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AVID
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*Having or Showing a keen interest in something
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CRUCIAL
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decisive or critical, especially in the success or failure of something.
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LUDICROUS
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Foolish
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ABNEGATE
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renounce or reject
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INADEQUATE
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lacking the quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose.
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SAGA
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a long story of heroic achievement, especially a medieval prose narrative in Old Norse or Old Icelandic.
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KEEN
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having or showing eagerness or enthusiasm; zealous
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DETERIORATE
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become progressively worse.
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INTERRED
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place (a corpse) in a grave or tomb, typically with funeral rites.
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EMBELLISHED
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make (something) more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features.
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FRENZY
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a state or period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behaviour.
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REPLICA
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an exact copy or model of something, especially one on a smaller scale.
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INLAID
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ornamented
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ADORN
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make more beautiful or attractive.
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EXCAVATE
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make (a hole or channel) by digging.
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DEGENERATE
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having lost the physical, mental, or moral qualities considered normal and desirable; showing evidence of decline.
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FACSIMILE
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an exact copy, especially of written or printed material.
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PICTURESQUE
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(of a place or building) visually attractive, especially in a quaint or charming way.
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ENDURE
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suffer (something painful or difficult) patiently.
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FORTIFIED
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provide (a place) with defensive works as protection against attack.
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ORNATE
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elaborately or highly decorated.
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LINEAR
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arranged in or extending along a straight or nearly straight line.
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IMPOSING
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grand and impressive in appearance.
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STRATEGIC
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relating to the identification of long-term or overall aims and interests and the means of achieving them.
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CONCENTRIC
of or denoting circles, arcs, or other shapes which share the same centre, the larger often completely surrounding the smaller.
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STRATAGEM
a plan or scheme, especially one used to outwit an opponent or achieve an end.
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LINEAGE
direct descent from an ancestor; ancestry or pedigree.
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IMPOSITION
the action or process of forcing something or being forced.
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ENDURANCE
the ability to endure an unpleasant or difficult process or situation without giving way.
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ORNAMENT
a thing used or serving to make something look more attractive but usually having no practical purpose, especially a small object such as a figurine.
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FORT
a fortified building or strategic position.
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CONVENT
a Christian community of nuns living together under monastic vows.
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DREY
the nest of a squirrel, typically in the form of a mass of twigs in a tree.
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LAIR
a place where a wild animal lives.
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INUIT
the members of an indigenous people of northern Canada and parts of Greenland and Alaska.
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FOCUS
the centre of interest or activity.
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HAVOC
widespread destruction.
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FISSURE
a long, narrow opening or line of breakage made by cracking or splitting, especially in rock or earth.
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EBBING
(of Tidewater) move away from the land; recede.
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LUBRICATE
apply a substance such as oil or grease to (an engine or component) so as to minimize friction and allow smooth movement.
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TREMOR
an involuntary quivering movement.
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ACCUMULATE
gather together or acquire an increasing number or quantity of.
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MAGNITUDE
the great size or extent of something.
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CREVICE
a narrow opening or fissure, especially in a rock or wall.
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VIOLONCELLO
a bass instrument of the violin family held upright on the floor between the legs of the seated player.
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ANCESTOR
a person, typically one more remote than a grandparent, from whom one is descended.
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DOMESTICATED
(of an animal) tame and kept as a pet or on a farm.
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CHARACTERISTICS
a feature or quality belonging typically to a person, place, or thing and serving to identify them.
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ANTIQUITY
the ancient past, especially the period of classical and other human civilizations before the Middle Ages.
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RESEMBLE
have a similar appearance to or qualities in common with (someone or something); look or seem like.
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SPECIES
a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding. The species is the principal natural taxonomic unit, ranking below a genus and denoted by a Latin binomial, e.g. Homo sapiens.
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DIMINUTIVE
extremely or unusually small.
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WIDE-SPREAD
found or distributed over a large area or number of people.
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RAM
an uncastrated male sheep.
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ANTIQUE
a collectable object such as a piece of furniture or work of art that has a high value because of its age and quality.
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DIMINISH
make or become less.
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APPEALING
attractive or interesting.
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Stimulation
encouragement of something to make it develop or become more active.
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Transfusion
an act of transferring donated blood, blood products, or other fluid into the circulatory system of a person or animal.
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Lucerne
a leguminous plant with clover-like leaves and bluish flowers, native to SW Asia and widely grown for fodder.
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Battery
a series of small cages for the intensive rearing of farm animals, especially calves and poultry.
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Funnel
a tube or pipe that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, used for guiding liquid or powder into a small opening.
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Pellets
a small, rounded, compressed mass of a substance.
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Gangway
a raised platform or walkway providing a passage.
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Cockerel
A rooster
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Wrings
squeeze and twist (something) to force liquid from it.
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'Spec
expect
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Flint
a hard grey rock consisting of nearly pure silica (chert), occurring chiefly as nodules in chalk.
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Fiery
a hard grey rock consisting of nearly pure silica (chert), occurring chiefly as nodules in chalk.
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Poplars
a tall, fast-growing tree of north temperate regions, widely grown in shelter belts and for timber and pulp.
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Tinkling
make or cause to make a light, clear ringing sound.
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Bondmen
A man who is bound in servitude; a slave or serf
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Clank
a loud, sharp sound or series of sounds, as is made by pieces of metal being struck together.
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Trembles
shake involuntarily, typically as a result of anxiety, excitement, or frailty.
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Throb
beat or sound with a strong, regular rhythm; pulsate steadily.
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Revival
an improvement in the condition, strength, or fortunes of someone or something.
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Patron
a person who gives financial or other support to a person, organization, or cause.
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Revolution
a forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favour of a new system.
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Customary
according to the customs or usual practices associated with a particular society, place, or set of circumstances.
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Influential
having great influence on someone or something.
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Inspired
of extraordinary quality, as if arising from some external creative impulse.
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Scholar
a specialist in a particular branch of study, especially the humanities.
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Innovation
the action or process of innovating.
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Theodolite
a surveying instrument with a rotating telescope for measuring horizontal and vertical angles.
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Squeegee
a scraping implement with a rubber-edged blade set on a handle, typically used for cleaning windows.
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Chisel
a long-bladed hand tool with a bevelled cutting edge and a handle which is struck with a hammer or mallet, used to cut or shape wood, stone, or metal.
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Counsel
advice, especially that given formally.
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Quota
a limited or fixed number or amount of people or things, in particular:
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Implements
a tool, utensil, or other piece of equipment that is used for a particular purpose.
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Colossal
extremely large or great.
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Dilemma
a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, especially ones that are equally undesirable.
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Arduous
involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring.
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Knoll
a small hill or mound.
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Uniform
remaining the same in all cases and at all times; unchanging in form or character.
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Toiled
work extremely hard or incessantly.
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Overlooking
fail to notice.
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Trenches
a long, narrow ditch.
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Impala
a graceful antelope often seen in large herds in open woodland in southern and East Africa.
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Leotard
a close-fitting one-piece garment, made of a stretchy fabric, which covers a person's body from the shoulders to the top of the thighs, worn by dancers or people exercising indoors.
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Tapir
a nocturnal hoofed mammal with a stout body, sturdy limbs, and a short flexible proboscis, native to the forests of tropical America and Malaysia.
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Fedora
a low, soft felt hat with a curled brim and the crown creased lengthways.
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Mallet
a hammer with a large, usually wooden head.
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Phenomenon
a fact or situation that is observed to exist or happen, especially one whose cause or explanation is in question.
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Fungi
any of a group of unicellular, multicellular, or syncytial spore-producing organisms feeding on organic matter, including moulds, yeast, mushrooms, and toadstools.
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Hover
remain in one place in the air.
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Wane
(of the moon) have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size.
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Credulous
having or showing too great a readiness to believe things.
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Saturated
holding as much water or moisture as can be absorbed; thoroughly soaked.
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Lantern
a lamp with a transparent case protecting the flame or electric bulb, and typically having a handle by which it may be carried or hung.
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Hypothesis
a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.
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Imminent
about to happen.
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Eminent
(of a person) famous and respected within a particular sphere.
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Personnel
people employed in an organization or engaged in an organized undertaking such as military service.
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Garrison
a group of troops stationed in a fortress or town to defend it.
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Siege
a military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling those inside to surrender.
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Objective
(of a person or their judgement) not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts.
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Intercept
obstruct (someone or something) so as to prevent them from continuing to a destination.
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Demoralise
cause (someone) to lose confidence or hope.
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Ricochet
(of a bullet or other projectile) rebound off a surface.
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Strategic
relating to the identification of long-term or overall aims and interests and the means of achieving them.
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Truanting
(of a pupil) stay away from school without leave or explanation.
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Leverage
Grasp
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Segregate
1. set apart from the rest or from each other; isolate or divide.
E.g. Blacks were segregated from whites in every area of life.
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Warden
a person responsible for the supervision of a particular place or activity or for enforcing the regulations associated with it.
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Void
Cancelled
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Nave
the central part of a church building, intended to accommodate most of the congregation. In traditional Western churches it is rectangular, separated from the chancel by a step or rail, and from adjacent aisles by pillars.
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Intricate
very complicated or detailed.
