Question 1

convoluted

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very twisted

Question 2

superficial

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(of a person) never thinking about things that are serious or important

Question 3

commercialized

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organized in order to make a profit

Question 4

insignificant

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small or not noticeable, and therefore not considered important

Question 5

underplay

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to make something such as a dangerous situation seem less important or dangerous than it really is

Question 6

encapsulate

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to express or show the most important facts about something

Question 7

belie

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to show something to be false, or to hide something such as an emotion

Question 8

highlight

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to attract attention to or emphasize something important

Question 9

dynamic

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having a lot of ideas and enthusiasm

Question 10

relentless

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continuing in a severe or extreme way

Question 11

outcome

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a result or effect of an action, situation, etc.

Question 12

monotonous

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not changing and therefore boring

Question 13

inspiring

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encouraging, or making you feel you want to do something

Question 14

restrained

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acting in a calm and controlled way

Question 15

beguile

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to persuade, attract, or interest someone, sometimes in order to deceive them

Question 16

explore

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to search a place and discover things about it

Question 17

reduce

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to become or to make something become smaller in size, amount, degree, importance, etc.

Question 18

repel

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to force someone or something to stop moving towards you or attacking you

Question 19

blend

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a mixture of different things or styles

Question 20

resonate

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to produce, increase, or fill with sound, by vibrating (= shaking) objects that are near

Question 21

negotiate

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to have formal discussions with someone in order to reach an agreement with them

Question 22

flaw

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a fault, mistake, or weakness, especially one that happens while something is being planned or made, or that causes something not to be perfect

Question 23

compression

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the act of pressing something into a smaller space or putting pressure on it from different sides until it gets smaller

Question 24

garner

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to collect something, usually after much work or with difficulty

Question 25

assumption

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something that you accept as true without question or proof

Question 26

esoteric

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very unusual and understood or liked by only a small number of people, especially those with special knowledge

Question 27

indigenous

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used to refer to, or relating to, the people who originally lived in a place, rather than people who moved there from somewhere else

Question 28

inexorable

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continuing without any possibility of being stopped

Question 29

benevolence

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damaged in a way that makes something less effective

Question 30

probity

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complete honestly

Question 31

candor

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the quality of being honest and telling the truth, especially about a difficult or embarrassing subject

Question 32

perspicacity

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the ability to understand things quickly and make accurate judgments

Question 33

culpability

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the fact that someone deserves to be blamed or considered responsible for something bad

Question 34

occupation

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a person's job

Question 35

introspection

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examination of and attention to your own ideas, thoughts, and feelings

Question 36

synthesize

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the production of a substance from simpler materials after a chemical reaction

Question 37

retribution

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deserved and severe punishment

Question 38

rehabilitation

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the process of returning to a healthy or good way of life, or the process of helping someone to do this after they have been in prison, been very ill, etc.

Question 39

deterrence

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the action or the fact of deterring people from doing something

Question 40

restitution

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the return of objects that were stolen or lost

Question 41

legitimacy

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the quality of being legal

Question 42

pervasiveness

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the fact of being present and noticeable in every part of a thing or place

Question 43

plausibility

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the quality of seeming likely to be true, or possible to believe

Question 44

profundity

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the quality of showing a clear and deep understanding of serious matters

Question 45

infrastructure

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the basic systems and services, such as transport and power supplies, that a country or organization uses in order to work effectively

Question 46

reputation

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the opinion that people in general have about someone or something, or how much respect or admiration someone or something receives, based on past behaviour or character

Question 47

pursuit

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an activity that you spend time doing, usually when you are not working

Question 48

shimmer

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to shine in such a way that the light seems to shake slightly and quickly

Question 49

crucial

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extremely important or necessary

Question 50

empower

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to give someone official authority or the freedom to do something

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