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• carcinogenic
  / ka:sɪnəˈʤenɪk / Substance, radionuclide, or radiation directly involved in causing cancer.
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• confiding
  A character in a story that a protagonist confides in and trusts.
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• duel
  / ˈdju:əl / Arranged engagement in combat between two individuals.
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• elicit
  / ɪˈlɪsɪt / To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.
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• emphysema
  / emfɪˈsi:mə / Type of obstructive lung disease characterized by long-term poor airflow.
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• florid
  / ˈflɔrɪd / Having a rosy or pale red colour; ruddy.
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• gout
  / gaut / Type of arthritis caused by uric acid crystals.
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• gymnasium
  / ʤɪmˈneɪzjəm / (formal) A large room or building for indoor sports.
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• hike
  / haɪk / A long walk.
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• huffy
  / ˈhʌfɪ / Angry, annoyed, indignant or irritated.
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• idiocy
  / ˈɪdɪəsɪ / Person of low intelligence.
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• incite
  / ɪnˈsaɪt / (transitive) To stir up or excite; to rouse or goad into action.
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• iris
  / ˈaɪərɪs / (botany) A plant of the genus Iris, common in the northern hemisphere, and generally having attractive blooms.
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• lead
  / led / Chemical element with atomic number 82.
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• loam
  / ləum / Soil composed of sand, silt, and clay in relatively even proportions.
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• moat
  / məut / Dry or watery ditch surrounding a fortification or town.
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• needy
  / ˈni:dɪ / In need, poor.
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• newbie
  Slang term for a novice or newcomer.
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• nude
  / nju:d / State of wearing no clothing.
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• nudge
  / nʌʤ / A gentle push.
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• papa
  / pəˈpa: / (often childish) Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.
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• payable
  / ˈpeɪəbl / Money owed by a business to its suppliers.
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• peas
  Species of plant.
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• posy
  / ˈpəuzɪ / A flower; a bouquet; a nosegay.
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• poultry
  / ˈpəultrɪ / Category of domesticated birds.
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• psych
  / saɪk / American detective comedy-drama television series.
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• rift
  / rɪft / Linear zone where the Earth's crust and lithosphere are being pulled apart[; example of extensional tectonics.
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• ruff
  / rʌf / Species of bird.
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• salon
  / sæˈlɔ:ŋ / a large room, especially one used to receive and entertain guests.
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• scandalous
  / ˈskændələs / wrong, immoral, causing a scandal.
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• seventeen
  One more than sixteen, or seven more than ten.
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• slam
  / slæm / (transitive, ergative) To shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise.
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• snub
  / snʌb / A refusal to socially acknowledge an acquaintance.
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• spasm
  / ˈspæzm / Involuntary contraction of a muscle, organ or orifice.
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• spew
  / spju: / To eject forcibly and in a stream.
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• squid
  / skwɪd / An elongated, fast-swimming cephalopod mollusk with ten arms (technically, eight arms and two long tentacles), typically able to change color.
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• suede
  / sweɪd / Leather with the flesh side rubbed to make a velvety nap.
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• syrup
  / ˈsɪrəp / Thick, viscous liquid consisting primarily of a solution of sugar in water.
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• trout
  / traut / A chiefly freshwater fish of the salmon family.
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• usage
  / ˈju:zɪʤ / Manner in which language is used.
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• wring
  / rɪŋ / To squeeze or twist tightly so that liquid is forced out.
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