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granted
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(even) if; assuming
misconception
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an understanding of something that is wrong
bloodletting
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in the past, a medical treatment in which blood was taken from a person who wasill
withdrawal
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withdrawal in English
the act or process of taking something away
phlegm
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a thick substance in your nose and throat that is produced when you have a cold
yellow bile
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the bitter, yellow liquid produced by the liver that helps to digest fat
associate
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to connect someone or something in your mind with someone or something else:
beneficial
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helpful, useful, or good:
phrenology
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in the past, the study of the size and shape of the skull (= the bones that cover the brain) in order to find out about a person's character or abilities
traits
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a particular characteristic that can produce a particular type of behaviour
primarily
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mainly
electrify
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to make a machine or system operate using electricity when it did not before
occur
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(especially of accidents and other unexpected events) to happen
fuse
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a small safety part in an electrical device or piece of machinery that causes it to stop working if the electric current is too high, and so prevents fires or other dangers:
obtain
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to get something, especially by asking for it, buying it, working for it, or producing it from something else
falsify
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to change something, such as a document, in order to deceive people:
fusion
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an occasion when two or more things join or are combined
leech
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a type of worm that lives in wet places and fastens itself onto the bodies of humans and animals to feed on their blood

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