Question 1

exploit

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to use something in a way that helps you

Question 2

faint

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

Question 3

flourish

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to grow or develop successfully

Question 4

forage

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search widely for food or provisions

Question 5

foster

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

Question 6

innate

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inborn; natural

Question 7

intricate

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

Question 8

lavish

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sumptuously rich, elaborate, or luxurious.

Question 9

legitimate

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conforming to the law or to rules

Question 10

manipulate

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

Question 11

obsolete

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no longer in general use; fallen into disuse

Question 12

peculiar

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unusual and strange, sometimes in an unpleasant way

Question 13

persist

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to go on resolutely or stubbornly

Question 14

profound

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having or showing great knowledge or understanding

Question 15

proponent

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a person who advocates a theory, proposal, or project

Question 16

restrain

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to control the actions or behavior of someone by force, esp. in order to stop that person from doing something

Question 17

strive

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make great efforts to achieve or obtain something.

Question 18

subsequent

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happening after something else

Question 19

tedious

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boring, dull

Question 20

undermine

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erode the base or foundation of

Question 21

Absurd

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stupid and unreasonable, or silly in a humorous way

Question 22

abundance

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a very large quantity of something.

Question 23

acclaim

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praise enthusiastically and publicly.

Question 24

acquaintance

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a person's knowledge or experience of something

Question 25

alter

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to change a characteristic, often slightly, or to cause this to happen

Question 26

ambitious

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having a strong wish to be successful, powerful, or rich

Question 27

apparatus

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the technical equipment or machinery needed for a particular activity or purpose

Question 28

array

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a large group of things or people, especially one that is attractive or causes admiration or has been positioned in a particular way

Question 29

aspiration

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a strong hope or wish for achievement or success

Question 30

baffle

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to confuse or frustrate completely

Question 31

comprehend

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to understand something completely

Question 32

conduct

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to organize and perform a particular activity

Question 33

conscious

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aware of and responding to one's surroundings; awake

Question 34

constraint

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a limitation or restriction.

Question 35

contend

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struggle to surmount

Question 36

convince

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to persuade someone or make someone certain

Question 37

convulsion

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a shaking movement of the body that cannot be controlled, often caused by illness

Question 38

corroborate

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to add information in support of an idea, opinion, or statement

Question 39

crucial

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extremely important

Question 40

decipher

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to discover the meaning of something hard to understand or which contains a hidden message

Question 41

depict

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to represent or show something in a picture or story

Question 42

deter

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discourage from doing something by instilling doubt or fear of the consequences

Question 43

dilute

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to diminish the strength, flavor, or brilliance of something by mixing something else

Question 44

disparity

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a lack of equality or similarity, especially in a way that is not fair

Question 45

embroider

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decorate (cloth) by sewing patterns on it with thread

Question 46

empirical

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based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic

Question 47

empower

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to give someone official authority or the freedom to do something

Question 48

excavate

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to remove earth that is covering very old objects buried in the ground in order to discover things about the past

Question 49

exert

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to use something such as authority, power, influence, etc. in order to make something happen

Question 50

exquisite

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very beautiful and delicate

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