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accusation

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a statement saying that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind, or the fact of accusing someone

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accused

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the person who is on trial in a law court

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caution

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great care and attention

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defect

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a fault or problem in something or someone that spoils that thing or person or causes it, him, or her not to work correctly

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emergence

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the fact of something becoming known or starting to exist

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gaze n.

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a long look, usually of a particular kind

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gaze v.

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to look at something or someone for a long time, especially in surprise or admiration, or because you are thinking about something else

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occurrence

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something that happens

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militant n.

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someone who is militant

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militant adj.

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active, determined, and often willing to use force

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militia

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a military force whose members are trained soldiers but who often have other jobs

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large-scale

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involving many people or things, or happening over a large area

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handling

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the way that someone deals with a situation or person

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inmate

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a person who is kept in a prison or a hospital for people who are mentally ill

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glimpse

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to see something or someone for a very short time or only partly

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AIDS

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abbreviation for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome: a serious disease caused by a virus that destroys the body’s natural protection from infection

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deploy

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to use something or someone, especially in an effective way

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deployment

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the use of something or someone in an effective way

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tackle v.

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to try to deal with something or someone

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tackle n.

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(especially in football or hockey) an act of tackling someone

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unveil

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to remove a covering like a curtain from a new structure at a formal ceremony in order to show the opening or finishing of a new building or work of art

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vague

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not clearly expressed, known, described, or decided

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thesis

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a long piece of writing on a particular subject, especially one that is done for a higher college or university degree

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wander

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to walk around slowly in a relaxed way or without any clear purpose or direction

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spite
(used before one fact that makes another fact surprising) despite
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retrieve
to find and bring back something
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presumably
used to say what you think is the likely situation
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namely
used when you want to give more detail or be more exact about something you have just said
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affection
a feeling of liking for a person or place
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blade
a feeling of liking for a person or place
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seal
a large mammal that eats fish and lives partly in the sea and partly on land or ice
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toss
to throw something carelessly
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whip
a piece of leather or rope that is fastened to a stick, used for hitting animals or people
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invoke
to use a law in order to achieve something, or to mention something in order to explain something or to support your opinion or action
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inflict
to force someone to experience something very unpleasant
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landmark
a building or place that is easily recognized, especially one that you can use to judge where you are
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benchmark
a level of quality that can be used as a standard when comparing other things
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depict
to represent or show something in a picture or story
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compulsory
If something is compulsory, you must do it because of a rule or law
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appealing
attractive or interesting
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allocation
the process of giving someone their part of a total amount of something to use in a particular way
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allocate
to give something to someone as their share of a total amount, to use in a particular way
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inflict
to force someone to experience something very unpleasant
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plea
an urgent and emotional request
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robust
(of a person or animal) strong and healthy, or (of an object or system) strong and unlikely to break or fail
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testify
(of a person) to speak seriously about something, especially in a law court, or to give or provide proof
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widen
to become, or to make something greater in width
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exceed
to be greater than a number or amount, or to go past an allowed limit
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width
the distance across something from one side to the other
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collision
an accident that happens when two vehicles hit each other with force
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anticipate
to imagine or expect that something will happen
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alongside
next to, or together with
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outline
the main shape or edge of something, without any details
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exacerbate
to make something that is already bad even worse
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inflammation
a red, painful, and often swollen area in or on a part of your body
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repercussions
the effect that an action, event, or decision has on something, especially a bad effect
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impaired
damaged in a way that makes something less effective
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allegation
a statement, made without giving proof, that someone has done something wrong or illegal
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allegedly
used when something illegal or wrong is said to have been done, but has not been proved
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allege
to say that someone has done something illegal or wrong without giving proof
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comprehensive
complete and including everything that is necessary
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inevitable
certain to happen and unable to be avoided or prevented
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mosque
a building for Islamic religious activities and worship
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predominantly
mostly or mainly
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query
a question, often expressing doubt about something or looking for an answer from an authority
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surveillance
the careful watching of a person or place, especially by the police or army, because of a crime that has happened or is expected
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tide
the rise and fall of the sea that happens twice every day
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weaken
to (cause to) become less strong, powerful, determined, or effective
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integrity
the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles that you refuse to change
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odds
the probability (= how likely it is) that a particular thing will or will not happen
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persistent
lasting for a long time or difficult to get rid of
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readily
quickly, immediately, willingly, or without any problem
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whilst
during the time that, or at the same time as
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coincide
to happen at or near the same time
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auction
a usually public sale of goods or property, where people make higher and higher bids (= offers of money) for each thing, until the thing is sold to the person who will pay most
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autonomy
the right of an organization, country, or region to be independent and govern itself
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atrocity
an extremely cruel, violent, or shocking act
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conquer
to take control or possession of foreign land, or a group of people, by force, or to defeat someone in a game or competition
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incentive
something that encourages a person to do something
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lengthy
continuing for a long time
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marginal
very small in amount or effect
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massacre
an act of killing a lot of people

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