Question 1

concede

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admit that something is true or valid after first denying or resisting it.

Question 2

render

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to cause someone or something to be in a particular state

Question 3

cognitive

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relating to conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)

Question 4

conventional

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traditional and ordinary

Question 5

speculate

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to guess possible answers to a question when you do not have enough information to be certain

Question 6

underscore

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a line drawn under a word or phrase for emphasis

Question 7

vertebrate

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an animal of a large group distinguished by the possession of a backbone or spinal column, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes.

Question 8

ample

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generously sufficient to satisfy a requirement or need

Question 9

comprehensible

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able to be understood; intelligible

Question 10

endeavor

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try hard to do or achieve something

Question 11

implement

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to start using a plan or system

Question 12

obscure

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not discovered or known about; uncertain.

Question 13

tentative

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not certain or fixed

Question 14

advocate

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to publicly support or suggest an idea, development, or way of doing something

Question 15

encompass

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surround and have or hold within

Question 16

ominous

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suggesting that something unpleasant is likely to happen

Question 17

perpetuate

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to preserve from extinction or oblivion

Question 18

prominent

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very well known and important

Question 19

subtle

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not loud, bright, noticeable, or obvious

Question 20

unprecedented

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new, unaccustomed, unheard of

Question 21

accumulate

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gather together or acquire an increasing number or quantity of sth, sb

Question 22

aptitude

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a natural ability to do something.

Question 23

arbitrary

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based on chance rather than being planned or based on reason

Question 24

elusive

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difficult to find, catch, or achieve.

Question 25

emerge

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to appear by coming out of something or out from behind something

Question 26

endure

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to remain firm under suffering without giving in

Question 27

intrigue

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A complicated or clandestine plot or scheme intended to effect some purpose by secret artifice; conspiracy; stratagem.

Question 28

legacy

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something received from an ancestor or predecessor

Question 29

notion

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a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something

Question 30

obligation

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an act or course of action to which a person is morally or legally bound; a duty or commitment.

Question 31

paleontologist

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one who studies paleontology

Question 32

remnant

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a small remaining quantity of something

Question 33

retain

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to keep or continue to have something

Question 34

speculation

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the forming of a theory or conjecture without firm evidence.

Question 35

spur

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to encourage an activity or development, or to cause something to develop faster:

Question 36

thrive

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grow or develop well or vigorously

Question 37

vulnerable

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susceptible to physical or emotional attack or harm.

Question 38

acquire

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to obtain or begin to have something

Question 39

anticipate

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to imagine or expect that something will happen

Question 40

articulate

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having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently

Question 41

bolster

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a long, thick pillow that is placed under other pillows for support

Question 42

cluster

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a group of similar things that are close together, sometimes surrounding something

Question 43

consensus

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a generally accepted opinion or decision among a group of people

Question 44

constitute

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to be or be considered as something

Question 45

disdain

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the feeling of not liking someone or something and thinking that they do not deserve your interest or respect

Question 46

doctrine

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a principle in a branch of knowledge or system of belief

Question 47

elaborate

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containing a lot of careful detail or many detailed parts

Question 48

embrace

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hug

Question 49

endorse

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declare one's public approval or support of

Question 50

expenditure

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the total amount of money that a government or person spends

Question 51

exploit

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to use something in a way that helps you

Question 52

faint

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(of a sight, smell, or sound) barely perceptible.

Question 53

flourish

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to grow or develop successfully

Question 54

forage

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search widely for food or provisions

Question 55

foster

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encourage or promote the development of (something, typically something regarded as good).

Question 56

innate

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inborn; natural

Question 57

intricate

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having a lot of small parts that are arranged in a complicated or delicate way

Question 58

lavish

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sumptuously rich, elaborate, or luxurious.

Question 59

legitimate

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conforming to the law or to rules

Question 60

manipulate

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to control something or someone to your advantage, often unfairly or dishonestly

Question 61

obsolete

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no longer in general use; fallen into disuse

Question 62

peculiar

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unusual and strange, sometimes in an unpleasant way

Question 63

persist

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to go on resolutely or stubbornly

Question 64

profound

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having or showing great knowledge or understanding

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