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rental

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an arrangement to rent something, or the amount of money that you pay to rent something

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annual

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happening once every year:

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counselor

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someone who is trained to listen to people and give them advice about their problems:

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crosscurents

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a conflicting tendency or movement.

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sift

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to put flour, sugar, etc. through a sieve (= wire net shaped like a bowl) to break up large pieces:

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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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forge

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the radioactive dust in the air after a nuclear explosion:

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beset

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having a lot of trouble with something,

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rampant

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getting worse quickly and in an uncontrolled way:

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insurers

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a person or company that insures someone or something:

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entity

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something that exists apart from other things, having its own independent existence:

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belly up

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it fails:

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assesment

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the act of judging or deciding the amount, value, quality,

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roster

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a list of people’s names, often with the jobs they have been given to do:

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barred

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If a door is barred, a bar of wood or metal has been put across it so that it cannot be opened:

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rapid

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fast or sudden:

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demise

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the end of something that was previously considered to be powerful, such as a business, industry, or system:

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retailers

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a person, shop, or business that sells goods to the public:

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leverage

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the action or advantage of using a lever:

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ward

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one of the parts or large rooms into which a hospital is divided, usually with beds for patients:

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undergo

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to experience something that is unpleasant or something that involves a change:

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excoriated

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to write or say that a play, book, political action, etc. is very bad:

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reined

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to make a horse go more slowly or stop by pulling on its reins

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embarked

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to go onto a ship:

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thrive
to grow, develop, or be successful:
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ordinance
a law or rule made by a government or authority:
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proliferation
the fact of something increasing a lot and suddenly in number or amount:
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clumped
a group, especially of trees or flowers:
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rural
in, of, or like the countryside:
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sheer
used to emphasize how very great, important, or powerful a quality or feeling is; nothing except:
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efficiencies
the quality of achieving the largest amount of useful work using as little energy, fuel, effort, etc. as possible:
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warehouse
a large building for storing things before they are sold, used, or sent out to shops,
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latter
near or towards the end of something:
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solidified
to change from being a liquid or gas to a solid form, or to make something do this:
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mince
meat, usually beef, that has been cut up into very small pieces, often using a special machine
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uphill
leading to a higher place on a slope:
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dim
not giving or having much light:
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vastly
very much:
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detained
to force someone officially to stay in a place:
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compulsory
because of a rule or law that states something must be done:
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dissent
a strong difference of opinion on a particular subject,
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concessions
something that is allowed or given up, often in order to end a disagreement
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emboldens
to make someone brave:
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lethal
able to cause or causing death
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capacity
the total amount that can be contained or produced:
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fissile
able to be divided easily into pieces:
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penetrated
to move into or through something:
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tilting
to (cause to) move into a sloping position:
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defuse
to prevent a bomb from exploding:
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implode
to fall towards the inside with force
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chastity
the state of not having sexual relationships or never having had sex
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shambles
a state of confusion, bad organization, or untidiness, or something that is in this state:
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cohesive
united and working together effectively
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octogenerian
a person who is between 80 and 89 years old
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landslide
a mass of rock and earth moving suddenly and quickly down a steep slope
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arbitrarily
in a way that is based on chance rather than being planned or based on reason:
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opting
to make a choice
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antigraft
designed to reduce corruption
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contender
someone who competes with other people to try to win something
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albeit
although:
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sage
wise,
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simmering
cooking at a temperature that is slightly below boiling:
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incumbents
officially having the named position:
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pravail
to get control or influence:
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steep
rising or falling sharply
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backdrop
a large piece of cloth with buildings, countryside,
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acumen
skill in making correct decisions and judgments in a particular subject
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snarled
long line of traffic
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sniped
to shoot at someone from a position where you cannot be seen
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slogged
to work hard over a long period,
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merited
the quality of being good and deserving praise
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interloper
someone who becomes involved in an activity or a social group without being asked, or enters a place without permission:
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micorbe
a very small living thing, especially one that causes disease,
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conduct
to organize and perform a particular activity:
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chieftain
the leader of a tribe
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mutineer
someone who takes part in a mutiny
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interval
a period between two events or times:
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habitual
usual or repeated:
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vertiginous
causing or experiencing the feeling that everything is spinning around
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atrocities
an extremely cruel, violent, or shocking act:
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grinder
a machine used to rub or press something until it becomes a powder:
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blood-spattered
covered with small drops of a liquid:
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elan
a combination of style and energetic confidence or speed,
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vivid
produce very clear, powerful, and detailed images in the mind:
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ashen
without colour
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sumptuous
impressive in a way that seems expensive:
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flee
to leave somewhere very quickly, in order to escape from danger
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epochal
a period of history
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influx
the arrival of large numbers of people or large amounts of money, goods etc, especially suddenly
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deliberately
done in a way that is intended or planned
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stronghold
an area where there is a lot of support for a particular way of life, political party etc
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jurisdictions
the right to use an official power to make legal decisions, or the area where this right exists
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bare-bones
involving or providing the minimum and no more
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cots
a small bed with high sides for
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respite
a short time when something bad stops happening, so that the situation is temporarily better
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bottom of the barrel
informal to have to use something even though it is not very good
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kludgy
a computer system or program that is made or written very quickly and not very well
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misuse
to use something for the wrong purpose, or in the wrong way, often with harmful results
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incentivize
to give someone a reason to do something, especially by offering them a reward
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persist
to continue to do something, although this is difficult, or other people oppose it
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attorney
a lawyer
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inaugural
an inaugural speech is the first given by someone who is starting an important job
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tribute
something that you say, do, or give in order to express your respect or admiration for someone

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