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dwelling

a house or place to live in

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stack

the amount of

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pile

objects positioned one on top of another:


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transparent

If a substance or object is transparent, you can see through it very clearly:

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excavate

to dig in the ground to look for old buildings or objects that have been buried for a long time; to find something by digging in this way

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pot of gold that the end of the rainbow

something that is very attractive that you will probably never achieve:

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durable

able to last and be used for a long time without becoming damaged:

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containmination

the process of making something dirty or poisonous, or the state of containing unwanted or dangerous substances :

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stake

+a share or a financial involvement in something such as a business

+the amount of money that you risk on the result of a game or competition:

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departure

the act of leaving a place, job, etc., or an occasion when this happens:

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velocity

the speed at which an object is travelling:

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conference

an event, sometimes lasting a few days, at which there is a group of talks on a particular subject, or a meeting in which especially business matters are discussed formally:

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legislation

a law or set of laws suggested by a government and made official by a parliament:

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ferment

If food or drink ferments or if you ferment it, it goes through a chemical change because of the action of yeast or bacteria, which may cause it to produce bubbles or heat, or turn sugars in it into alcohol. :

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Eventually

at the end of a period of time or a series of events

  • Our flight eventually left five hours late.

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Draining

making you feel very tired:

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Release

to give freedom or free movement to someone or something:

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Twist

Turn something into a particular shape

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Tangled

complicated, and not easy to understand

twisted together in an untidy way

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Accelerate

to happen faster or earlier; to make something happen faster or earlier

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Surge

to move quickly and with force in a particular direction

to suddenly increase in value

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Dismall

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Prior to

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Preceding

happening before something; coming before something/somebody in order

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Advocate= proponent

to publicly support or suggest an idea, development, or way of doing something:

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Unsubstantiated = unverified

not supported by facts:

Companies can be punished for making unsubstantiated claims about their products.

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substantial

Large in size value or important

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Rite

a ceremony performed by a particular group of people, often for religious purposes

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Enactment =performance

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Overwhelming

Difficult to fight against

Very great or very large - staggering

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Ruined economic = devastated economic

severe economic damage or destruction that impacts a nation's financial stability, infrastructure, and overall well-being.

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Extend

To reach continue or stretch

to add to something in order to make it bigger or longer:

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Spark

to cause something to start or develop, especially suddenly

= bring about

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Send out

To mail sth

to send something to a lot of different people, usually by post or email:

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Ascend

to rise; to go up; to climb up

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Solemn

serious

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Composed

to be formed from a number of substances, parts, or people

calm and in control of your feelings

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Composition

the different parts that something is made of; the way in which the different parts are organized

a piece of music or art, or a poem

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Appreciation

pleasure that you have when you recognize and enjoy the good qualities of somebody/something

  • understanding of something, such as a situation or a problem, and of what it involves

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Prejudice

an unreasonable dislike of or preference for a person, group, custom, etc., especially when it is based on their race, religion, sex, etc.

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Intense

very great; very strong

(of a person) having or showing very strong feelings, opinions or thoughts about somebody/something

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Prevailing

existing or most common at a particular time

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Accumulate

to gradually get more and more of something over a period of time

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Bizarre =weird=odd

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Cast sth off

to get rid of something because you no longer want or need it

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Homogeneous

consisting of things or people that are all the same or all of the same typec

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Primitive

very simple and old-fashioned, especially when something is also not convenient and comfortable

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Renounce

to say formally or publicly that you no longer own, support, believe in, or have a connection with something:

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Subtle

not very obvious or easy to notice,

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Slight

small and thin in size

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Magnify

to make something bigger, louder or stronger

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Hazard

something that is dangerous and likely to cause damage:

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Reluctance

the feeling of being unwilling to do something and hesitating before you do it, because you do not want to do it or because you are not sure that it is the right thing to do

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committee

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parliament

the group of people who are elected to make and change the laws of a country

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Ordinary

not different or special or unexpected in any way; usual

Readers of the magazine said they wanted more stories about ordinary people and fewer stories about the rich and famous.

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Delegate

a person who is chosen or elected to represent the views of a group of people and vote and make decisions for them

he conference was attended by delegates from 56 countries.

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Interpret

to explain the meaning of something

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Catastrophic

causing sudden and very great harm or destruction

very bad

An unchecked increase in the use of fossil fuels could have catastrophic results for the planet.

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Elusive

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Abrupt

sudden and unexpected, and often unpleasant:

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Imminent

coming or likely to happen very soon:

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Replicable

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Predetermined

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Latent

existing, but not yet clear, active or well developed

  • These children have a huge reserve of latent talent.

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Operative

a worker, especially one who works with their hands

a person who works secretly for an organization:

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Concede

to admit, often unwillingly, that something is true

allow someone to have something, even if you do not want to

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Refute

to say or prove that a person, statement, opinion, etc. is wrong or false:

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Overshadowed

to cause someone or something to seem less important or less happy:

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Disoriented

unable to recognize where you are or where you should go

  • It is very easy to get lost or disorientated in a smoky atmosphere.

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Tenuous

so weak or uncertain that it hardly exists

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Evaluate

to judge or calculate the quality, importance, amount, or value of something

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Misrepresenting

to describe falsely an idea, opinion, or situation, often in order to get an advantage:

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overtake

to go past a moving vehicle or person ahead of you because you are going faster than they are

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accurately

in a way that is correct and true in every detail

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acquisition

the act of getting something, especially knowledge, a skill, etc.

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dignity

calm, serious, and controlled behaviour that makes peoplerespect you

the importance and value that a person has, that makes other people respect them or makes them respect themselves:

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exquisite

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tolerate

to bear something unpleasant or annoying, or to keep going despite difficulties

to accept behaviour and beliefs that are different from your own, although you might not agree with or approve of them

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sole

only, single

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Fragile

easily broken or damaged

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Trace

to find or discover somebody/something by looking carefully for them/it

to describe a process or the development of something

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Antecedent

someone or something existing or happening before, especially as the cause or origin of something existingor happening later:

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Impending

used to refer to an event, usually something unpleasant or unwanted, that is going to happen soon:

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Innocuous

Completely harmless

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Perpetual

continuing for a long period of time without stopping or being interrupted

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Ameliorate

to make better something that was bad or not good enough

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Rationalize

to find or try to find a logical reason to explain why somebody thinks, behaves, etc. in a way that is difficult to understand

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Postulate

to suggest or accept that something is true so that it can be used as the basis for a theory, etc.

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Composer

person who writes music, especially classical music

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Blending

to mix two or more substances together

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Validated

to prove that something is true

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Overstate

to say something in a way that makes it seem more important than it really is

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Aviation

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Implicit

suggest but not communicate directly

Ex: He interpreted her comments as an implicit criticism of the government.

Complete and without any doubts

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Curator

A person in charge of a museum,library,..

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Dairy.

milk, cheese and other milk products

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Negligible

very little importance or size and not worth considering

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Inevitable

that you cannot avoid or prevent

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Resist

] to refuse to accept something and try to stop it from happening

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