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vocabulary english C2 Flashcards

1
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ongoing , continues for a long time

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abiding
abiding love for old movies

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strong and healthy, fit

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able-bodied
able-bodied workers

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to cancel, put an an end to, terminate

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abolish
prohibition

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to describe one who forgets things easily or fails to notice things

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absent-minded
forgot his keys

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5
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available in large quantity

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abundant

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6
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to make more noticeable

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accentuate
accentuate muscles

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to grow gradually overtime
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accumulate,
accrue
accrue interest

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harsh, sarcastic , critical

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acerbic
acerbic comments under my video

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9
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describing someone who is unwilling to change their mind, opinions,etc

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adamant
adamant in decision to leave

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10
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sudden burst of inspo, strong creative impulse

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afflatus,
on a wave of afflatus, i wrote my book

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11
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make smth bad even worse

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aggravate
the new treatment only aggravated her condition

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12
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without clear purpose or goal

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aimless

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13
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similar in a certain way

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akin,
this game is akin to football

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14
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unfriendly, distant, reserved

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aloof,
i kept aloof from that uncle

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15
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smth very tasty or smelly

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ambroisal
he’s ambroisal

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16
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make som1 dislike you or get mad at you

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antagonize
after the divorce, she tried to antagonize our kids against me

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17
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to give money, pay what is due

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ante up
my neigbour told me to ante up or vacate

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18
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too old, old-fashioned, no longer useful

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antiquated
antiquated system, antiquated beliefs, antiquated methods

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19
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[id] to feel healthy again

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as right as rain

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20
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v confident without being aggressive

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assertive

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21
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[id] very close

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a stone’s throw

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22
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a feeling of deep respect along w fear

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awe

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23
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strong and unfavourable reaction from a large no of people

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backlash

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24
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feelings of enmity and hatred

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bad blood
there has been bad blood between iodjeoij

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25
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capable of doing smth bad, evil , hateful

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baleful
i gave that bitch a baleful look.

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26
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extremely stupid, slightly crazy

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barmy
barmy idea, barmy decision

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27
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unable to produce anything
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barren
sterile

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28
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crazy, mentally unstable

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batty
he gets batty when we talk about his mistakes.

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29
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face a difficult situation with bravery and courage

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bear up
bearing up well under the strain of losing her apartment.

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30
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make a gesture to som1 to come closer

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beckon,
she beckoned to the waiter.

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31
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very poor, small in amount

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beggarly,
i received beggarly amount of emotional support.

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32
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deeply in love w/ s1, thinking abt them all the time

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besotted,
he’s completely besotted with his wife.

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33
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seductively attractive, charming

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bewitched
she was bewitched by her beauty.

34
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to be filled w air,
[n] huge moving mass of smth

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the sails billowed with the wind,
a billow of smoke

35
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to force yourself to do smth extremely hard or unpleasant

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bite the bullet

36
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noisy, loud, energetic,

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boisterous
my younger cousins are boisterous

37
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silly, crazy, stupid

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bonkers
he must be bonkers to think i’d come back.

38
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large in amount, plentiful

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bountiful
bountiful supply of fesfsef.
bountiful land

39
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some1 who talks abt themself w extreme pride

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braggart
my dad is braggart

40
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to improve your knowledge of smth

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brush up
i need to brush up on my german skills.
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41
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silly n stupid behaviour that makes you laugh

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buffoonery
his buffoonery was funny, but completely out of place.

42
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difficult to carry out

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burdensome
raising kids is not easy at all, its burdensome asffffff

43
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big, has strong muscles

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burly
burly lifter, burly woman

44
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to stop what you’re doing

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call it a day
i almost gave up and called it a day.

45
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cruel, inconsiderate of others

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callous
his actions are callous

46
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to successfully complete or finish smth

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cap off
i capped off my ielts journey

47
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dissapointment, distress, grief, deep sorrow

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chagrin
much to my father’s chagrin, i stick to my values.

48
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isolated, separated from the outside world
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secluded,
cloistered
he leads a cloistered life.

49
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to become rough or less polite

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coarsen
my finger tips should coarsen after a few weeks of playing the guitar.

50
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gently persuade s1 to do smth

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coax
they tried to coax me into being a doctor.

51
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extremely large, gigantic

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colossal
colossal sacrifice, colossal effort

52
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super friendly,
2

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harmoniously suited,
companionate
companionate marrriage

53
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narcissistic, too proud of yourself

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conceited
he is definitely a conceited being.

54
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more than enough, plentiful

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copious
they wanted me to drink copious amounts of coffee in a day.

55
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flirty, playful, plays in an attractive manner

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coquetish
coquestish manners, coquetish girl

56
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friendly and warm

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cordial
cordial relations btw 2 countries

57
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showing a lack of courage

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craven
a craven traitor, a craven deserter

58
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to be very slow

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dawdle
stop dawdling! we’re going to miss our flight

59
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to make smth or some1 weaker

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debilitate
they were debilitated by hunger and disease.

60
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lying, dishonest

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deceitful
deceitful behaviour, deceitful politician

61
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to bring some1 down. make them lose confidence or strength

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deflate
she was deflated by the rejection letter.

62
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to persistently persuade s1 to not do smth

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dehort
they’ve tried to dehort me from being myself.

63
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extremely sad, bad or unacceptable

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deplorable,
people living in deplorable situations

64
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deserves to be hated, extremely unpleasant

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detestable
detestable bastard
detestable fraud

65
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dishonest but skillful, will do everything to achieve smth

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devious
that bitch was obviously devious.

66
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a strong feeling of fear, anxiety or dissapointment

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dismay
“ how could they do that to me” she cried in dismay.

67
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causing great suffering or fear, extremely unpleasant or bad

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dreadful
dreadful experience
dreadful news

68
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to become less or smaller in number

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dwindle
dwindling resources
dwindling population

69
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extremely happy, joyful

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ecstatic
i was ecstatic about my new hobby.

70
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extremely happy, proud or excited

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elated
i was elated with that white dress of mine.

71
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to involve some1 in an argument, or difficult situation

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embroil
my wife embroiled me into an argument with my parents.

72
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attractice, makes you want it w/ a strong desire

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enticing
the offer was so enticing, but unfortunately i had to refuse it.

73
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former, previous, ex

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erstwhile
erstwhile lover
erstwhile friends

74
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causing great pain

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excruciating
excruciating memory

75
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describing smth/s1 full of energy, lively

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exuberant
exuberant performance
exuberant crowd

76
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extremely hungry

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famished
the popn was famished

77
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smth so stupid, ridiculous, cant be taken seriously

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farcical
farcical beliefs

78
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to become weaker, tired

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fatigue-d
im fatigued from the walk back home.

79
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giving s1 a lot of insincere attention, being too nice

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fawn over
i dislike people who fawn over others.

80
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to feel unwell, be sick

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to feel under the weather
i was feeling under the weather so i couldnt come to work.

81
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to feel unwell, be sick

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to feel under the weather
i was feeling under the weather so i couldnt come to work.

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