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to organize or change something so that it has the right relationship to something else
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align
too big and does not work effectively
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bloated
the violent killing of many people at one time
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bloodbath
to talk too proudly about your abilities, achievements, or possessions
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boast
a situation in which someone gains control of a company by buying all or most of its shares
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buyout
proving or showing that someone has done something very bad or wrong
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damning
if your chances of success in the future are dim, they are not good
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dim
if a company divests, it sells some of its assets, investments etc
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divest
fake, made to look like a real material or object in order to deceive people
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dud
a sum of money given to a college, hospital etc to provide it with an income, or the act of giving this money
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endowment
to improve the quality of something, especially by adding things to it or to make someone richer
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enrich
a name given to Death in stories and literature. He is shown in pictures as a human skeleton in long black clothes that also cover his head, carrying a large scythe (=a tool for cutting crops)
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grim reaper
severe, cruel, or unkind
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harsh
to put a lot of things on top of each other in an untidy way
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heap
to bring people together in a large group
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herd
a problem or difficulty that you must deal with before you can achieve something
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hurdle
to develop a new appearance or change into something else, or to make something do this
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morph
to be more successful than someone or something else
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outperform
to suddenly and quickly decrease in value or amount
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plummet
someone who supports something or persuades people to do something
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proponent
change (something) so much that it appears to be entirely new
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reinvent
to make someone have a problem that is difficult
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saddle
extremely great or surprising
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staggering
a reason, argument etc that is based on what is reasonable or sensible
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valid
when the fund has its final “close” and stops fund-raising
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vintage year

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