Question 1

pellets of frozen rain that fall in showers from cumulonimbus clouds.

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hail

Question 2

raise your hand in the street for the attention of a taxi driver

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to hail a taxi

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praise a person or an achivement as very successful

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to hail (as a success), to hail somebody for their bravery

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Another name for the Middle Ages.

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medieval

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a large, elaborate structure; an imposing building

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edifice

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to indicate, point out; to appoint

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to designate. This building has been designated a historic site.

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legacy or tradition

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heritage

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a building with many floors

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a multi-storey (multistory) building

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crowded/few people

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densely/sparsely populated

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very famous or popular, especially being considered to represent particular opinions or a particular time

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iconic

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a state of conflict between persons, colors, objects

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to clash

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Ahead of the times, especially in the arts

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avant-garde

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the outside/inside of a building or shape

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exterior/interior

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very great in amount or degree

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the sheer number of people attending

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a set of numbers, amounts etc., used to measure or compare the level of something

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scale

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size or measure according to a scale

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to escalate

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escalate

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become or make something become even worse

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always the same

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Uniform size and shape

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curved line between two points

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arc

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The size of different parts into comparison to each other.

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proportions

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involving new ideas or methods

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pioneering

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to be present throughout; to permeate

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to pervade

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(v.) to make more violent, severe, bitter, or painful

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to exacerbate

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to spread out in an irregular or awkward manner

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to sprawl

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to bring forth; to produce a large number; to breed

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to spawn

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to scatter, spread far and wide

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to disperse

Question 27

spread throughout a given area.(the population is not evenly distributed)- to hand out

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to distribute

Question 28

to bring together features, ideas, or elements

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to incorporate

Question 29

to incorporate

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syn: include, join

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to incorporate

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ant: separate, remove

Question 31

existing as a natural part

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inherent

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inherent

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syn: innate, inborn. (Customer service is an inherently stressful job)

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the movement of fresh air around a closed space, or the system which does this

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ventilation

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to express a negative emotion in a forceful and often unfair way

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to vent

Question 35

a vent

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a hole or space that lets out air

Question 36

an engine that burns fuel inside cylinders within the engine

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internal combustion engine

Question 37

(adj.) severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor

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an austere room, building, childhood

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Allows you to see through the background

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transparency

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most frequent or common

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prevailing fashion

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never done or known before; without previous example

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unprecedented

Question 41

set (n.) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action

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to set a precedent

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to provide with a place to live or to be stored in

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to accommodate

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to give what is needed to someone

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to accommodate someone's needs

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(v) to contain or provide a space for something

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The new building will house works of art

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big piles of

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a mound, mounds of paper/potatoes

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<P>mound</P>

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large piles of earth (a burial mound)

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a person with original ideas about what the future will or could be like

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visionary

Question 48

a really, easily noticeable difference because of a big change or large/small comparison

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striking difference

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A business owned by stockholders who share in its profits but are not personally responsible for its debts

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corporation

Question 50

The degree to which a system performs its intended function

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functionality

Question 51

assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to

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to appoint

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pay an artist to produce a piece of work

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to commission a painting

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An amount paid to an employee based on a percentage of the employee's sales

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commission

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grounds of a college, university, or school

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the campus

Question 55

(v.) - to construct, to raise

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to erect

Question 56

wealthy and privileged; well-to-do

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affluent

Question 57

A glass having a chemical admixture to absorb a portion of the radiant heat and visible light that strike it.

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tinted glass

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an open area in front of a large building

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forecourt

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beliefs or character of a group

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the team's ethos

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agree with an idea, theory

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to subscribe to the view that

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continuing smoothly and naturally without sudden changes and interruptions.

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Ballet dancers move wiht a fluid energy

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