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wind up

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when you wind up an activity, you finish it or stop doing it.

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jotting down

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to write something quickly on a piece of paper
ex: jotting down a story idea

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scrolling

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ex: we’ve been sucked into endless scrolling.

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proximity

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the state of being near in space or time
ex: The listener and the singer are ‘ placed’ now in very intimate proximity.

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atrophy

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to be reduced in size and therefore strength, or, more generally, to become weaker
ex: it’s common belief that relying on our phones is atrophying our ability to remember.

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temptation

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the wish to do or have something that you know you should not do

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feat

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something difficult needing a lot of skill, strength, courage, to achieve

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clumsy

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awkward in movement or manner
ex: Russia is too big and clumsy

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extravagance

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behaviour in which you spend more money than you need to.

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torpedo

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thin bomb that travels underwater in order to destroy the ship at which it is aimed

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one-off

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something that happens or is made or done only once

ex: Jorgensen wondered if this was a one-off, but the tags recorded similar examples in later years

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skedaddle

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to run away quickly

ex: orcas arrive, and sharks skedaddle.

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brawn

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physical strength and big muscles

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grueling

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extremely tiring and difficult, and demanding great effort

ex: Neither side really wanted a long grueling war.

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genocide

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the crime of intentionally destroying part or all of a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group, by killing people

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conscription

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the act or process of forcing people by law to join the armed services

ex: the UK started conscripted men to the army so they had plenty of reserves.

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conscription

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the act or process of forcing people by law to join the armed services

ex: the UK started conscripted men to the army so they had plenty of reserves.

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precipitously

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very quickly or suddenly

ex: clothing quality has dropped precipitously over the past 30 years.

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demolished

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to completely destroy a building

ex: The building had to be demolished because of subsidence.

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eviscerating

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to remove one or all of the organs from the inside of a body

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wedlock

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the state of being married

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orchard

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an area of land where fruit trees (but not orange trees or other citrus trees) are grown
ex: It is a field of orchards and market gardens cultivated on a leased basis.

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conspiracy

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the activity of secretly planning with other people to do something bad or illegal

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conspiracy

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the activity of secretly planning with other people to do something bad or illegal

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hypodermic
used to inject drugs ex: The tube was a long 0.065 in. diameter hypodermic tubing with one end sealed.
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embryo
an animal that is developing either in its mother's womb or in an egg.
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infiltrating
to secretly become part of a group in order to get information
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infiltrating
to secretly become part of a group in order to get information ex: The castle is infiltrated by foreigners from distant lands.
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detachment
a group of soldiers who are separated from the main group in order to perform a particular duty ex: a detachment of paratroopers
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paratroppers
a soldier trained to be dropped from an aircraft with a parachute
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prissily
in a way that shows too much care about behaving or dressing correctly
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bargain
something on sale at a lower price than its true value ex: The airline regularly offers last-minute bookings at bargain prices.
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quirk
an unusual habit ex: a personality quirk
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maiden
a girl or young woman
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invertebrates
an animal with no spine ex: Studies on plants, invertebrates, lower vertebrates, mammals and humans at the molecular and cellular levels will be accepted.
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Cretaceous
from or referring to the period of time between around 144 and 65 million years ago ex: the Cretaceous period
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fiendish
evil and cruel ex: a fiendish attack
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kneecaps
the bone at the front of the knee joint
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the outback
the areas of Australia that are far away from towns and cities
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slaughter
the killing of many people cruelly and unfairly
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pivot
a fixed point supporting something
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stumble
to step awkwardly while walking or running and fall or begin to fall. ex: She stumbled over a toy
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distress
a feeling of extreme worry or sadness. ex: It was terrible for her to see her child in such distress.
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cripple
to make something much less effective ex: The accident crippled him.
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glasnost
a political idea used by Mikhail Gorbachev in the 1980s to make the Soviet government more open and less secretive ex: glasnost policy
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perestroika
the political, social, and economic changes that happened in the Soviet Union during the late 1980s
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ruble
the currency used in Russia
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plummet
to fall suddenly and quickly from a high level ex:
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plummet
to fall suddenly and quickly from a high level ex: The glamour stocks of the age saw their values plummet.
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oligarch
someone who is extremely rich and powerful, especially a person from Russia who became rich after the end of the former Soviet Union
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outback
the areas of Australia that are far away from towns and cities ex: She went solo backpacking for eight months in the Australian outback.
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campground
a piece of land where people on holiday can camp,
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urbanites
someone who lives in a city or enjoys the type of life in a city ex: Urbanites have a wide choice of cultural activities which involve close co-operation with others.
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antelope
a mammal like a deer with horns and long, thin legs that allow it to run very fast:
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cypress
a type of conifer (tree)
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outweigh
to be greater or more important than something
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outweigh
to be greater or more important than something ex: Some people believe that the advantages of using automobiles outweighs the disadvantages.
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inadequacy
the fact that something is not good enough or is too small in amount. ex: When we fail at video games, we discover an inadequacy (however small) in ourselves
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evade
to avoid or escape from someone or something ex: The police have assured the public that the escaped prisoners will not evade recapture for long.
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baleful
threatening to do something bad or to hurt someone ex: He gave me a baleful look.
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aforementioned
mentioned earlier ex: The aforementioned result indicates that vertical displacements of three continuously aligned sensing elements estimate the fine inclination of the plate.
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diabolical
extremely bad or shocking ex: While plot details for the next installment are still under wraps, those involved in the show have dropped a whole bunch of diabolical clues as to what to expect, from behind the scenes set photos to new castings and promotions.
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banter
conversation that is funny and not serious ex: He considered himself a master of witty banter.
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fledged
able to fly ex: fledged member of the team
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unhinged
mentally ill
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confrontation
a fight or argument ex: Some couples seem to like confrontation, but Josh and I hardly ever argue.
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treacherous
guilty of or involving betral or deception Ex: He was weak, cowardly and treacherous.

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