Question 1

hamper

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to prevent somebody from easily doing or achieving something

Question 2

inflame

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to cause very strong feelings, especially anger or excitement, in a person or in a group of people

Question 3

cuisine

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a style of cooking

Question 4

confine

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to keep somebody/something inside the limits of a particular activity, subject, area, etc.

Question 5

seamless

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with no spaces or breaks between one part and the next

Question 6

arduous

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involving a lot of effort and energy, especially over a period of time

Question 7

frivolous

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(of people or their behaviour) silly or funny, especially when such behaviour is not suitable

Question 8

forge

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to put a lot of effort into making something successful or strong so that it will last

Question 9

denounce

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to strongly criticize somebody/something that you think is wrong, illegal, etc.

Question 10

plunder

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to steal things from a place, especially using force during a time of war

Question 11

fraudulent

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​intended to cheat somebody, usually in order to make money illegally

Question 12

spatial

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relating to space and the position, size, shape, etc. of things in it

Question 13

advent

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the coming of an important event, person, invention, etc.

Question 14

adhesive

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a substance that you use to make things stick together

Question 15

horrendous

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terrible or extremely unpleasant

Question 16

resolute

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strong and determined

Question 17

utmost

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greatest; most extreme

Question 18

stern

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serious and often showing that you do not approve of somebody/something; expecting somebody to obey you

Question 19

befriend

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to become a friend of somebody, especially somebody who needs your help

Question 20

aversion

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a strong feeling of not liking somebody/something

Question 21

pediatric

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connected with the branch of medicine that deals with children and their diseases

Question 22

picturesque

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(of a place, building, scene, etc.) pretty, especially in a way that looks old-fashioned

Question 23

arboreal

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relating to trees; living in trees

Question 24

monastic

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(of a way of life) simple and quiet and possibly celibate

Question 25

hue

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a colour; a particular shade of a colour

Question 26

nuanced

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with very slight differences in meaning or expression

Question 27

pragmatic

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solving problems in a practical and sensible way rather than by having fixed ideas or theories

Question 28

discrepancy

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a difference between two or more things that should be the same

Question 29

proclivity

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a natural desire or need that makes you tend to do something, often something bad

Question 30

mundanity

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the fact of being very ordinary and therefore not interesting

Question 31

formidable

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inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable

Question 32

disentangle

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free (something or someone) from an entanglement; extricate

Question 33

encumber

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​to make it difficult for somebody to do something or for something to happen

Question 34

engender

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to make a feeling or situation exist

Question 35

muse over

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To ponder thoughtfully or distractedly about someone or something

Question 36

extravagant

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costing a lot more money than you can afford or is necessary

Question 37

attire

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clothes, especially fine or formal ones

Question 38

fortification

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a tower, wall, gun position, etc. built to defend a place against attack

Question 39

moat

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a deep wide channel that was dug around a castle, etc. and filled with water to make it more difficult for enemies to attack

Question 40

manipulate

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to control, use or change something with skill

Question 41

forage

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(of a person or an animal) to search widely for food

Question 42

affinity

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a strong feeling that you understand somebody/something and like them or it

Question 43

ascertain

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to find out the true or correct information about something

Question 44

aboriginal

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relating to the original people, animals, etc. of a place and to a period of time before Europeans arrived

Question 45

vogue

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a fashion for something

Question 46

downplay

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to try to make something seem less important than it really is

Question 47

terraform

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to make a planet more like Earth, so that people can live on it

Question 48

sturdy

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(of an object) strong and not easily damaged

Question 49

perilous

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very dangerous

Question 50

retain

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to keep something; to continue to have something

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