18 Nov

Question 1

hitherto

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until now

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complicit

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involved with others in an activity that is unlawful or morally wrong

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harried

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harassed

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recurrent

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running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course

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cessation

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a pause/stopping in something

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apportionment

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distribution

division

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amenable

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happy to accept something

willing to be influenced by somebody/something

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curtain-raiser

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an entertainment or other event happening just before a longer or more important one.

Question 9

portends

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to be a sign of a future event, especially an unpleasant one

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paean

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a song of praise or triumph.
hymn
alleluia

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fraught

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filled with something unpleasant

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mirage

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a hope or wish that cannot be achieved

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oligarchy

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a small group of people having control of a country or organization.

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phalanx

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a body of troops or police officers standing or moving in close formation

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idiosyncrasy

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a person’s particular way of behaving, thinking, etc., especially when it is unusual; an unusual characteristic

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puisne

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denoting a judge of a superior court inferior in rank to chief justices.

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dispel

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to make something, especially a feeling or a belief, disappear

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swerve

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to change direction suddenly

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swerve

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to change direction suddenly

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rudimentary

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very basic or simple

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gargantuan

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enormous

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precept

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a rule about how to behave or what to think

principle

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vice

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a moral weakness or bad habit

criminal activities involving sex or drugs

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etched

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carved

sculptured

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cream skimming

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Cream skimming is a pejorative conceptual metaphor used to refer to the perceived business practice of a company providing a product or a service to only the high-value or low-cost customers of that product or service, while disregarding clients that are less profitable for the company.

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untenable

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indefensible

unarguable

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overarching

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very important because it affects, includes or influences many things

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elusive

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difficult to find,catch,achieve

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dismay

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a strong feeling of disappointment and sadness

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rebutting

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refute

deny

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jargon

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special or technical words that are used by a particular group of people in a particular profession and that other people do not understand