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conferred

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to discuss a subject / meaning that has been given (conferred)

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precint

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area within the walls

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jolt

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to push or shake abruptly

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the noose

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death by hanging

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solace

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comfort or consolation in a time of great distress or sadness

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fidget

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quick, small movements cause by impatience or nervousness

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breakthrough

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sudden, dramatic and important discovery or development

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tipped

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attached or cover the end or extremity of something (mountains tipped with snow)

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distraught

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very worried and upset, shattered

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burial

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funeral

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bounty

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sum paid to kill someone/capture someone

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remnant

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part left when the grater one has been used alredy

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outwit

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outsmart, defeat or get the better of (someone) by being clever or cunning.

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deceive

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make someone to believe in something that is not true, typically to gain advantage// give a mistaken impression

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hoard

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store of money or valued objects/information. ie hoard of information, hoard of gold

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manure

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compost, artificial fertilize

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distress

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extreme anxiety, sorrow or pain//difficulty caused by money

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stick-up

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armed robbery with a gun

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ragged

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old and torn

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cattle

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cow//ox

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getaway

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short holiday or weekend// an escape or quick departure

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toile

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type of fabric

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lush

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very rich and providing great sensory

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hollow

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empty//having a hole// w. no value

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herds
large amount of animals that are kept together
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aglow
glowing
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deem
to consider. ie it was deemed a great success
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dehorn
remove horns
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undergoing
experience or be subject to something (typically unpleasant)
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uncanny
strange or mysterious
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dandified
excessive concern, elaboration
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furnace
enclose where materials can be heat a high temperatures
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unmoored
insecure, confused, not longer attached
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realm
a kingdom, domain, sphere, area
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stocked
excited or euphoric
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congruities
congruencias
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dynamo
potencia
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jeopardize
poner en riesgo
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yeast
levadura
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dormant
inactivo, latente
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sprawl
to sprawl is to lie, with arms and legs spread//urban sprawl is an unrestricted growth
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unlivable
uninhabitable//not able to be lived in
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heed
pay attention to. take notice of
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yield
produce. provide// surrender
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dealt
pp deal
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disguise
conceal one's appearance, give another appearance
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amused
entretenido
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Flank
be on each or one side of
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relentless
strict, persistent
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diminish
make or become less
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bond
join or be joined securely to something else, especially by means of an adhesive substance, heat, or pressure. "press the material to bond the layers together"
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fixate
cause (someone) to acquire an obsessive attachment to someone or something. "she has for some time been fixated on photography"
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airing
a public expression of an opinion or subject. | "these are ideas I feel might be worth an airing
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reluctance
unwillingness or disinclination to do something. | "she sensed his reluctance to continue"
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skewer
a long piece of wood or metal used for holding pieces of food, typically meat, together during cooking. can be use as a verb "to skewer" the meat
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grapple
engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons; wrestle. "passersby grappled with the man after the knife attack". ie. wrestle, tussle
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pored
be absorbed in the reading or study of. | "Heather spent hours poring over cookbooks"
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rumble
make a continuous deep, resonant sound. | "thunder rumbled, lightning flickered"
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verge
edge or border
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stem
originate in or be caused by. | "many of the universities' problems stem from rapid expansion"
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commute
travel some distance between one's home and place of work on a regular basis. "she commuted from Westport in to Grand Central Station"//reduce (a judicial sentence, especially a sentence of death) to one less severe. "he commuted the sentences of hundreds of convicts"
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clash
violet confrontation//mismatch the colors
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pent-up
repressed, suppressed
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throw in the towel
to surrender, give up. Bernie threw in the towel yesterday
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it's in the shop
it's being fixed