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desperate

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  • very sad or worried and with little or no hope
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tramp

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  • to walk or march or hike on foot
  • to walk heavily
  • “they tramped through the forrest”
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anticipate

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  • expect or look forward to
  • to predict
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produce

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  • to make or create or manufacture
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crop

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  • a plant or plant based product that is grown and harvested
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stock

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  • noun: farm animals (like live stock)
    Verb: to store up or save up
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fertile

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  • fruitful or abundant, easy to grow in
  • fertilzation: using manure or nutrients to make the soil more fertile
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indifferent

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  • not caring
  • neutral
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hoax

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  • a trick or a ruse
  • an act meant to fool or deceive
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hitch

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  • a hangup or glitch
    Verb: to attach or get a ride
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summarize

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  • to give a short overview
  • to give the main points
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boycott

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  • refusing to deal with someone or some company as a way to protest them
  • “civil rights protestors boycotted the bus service in Montgomery, Alabama to protest against discrimination:”
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gratitude

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  • thankfulness or appreciation
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deceit

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  • fraud
  • lying
  • being two-faced
  • duplicity
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obscure

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  • unclear
  • not easy to see or understand
  • hidden from view
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capricious

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  • impulsive
  • motivated by desire that can change easily
  • changing a lot
  • “he was a capricious friend; he would leave our group just as quickly as he would join”
  • “the weather was capricoius, it was sunny one moment, then rainy the next”
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prancing

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  • to dance or skip or move with springy steps
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roam

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  • to wander or move aimlesssly
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custody

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  • to have custody over something is to have control or responsiblity over it
  • “the parents have custody over the children”
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remedy

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  • treatment or cure
  • solution or answer
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banish

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  • to permanently exclude
  • to throw out of a group or community
  • Send away permanently or for eternity
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exhume

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  • to take out of the ground
  • to unbury
  • to dig up
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squander

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  • to waste
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zeal

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  • enthusiasm
  • passion
  • ardor or love for something
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hustle
* to work hard or quickly * to trick or swindle
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repress
* to restrain * to hold back * to hold in or suppress * to suppress
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uniform
* adjective all the same or unchaning * noun: a uniform or dress/suit someone wears (a police officers uniform)
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resemble
* to look like or be similar to
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exchange
* to trade or switch * "they exchanged hugs and kind words with each other"
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condemn
* to disapprove of * to judge negatively
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tolerate
* to allow something to happen * to permit or authorize
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infectious
* contagious
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conquer
* to defeat or beat * to take control of a place or people * "the militatry conquered the enemies territory"
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appetites
* desires or wants * cravings or hunger
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rummage
* to burrow through something untidily in a disorganized way * "he burrowed through the pile of laundry, looking for his socks"
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ransack
* to steal things and cause damage * to plunder * to raid * to loot
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humiliate
* to embarrass * to shame
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genuine
* real or authentic * sincere or honest
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artificial
* fake * false * unnatural
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luscious
* juicy * delicious * succulent
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alleged
* adj: something that is claimed but not yet proven * verb: to claim or assert or declare
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narrate
* to tell a story
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dilate
* to enlarge or widen * to expand * "his pupils dilated in the dark to let more light in"
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surplus
* excess * extra
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elapse
* time passes, goes by, or elapses
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eject
* to throw out or expel (he was ejected from the car when it hit a tree) * to emit or discharge or pour out (the volcano ejected lava)
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diagram
* detailed picture or blueprint * verb: to draw or sketch out in detail
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plot
* to plan or organize * noun: the events and actions that happen in a story
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assorted
* a variety or a mix of things * diverse * "a basket of assorted fruits contained apples, oranges, bananas, and many kinds of other fruits"
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corrosion
* the process of metal corroding or becoming damaged * corrosion is damage or decay or breakdown of something
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migrate
* travel or reclocate from one place to another
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proper
* correct or right or complete * respectable or polite
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tolerable
* bearable * able to be endured * "the warm jacket made the cold winter more tolerable"
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gracious
* kind or courteous
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prodigal
* wasteful * spending money recklessly or irresponsibly
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matchless
* unable to be equaled * incomparable, the best * "his skills at chess were matchless; he won all the games"
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homely
* unattractive * plain
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profligate
* wasteful
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misdirected
* sent to the wrong place * taught wrongly * done inappropriately * "their efforts at building the bridge were misdirected because nobody really needed to go to that small uninhabited island"
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encounter
* to meet or come across someone or something * to experience something * "we have encountered one small problem"
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merchant
* a seller of goods and items * a salesman
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unrest
* chaos or trouble * violence * opposite of peace
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nausea
* the feelig of wanting to throw up * queasiness
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artifact
* an object (usually made by humans) of historical intersest * the archaeologists discovered all kinds of artifacts from ancient Rome, like vases, scrolls, and tiles"
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hesitate
* to pause * to show doubt or uncertainty * "he hestitated before jumping from the diving board"
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crisis
* a time of difficulty, trouble, or danger
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Affect
* verb: to have an effect on something * notice the difference betwen Affect vs. Effect * Affect is the ACTION verb
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Effect
* a result or consequence
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affection
* love or kindness
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affectation
* behavior or speeech that is artificial or pretend (not real or sincere) * "
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mutter
* to mumble or say something quietly or unclearly
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rage
* noun: anger * verb: to be angry or crazy
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amplify
* to increase or enlarge * to make louder
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tremble
* to shake or quiver in fear
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confession
* an admission of guilt
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intrude
* to be in a situation where one is unwelcome or uninvited * "he intruded into our conversation"
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fidget
* to wiggle or squirm or be impatient
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emerge
* to come our or appear * "the birds emerged from the trees"
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trigger
* to cause something to happen * "the yelling triggered an avalanche"
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descent
* downward * decline
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decent
* nice, kind, fair ("he was a decent guy; he shared his food with his friend") * or appropriate, correct ("he did a decrnt job of cleaning his room"
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exhibit
* to display or show or reveal * exhibition is an event where things are displayed
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inferior
* less than * low quality
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formal
* professional * done according to certain rules or customs
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decay
* to rot * to decompose * to deteriorate
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congested
* crowded * full * overfull
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superstitious
* irrational * unprovable * unfounded * mythical
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precious
* highly valuable, worth a lot * loved * cherished
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spacious
* large * roomy
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portrait
* a paniting or picture, often of the face or head of a person
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inspect
* to examine, check, or scruitinze
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layman
* a nonexpert * someone without professional knowledge about a particular subject * "a doctor is a professional, but a random person who didn't go to medical school is a layperson"
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deafening
* extremely loud
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frail
* weak, sick, or fragile
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ideal
* noun: a person or thing regarded as perfect * adjective: perfect, a perfect example of something * "avi was the ideal student"
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autobiography
* a book an author writes about their own life * "Martin Luther King wrote a book about his life; it was called The Autobiography of Marting Luther King Jr."
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novel
* a new thing * or if talking about books: a book that is a fiction story
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evaluate
* to assess or judge something * "they evaluated the depth of his knowledge by evaluating him with a test"
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duplicate
* a copy of something, a double
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deliberate
* intentional or on purpose * careful or cautious
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adequate
* enough * satisfactory * sufficient
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filter
* noun: a device for sorting things or separating things (i.e. a strainer) * verb: to strain or purify ("they filtered the dirt out of the water with a water purifier"
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reluctant
* unwilling
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irritable
* grumpy or cranky * easily upset
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manual
* *​*guide book ("instruction manual") * or by hand ("manually")
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capsule
* a pill or tablet * or a covering, shell, or case
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textile
* a type of cloth or woven fabric

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