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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