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pelt
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to throw sth at someone
pelted with
They were pelted with rotten potatoes
ebony
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the hard black wood of various tropical trees
An ebony carving
fanny
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female sex organs
I have never seen a fanny before
sleazy
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dirty, unpleasant and not socially acceptable
sleazy bar
scrawl
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for write something carelessly
Someone has scrawled all over my notes
relegate to
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To give sb a lower or less important role or rank
My favourite team has been relegated to the lower league
animosity
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A stron feeling of hatred or dislike or oppositio
that relationship was full of aminosity
barter
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The system of exchanging goods without momey
We use the barter system
rife with something
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Something unpleasant that is common
This city is rife with fugitives
akin to
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similar to
Wear sth akin to this one
derive from
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to come or develop from somethinf
The words politics is derived from Greek word city
clandestine
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done secretly
I participate in clandestine meetings
consist in
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To have sth as the main or part feature
Life does not consist in eating and sleeping only
destitute
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lack of money or home
Many destitute people are living in the streets
fend for oneself
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to take care of oneself without any help
When I was 10 I could fend for myself
galore
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large in quantities
I have friends galore
infidel
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An offensive way of referring to somebody who does not believe in what the speaker considers to be true religion
I condemn all the infidels
pip
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a small hard seed in some type of fruits or a dot on the domino
I found some pips in my apple
tremor
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slight shaking because of fear or cold
There was a tremor in my country
bogus
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pretending to be real
I was a bogus policeman
dole
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Money paid by state to unemployed people
There was a huge dole queue on Monday
fleece
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to charge sb a lot
As a tourist I always thwart people getting fleeced
grumble
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to complain
synonyms: rumble (stomach)
Cease grumbling at this topic
scrapbook
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A book with empty pages where you can stick pictures etc
I gave her a scrapbook
billow
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to fill with air
The space was billowed with smoke
effigy
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A statue of famous person
Effigy of Donald Trump
entomb
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To bury someone to cover someone completely
I've seen so many people entombed
extortion
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To get monry by threatening
Thugs often use extortion
insurgent
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Fighting against the government
Insurgent troops
eventide
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evening
Let us do this at the eventide
keel
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fall over sideways
I nearly keeled over yesterday
harlot
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female prostitute
I work as a harlot
ore
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rock or earth from which metal can be obtain
Smelting ore with charcoal
preposterous
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Unreasonable and shocking
That decision was preposterous
receptive
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willing to listen and accept new things
I always tell people to be more receptive
spontaneity
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quality of being spontaneous
It requires some type of spontaneity
treble
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three of something
I do not think we will winnthe treble
artisan
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Someone who is skillful with their hands
I was the bread artisan
curdle
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When liquid curdles it seperates into solid and liquid parts
Milk starts to curdle after 10 minutes
espionage
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spying
I have respect for espionage
indigo
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dark blue colour
Indigo is luscious
assailant
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person who attacks sb
There were two assailants
dabble
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to take interest in something but not seriously
I just dabble in playing CS GO
hearty
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of a meal or apettite or of an energetic person
Stasiek is really hearty on a daily basis
leper
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A person that people avoid cause that person has done something
I was somewhat of a leper in primary school
orchard
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a piece of land with fruit trees
My girlfriend has orchard galore
bale
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large amount of something soft
bale of hay
chute
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a pipe through which people may slide
We are going to build a chute
offset
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one cost in order to reduce or cancel the other
What would you do to offset the increase of taxes
plummet
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to fall suddenly
The prices plummeted down
abate
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To become less strong
We h wait till his anger abaits
aberration
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the fact or a way of behaving that is not usual and rather unacceptable
Childless women are aberrarions
adulation
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The great praise or admiration
Band enjoys immense adulation
adultery
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the fact of having sex as being married with someome who is not your spouse
My father commited adultery
aggregate
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total amoun of small pieces put together
A record aggregate of 285 points
algea
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very simple plants
My feet was covered with algea
alias
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Used when someone goes by a different name
I have an alias it is sikor
alumnus
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a former male student of college or school
I am the alumnus of highschool
amplifier
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Device to make the sound louder
We might need the amplifier for the party
antics
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ridiculous behaviour
His antics is widely acceptable
atrophy
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getting weak because of lack of blood
I am suffering from atrophy
avarice
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desire for money
Avarice will always be a thing
august
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impressive
Their performance are august
beguile
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to attrackt sb or trick sb into soing something
He was beguiled by her beauty
bicker
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To argue about sth petty
Do not bicker about that now
brash
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Confident in an agressive way
They seem brash
baseline
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The starting point of something
The baseline was 60 kilos
bloodhound
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The dog that tracks people
People used to use bloodhounds to look for people
beau
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Woman's lover
Find yourself a beau
backlash
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Negative response by a large number of people
That decision raised the backlash
barrage
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Loads of something
Barrage of questions
bereaved
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someone whose relative has just died
My girlfriend is bereaved
bionic
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having superstrength, artificial limbs
My husband is bionic
bludgeon
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to hit sb hard repeatedly
Some slut has been bludgeoned to death
boardwalk
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Wooden floor by the beach
We held hands on the boardwalk
boggle
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to be slow to accept sth because you are surprised
bohemian
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Someone who is eccentric and unconventional
diffuse
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to spread widely
Gas quickly diffused into the space
exude
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To show that you have a lot of it
I always try to exude confidence especially in public
kernel
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modt important part of sth or inner part of the seed
The kernel of her speech was not to give up
innermost
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most private
He unveiled my innermost secrets
intersect
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To cross eachother
This land intersects the woods
contingent on
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Group of people that have sth in common
My focus is contingent on the circumstences
enshrine
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to make a law respected
Your rights are enshrined in the law
forgo
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to to without
We decided to forgo without the dinner
dregs
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Leftovers at the bottom of a cup
I never drink dregs of my coffee
creeper
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Plant that grows along the ground
There is someone standing by the creeper
cobbler
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person who repairs shoes
I wish I were a cobbler

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