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quanifier

grammatical term for words which describe quantity of sth

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ply sb with sth

keep giving sb large amounts of sth

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violation

breaking of an agreement, rule or promise

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NCAA

national collegiate athletic association, us voluntary organisation through which the us colleges and universities govern their athletic programmes

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counter

act against sth

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recanting

stating publicly that one’s previous opinions have changed

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dried-up sources

people who had previously given unofficial information to journalists but stopped doing so

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upfront

honest, open

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lawsuit

a court case against sb

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testimony

formal statement for legal purposes

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indisputable

unquestionable

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recklessly

carelessly

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law enforcement officer

member of the police force

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abhorrent

hateul, disgraceful

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inhibited

embarassed, not feeling free to express oneself

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glut

excessive amount of sth

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scam

clever and dishonest plant

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gotcha

exckamation used when one has caught sb or won sth from them a written representation of the way it’s pronounced

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forthcoming

willing to talk

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consent

permission

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federal

connected with national institutions

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sneaky

doing sth in secret

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abuse

use sth in a bad way or for a bad purpose

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breach

rupture, break

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deception

tricking sb

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principle

rule of conduct

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elusive

difficult to find or get hold of

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profound

very great, intense

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concrete proof

clear evidence

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register

style of language

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be inclined

be likely to think or act in a certain way

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grossly

extremely

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beyond dispute

that cannot or should not be questioned or discussed

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bear out

to provein

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infer

to decide sth is true on the basis of certain information

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in one’s capacity

in one’s position

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CBE

commander (of the order) of the british empire, an award instituted in 1917, given in britain both to men and women for services to their country, originally to the british empire

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urge

strogly advise

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blessing

sth good that ur grateful for

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curse

damnation

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boon

an advantage, sth that makes life easier

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stir up

to cause problems

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take issue with sb about/on/over sth

to disagree/argue with sb abt sth

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distorted

reported/represented inaccurately

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attribute

say/think that a particular thing is the cause of sth

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animosity

strong feeling of dislike or anger

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medium

means of expressing/communicating ideas

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adverse

negative

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ally

helper, supporter

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vice versa

used to

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insurmountable

impossible to overcome or deal with

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humble

ordinary

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pertain

to relate to sth

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consumerism

the belief that buying or using many products is good