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above

supirior/in a higher position

account

a report or description of an event or experience

acquire

to gain a possession of

age

old/period of history

agriculture

farming/related to farming

all of a sudden

unexpectedly

altogether

in total

anxiety

being worried or nervous about somthing

apparent

obvious

appropriate

suitable

at the expense of

at the cost of

atmosphere

the gases surrounding Earth / mood of a place or situation

automatically

happening as part of the normal process or system

bad

not good/rotten

to be in charge of something

to be responsible for something

behind

at the back of / slower

believe in something

to accept as true /consider to be of worth

blame

to say or think that a person or thing is responsible for something bad that has happened

block

obstruct; to prevent movement through something

brilliant

extremly smart

bring a subject up

to start talking about a particular subject

calculate

to judge the amount or value of something by using information (especially numbers)

clothing

clothes, especially of a particular type

competitive

wanting to win or to be more successful than other people

competitor

one who competes against others

contemporary

modern, new; relating to the same time period

contest

competition

continent

one of the seven large landmasses on the earth

criterion

a standard for judgment or evaluation

cut something down

to reduce

decade

10 years

declaration

an official statement

declare

to make known; to state openly

degree

amount or level of something / university studies qualification

deliver

to take [something] to a person or place

demanding

needing a lot of your time, attention, or effort

detect

to notice something

determine

to decide

differ

to disagree

disappointment

unhappy about the way something turned out / the feeling that something is not as good as expected

divide

to calculate division / to separate into parts or groups

domestic

relating to the affairs of a country / household

done

completing a task

double

twice the size, amount, price, etc

economical

careful about spending money or using resources

editor

someone whose job is to prepare test, film , etc. by deciding what to include and correcting mistakes

either way

in both cases

element

a part of something

emerge

to appear by coming out of something

emotion

feeling/showing strong feeling

exception

someone or something that is not included

exchange

giving up something in order to receive something else they would rather have