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preside

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to be in charge of a formal meeting, ceremony, or trial

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rifle

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a type of gun with a long barrel (= part shaped like a tube), fired from the shoulder and designed to be accurate at long distances

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erect

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to build a building, wall, or other structure

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discharge

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to allow someone officially to leave somewhere, especially a hospital or a law court

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dive v.

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to jump into water, especially with your head and arms going in first, or to move down under the water

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dive n.

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a jump into water with your head going in first

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embody

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to represent a quality or an idea exactly

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feat

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something difficult needing a lot of skill, strength, courage, etc. to achieve it

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exert

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to use something such as authority, power, influence, etc. in order to make something happen

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grin v.

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to smile a wide smile

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grin n.

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a wide smile

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halt v.

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to (cause to) stop moving or doing something or happening

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halt n.

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an occasion when something stops moving or happening

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hazard

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something that is dangerous and likely to cause damage

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incur

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to experience something, usually something unpleasant, as a result of actions you have taken

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linger

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to take a long time to leave or disappear

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preach

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(especially of a priest or minister in a church) to give a religious speech

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disruption

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the action of preventing something, especially a system, process, or event, from continuing as usual or as expected

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embrace

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to accept something enthusiastically

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displace

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to force something out of its usual or original position

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enact

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to put something into action, especially to make something law

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forum

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a situation or meeting in which people can talk about a problem or matter especially of public interest

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lad

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a boy or young man

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prey

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an animal that is hunted and killed for food by another animal

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handy
useful or convenient
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burden
a heavy load that you carry
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cease
to stop something
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accountability
the fact of being responsible for what you do and able to give a satisfactory reason for it, or the degree to which this happens
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conspiracy
the activity of secretly planning with other people to do something bad or illegal
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devise
to invent a plan, system, object, etc., usually using your intelligence or imagination
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interim
temporary and intended to be used or accepted until something permanent exists
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(extra) curriculum
the subjects studied in a school, college, etc. and what each subject includes
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dip
to put something into a liquid for a short time
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completion
the act of finishing something that you are doing or making
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comply
to act according to an order, set of rules, or request
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devote
to give all of something, especially your time, effort, or love, or yourself, to something you believe in or to a person
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confine
to limit an activity, person, or problem in some way
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appreciation
the act of recognizing or understanding that something is valuable, important, or as described
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commissioner
an important official who has responsibility in a government department or another organization
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detain
to force someone officially to stay in a place
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fond
to like someone or something very much
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continually
in a way that happens repeatedly
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consecutive
consecutive events, numbers, etc. follow one after another without an interruption
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ensue
to happen after something else, especially as a result of it
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boast
to speak too proudly or happily about what you have done or what you own
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cliff
a high area of rock with a very steep side, often on a coast
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acute
If a bad situation is acute, it causes severe problems or damage
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commodity
a substance or product that can be traded, bought, or sold
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chargeable
If something is chargeable, you can be asked to pay for it
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keychain
a number of metal rings that are connected together and attached to a larger ring, and often also to a decorative object, used for keeping your keys together
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snore
to breathe in a very noisy way while you are sleeping
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comprise
to have things or people as parts or members; to consist of
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admission
the act of agreeing that something is true, especially unwillingly
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compromise n.
an agreement in an argument in which the people involved reduce their demands or change their opinion in order to agree
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harsh
unpleasant, unkind, cruel, or more severe than is necessary
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discretion
the ability to behave without causing embarrassment or attracting too much attention, especially by keeping information secret
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infer
to form an opinion or guess that something is true because of the information that you have
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constraint
something that controls what you do by keeping you within particular limits
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aide
a person whose job is to help someone important, such as a member of a government or a military officer of high rank
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breach n.
an act of breaking a law, promise, agreement, or relationship
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breach v.
to break a law, promise, agreement, or relationship
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cope
to deal successfully with a difficult situation
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coup
an unexpectedly successful achievement
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revelation
the act of making something known that was secret, or a fact that is made known
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compromise v.
to accept that you will reduce your demands or change your opinion in order to reach an agreement with someone
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deem
to consider or judge something in a particular way
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concede
to admit, often unwillingly, that something is true
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bail
an amount of money that a person who has been accused of a crime pays to a law court so that they can be released until their trial. The payment is a way of making certain that the person will return to court for trial
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bulk
something or someone that is very large
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confer
to exchange ideas on a particular subject, often in order to reach a decision on what action to take
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cue
a word or action in a play or film that is used as a signal by a performer to begin saying or doing something
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loom
to appear as a large, often frightening or unclear shape or object
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gut
the long tube in the body of a person or animal, through which food moves during the process of digesting food
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commodity
a substance or product that can be traded, bought, or sold
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chargeable
If something is chargeable, you can be asked to pay for it
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intact
complete and in the original state
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pond
an area of water smaller than a lake, often artificially made
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steer
to control the direction of a vehicle
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grind
to make something into small pieces or a powder by pressing between hard surfaces
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hail
small, hard balls of ice that fall from the sky like rain
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grave (serious)
urgent and very bad; serious
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exile
the condition of someone being sent or kept away from their own country, village, etc., especially for political reasons
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faction
a group within a larger group, especially one with slightly different ideas from the main group
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cynical
believing that people are only interested in themselves and are not sincere
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imminent
coming or likely to happen very soon
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dam
a wall built across a river that stops the river's flow and collects the water, especially to make a reservoir (= an artificial lake) that provides water for an area
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custody
the legal right or duty to care for someone or something, especially a child after its parents have separated or died
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deed
an intentional act, especially a very bad or very good one
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attain
to reach or succeed in getting something
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backing
support, especially money, that someone gives to a person or plan
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historian
someone who writes about or studies history
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log n.
a thick piece of tree trunk or branch, especially one cut for burning on a fire
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log v.
to cut down trees so that you can use their wood
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rod
a long, thin pole made of wood or metal
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induce
to persuade someone to do something
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poll
a study in which people are asked for their opinions about a subject or person
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adverse
having a negative or harmful effect on something
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buck
a dollar
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circuit
a regular pattern of visits or the places visited

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