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What does ‘to accumulate’ mean?

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To collect over a period of time

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What is nihilism?

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The idea of doubting or rejecting commonly accepted beliefs and values; it suggests that things like morals, religion, and truth are not absolute or true but are made up by humans

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What does ‘unattainable’ mean?

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Impossible to achieve or get

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What is a pitfall?

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An unsuspected or hidden difficulty or danger

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What does ‘to outpace’ mean?

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To grow or go faster than

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What does ‘to lament’ mean?

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To express with regret or disappointment

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What is accountability?

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Responsibility, the fact that one has to answer for what one does

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What is an interest rate?

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A sum charged for the use or borrowing of money

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What does ‘to cite’ mean?

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To mention as an example, to refer to

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What does volatility mean?

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Unpredictability, liability to change rapidly, usually for the worse

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What is gamification?

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The process of adding games or game-like elements to something (such as a task or point-scoring) so as to encourage participation

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What does ‘front’ refer to?

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An appearance or form of behavior to hide true feelings or behavior

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What does ‘paralysis’ mean?

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Inability to act or function

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What does rigid mean?

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Not able to be adapted or changed, inflexible

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What does ‘infested’ mean?

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Being full of or overrun by something in large numbers, especially said of bugs, mice, and rats

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What is a barrage?

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Bombardment, overwhelming number of something delivered continuously

17
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What is a cockroach?

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A fairly large insect of the beetle family that spreads fast and in large numbers