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Exquisite

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Adj
Finely done or made.
He chose his words with exquisite care.
Rich, Excellent

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Simultaneously

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Adj
Existing or occurring at the same time.
The two gunshots were simultaneous.
Meantime meanwhile at the same time

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Prospect

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An extensive view, a mental consideration.
The frightening prospect of going to war.
Outlook view sight

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Immensely

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Adj
Marked by greatness especially in size or degree.
Extremely , to a great extent
He inherited an immense fortune.

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Commend

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To mention son or sth as deserving attention or approval.
Hi poetry is highly commended by the other writers.
Adore glorify ,praise formally

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Superior

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Adj
Of high quality, great or greater in amount.
The new model offers superior performance.
Report to your superior officer.
Manager director

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Foster

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Verb
To give parental care to
Would you consider fostering a child?
Develop bring up

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contrary

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Noun
The Opposite
The magazine has proved that the contrary is true.
Opposite. Reverse

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Eager

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Adj
Very excited and interested.
She was eager to get started
Keen willing greedy

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Spacius

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Adj
Having large amount of space
All the guests were able to fit into the spacious living room.
Roomy capacious

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Inadequate

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Adj
Not enough or not good enough.
We were given very inadequate information.
Insufficient incompelete

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Pampered

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Verb
To treat son or sth very well or give a lot if attention.
They really pamper their guests at the hotel.
Indulge with every attention, comfort, kindness
I felt completely pampered

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Thrill

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Verb
To (cause someone to) fell very excited or happy.
Circus performers still thrill audience today.
I was thrilled by their decision.
I would be thrilled if you could make it.

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Diverse

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Adj
Different from each other.
A diverse group of people.
Very different

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Vocation

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Noun
The work that a person does or should be doing. A strong desire to spend to spend your life doing a certain kind of work.
This is nit just a job for me it is a vocation.
Profession, business, occupation

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Disparity

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Adj
Containing or made up of fundamentally different elements.
A great difference

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Nevertheless

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Adverb
Is spite of what has been said.
It was predictable, but nevertheless funny, story.
However, in spite of that

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Sphere

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Noun
An area of influence or activity.
They recognised that job in public sphere are valuable.
Area.

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Upbringing

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Nurture, the treatment and instructions received by a child from its parents throughout its childhood

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Throughout

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Adverb.
In or to every part. From beginning to the end. During the whole time or situation.
The house is painted white throughout.
All over.

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Alike

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Adverb.
In the same way.
Similar, the same, identical

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Intuitive

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Adj.
Agreeing with what seems naturally right.
She has an intuitive mind.
A doctor with an intuitive awareness of his patients concerns.
Instinctive, based on what one feels to be true

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Drawn

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Verb
To cause attention to be given to son or sth.
I would like to draw your attention to the third line.
Pinched, drained,

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Decline

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None: decrease, reduction
Verb: decrease, reduce, reject

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Congestion
Crowding, traffic jam, blockage
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Attributed
Credited to, ascribed to, attached to
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Disregard
Ignore
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Viable
Adj. Capable of being done or used. A viable solution to the problem. Practical, workable, feasible
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Commuter
Daily traveler, passenger
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Officials
Officer, a person holding public office or having official duties
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Utilize
Use, employ, make use of
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Vulnerable
Sensitive to physical and emotional attack or harm
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Ambition
Noun A particular goal. A desire to be successful . My first ambition as a chid was to be in the circus. He lacked ambition and he could nit compete with others. Wish, goal aim, intention, aspiration
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Excel
Verb To be better than others. She excels everyone else in sports. Shine, be excellent, be outstanding, be talented
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Indeed
In fact, as a mater of fact
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Intellectual
Adj Of or relating to the ability of think on a logical way. The social and intellectual life of campus. Rational mental
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Prejudice
Noun A feeling of dislike or like for son or sth especially when it is not reasonable or logical. The organisation fight against racial prejudice. He has a prejudice against fast-food restaurants. Bias.
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Biases
Prejudice in favour or against one thing compared with another, usually in a unfair way
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Awareness
Consciousness, understanding
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Flock
Noun Large number or group of people/domestic animals She look out and saw a flock of men crowded around the stage. Gather, collect
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Outrageous
Adj Shockingly bad or excessive (extreme) This one if most outrageous acts that i have ever seen. Disgraceful
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Rigorous
Adj Extremely thorough(perfect) and careful. The rigorous testing of consumer products. Hard, difficult, rigid,
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Peak
Top, head
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Grueling
Adj Extremely tiring A gruelling schedule. Exhausting, tiring,
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Paramount
Adj More important than anything else The interests if the child are of paramount importance most important, better
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Instill
Verb Gradually but firmly establish an idea/attitude on a persons mind The standards her parents had instilled to her. Implant, introduce,
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Sidetrack
Cause someone to be distracted from an immediate or important issue
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Grasp
Understand, realize
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Taste
Manner, style
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Sophisticated
Advanced, modern
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Means
Method, way
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Cease
Stop, end, terminate, finish
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Bottomline
Profit, net, gain, earnings, return
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Striking
Unusual or extreme in a way that attracts attention
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Respectively
Adv In particular, in the order given Marry and Anne were respectively 12 and 16 years old
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Deprive
Verb To take smth away from Deny a person the possession or use of smth. The city was deprived of its water supplies
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Scheme
Noun A official plan or program of action. The way that smth is arranged or organized. The company has new scheme for insurance coverage. Plan, program, strategy
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Obesity
Noun The condition of being grossly fat or overweight. Fatness
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Canteen
Noun A place where food is served in a factory, school, etc. Restaurant, cafeteria
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Atonish
Verb Surprise or impress someone greatly. You never fail to astonish me. Amaze, surprise
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Prodigy
Noun A young person who is unusually talented in some way A Russian pianist who was a child prodigy in his day. Genius, mastermind
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Deal
Noun Amount, value, Verb Trade
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Fragile
Adj Easily broken or damaged, very delicate, not strong. He is in an emotionally fragile state
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Tolerate
Verb Allow existence, occurrence of smth that is unpleasant . Our teacher will not tolerate bad grammar. Stand, allow
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Verge
``` Noun Edge, margin, border Verb To be close or similar to smth Approach, come close ```
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Burst
``` Noun To break open or into pieces in a sudden and violent way. The cops burst the door open. Explosion, Verb Explode, blow up ```
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Clincher
Noun | A fact, argument or event that settles a matter conclusively.
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Compel
``` Adj Capable of causing someone to believe of agree Verb To force someone do something. His eyes were strangely compelling ```
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Hatred
Noun Intense dislike or ill will. Hate, dislike
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Prospect
Noun The possibility that something will happen in the future. there was no prospect of reconciliation. Perspective, outlook, Verb Explore The company is also prospecting for gold
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Cardiovascular
Adj Of or relating to the heart and blood vessles. Uncontrolled diabetes increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases such as heart attack and stroke.
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Expenditure
``` Noun Amount of money that is spent in something. The act of spending money. An increase in military expenditure. Cost, charge, expense ```
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Ethnic
Adj Of or relating to race or large group of people. The us has a wide variety of ethnic groups of immigrants. Racial, cultural
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Flaw
Noun | Fault, defect, damage, gap
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Ambition
Noun A string desire to do or achieve something. Her ambition was to become a model. Aspiration, intention, goal
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Assert
Noun State the fact or belief confidently and forcefully. The company asserts that the cuts will not affect development. Declare, state, argue
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Merit
Noun The quality of being good or worthy, especially so as to deserve praise or reward. She saw merit in both of the arguments. Excellence, quality, value
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Invade
Verb To enter a place in order to take control by military force. The troops invaded at town. Trespass, molest, take over
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Intrude
Verb To come or go into a place where you are not wanted or welcome. Excuse me sir, i dont want to intrude, but you have phone call. Annoy, disturb
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Petty
Adj Of little importance. A petty argument about grammar. Trivial, minor, small
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Red-handed
Adj While doing something wrong or illegal. I caught him red-handed. In the act,
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Incentive
Noun A thing that motivates or encourage one to do something. Motive, reason,
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Fruitless
Adj Failing to achieve the desired result. Pointless, useless
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Contradictory
Adj Mutually opposed or inconsistent. The two attitudes are contradictory. Opposed, contrary, conflicting
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Diminish
Verb Make or become less. To diminish this phenomenon, ... Decrease, reduce, decline
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Obsession
``` Noun The state of being obsessed with something. Obsession of insecurity. Freak, excessive interest (Vasvas,oghdeye rohi) ```
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Pupil
Noun | Student
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Resentful
Adj Indignant, irritated Feeling or expressing bitterness or displeased at having beed treated infairly

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