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convince

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make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something

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concession

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A reluctant acknowledgment or yielding.

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annoyance

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something that is irritating

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stability

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constancy, lack of movement or change, solidity

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irritable

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easily annoyed

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chief

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most important

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field

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an expanse of land, a sports area, an area of interest

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thieves

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people who steal

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leisure

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free time not taken up with work

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convertible

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able to be changed into something else

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reducible

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able to be made into smaller parts

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incredible

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hard or impossible to believe

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indisputable

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beyond doubt or question; certain

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significant

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important and meaningful

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confidence

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a feeling or belief that you can do something well or succeed at something

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attendance

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the act of being present

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brilliant

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very bright, either in lighting, color, or intelligence

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boundary

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something that shows the border or limit

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opinion

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a personal view, attitude or appraisal

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ferocious

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savage, fierce

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interview

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a discussion to gain information about a topic or individual

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marshal

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to arrange in order; to gather together for the purpose of doing something; an official of the government

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glimpse

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a very brief, passing look, sight, or view

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particular

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specific piece, an individual item or thing; acting in a distinct and sometimes strange manner

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believed
thought something was real or true
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beggar
someone who lives by asking people for food and money
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accident
an unexpected happening that may result in injury, loss, or damage; an unintended occurrence
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reminisce
to recall one's past thoughts, feelings, or experiences
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magnificence
the exhibition of greatness of action, character, intellect, wealth, or power
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Arctic
area around the North Pole
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Antarctic
an extremely cold continent at the South Pole
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raccoon
nocturnal mammal with a striped bushy tail and striped face
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cantaloupe
small, round melon with orange flesh
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thorough
complete, very carefully and completely done
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overlapping
placing something on top of something else, edges of one object on top of another; an activity taking place at the same time as another activity
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movable
capable of motion or being relocated
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numerous
many or very many
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carnivores
meat-eaters
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constriction
compression of a part that causes narrowing
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swallowing
automatic contraction of throat muscles that enables food to pass into the esophagus without choking
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miserable
very unhappy or uncomfortable
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volunteered
offered to do something of one's own free will
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prospector
someone who explores an area for mineral deposits
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beckoning
making a gesture with the hand, arm, or head to encourage someone to come nearer or to follow
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immediately
right away
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roam
wander, ramble, rove, stroll
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puzzle
baffle or confuse by a difficult problem; ponder over a problem in an effort to solve
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realize
to be aware of; to bring into being or make happen
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daughter
female child
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inheritance
something passed from one generation to another, such as property received by an heir, or the passing of genetic material through DNA
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character
the distinctive qualities that describe how a person thinks, feels, and behaves
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piece
a part of something
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reason
a cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event
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fairies
small, imaginary creatures, sometimes good-natured, sometimes tricksters
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unbiased
showing no prejudice for or against something; impartial
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reliable
deserving trust, dependable
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sincerely
genuinely, honestly, without hypocrisy
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omittted
to leave out; fail to include or mention
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metropolitan
having to do with a city and its surrounding communities
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accelerate
to speed up, cause to move faster; to bring about more quickly
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receive
to get or be given something
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measure
To determine the size, amount, or degree of an object by comparison with a standard unit
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dormitory
a large bedroom for a number of people in a school or institution
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cemetery
place for burying the dead
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scenery
a view of natural environment or features, or on stage decorations serving as backdrop for a play
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finally
after a long time, at last
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niece
a daughter of your brother or sister
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justified
Text is aligned to both the left and right borders in writing; proved something to be right, true, or valid