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AVID

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*Having or Showing a keen interest in something

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CRUCIAL

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decisive or critical, especially in the success or failure of something.

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LUDICROUS

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Foolish

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ABNEGATE

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renounce or reject

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INADEQUATE

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lacking the quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose.

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SAGA

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a long story of heroic achievement, especially a medieval prose narrative in Old Norse or Old Icelandic.

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KEEN

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having or showing eagerness or enthusiasm; zealous

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DETERIORATE

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become progressively worse.

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INTERRED

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place (a corpse) in a grave or tomb, typically with funeral rites.

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EMBELLISHED

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make (something) more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features.

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FRENZY

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a state or period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behaviour.

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REPLICA

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an exact copy or model of something, especially one on a smaller scale.

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INLAID

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ornamented

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ADORN

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make more beautiful or attractive.

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EXCAVATE

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make (a hole or channel) by digging.

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DEGENERATE

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having lost the physical, mental, or moral qualities considered normal and desirable; showing evidence of decline.

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FACSIMILE

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an exact copy, especially of written or printed material.

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PICTURESQUE

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(of a place or building) visually attractive, especially in a quaint or charming way.

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ENDURE

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suffer (something painful or difficult) patiently.

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FORTIFIED

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provide (a place) with defensive works as protection against attack.

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ORNATE

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elaborately or highly decorated.

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LINEAR

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arranged in or extending along a straight or nearly straight line.

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IMPOSING

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grand and impressive in appearance.

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STRATEGIC

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relating to the identification of long-term or overall aims and interests and the means of achieving them.

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CONCENTRIC

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of or denoting circles, arcs, or other shapes which share the same centre, the larger often completely surrounding the smaller.

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STRATAGEM

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a plan or scheme, especially one used to outwit an opponent or achieve an end.

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LINEAGE

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direct descent from an ancestor; ancestry or pedigree.

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IMPOSITION

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the action or process of forcing something or being forced.

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ENDURANCE

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the ability to endure an unpleasant or difficult process or situation without giving way.

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ORNAMENT

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a thing used or serving to make something look more attractive but usually having no practical purpose, especially a small object such as a figurine.

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FORT

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a fortified building or strategic position.

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CONVENT

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a Christian community of nuns living together under monastic vows.

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DREY

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the nest of a squirrel, typically in the form of a mass of twigs in a tree.

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LAIR

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a place where a wild animal lives.

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INUIT

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the members of an indigenous people of northern Canada and parts of Greenland and Alaska.

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FOCUS

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the centre of interest or activity.

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HAVOC

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widespread destruction.

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FISSURE

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a long, narrow opening or line of breakage made by cracking or splitting, especially in rock or earth.

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EBBING

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(of Tidewater) move away from the land; recede.

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LUBRICATE

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apply a substance such as oil or grease to (an engine or component) so as to minimize friction and allow smooth movement.

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TREMOR

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an involuntary quivering movement.

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ACCUMULATE

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gather together or acquire an increasing number or quantity of.

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MAGNITUDE

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the great size or extent of something.

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CREVICE

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a narrow opening or fissure, especially in a rock or wall.

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VIOLONCELLO

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a bass instrument of the violin family held upright on the floor between the legs of the seated player.

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ANCESTOR

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a person, typically one more remote than a grandparent, from whom one is descended.

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DOMESTICATED

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(of an animal) tame and kept as a pet or on a farm.

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CHARACTERISTICS

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a feature or quality belonging typically to a person, place, or thing and serving to identify them.

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ANTIQUITY

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the ancient past, especially the period of classical and other human civilizations before the Middle Ages.

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RESEMBLE

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have a similar appearance to or qualities in common with (someone or something); look or seem like.

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SPECIES

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a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding. The species is the principal natural taxonomic unit, ranking below a genus and denoted by a Latin binomial, e.g. Homo sapiens.

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DIMINUTIVE

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extremely or unusually small.

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WIDE-SPREAD

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found or distributed over a large area or number of people.

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RAM

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an uncastrated male sheep.

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ANTIQUE

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a collectable object such as a piece of furniture or work of art that has a high value because of its age and quality.

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DIMINISH

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make or become less.

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APPEALING

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attractive or interesting.

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Stimulation

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encouragement of something to make it develop or become more active.

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Transfusion

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an act of transferring donated blood, blood products, or other fluid into the circulatory system of a person or animal.

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Lucerne

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a leguminous plant with clover-like leaves and bluish flowers, native to SW Asia and widely grown for fodder.

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Battery

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a series of small cages for the intensive rearing of farm animals, especially calves and poultry.

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Funnel

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a tube or pipe that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, used for guiding liquid or powder into a small opening.

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Pellets

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a small, rounded, compressed mass of a substance.

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Gangway

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a raised platform or walkway providing a passage.

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Cockerel

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A rooster

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Wrings

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squeeze and twist (something) to force liquid from it.

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‘Spec

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expect

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Flint

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a hard grey rock consisting of nearly pure silica (chert), occurring chiefly as nodules in chalk.

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Fiery

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a hard grey rock consisting of nearly pure silica (chert), occurring chiefly as nodules in chalk.

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Poplars

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a tall, fast-growing tree of north temperate regions, widely grown in shelter belts and for timber and pulp.

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Tinkling

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make or cause to make a light, clear ringing sound.

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Bondmen

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A man who is bound in servitude; a slave or serf

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Clank

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a loud, sharp sound or series of sounds, as is made by pieces of metal being struck together.

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Trembles

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shake involuntarily, typically as a result of anxiety, excitement, or frailty.

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Throb

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beat or sound with a strong, regular rhythm; pulsate steadily.

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Revival

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an improvement in the condition, strength, or fortunes of someone or something.

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Patron

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a person who gives financial or other support to a person, organization, or cause.

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Revolution

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a forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favour of a new system.

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Customary

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according to the customs or usual practices associated with a particular society, place, or set of circumstances.

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Influential

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having great influence on someone or something.

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Inspired

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of extraordinary quality, as if arising from some external creative impulse.

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Scholar

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a specialist in a particular branch of study, especially the humanities.

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Innovation

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the action or process of innovating.

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Theodolite

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a surveying instrument with a rotating telescope for measuring horizontal and vertical angles.

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Squeegee

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a scraping implement with a rubber-edged blade set on a handle, typically used for cleaning windows.

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Chisel

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a long-bladed hand tool with a bevelled cutting edge and a handle which is struck with a hammer or mallet, used to cut or shape wood, stone, or metal.

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Counsel

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advice, especially that given formally.

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Quota

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a limited or fixed number or amount of people or things, in particular:

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Implements

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a tool, utensil, or other piece of equipment that is used for a particular purpose.

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Colossal

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extremely large or great.

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Dilemma

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a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, especially ones that are equally undesirable.

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Arduous

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involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring.

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Knoll

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a small hill or mound.

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Uniform

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remaining the same in all cases and at all times; unchanging in form or character.

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Toiled

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work extremely hard or incessantly.

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Overlooking

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fail to notice.

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Trenches

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a long, narrow ditch.

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Impala

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a graceful antelope often seen in large herds in open woodland in southern and East Africa.

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Leotard

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a close-fitting one-piece garment, made of a stretchy fabric, which covers a person’s body from the shoulders to the top of the thighs, worn by dancers or people exercising indoors.

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Tapir

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a nocturnal hoofed mammal with a stout body, sturdy limbs, and a short flexible proboscis, native to the forests of tropical America and Malaysia.

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Fedora

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a low, soft felt hat with a curled brim and the crown creased lengthways.

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Mallet

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a hammer with a large, usually wooden head.

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Phenomenon

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a fact or situation that is observed to exist or happen, especially one whose cause or explanation is in question.

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Fungi

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any of a group of unicellular, multicellular, or syncytial spore-producing organisms feeding on organic matter, including moulds, yeast, mushrooms, and toadstools.

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Hover

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remain in one place in the air.

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Wane

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(of the moon) have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size.

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Credulous

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having or showing too great a readiness to believe things.

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Saturated

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holding as much water or moisture as can be absorbed; thoroughly soaked.

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Lantern

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a lamp with a transparent case protecting the flame or electric bulb, and typically having a handle by which it may be carried or hung.

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Hypothesis

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a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.

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Imminent

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about to happen.

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Eminent

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(of a person) famous and respected within a particular sphere.

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Personnel

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people employed in an organization or engaged in an organized undertaking such as military service.

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Garrison

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a group of troops stationed in a fortress or town to defend it.

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Siege

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a military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling those inside to surrender.

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Objective

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(of a person or their judgement) not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts.

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Intercept

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obstruct (someone or something) so as to prevent them from continuing to a destination.

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Demoralise

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cause (someone) to lose confidence or hope.

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Ricochet

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(of a bullet or other projectile) rebound off a surface.

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Strategic

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relating to the identification of long-term or overall aims and interests and the means of achieving them.

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Truanting

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(of a pupil) stay away from school without leave or explanation.

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Leverage

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Grasp

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Segregate

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  1. set apart from the rest or from each other; isolate or divide.
    E.g. Blacks were segregated from whites in every area of life.
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Warden

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a person responsible for the supervision of a particular place or activity or for enforcing the regulations associated with it.

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Void

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Cancelled

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Nave

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the central part of a church building, intended to accommodate most of the congregation. In traditional Western churches it is rectangular, separated from the chancel by a step or rail, and from adjacent aisles by pillars.

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Intricate

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very complicated or detailed.

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