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advantageous

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helpful and likely to make you successful

  • He was now in a more advantageous position
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amenity

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something that makes a place comfortable or easy to live in
- The hotel is in the city centre, close to shops and local amenities.

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anticipate

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to expect that something will happen and be ready for it
- sales are better than anticipated

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breathtaking

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very impressive, exciting, or surprising
- The view from my bedroom window was absolutely breathtaking

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collar

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the part of a shirt, coat etc that fits around your neck, and is usually folded over
- He grabbed me by the collar

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concrete

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to cover something such as a path, wall etc with concrete
a substance used for building that is made by mixing sand, small stones, cement, and water.
- a concrete floor

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continent

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a large mass of land surrounded by sea
- the continents of Asia and Africa

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controversial

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causing a lot of disagreement, because many people have strong opinions about the subject being discussed
- the controversial issue of welfare reform

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crew

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all the people who work on a ship or plane
- the plane crashed, killing two of the crew and four passengers

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extraordinary

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very unusual or surprising
- It took an extraordinary amount of work.

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fluctuate

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if a price or amount fluctuates, it keeps changing and becoming higher and lower
- Insect populations fluctuate wildly from year to year.

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hilarious

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extremely funny
- a hilarious story

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informative

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providing many useful facts or ideas
- an informative and entertaining book

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orchestra

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a large group of musicians playing many different kinds of instruments and led by a conductor

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outweigh

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to be more important or valuable than something else
- The benefits of the scheme outweigh the disadvantages

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playwright

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playwright
someone who writes plays

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refute

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to prove that a statement or idea is not correct

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dreamlike

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unread, strange

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open-air

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outside, in an open space

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tea-picking

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a process of collecting tea leaves

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disturbing

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worrying or upsetting
- a disturbing increase in the crime rate

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decline

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to decrease in quantity or importance
- Spending on information technology has declined

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lifelike

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a lifelike picture, model etc looks exactly like a real person or thing
- a very lifelike statue

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metaphor

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a way of describing something by referring to it as something different and suggesting that it has similar qualities to that thing
- She uses some wonderful images and metaphors in her writing

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refute

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to prove that a statement or idea is not correct

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sketch

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to draw a sketch of something

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striking

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unusual or interesting enough to be easily noticed

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high-budget

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expensive, requiring a lot of investment

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send in

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to send something (letter, application, etc.) to be delivered

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set out

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to start, to begin

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sing along to

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to sing a song with someone who is already singing

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though-provoking

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inspiring, interesting, challenging

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theatergoer

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our analysis shows that the average theatergoer is more likely to purchase our products.

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shouting

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You’re still shouting

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as an aside

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as an aside, I’m very sensitive to loud noises

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sensitive

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as an aside, I’m very sensitive to loud noises

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shriek

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seriously, that was like a shriek or a bellow

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bellow

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seriously, that was like a shriek or a bellow

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ranting

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This crazy man there was ranting about politics and muttering to himself

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muttering

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This crazy man there was ranting about politics and muttering to himself

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allegedly

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allegedly, I was making progress

42
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unquestionably

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you’re unquestionably one of the best actors on the show, Shen.

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break out

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to start suddenly; a sudden start of an illness or a disease

44
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fall out

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(of hair) to become loose and separate from one’s head

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pass out

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to faint

46
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alleged

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an alleged crime, fact etc is one that someone says has happened or is true, although it has not been proved

47
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aside

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kept to be used later
I’ve been setting aside a few pounds each week

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cough

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to suddenly push air out of your throat with a short sound, often repeatedly
- Matthew coughed and cleared his throat
- He’s got a bad cough

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foolish

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a foolish action, remark etc is stupid and shows that someone is not thinking sensibly
- I’ve never heard anything so foolish in all my life

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gunshot

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the action of shooting a gun, or the sound that this makes
- She says she heard a gunshot at about midnight

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itch

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an uncomfortable feeling on your skin that makes you want to rub it with your nails
- Scratch my back - I have an itch
- My feet were itching terribly

52
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mutter

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to speak in a low voice, especially because you are annoyed about something, or you do not want people to hear you
- Elsie muttered something I couldn’t catch and walked off.

53
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obviously

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used to mean that a fact can easily be noticed or understood
- We’re obviously going to need more help

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rant

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to talk or complain in a loud excited and rather confused way because you feed strongly about something
- Why don’t you stop ranting and raving for minute and listen

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rash

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if you are rash, you do things too quickly, without thinking carefully about whether they are sensible or not
- Please Jessie, don’t do anything crash

a lot of red spots on someone’s skin, caused by an illness
- She had a nasty rash on her arm.

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shriek

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to make very high loud sound, especially because you are afraid, angry, excited, or in pain
- They were dragged from their homes, shrieking and wepping.

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sneeze

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the act or sound of sneezing
- There was a loud sneeze from someone in the back of the audience

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thigh

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the top part of your leg, between your knee and your hip

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trauma

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an unpleasant and upsetting experience that affects you for a long time
- traumas such as death or divorce

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unquestionable

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vomit

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to bring food or drink up from your stomach out through your mouth because you are ill
- He had swallowed so much sea water he wanted to vomit.

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boycott

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to refuse to buy something, use something, or take part in something as a way of protesting
- We boycott all products tested on animals

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cocoa

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a brown powder made from cocoa beans, used to make chocolate and to give a chocolate taste to foods

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courageous

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brave
- He was among, and courageous enough to admit it.

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powder

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a dry substance in the form of very small grains
- curry powder
- She was powdering her face

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protest

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Something that you do to show publicly that you think that something is wrong and unfair, for example taking part in big public meetings, refusing to work, or refusing to buy a company’s products
- Five thousand employees came out on strike in protest at the poor working conditions.

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rally

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a large public meeting, especially one that is held outdoors to support a political idea, protest etc
- About 1,000 people attended the rally in Hyde Park

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settlement

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an official agreement or decision that ends an argument, a court case, or a fight, or the action of making an agreement
- Union leaders and company bosses will meet tomorrow in an attempt to reach a settlement.

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straightaway

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at once
- We need to start work straightaway

70
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strike

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to hit or fall against the surface of something
- She fell heavily, striking her head against the side of the boat

a period of time when a group of workers deliberately stop working because of a disagreement about pay, working conditions etc
- The government has promised that the army will be called in to help if there is a firemen’s strike

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unrest

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a political situation in which people protest or behave violently
- There is growing unrest throughout the country

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vital

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extremely important and necessary for something to succeed or exist
- The work she does I absolutely vital.

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let go

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to fire someone from a job

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turn down

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to refuse; to say no to something

75
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racism

ra

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racism is unfair treament that results when one group in a society thinks it is better than another group

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immigration reform

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immigration reform is all about changing the laws that relate to people coming into a country

77
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inequality

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inequality is an issue that is about the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer

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poverty

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poverty is the condition of being very, very poor

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adequate sanitation

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which includes heath issues like access to clean water, is a problem for millions of people in the developing world.

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cut to the chase

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to get to the main point

81
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without delay

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to focus on what’s important

82
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fast-track

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to speed up a process or action

83
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glass ceiling

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actions that stop some people (especially women) from advancing or becoming successful

84
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middle class

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a social group that is between the working class and the upper class in society

85
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narrow down

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to limit, to reduce

86
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adequate

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enough in quantity or of a good enough quality for a particular purpose
- Farmers have been slow to make adequate provision for their retirement

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ascendancy

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a position of power, influence, or control
- moral ascendancy

88
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congressman

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a man who is member of a congress, especially the US House of Representatives

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counterpart

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someone or something that has the same job or purpose as someone or something else in a different place

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county

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an area of a state or country that has its own government to deal with local matters
- Fairfax County, Virginia

91
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custody

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the right to take care of a child, given to one of their parents when they have divorced
- The mother is usually awarded custody (=legally allowed to have custody).

92
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discriminate

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to treat a person or group differently from another in an unfair way

93
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disregard

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to ignore something or treat it as unimportant
- He ordered the jury to disregard the witness’s last statement

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fellow

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a man
- Paul’s an easy-going sort of fellow

95
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gourmet

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producing or relating to very good food and drink
- a gourmet cook

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poverty

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the situation or experience of being poor
- Millions of elderly people live in poverty

97
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prosecute

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to charge someone with a crime and try to show that they are guilty of it in a court of law
- Shoplifters will be prosecuted
- I don’t want to be prosecuted for a crime here

98
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reform

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a change or changes made to a system or organization in order to improve it
- Reforms were made to revive the economy

99
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sanitation

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the protection of public health by removing and treating waste, dirty water, etc
- Overcrowding and poor sanitation are common problems in prisons

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