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• aide
  eɪd An assistant.
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• alcove
  ˈælkəuv A small recessed area set off from a larger room.
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• alga
  ˈælgə Group of eukaryotic organisms.
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• apex
  ˈeɪpeks The "highest" or the greatest point of something.
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• auto
  ˈɔ:təu automatic (of a gearbox / transmission).
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• buoy
  bɔɪ An anchored float serving as a navigation mark, to show reefs or other hazards, or for mooring.
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• cowboy
  Animal herder.
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• debasement
  dɪˈbeɪsmənt Practice of lowering the value of currency; financial gain for the sovereign at the expense of citizens.
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• duke
  dju:k Noble or royal title in some European countries and their colonies.
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• earl
  English title of nobility.
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• exude
  ɪgˈzju:d (transitive) To discharge through pores or incisions, as moisture or other liquid matter; to give out.
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• ghoul
  gu:l Folkloric monster or evil spirit.
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• halo
  ˈheɪləu A circular band of coloured light, visible around the sun or moon etc.
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• inauspicious
  ɪnɔ:sˈpɪʃəs Not auspicious; ill-omened.
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• iota
  English title of nobility.
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• laundry
  ˈlɔ:ndrɪ Process of washing textiles.
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• loony
  ˈlu:nɪ (of a person) Insane.
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• maul
  mɔ:l A heavy long-handled hammer, used for splitting logs by driving a wedge into it, or in combat.
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• miserly
  ˈmaɪzəlɪ Like a miser; very covetous; cautious with money.
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• ouch
  auʧ An expression of one's own physical pain.
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• pestilence
  ˈpestɪləns Any epidemic disease that is highly contagious, infectious, virulent and devastating.
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• pinworm
  Human worm infection.
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• playpen
  An enclosure for children to play in.
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• plazas
  Public square in the center of a town or city.
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• psychoanalyst
  Psychological theory that was founded in 1890 by the Viennese neurologist Sigmund Freud.
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• qualm
  kwa:m (now chiefly Britain dialectal) Mortality; plague; pestilence.
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• quote
  kwəut A quotation, statement attributed to someone else.
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• ramp
  ræmp Tilted flat surface; flat supporting surface tilted at an angle, with one end higher than the other, used as an aid for raising or lowering a load.
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• rink
  rɪŋk (Britain dialectal) A man, especially a warrior or hero.
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• scruffy
  ˈskrʌfɪ Untidy in appearance.
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• speculative
  ˈspekjulətɪv Characterized by speculation; based on guessing, unfounded opinions, or extrapolation.
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• trot
  trɔt Gait of a horse.
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• visa
  ˈvi:zə A permit to enter and leave a country, normally issued by the authorities of the country to be visited.
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• wolf
  wulf A wild carnivorous mammal of the dog family, living and hunting in packs.
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• yank
  jæŋk A sudden, vigorous pull (sometimes defined as mass times jerk, or rate of change of force).
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• yelp
  jelp A short, sharp cry, especially of pain or alarm.
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