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• apse
  æps Semicircular recess covered with a hemispherical vault or semi-dome.
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• avoidable
  əˈvɔɪdəbl Capable of being vacated; liable to be annulled or made invalid; voidable.
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• cajole
  kəˈʤəul (transitive and intransitive) To persuade someone to do something which they are reluctant to do, especially by flattery or promises; to coax.
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• callus
  ˈkæləs Thickened and hardened area of skin.
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• discount
  ˈdɪskaunt To deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like.
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• earthy
  ˈə:θɪ Resembling dirt or soil (i.
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• epee
  eˈpeɪ A number of different bladed weapons.
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• gist
  ʤɪst The most essential part; the main idea or substance (of a longer or more complicated matter); the crux of a matter; the pith.
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• heal
  hi:l (of a person or treatment) cause (a wound, injury, or person) to become sound or healthy again.
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• heave
  hi:v (transitive) To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).
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• hobos
  Migratory worker or homeless vagabond.
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• idea
  aɪˈdɪə Mental image or concept.
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• inconveniently
  In an inconvenient manner.
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• letup
  A pause or period of slackening.
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• levy
  ˈlevɪ To impose (a tax or fine) to collect monies due, or to confiscate property.
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• linen
  ˈlɪnɪn Textile made from spun flax fiber.
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• liner
  ˈlaɪnə Someone who fits a lining to something.
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• linger
  ˈlɪŋgə (intransitive) To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so; to loiter.
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• lyre
  ˈlaɪə String instrument from Greek classical antiquity.
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• movie
  ˈmu:vɪ Sequence of images that give the impression of movement.
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• muff
  mʌf (historical) A piece of fur or cloth, usually with open ends, used for keeping the hands warm.
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• nutritional
  nju:ˈtrɪʃənl Provision to cells and organisms to support life.
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• outcome
  ˈautkʌm That which is produced or occurs as a result of an event or process.
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• platter
  ˈplætə A tray for serving foods.
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• plier
  Tool with two legs, can fix or modify a workpiece.
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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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• recoil
  rɪˈkɔɪl Backward momentum of a gun when it is discharged.
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• rummy
  Card game.
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• salesmen
  Act of selling a product or service in return for money or other compensation.
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• sari
  ˈsa:ri: Woman's draped garment of South Asia.
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• scab
  skæb An incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed during healing.
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• sell
  sel (transitive, intransitive) To transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money.
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• slate
  sleɪt Fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous metamorphic rock.
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• slob
  slɔb (informal, disapproving) A lazy and slovenly person.
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• slug
  slʌg Common name for an apparently shell-less terrestrial gastropod mollusc.
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• staunch
  stɔ:nʧ Device for raising and lowering boats or ships.
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• stew
  stju: A dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly in liquid in a closed dish or pan.
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• sting
  stɪŋ A small sharp-pointed organ at the end of the abdomen of bees, wasps, ants, and scorpions, capable of inflicting a painful or dangerous wound by injecting poison.
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• stub
  stʌb The truncated remnant of a pencil or similar-shaped object after use.
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• table
  ˈteɪbl A piece of furniture with a flat top and one or more legs, providing a level surface on which objects may be placed.
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• tact
  tækt The sense of touch.
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• tong
  An instrument or tool used for manipulating things in a fire without touching them with the hands.
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• tonne
  Metric unit of mass.
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• treadmill
  ˈtredmɪl Exercise machine.
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• truanting
  Unexcused absence from school.
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