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• apiece
  əˈpi:s Each by itself; for or to each one.
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• beginning
  bɪˈgɪnɪŋ (uncountable) The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.
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• binder
  ˈbaɪndə A thing or person that binds something, in particular.
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• bourgeois
  bə:ˈʤɔɪs Polysemous French term which denotes the wealthy stratum of the middle class that originated during the latter part of the Middle Ages.
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• brute
  bru:t Without reason or intelligence (of animals).
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• catnip
  Species of plant.
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• cede
  si:d (transitive) To give up, give way, give away.
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• chasm
  kæzm Linear zone where the Earth's crust and lithosphere are being pulled apart[; example of extensional tectonics.
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• chromosome
  ˈkrəuməsəum Structure composed of a very long molecule of DNA and associated proteins (e.g. histones) that carries hereditary information.
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• clan
  klæn Group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent.
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• daze
  deɪz The state of being dazed.
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• discouragement
  dɪsˈkʌrɪʤmənt State of low mood and aversion to activity.
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• effervescent
  efəˈvesnt Fizzing or foaming caused by the escape of gas from a solution.
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• emir
  eˈmɪə(r) Title of high office, used throughout the Muslim world.
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• engrave
  ɪnˈgreɪv Practice of incising a design on to a hard, usually flat surface, by cutting grooves into it.
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• epee
  eˈpeɪ A number of different bladed weapons.
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• eras
  ˈ'ɪərəz (plural noun) a long and distinct period of history.
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• fainting
  Transient loss of consciousness and postural tone.
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• festive
  ˈfestɪv Event or gala of some kind.
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• glut
  glʌt an excess, too much.
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• gong
  gɔŋ East and South East Asian musical percussion instrument.
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• haul
  hɔ:l To carry something; to transport something, with a connotation that the item is heavy or otherwise difficult to move.
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• lamb
  læm A young sheep.
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• leafy
  ˈli:fɪ covered with leaves.
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• mite
  maɪt Common name for small arachnids.
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• octal
  ˈɔktəl Positional notation.
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• offload
  (transitive) to unload.
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• pear
  pɛə Genus of plants.
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• pervasive
  pə:ˈveɪsɪv Manifested throughout; pervading, permeating, penetrating or affecting everything.
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• pottering
  German politician.
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• purr
  pə: Tonal fluttering sound produced by some animals.
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• raft
  ra:ft Flat structure for support or transportation over water.
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• rebel
  A person who resists an established authority, often violently.
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• retype
  (transitive) To re-enter (text) using a keyboard.
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• simile
  ˈsɪmɪlɪ Figure of speech.
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• smelt
  smelt Any small anadromous fish of the family Osmeridae, found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and in lakes in North America and northern part of Europe.
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• sour
  ˈsauə Sense that detects types of chemicals that touch the tongue.
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• splat
  splæt The narrow wooden centre piece of a chair back.
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• tepee
  ˈti:pi: Type of Native American tent.
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• thorn
  θɔ:n A sharp protective spine of a plant.
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• twee
  twi: (Britain, pejorative) Overly quaint, dainty, cute or nice.
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• wager
  ˈweɪʤə Something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question; a bet; a stake; a pledge.
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• zinc
  zɪŋk Chemical element with the atomic number of 30.
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