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abstraction

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a general idea or term; an impractical idea; something unrealistic

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acquire

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to get, gain or develop

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affable

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pleasant and friendly in manner; easy to talk to ; AMIABLE

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affluence

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abundance of money, property; riches; wealth

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agitate

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to excite or trouble; to stir

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allusion

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any indirect reference to something else

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apathy

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lack of interest or enthusiasm

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assess

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to judge the quality or importance; to estimate the cost, value

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behold

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to see; to look at something or someone

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boorish

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coarse, rough or rude

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calculation

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computation; determining sth by mathematical or logical methods

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chiropractic

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a method of treating pain by manual adjustment of the spinal column

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clumsy

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unskillful with the hands or awkward and ungainly in movement

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confidential

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secret; not to be divulged

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conniving

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acting together in secret toward a fraudulent or illegal end

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cooperate

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to work together

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contour

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the distinctive outline

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frequent

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recurring at short intervals; habitual

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feasible

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capable of being done or achieved; probable; likely

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fierce

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violent and aggressive; intense; strong

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flue

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a passage or duct for smoke in a chimney; fishing net

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frank

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open and honest in speech or manner; candid

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furious

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violently or intensely angry

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furtive

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secretive; stealthy; sly

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genetics
the scientific study of heredity
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genre
a particular type or kind of literature, music or other artistic work
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genuine
authentic, not artificial or fake
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geriatrics
the branch of medicine concerned with the care of the elderly
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hazardous
very risky; dangerous; depending on chance; uncertain
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hoard
to store or gather
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insult
to speak rudely or offensively
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interloper
meone who meddles in or interferes with other people's affairs
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intrepid
bold and daring; fearless; brave
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intriguing
disturbingly provocative; curious or amusing
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lavish
spending or giving generously
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mason
one who builds or works with stone or brick
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medley
a mixture or miscellany
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mirage
anything illusory or imaginary
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miser
any ungenerous person
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myriad
an exceedingly great number
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naive
simple, innocent or unsophisticated; trusting; credulous
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negligent
careless or offhand
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null
legally invalid; with no significance or value
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obstetrics
the branch of medicine and surgery that deals with pregnancy
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orator
a public speaker, a person who delivers a speech
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orthopedics
the medical science concerned with deformities of the spine and joints
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outrage
great anger or resentment
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paucity
smallness of quantity; fewness; a scarcity or lack; dearth
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pediatrics
the branch of medicine devoted to the study and care of children
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penalty
a punishment
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phonetics
the branch of linguistics that deals with speech sounds
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pigment
a colored substance
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plead
to appeal earnestly
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procrastinate
to put off doing something that should be done straight away
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profusion
abundance; lavish spending; extravagance
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propagate
to multiply; to spread or popularize
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rash
over-hasty; reckless
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resolution
a firm decision; determination
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salve
anything that comforts, consoles or soothes
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scarce
not often found; rare; not often found; rare
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scoundrel
an unprincipled, dishonorable person; villain
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secure
to make safe/free from danger
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semantics
the study of meaning; The meaning or the interpretation
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signify
to suggest or mean; to indicate or declare
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skein
a tangle; a confused bundle of
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somber
gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted
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stagnant
not moving or developing; dull and inactive
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stationary
not moving; still; fixed; not changing
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stumble
to make a slip, mistake; lose one's balance, or nearly fall
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successor
a person who follows, and take the place of another
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tangled
snarled, interlaced, or mixed up; very complicated, intricate
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taunt
to tease, say unpleasant things to or jeer
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tenacity
persistent determination
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tendency
likelihood; a general course, trend or drift
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tattered
ragged or torn
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therapeutics
the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment and cure of diseases
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thwart
to prevent or hinder
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therapeutics
the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment and cure of diseases
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timorous
very timid; frightened
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transcribe
to make a written copy
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transition
a change or passage from one condition, state
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transparent
able to be seen
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transplant
to replant; To transfer from one place to another
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twilight
the dim light just before the sun rises or just after it sets
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unforeseen
not felt or realized beforehand; unexpected
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unique
of which there is only one; unusual; excellent
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variability
the quality, state, or degree of being variable or changeable
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veteran
a person who is (old and) experienced
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vex
to annoy or irritate someone
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vigilance
the state of being watchful or observant
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vital
relating to or essential for life
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waive
to refrain from insisting upon something; to voluntarily give; to abandon

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