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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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