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depleting

exhausting, reduce

to reduce the amount of something that is present or available

Salmon populations have been severely depleted.

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delineated

Describe, draw

  1. to describe or draw something carefully so that people can understand it

    The document - your rights and your obligations.

  2. To make borders

    the distance has been - between this and that country

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cease

stop, end, halt

he -d to be a part of the member

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exhibition

display, show

a show of paintings, photographs, or other objects that people can go to see

The museum is staging an - of Picasso’s work.

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endorsement

support, advocate, backing

an expression of formal support or approval for someone or something

To say it is the least bad system is hardly a ringing -

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lavishes

large, impressive, rich

a royal palace on a - scale

 a - lifestyle 

The food was -.

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hefty

burly, heavy, big

a tall and - man

a - house

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scanty

not enough, lack

  1. scanty clothes are small and do not cover very much of your body – used to show disapproval

  2.  There is only scanty evidence of his involvement.e

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petite

thin, (used for women to express attractiveness)

a woman who is petite is short and attractively thin

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erratic

inconsistence, variable, uncertain

not following pattern

  1. his breathing was becoming -

  2. his - behavior

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medley

assortment, blend, mixture

I played a - of Christmas songs

a group of songs or tunes sung or played one after the other as a single piece of music

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onset

suddenConsult the doctor if there is a very sudden - of fever.

abrupt the abrupt - of the rainy season in India(=happening very quickly and suddenly)

rapid Symptoms may include the rapid - of nausea and vomiting.

early/late - (=happening earlier or later than commonly happens – used especially about serious illnesses)The patient had a family history of early - Alzheimer's disease.

beginning or start

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prolong

1 to deliberately make something such as a feeling or an activity last longer

I was trying to think of some way to - the conversation

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quantifications

assess, compute, specify

The cost of unemployment to the government is quite easily -

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composition

constitution, make up, configuration

The - of the group that is studied depends on the interests of the researcher. 

Some minerals have complex chemical -.

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discipline

a way of training someone so that they learn to control their behaviour and obey rules 

the book gives parents advice on -. 

serious - problems in the police force

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craze

Vogue, fad, love, fashion

a fashion, game, type of music etc that becomes very popular for a short time

She started a - for this type of jewellery. 

At that time, scooters were the latest -.

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satiate

gorge, gult

need for something such as food or sex, especially so that you feel you have had too much

"he folded up his newspaper, his curiosity -"

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perceived

discern, recognize

to understand or think of something or someone in a particular way

 Even as a young woman she had been - as a future chief executive.

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inaction

inactive

Several newspapers have criticized the president for -

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interrentiomism

Meddling, interfering

He set out a doctrine of -

based on the belief of a government or organization that it should take action or spend money to influence the economy (=financial system) or what happens in other countries