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[allow] disallow (v)

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to say officially that sth cannot be accepted because it has not been done in the correct way

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[allow] allowance (n)

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an amount of money that parents regularly give to their child to spend as they choose ( = pocket money);
money that you are given regularly, especially to pay for a particular thing

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[allow] allowable (adj)

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allowed according to the rules or laws that control a particular area of activity

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[associate] disassociate (v)

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( = dissociate sb/sth from sb/sth)
to consider as separate and not related

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[associate] association (n)

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a group of people who work together in a single organization for a particular purpose;
the fact of being involved with or connected to sb/sth

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[associate] associated (adj) # unassociated (adj)

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connected

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[compete] competition (_____)

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noun

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[compete] competitor (n)

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a person, team, or company that is competing against others

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[compete] competitive (adj) - competitively (adv)

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involving competition;
wanting very much to win or be more successful than other people

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[enjoy] enjoyment (of) (n)

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the feeling of enjoying sth

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[enjoy] enjoyable (adj)

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An _____ event or experience gives you pleasure

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[equip] equipment (_____)

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noun

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[equip] equipped (adj)

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having the necessary tools, clothes, equipment, etc;
having the skills, knowledge, or qualities needed to do sth

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[fortune] misfortune (n)

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bad luck, or an unlucky event

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15
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[fortune] fortunate (adj) # unfortunate (adj)

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lucky

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[fortune] fortunately (_____) # unfortunately (_____)

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adv - adv

17
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[interest] interesting (_____) # _____ (_____)

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(adj) # uninteresting (adj)

18
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[interest] _____ (adv) # _____ (_____)

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interestingly # uninterestingly (adv)

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[know] knowledge (_____)

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noun

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[know] knowledgeable (adj) # unknowledgeable (adj)

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knowing a lot

21
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[lose] lost (_____)

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adj

22
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[lose] loss (_____)

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noun

23
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[maintain] maintenance (_____)

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noun

24
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[medal] medallist (n)

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a person who has won a medal in sport

25
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[medal] medallion (n)

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a metal disc that is worn for decoration on a chain or string around the neck

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[oppose] opposition (n)

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strong disagreement

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[oppose] opponent (n)

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a person who disagrees with sth and speaks against it or tries to change it;
a person who sb is competing against in a sports event

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[oppose] opposite (_____/_____/_____/_____)

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adj/prep./noun/adv

29
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[oppose] opposing (adj)

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competing or fighting against each other

30
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[practice] practise (_____)

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verb

31
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[practice] practical (adj) # impractical (adj)

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suitable for the situation in which something is used;
able to provide effective solutions to problems;
able to be done or put into action

32
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[practice] _____ (adv) # _____ (adv)

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practically # impractically

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[train] retrain (v)

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to learn new skills so you can do a different job;
to teach sb a new skill so that they can do a different job

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[train] trainer (n)

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a person who teaches skills to people or animals and prepares them for a job, activity, or sport
(trainee (n) = the person who is trained by the trainer)

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[train] trainers (n)

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= training shoes = sneakers