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Affect

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take on, assume

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affected

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behaving in an artificial or pretentious way

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allow

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enable, permit

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appreciate

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to take into consideration, recognize the merits of, increase in value

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arrest

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to stop

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assume

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to take on responsibility for, acquire

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basic

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fundamental, essential

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bent

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liking or preference for

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capacity

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ability

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chance

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to attempt

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check

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to control

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clear

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obvious, evident

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common

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widespread

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compromise

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to endanger or make vulnerable

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constitution

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build

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conviction

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strong, belief

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demonstrate

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to establish

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economy

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thrift

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element

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component, aspect

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elevated

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lofty, high-minded, idealistic

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establish

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to prove, validate

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execute

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carry out

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exercise

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put into use, carry out a function

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exploit

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make use of, take advantage of

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facility

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ability to do something easily

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fancy

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to take a liking to

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fine

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narrow, thin, delicate, elegant, keen, highly attuned

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foil

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to put a stop to

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fundamental

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basic, essential

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grave

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serious

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gravity

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seriousness

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kicks

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amusement

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nature

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character, personality

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observe

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follow (like observe a law)

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poor

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inferior, substandard, ill

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plastic

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to be able to be changed/shaped

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plasticity

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to be able to be changed/shaped

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provoke

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to elicit

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qualify

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to provide more info/details about

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range

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scope

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raw

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unrefined, unfiltered

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realize

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to achieve a goal

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reconcile

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to bring together 2 opposing forces or contradictory ideas

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relate

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to pass on into; give an account of

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relay

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to pass on into; give an account of

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reservations

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doubts, misgivings

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reserve

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hold off on

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scale

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level

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scrap

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to eliminate

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sheer

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utter, complete