Question 1

give someone or something a particular name, title or description

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designate (a historic site)

Question 2

very new, modern, sometimes shockingly different

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avant-garde

Question 3

be very different and therefore be unable to work or exist together

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clash 2 (personalities)

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very great in amount or degree

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sheer

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always the same; not varying

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uniform (uniformity, n)

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using new and original methods

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pioneering

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spread through the whole of something and be very noticeable

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pervade

Question 8

make a problem worse

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exacerbate

Question 9

to elevate; to increase in intensity

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escalate

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result in something appearing or developing

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spawn

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spread out or make something spread out

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disperse

Question 12

include something as part of something else

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incorporate

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essentially

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inherently

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take in heat, light, gas, liquid

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absorb

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severe or stern in appearance; undecorated

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austere

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most common at a particular time or place

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prevailing (opinion)

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never having happened or been seen before

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unprecedented

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almost certainly

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doubtless

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a basic idea or rule that explains or controls how something happens or works

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principle

Question 20

someone who has original and imaginative ideas about how things should be

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visionary

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very unusual or easily noticed, and therefore attracting a lot of attention

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striking

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wealthy

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affluent

Question 23

completely destroy a building or all the buildings in an area

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raze

Question 24

take something apart

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dismantle

Question 25

state specifically what is permitted or necessary

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stipulate (stipulation, n)

Question 26

have great respect and admiration for someone or something

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revere

Question 27

to criticize someone or something in a way that shows you do not respect or value him, her, or it

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disparage

Question 28

an action that breaks a law, agreement

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infringement

Question 29

improve a building by redecorating and putting in new equipment

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refurbish

Question 30

continuing for a long time until it becomes annoying

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incessant

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