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contento(a)
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happy
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pesky
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annoying
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something
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sometimes
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Hypotension
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Ototoxicity
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los pasteles
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cake
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capire
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to understand
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Cardiac arrest
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Hypokalemia
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mortification
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humiliation, shame
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hace viento
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it's windy
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meticulous
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careful about details
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fast
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quickly or swiftly
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been
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to take place
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mas o menos
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kind of
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Idiopathic hypercalciuria
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Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus
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by
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near or next to
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conflict
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to disagree or fight
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far
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at a great distance
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efface
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to obliterate; to wipe out
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insist
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to make a demand firmly
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hyperbole
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obvious and intentional exaggeration or a statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally
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proton
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a positively charged elementary particle, a fundamental constituent of all atomic nuclei, having a charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron
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feminism
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the doctrine advocating social, political, and all other rights of women equal to those of men
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supernova
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the star undergoing an explosion
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fateful
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having momentous significance or consequences; decisively important; portentous:
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clean
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to be free from dirt
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walk
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to move about on foot
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redundancy
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superfluous repetition or overlapping, especially of words
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Three Kingdoms of Nubia
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Kerma, Napata, Meroe
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Inopportune
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(Adj.) coming at a bad time
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genetics
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in biology, the science analyzing resemblances and differences of related organisms resulting from the interaction of their genes and the environment
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inorganic
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not having the structure or organization characteristic of living bodies or vital processes
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ten
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nine plus one, 10 or X
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periodic
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recurring at regular intervals of time
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irresistible
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not resistible; incapable of being resisted or withstood:
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depression
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a condition of general emotional dejection and withdrawal; sadness greater and more prolonged than that warranted by any objective reason
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congruent
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agreeing or accordant; used in mathematics and especially geometry
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liability
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moneys owed; debts or pecuniary obligations (opposed to assets)
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hundred
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ten tens; 100, C, following 99
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amplify
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to make larger, greater, or stronger
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extemporaneous
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done, spoken, performed, etc., without special advance preparation; impromptu:
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source
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the origin or beginning of something
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equivalent
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equal in value, measure, force, effect, or significance
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permutation
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the act of alteration or transformation; the arrangment of numbers or terms in a certain order
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recede
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to retreat, go back, back up, ebb
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Robinson projection
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shows accurate continents shapes and land areas
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the force or speed with which something moves
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momentum
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relevant
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bearing upon or connected with an immediate matter
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due process
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administration of the law, according to which no citizen may be denied legal rights and all laws must conform to accepted legal principles
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substance
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physical matter or material that a thing consists of
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brown
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a dark color, the color of dirt
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democratic
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pertaining to or characterized by the principle of political or social equality
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inference
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the process of deriving the strict logical consequences of assumed premises
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monetary
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pertaining to the coinage or currency of a country
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convention
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a formal meeting of representatives or delegates, for discussion of or action on particular matters of common concern
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product
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a thing made by labor, a result
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diction
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style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words
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symmetry
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the correspondence in size, form, and arrangement of parts on opposite sides of a plane, line, or point
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universe
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the totality of known or supposed objects and phenomena throughout space; the cosmos
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location
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a place of settlement, activity, or residence:
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copyright
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the exclusive right to make copies, license, and otherwise exploit a literary, musical, or artistic work, whether printed, audio or video
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matter
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the substance of which any physical object consists or is composed; something that occupies space
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principal
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first or highest in rank, importance or value
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perk
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to change something by making it better, brighter or cleaner
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allusion
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a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication
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advertisement
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a paid announcement in newspapers or magazines, on radio or television, or on the internet
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impact
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the striking of one thing against another, the influence or effect of such a strike
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focus
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a central point of attention or activity
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archetype
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the original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based
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resume
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a brief written account of personal, educational, and professional qualifications and experience, as that prepared by an applicant for a job
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满
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mǎn 头大汗 -- Sweat all over the face.
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Chronic gout
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Inhibits reabsorption or uric acid in PCT (also inhibits secretion of Penicillin)
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motion
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the action or process of moving or changing place or position; movement
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analyze
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to separate into parts or elements and to determine the essential features of something
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tariff
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an official list or table showing the taxes imposed by a government on imports or exports
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administrate
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to manage the affairs of a government or large company
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parody
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to imitate for purposes of ridicule or satire
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solution
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the act of solving a problem or question, an explanation or answer
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chord
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in music, the harmonizing of three or more notes; also used to describe an emotional experience
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evaluate
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to determine the value or amount of something, to judge or determine its significance
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arc
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in geometry, any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line
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investment
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money or capital given in order to gain profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value
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amphibian
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capable of existing both on land and in water
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galaxy
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a large system of stars held together by mutual gravitation and isolated from similar systems by vast regions of space
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office
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a room, set of rooms, or building where the business of a commercial or industrial organization or of a professional person is conducted:
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plain
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clear or distinct to the eye or ear:
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draw
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to sketch something in lines on paper or with words
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ozone
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a form of oxygen in the upper atmosphere that absorbs ultraviolet rays, preventing them from reaching the surface of the earth
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market economy
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in which economic decisions and the price of goods and services are guided solely by the country's citizens and businesses with little central planning
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connotation
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the secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit primary meaning (opposed to denotation)
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stereotype
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a set form or convention cmmonly used to describe an element in general, recognizable terms
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function
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the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; a role
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perspire
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to secrete a salty, watery fluid from the sweat glands of the skin, esp. when very warm as a result of strenuous exertion; sweat.
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inflation
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a persistent rise in the general level of prices related to an increase in the volume of money and resulting in the loss of value of currency
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political party
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a group of people who share similar ideas about government
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simile
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a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in ?she is like a rose.' Compare metaphor.
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substitute
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a person or thing acting or serving in place of another
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transmit
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to send or forward, as to a recipient or destination; to communicate, such as news; or to spread, such as disease or infection
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deficit
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the amount by which a sum of money falls short of the required amount
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delinquent
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failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation; guilty of a misdeed or offense.
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wholesale
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the sale of goods in quantity, as to retailers or jobbers, for resale (
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irony
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the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning
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concentrate
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to focus or to put into a single place
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refraction
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the change of direction of a ray of light, sound or heat in passing obliquely from one medium into another in which its wave velocity is different
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buoyancy
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the power to float or rise in a fluid, the upward pressure exerted by the fluid in which a body is immersed
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numerous
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very many, so many that it is hard to count
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talon
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the claw of a bird of prey, such as a hawk or eagle
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falda
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skirt
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desuetude
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disuse
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ice
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Anti-muscarinic
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la cuchara
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spoon
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militia
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volunteer army
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Peptic ulcer
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Gastritis
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when
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what time
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le patate
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the potato
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5-Fluorouracil
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Inhibits thymidylate synthase
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use
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make use of
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around
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in a circle
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Pragmatic
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practical rather than idealistic
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5-HT3 antagonist
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Powerful central-acting antiemetic
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conversation
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prevention waste or loss
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massacre
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the unnecessary, indiscriminate killing of a large number of human beings or animals, as in barbarous warfare or persecution or for revenge or plunder.
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stationary
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standing still, not moving
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mantle
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thick layer below Earth's crust
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globalization
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enabling financial and investment markets to operate internationally as a result of deregulation and improved communications
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climate
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the prevailing attitudes, standards, or environmental conditions of a group, period, or place
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omniscient
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having complete or unlimited knowledge, awareness, or understanding; perceiving all things
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burdens
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that which is carried; load:
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antecedent
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a preceding circumstance, event, object, style, phenomenon related to something in the present
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altogether
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with all or everything included
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fallacious
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containing a fallacy; logically unsound:
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arbitrary
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unreasonable; based on whim without reason
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flexible
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able to be bent without breaking
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concept
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a general notion or idea; conception
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myth
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stories invented to describe the beginning of the world, or magical beings
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socialism
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social organization that advocates the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution in the community as a whole
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scarcity
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insufficiency or shortness of supply; dearth or rarity
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greenhouse effect
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short-wave solar radiation transmitted in through the earth's atmosphere with long-wavelength heat radiation unable to transmit outward in exchange
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tolerance
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a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, practices, race, religion or nationality, differ from one's own
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twelve
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10 plus 2; 12 or XII
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fusion
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in physics, a thermonuclear reaction in which nuclei of light atoms join to form nuclei of heavier atoms
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threaten
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to utter a threat against; menace:
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full
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containing all that can be held
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core
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the central, innermost, or most essential part of anything
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dismay
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1) to discourage; to upset
2) a sudden loss of courage or confidence, due to danger
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flounder
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to move around awkwardly without any directions
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poverty
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having little or no money, the condition of being poor
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molecule
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the smallest physical unit of an element or compound, consisting of one or more like atoms in an element and two or more different atoms in a compound
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fiscal
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pertaining to the public treasury or revenues or to financial matters in general
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pessimism
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the tendency to see, anticipate, or emphasize only bad or undesirable outcomes, results, conditions, problems
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library
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a place that contains books and magazines for reading, borrowing and studying
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culture
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the total of the inherited ideas, beliefs, values, and knowledge, which constitute shared values
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circuit
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a circular journey or one beginning and ending at the same place
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lyric
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the character of a songlike outpouring of the poet's own thoughts and feelings, as distinguished from epic and dramatic poetry
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executive
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a person with authority in an organization
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observation
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noticing or perceiving, an instance of regarding attentively or watching
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vertex
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the highest point of something; the apex or summit
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imply
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to indicate or suggest without being explicitly stated:
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blase
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indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed, as or as if from an excess of worldly pleasures.
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rebuff
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to check, repel, refuse or drive away
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algae
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any of numerous groups of aquatic organisms ranging from microscopic single-celled forms to multicellular forms, distinguished from plants by the absence of true roots, stems, and leaves
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gravity
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the force of attraction by which terrestrial bodies tend to fall toward the center of the earth; heaviness or weight
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cohesion
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the act or state of uniting, harmonizing or sticking together
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mountain
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an elevation of the earth's surface rising with taller than a hill
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rhythme
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made by creating a pattern of stresses and unstressed syllables
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relieve
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to free partly or wholly from a burden
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tangent
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touching at a single point, as in relation to a curve or surface; in contact along a single line or element
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expression
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the act of expressing or setting forth in words, the manner or form in which a thing is expressed in words
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lethargy
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the quality or state of being drowsy and dull, listless and unenergetic
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meridian
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a great imaginary circle of the earth passing through the poles and any given point on the earth's surface used to measure longitude and lattitude
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perimeter
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the border or outer boundary of an area
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entrepreneur
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a person who organizes and manages a business, usually with considerable initiative and risk
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ecosystem
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a system formed by the interaction of a group of organisms with their environment
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optimism
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a tendency to look on the more favorable side of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome
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ode
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a lyric poem of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressing exalted or enthusiastic emotion; originally, a poem intended to be sung
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affect
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produce an effect or change in, to impress the mind or move the feelings of
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acronym
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a word formed from the initial letters or groups of letters of words in a set phrase or series of words
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context
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the parts of a written or spoken statement that precede or follow a specific word or passage, usually influencing its meaning or effect
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pressure
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the exertion of force upon a surface by an object or fluid in contact with it
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collision
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a. the act of coming violently into contact, such as a crash
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entrench
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to place in a position of strength; establish firmly or solidly:
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metabolism
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the sum of chemical processes in an organism by which material substance is produced, maintained, and destroyed, and by which energy is made available
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scholar
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a learned person one who has deep knowledge of a particular subject
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capacity
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the maximum amount or number that can be received or contained
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livelihood
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a means of supporting oneself, such as a job or career
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consumer
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a person or thing that ingests or takes resources
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drink
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to take liquid into the mouth and swallow it
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Relative Age
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Age compared to the ages of other rocks
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Appositive phrase
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a group of words that explains or identifies a nou
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conclusion
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the end or close of a story, argument, the final part
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wash
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to apply water or some other liquid to clean
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assimilation
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the act or process of adapting to a different social environment
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several
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more than two but fewer than many in number
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gerund
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the English -ing form of a verb when functioning as a noun, as writing in 'Writing is easy'
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onomatopoeia
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the formation of a word, as cuckoo or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
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government
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the form or system of rule by which a state or community is organized and the laws administered
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amendment
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a change made to a piece of writing by correcting, adding or deleting something
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insinuatein sin u ate
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(v.) to suggest or hint slyly; to edge into something indirectlySyn: imply, intimateAnt: barge in, broadcast
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