Question 1

superior

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better than average or better than other people ot things of the same type

Question 2

as yet

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until and including this time

Question 3

compelling

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If a reason, argument, etc. is compelling, it makes you believe it or accept it because it is so strong

Question 4

implausible

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difficult to believe

Question 5

demonstrate

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to show something and explain how it works

Question 6

innumerate

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unable to understand and use numbers in calculations

Question 7

aptitude

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natural ability or skill at doing something

Question 8

discipline

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(n) a particular area of study, especially a subject studied at a college or university

Question 9

obsure

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not clear and difficult to understand or see

Question 10

confine (to)

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to limit an activity, person, or problem in some way

Question 11

linguistic

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connected with language or the scientific study of language

Question 12

dispel

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to remove fears, doubts and false iseas, usually by proving them wrong or unnecessary

Question 13

central

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main or important

Question 14

uncharted

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An uncharted place or situation is completely new and therefore has never been described before

Question 15

territory

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a subject that you know about or have experince in

Question 16

vice versa

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used to say that what you have just said is also true in the opposite order

Question 17

spill over

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If an activity or situation spills over, it begins to affect another situation or group of people, especially in an unpleasant or unwanted way

Question 18

intellectual

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relating to your ability to think and understand things, especially complicated ideas

Question 19

tie (up with)

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to relate to or connect to

Question 20

paradoxical

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when a situation or statement seems impossible or difficult to understand because it contains two opposite facts or characteristics

Question 21

grossly

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extremely

Question 22

graft

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work

Question 23

perpetual

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Continuing forever in the same way

Question 24

motion

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the act or process of changing place or position; the ability or power to move

Question 25

back sth up

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to prove sth is true

Question 26

anecdotal

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describes information that is not based on favts or careful study

Question 27

confound

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to confuse and very much surprise someone, so that they are unable to expain or deal with a situation

Question 28

miss out

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to fail to use an opportunity to enjoy or get an advantage from something

Question 29

take exception to sth/sb

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to be offended or made angry by something or someone

Question 30

take the view

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To have an opinion about something, to believe

Question 31

take issue with (something)

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to disagree strongly

Question 32

take notice

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give attention to something

Question 33

take account of sth

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to consider or remember something when judging a situation

Question 34

take sth or sb for granted

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If you take situations or people for granted, you do not realize or show that you are grateful for how much you get from them; to believe something to be the truth without even thinking about it

Question 35

take a stand

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to take an opinion, especially one that is public

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