

79
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Plunder

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