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to consider or judge something in a particular way

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deem

their performance deemed dull to the judges

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the arrival of a large number of people or things

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influx

there is a large influx of foreign people to the US right now

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a high level of knowledge or skill

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expertise

I have no IT expertise.

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a problem that you must solve or deal with before you can make progress

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hurdle

finding a flat before leaving for college is such a hurdle

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(of something bad) getting worse quickly and in an uncontrolled way

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rampant

the earth pollution is getting more and more rampant as the time goes by

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existing as a natural or basic part of something

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inherent

being mean is inherent in teenagers’ behaviour

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showing a willingness to take risks or offend people

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audacious

his plan was very audacious, it was likely most people won’t like it

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coming or likely to happen very soon

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imminent

He warned that an enemy missile attack was imminent.

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dishonest and illegal

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fraudulent

his behaviour was fraudulent last night, right now he’s in the police office

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disappointed or unhappy, and quiet

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glum

she was so glum at the parties after her boyfrend left her

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to hurry somewhere or through a place in a rude and forceful way

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barge

my sister always barges at concerts, it is so annoying!

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to go up to or stop and speak to someone in a threatening way

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accost

some random guy accosted me on the streets today

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the quality of being very determined and thinking only about achieving a particular thing

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single-mindedness

my classmates are very single-minded when preparing for tests

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a large, angry crowd, especially one that could easily become violent

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mob

thanks to mobs neer the town hall, the goverment agreed to make changes

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deserving great praise

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meritorious

all the people in anciend egypt found cats meritorious

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causing you to feel great respect or admiration

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awe-inspiring

i find all the feminists in 60’s extremely awe-inspiring, they changed our world into a better place

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able to be easily physically or mentally hurt, influenced, or attacked

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vulnerable

most traumatized people are extremely vulnerable due to stress

18
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to have involved yourself in smth completly

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to be immersed

he became immeresed in dance when he was only five, he now has been dancing for 24 years

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annoying/awful

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causing strong feelings

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emotive

his speeches are always emotive!

20
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to limit

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hinder

she decided to hinder her child’s screen time

21
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not enough

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inadequate

he said that the money given to charity every year was inadequate, people still couldn’t live a good life

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be forsed/feel like you must do smth

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be obliged

i was obliged to go to the compeition, my teacher said it is absolutely necessary

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not confident

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fainthearted

she staeted to be fainthearted after being insulted for years

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basic, traditional
coventional theis wedding was so conventional, probably thr most traditional i've been to
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being responsible
enterprising he refused enterprising for his actions
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egoistic
arrogant she is the most arrogant person i know, she always thinks she is better than everyone else!