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homogeneous

consisting of parts or people that are similar to each other or are of the same type:

a homogeneous group/society

controversial

causing disagreement or discussion:

a controversial issue/decision/speech/figure

sparse

small in numbers or amount, often spread over a large area:

a sparse population/audience

excavation

the act of removing earth that is covering very old objects buried in the ground in order to discover things about the past:

excavation of Three skulls and one full skeleton were discovered during the excavation of an Egyptian tomb.

crude

simple and not skillfully done or made:

a crude device/weapon

upend

to push or move something so that the part that usually touches the ground is not touching the ground any more:

She upended the chessboard halfway through the game because she was losing.

narrative

a story or a description of a series of events:

It's a moving narrative of wartime adventure.

repellent

a substance used to repel something:

insect/mosquito repellent

revolting

extremely unpleasant:

a revolting smell of rotting cabbage

fond

to like someone or something very much:

"I'm very fond of you, you know," he said.

consonant

one of the speech sounds or letters of the alphabet that is not a vowel. Consonants are pronounced by stopping the air from flowing easily through the mouth, especially by closing the lips or touching the teeth with the tongue.

flunk

to fail an exam or or class in a school or college:

I flunked my Biology exam.

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