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Vary

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A variation.

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Blasé

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Boring, tedious.

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Paradox

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A statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet is perhaps true.

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Pristine

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Not spoiled, corrupted, or polluted. Also known as clean.

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Malleable

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Capable of being shaped or extended. A helical spring is malleable since it can be extended.

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Prodigy

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Something amazing or talented.

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Suburb

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An outlying part of a city or town.

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Pupil

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A student.

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Justification

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To prove or show to be just, right, or reasonable.

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To ruminate something

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Keep getting over something. Keep thinking about it repeatedly.

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Amalgamation

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The action or process of uniting or merging two or more things.

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Memorandum

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A written reminder.

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Cargo

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The goods or merchandise conveyed in a ship, airplane, or vehicle.

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Fang

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A long, sharp tooth.

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Sinister

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Dark, eerie.

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Effort

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Hard work.

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Certain

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Fixed, settled.

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Confidence

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A feeling or consciousness of one’s powers or of reliance on one’s circumstances.

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Vocabulary

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A feeling or consciousness of one’s powers or of reliance on one’s circumstances.

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Unintentional

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Not on purpose.

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Tedious

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Boring, synonym for blasé.

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Recess

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A break.

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Leisure

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Period of time in which you are free.

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Mere

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Nothing more then.

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Entrepreneur
One who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise.
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Infinity
Something that never ends.
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Reconcile
To reunite with something or someone.
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To determine something
Something that’s decided.
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Mundain
As usual.
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Discrepancy
Tegenstrijdigheid
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Apprentice
Student, someone that helps.
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Deliberate
Something on purpose.
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Jettison
To get rid of something.
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Flawed
Something that’s wrong.
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To consolidate something
To make something stronger.
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Conviction
a strong persuasion or belief, or believing something.
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Contradiction
Something on the opposite side.
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Quasi
Almost, just like that.
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Forager
A collector.
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Decimation
To reduce drastically especially in number.
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Courtship
When a male is trying to find a female.
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Realm
Kingdom, domain.
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To comprehend something
To realize something.
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Hegemony
Heerschappij
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Sophisticated
Something hard.
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Courtship
Verleiding
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Eerie
Spooky, haunting.
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Allegedly
Accused, not proven yet.
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Ludicrous
Crazy, weird.
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Syllabus
A summary.
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Obsolete
No longer in use.
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Weening
When baby’s still drink milk from their mom.
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Leap
A jump forward.
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Repository
A magazine.
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To debrief
Giving an update on a subject, action or a situation.
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Savage
Something or someone wild.
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To expire
To expire is a fancy word for dying. - “He expired yesterday” means that he died yesterday.
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To beg a question
Een vraag uit een gebeurtenis of conclusie halen.
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Proverb
A saying.
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Pococurante
Nonchalant, relaxed.
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Affluent
Having an abundance of goods or riches.
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Immaculate
Having or containing no flaw or error.
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Feat
An act or deed.
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Wage
A payment usually of money for labor or services.
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Lustrous
Shiny.
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Culprit
A guilty person.
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Phrenology
The study of the conformation of the skull based on the belief that it is indicative of mental faculties and character.
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Dialated
Widened.
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Synapse
The point at which a nervous impulse passes from one neuron to another.
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Irretrievable
Impossible to regain or recover.
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Irretrievable
Impossible to regain or recover.
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Seren
Completely relaxed.
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Decoy
Something you lure someone.
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Flux
Vloed, iets wat blijft stromen.
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Hearsay
A rumor, no proof of it.
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Subsequent
Opvolgend. Following in time, order, or place.
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Frenzy
A temporary madness.
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Narato
Naar verhouding.
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Asset
The entire property of a person, association, corporation, or estate applicable or subject to the payment of debts.
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Olfactory
The part in your brain where smell is being processed.
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Primordial
First created or developed.
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Veracity
The truth.
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Emissary
A secret agent.
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Cohesive
Causing parts or members to unify or stick together.
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Frission
A brief moment of emotional excitement.
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Reprove
Correct usually gently or with kindly intent.
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Omnipotent
Having absolute power over all.
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Brief
A short period of time.
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Slant
Schijn gepositioneerd.
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Manufacturing
Vervaardigen, produceren.
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Manufacturing
Vervaardigen, produceren.
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Ambiance
The typical atmosphere, feeling, or mood of a place. The new restaurant became popular for its ambiance as well as for its food and drink.
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Abide
To patiently wait or tolerate. To abide is to endure; to bear or accept a person or condition; to withstand or persevere. In the old days, it meant to live or reside in a place; one would “abide” in an “abode.” While you may abide someone or something, you really don’t want that person or thing by your side.
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Abrogate
``` To formally (and with authority) repeal or cancel something, such as an agreement or a contract. To take official action ```
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Absolve
To publicly or formally pronounce someone guiltless and blameless. To release someone from any responsibility for an alleged misdeed or, for a priest, to forgive them of sins. When a crime is solved, some are absolved, while the guilty parties are arrested or jailed.
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Pejorative
Critical or disapproving; disparaging. A word or phrase that defames.
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Archiac
Oeroud.
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Succinct
Samengevat
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Eloquent
Iemand die zich heel goed kan uitdrukken met woorden

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