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epidemic
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affecting or tending to affect a disportionately large number of individuals within a population, community, or region at the same time
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The AIDS epidemic began in the 1980s.
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obstacle
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something that impedes progress or achievement
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A lack of business experience is often a major obstacle to finding a job.
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diagnosis
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the art or act of identifying a disease from its signs and symptoms
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Early diagnosis is crucial for appropriate treatment.
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perspective
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a view of something
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Will also have time to see the ruins from a historical perspective.
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dispute
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to engage in argument
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To dispute a proposal.
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tribute
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a payment by one ruler or nation to another in acknowledgment of submission or as the price of protection
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I would to pay tribute to them too.
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emission
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an act or instance of emitting
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Britain wants to cut co2 emissions by 69 percent by 2050.
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circulation
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orderly movement through a circuit
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Circulation of blood.
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statistics
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a branch of mathematics dealing with the collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of masses of numerical data
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All they are allowed to do is compile statistics from the information provided.
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consistency
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degree of firmness, density, viscosity, or resistance to movement or separation of constituent particles
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You may wish to add a little oil or margarine to the mash to give a creamy consistency.
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literacy
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the quality or state of being literate
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Literacy supports lessons.
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disorder
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to disturb the order of
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Looking for ways to support people with eating disorder s in East Suffolk.
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compensation
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payment or gift for something done, like work.
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Who Is or should be entitled to claim such compensation?
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ban
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to prohibit especially by legal means
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Ban smoking in the restaurants!
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petition
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an earnest request
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Students should also be asked to sign a petition in support of the pay claim.
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infrastructure
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the underlying foundation or basic framework
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The need to rebuilt a media infrastructure from the bottom up is clearly evident.
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congestion
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to concentrate in a small or narrow space
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commute
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to travel regularly by bus, train, car, etc. between your place of work and your home
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administration
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the activities that are done in order to plan, organize and run a business, school or other institution
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consensus
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an opinion that all members of a group agree with
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executive
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a person who has an important job as a manager of a company or an organization
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initiative
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a new plan for dealing with a particular problem or for achieving a particular purpose
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competence
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the ability to do something well
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surplus
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an amount that is extra or more than you need
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critic
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a person who expresses opinions about the good and bad qualities of books, music, etc
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expertise
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expert knowledge or skill in a particular subject, activity or job
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triumph
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a great success, achievement or victory
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hunch
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to bend the top part of your body forward and raise your shoulders and back
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compliment
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a remark that expresses praise or admiration of somebody
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incentive
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something that encourages you to do something
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clause
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a group of words that includes a subject and a verb, and forms a sentence or part of a sentence
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collision
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an accident in which two vehicles or people crash into each other
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solitude
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the state of being alone
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promotion
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a move to a more important job or rank in a company or an organization
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virtue
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behavior or attitudes that show high moral standards
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condolence
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sympathy that you feel for somebody when a person in their family or that they know well has died
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conservation
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the protection of the natural environment
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anatomy
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the scientific study of the structure of human or animal bodies
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inquiry
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an act of asking for information
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punctuality
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happening or doing something at the arranged or correct time
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fatigue
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a feeling of being extremely tired
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subsidy
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money that is paid by a government or an organization to reduce the costs of services or of producing goods so that their prices can be kept low
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dismissal
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the act of dismissing somebody from their job
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scheme
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a plan or system for doing or organizing something
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remedy
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a way of dealing with or improving an unpleasant or difficult situation
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capacity
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the number of things or people that a container or space can hold
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hospitality
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friendly and generous behavior towards guests
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controversy
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public discussion and argument about something that many people strongly disagree about
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ingredient
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one of the things from which something is made
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exile
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the state of being sent to live in another country that is not your own
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mourning
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sadness that you show and feel because somebody has died
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flaw
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a mistake in something that means that it is not correct or does not work correctly
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dialect
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the form of a language that is spoken in one area with grammar
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suspect
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to have an idea that something is probably true or likely to happen
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recognition
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the act of remembering who somebody is when you see them
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correspondence
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the letters a person sends and receives
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sanction
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an official order that limits trade
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premonition
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a feeling that something is going to happen
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turbulence
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a situation in which there is a lot of sudden change
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discretion
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the freedom or power to decide what should be done in a particular situation
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counterpart
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a person or thing that has the same position or function as somebody/something else in a different place or situation
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erosion
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the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents
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archive
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a collection of historical documents or records of a government, a family, a place or an organization; the place where these records are stored
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hub
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the central and most important part of a particular place or activity
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strain
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pressure on somebody/something because they have too much to do or manage
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efficiency
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the quality of doing something well with no waste of time or money
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composure
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the state of being calm and in control of your feelings or behaviour
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shortcoming
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a fault in somebody's character, a plan, a system, etc
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a plan, a system, etc
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existence
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the state or fact of being real or living or of being present
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sector
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a part of an area of activity, especially of a country's economy
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dismay
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the amount by which money spent or owed is greater than money earned in a particular period of time
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deficit
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a worried, sad feeling after you have received an unpleasant surprise
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therapy
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the treatment of a physical problem or an illness
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ventilation
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to allow fresh air to enter and move around a room, building, etc
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manuscript
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a copy of a book, piece of music, etc. before it has been printed
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conviction
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the act of finding somebody guilty of a crime in court
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friction
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the action of one object or surface moving against another
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blunder
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a stupid or careless mistake
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preservative
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a substance used to prevent food or wood from decaying
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consequence
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a result of something that has happened
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molecule
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the smallest unit, consisting of a group of atoms, into which a substance can be divided without a change in its chemical nature
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dosage
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an amount of something, usually a medicine or a drug, that is taken regularly over a particular period of time
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