Question 1

unkind, unpleasant

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nasty

Question 2

if sb/sth has a particular tendency, they are likely to behave or act in a particular way

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tendency

Question 3

done in an angry or excited way or with a lot of strong feeling

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hotly

Question 4

formally oppose a decision or statement because you think it is wrong

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contest

Question 5

to be the explanation or cause of something

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account for

Question 6

the plan, model or template which shows how sth will grow or be built

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blueprint

Question 7

make sth happen in a particular way or be of a particular type

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determine

Question 8

to repeat sth that you have already said, esp. to emphasize it

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reiterate

Question 9

to be more important than something else

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override

Question 10

question whether sth is true and valid

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dispute

Question 11

give reasons to persuade people you are right about sth

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argue

Question 12

when an event is played out, it hapens

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play out

Question 13

a power that is believed to control everything and that cannot be changed

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fate

Question 14

as a rusult of sth just mentioned

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thus

Question 15

to cause a particular reaction or have a particular effect

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provoke

Question 16

make people stop believing that sth is true

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discredit

Question 17

completely unreasonable, esp. in a shocking or annoying way

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preposterous

Question 18

a child of a particular person or couple

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offspring

Question 19

used to make a contrast between two things

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as opposed to

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