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Mosquito

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a small flying insect that bites the skin of people and animals and sucks their blood

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Alter

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To change or make different

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Anticipate

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Predict

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Conform

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Adapt
To follow established rules or patterns of behavior
Conformity
Conformist

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Enhance

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Enrich

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Intensify

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Heighten

Intense: very great in degree : very strong
: done with or showing great energy, enthusiasm, or effort
of a person : very serious

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Revitalize

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Restore

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Turbulent

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Chaotic

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Vital

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: extremely important
: needed by your body in order to keep living
: very lively or energetic

Vitally:
a :power of enduring
b : lively and animated character

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Threshold

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: a piece of wood, metal, or stone that forms the bottom of a door and that you walk over as you enter a room or building
: the point or level at which something begins or changes

Example: the point at which pain becomes intolerable

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Physician

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a medical doctor ; especially : a medical doctor who is not a surgeon

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Stoic

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Tolerant
: a person who accepts what happens without complaining or showing emotion

: stoical
\ˈstō-ik\

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Jinx

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someone or something that causes bad luck ; also : a state or period of bad luck caused by a jinx

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Falter

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Become weaker

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Hamper

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A basket you put the dirty cloths

1 a : to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede
b : to interfere with the operation of : disrupt

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Puberty

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the period of life when a person’s sexual organs mature and he or she becomes able to have children

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Halt

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Stop

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Proportionate

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the correct or appropriate relationship between the size, shape, and position of the different parts of something

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Take a measure

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a step planned or taken as a means to an end; specifically : a proposed legislative act

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Debris

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the pieces that are left after something has been destroyed
: things (such as broken pieces and old objects) that are lying where they fell or that have been left somewhere because they are not wanted

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Jeopardy

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Danger

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Sheer off

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Change direction suddenly

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Slum

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Poor area of a city

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Posh

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Rich parts of the city
: very attractive, expensive, and popular
: typical of people who have high social status

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Dubious
Hezitated
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Aboriginals
The original and native Americans and australians
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Interstellar
Existing or occurring between stars
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Celestial
Of or related to sky
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Terrestrial
relating to or occurring on the earth : living or growing on land instead of in water or air : sending a broadcast signal from the Earth
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Comet
: an object in outer space that develops a long, bright tail when it passes near the sun
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Meteor
: a piece of rock or metal that burns and glows brightly in the sky as it falls from outer space into the Earth's atmosphere
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Crater
a large round hole in the ground made by the explosion of a bomb or by something falling from the sky : the area on top of a volcano that is shaped like a bowl
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Ambiguous
able to be understood in more than one way : having more than one possible meaning : not expressed or understood clearly
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Arbitrary
Haphazardly : not planned or chosen for a particular reason : not based on reason or evidence : done without concern for what is fair or right
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Assert
``` to state (something) in a strong and definite way : to demand that other people accept or respect (something) ```
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Astounding
Astonishing Very surprising : causing a feeling of great surprise or wonder
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Astute
Perceptive | Very intelligent, smart, clever
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Concur
Agree
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Deceptively
Misleadingly | Makin sth appear true or good when it's false or bad
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Designate
Assign To indicate : chosen for a particular job but not officially doing that job yet
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Determined
Resolute | Strong in one's opinion
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Elicid
Extract | To get the facts or draw out the truth
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Instigate
Initiate To cause a conflict or argument : to cause (something) to happen or begin
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Petition
Appeal | To make a request
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Relinquish
Abdicate كناره گيري To give up control to leave the position of being a king or queen : to fail to do what is required by (a duty or responsibility)
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Resilient
/ri-ˈzil-yənt\ Tenacious انعطاف پذير able to become strong, healthy, or successful again after something bad happens : able to return to an original shape after being pulled, stretched, pressed, bent, etc.
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Entice
Tempt
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Tenacious
: not easily stopped or pulled apart : firm or strong : continuing for a long time : very determined to do something
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Falter
Become weaker
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Debris
the pieces that are left after something has been destroyed : things (such as broken pieces and old objects) that are lying where they fell or that have been left somewhere because they are not wanted
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Jeopardy
Danger
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Sheer off
Change direction suddenly
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Shear off
Destroyed Come down... ?
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Slum
Poor area of a city
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Dubious
Hezitated
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Aboriginals
The original and native Americans and australians
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Interstellar
Existing or occurring between stars
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Celestial
Of or related to sky
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Terrestrial
relating to or occurring on the earth : living or growing on land instead of in water or air : sending a broadcast signal from the Earth
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Comet
: an object in outer space that develops a long, bright tail when it passes near the sun
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Meteor
: a piece of rock or metal that burns and glows brightly in the sky as it falls from outer space into the Earth's atmosphere
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Crater
a large round hole in the ground made by the explosion of a bomb or by something falling from the sky : the area on top of a volcano that is shaped like a bowl
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Prairie
a large, mostly flat area of land in North America that has few trees and is covered in grasses North of america and south of canada
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Gaelic
of or relating to the Celtic people of Scotland and Ireland | : of or relating to the Celtic language of Scotland and Ireland
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Falter
Become weaker
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Debris
the pieces that are left after something has been destroyed : things (such as broken pieces and old objects) that are lying where they fell or that have been left somewhere because they are not wanted
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Jeopardy
Danger
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Sheer off
Change direction suddenly
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Shear off
Destroyed Come down... ?
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Slum
Poor area of a city
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Dubious
Hezitated
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Aboriginals
The original and native Americans and australians
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Interstellar
Existing or occurring between stars
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Celestial
Of or related to sky
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Terrestrial
relating to or occurring on the earth : living or growing on land instead of in water or air : sending a broadcast signal from the Earth
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Comet
: an object in outer space that develops a long, bright tail when it passes near the sun
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Meteorologist
Meteorology : a science that deals with the atmosphere and with weather
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Prairie
a large, mostly flat area of land in North America that has few trees and is covered in grasses North of america and south of canada
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Gaelic
of or relating to the Celtic people of Scotland and Ireland | : of or relating to the Celtic language of Scotland and Ireland
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Legislative
having the power to make laws | : relating to the making of laws
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Indicate
اشاره كردن به | نمايان ساختن
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Initiate
to cause the beginning of (something) : to start or begin (something) : to formally accept (someone) as a member of a group or organization usually in a special ceremony : to teach (someone) the basic facts or ideas about something
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Vague
not clear in meaning : stated in a way that is general and not specific

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