Mt2

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resemble

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to look like or be like someone or something

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You resemble your mother very closely.

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envelope

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a flat paper container with a sealable flap, used to enclose a letter or document.

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I folded the letter in half and put it in an envelope.

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exposure

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the fact of experiencing something or being affected by it because of being in a particular situation or place:

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Even a brief exposure to radiation is very dangerous.

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prohibit

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to officially refuse to allow something:

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Motor vehicles are prohibited from driving in the town centre.

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restrain

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to control the actions or behaviour of someone by force, especially in orderto stop them from doing something, or to limit the growth or force of something:

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When he started fighting, it took four police officers to restrain him.

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conventional

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traditional and ordinary:

Hint 6

a conventional wedding

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confrontation

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a hostile or argumentative meeting or situation between opposing parties

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çatışma

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vice versa

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used to say that what you have just said is also true in the opposite order:

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He doesn't trust her, and vice versa (= she also doesn't trust him).

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impose

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to officially force a rule, tax, punishment, etc. to be obeyed or received:

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very high taxes have recently been imposed on cigarettes.

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precipitate

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to make something happen suddenly or sooner than expected:

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An invasion would certainly precipitate a political crisis.

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dowdy

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(especially of clothes or the person wearing them) not attractive or fashionable:

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She looked dowdy and plain.

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intimate

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having, or being likely to cause, a very close friendship or personal or sexualrelationship:

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He's become very intimate with an actress.

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repress

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to not allow something, especially feelings, to be expressed:

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He repressed a sudden desire to cry.

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inhibit

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to prevent someone from doing something by making them feel nervous or embarrassed :

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Some workers were inhibited (from speaking) by the presence of their managers.

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reprieve

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an official order that stops or delays the punishment, especially by death, of a prisoner:

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moral

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relating to the standards of good or bad behaviour, fairness, honesty, etc. that each person believes in, rather than to laws:

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It's her moral obligation to tell the police what she knows.

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profoundly

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deeply or extremely:

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Society has changed so profoundly over the last 50 years.

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repudiate

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to refuse to accept something or someone as true, good, or reasonable:

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He repudiated the allegation/charge/claim that he had tried to deceive them.

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exert

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to use something such as authority, power, influence, etc. in order to make something happen:

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If you were to exert your influence they might change their decision.

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virtue

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a good moral quality in a person, or the general quality of being morally good:

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Patience is a virtue.

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conceive

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to become pregnant, or to cause a baby to begin to form:

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Do you know exactly when you conceived?

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transmission

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the process of passing something from one person or place to another:

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the transmission of disease

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legitimate

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allowed by law:

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The army must give power back to the legitimate government.

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abomination

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something that you dislike and disapprove of:

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Cruelty to animals is an abomination.

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retain

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to keep or continue to have something:

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She has lost her battle to retain control of the company.

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deteriotion

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the process or fact of becoming worse:

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We cannot allow continued deterioration of our production standards.

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tackle

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to try to deal with something or someone:

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There are many ways of tackling this problem.

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assess

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to judge or decide the amount, value, quality, or importance of something:

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The insurers will need to assess the flood damage.

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vulnerable

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able to be easily physically, emotionally, or mentally hurt, influenced, or attacked:

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Tourists are more vulnerable to attack, because they do not know which areas of the city to avoid

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heredity

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the process by which characteristics are given from a parent to their childthrough the genes:

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Diet and exercise can influence a person's weight, but heredity is also a factor.

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substitude

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to use something or someone instead of another thing or person:

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You can substitute oil for butter in this recipe.

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undergo

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to experience something that is unpleasant or something that involves a change:

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She underwent an operation on a tumour in her left lung last year.

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serenity

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peaceful and calm; worried by nothing:

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She has a lovely serene face.

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initial

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of or at the beginning:

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cope

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to deal successfully with a difficult situation:

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It must be really hard to cope with three young children and a job.

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withhold

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to refuse to give something or to keep back something:

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During the trial, the prosecution was accused of withholding crucial evidence from the defence

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formidable

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causing you to have fear or respect for something or someone because that thing or person is large, powerful, or difficult:

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a formidable adversary/enemy/opponent

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exempt (from)

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to excuse someone or something from a duty, payment, etc.:

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Small businesses have been exempted from the tax increase.

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adopt

adopt the alternative option/a policy/an approach

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to accept or start to use something new:

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I think it's time to adopt a different strategy in my dealings with him.

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eventual

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happening or existing at a later time or at the end, especially after a lot ofeffort, problems, etc.:

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The Dukes were the eventual winners of the competition.

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discard

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to throw something away or get rid of it because you no longer want or need it:

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Discarded food containers and bottles littered the streets.

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convenient

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suitable for your purposes and needs and causing the least difficulty:

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Our local shop has very convenient opening hours.

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remote

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slight:

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a remote possibility

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irrational

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not using reason or clear thinking:

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It's totally irrational, but I'm frightened of mice.

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legitimate

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allowed by law:

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The army must give power back to the legitimate government.

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retain

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to keep or continue to have something:

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She has lost her battle to retain control of the company.

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deteriote

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to become worse:

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She was taken into hospital last week when her condition suddenly deteriorated.

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intensify

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to become greater, more serious, or more extreme, or to make something do this:

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fighting around the capital has intensified in the las few hours.

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assess

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to judge or decide the amount, value, quality, or importance of something:

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the insurers will need to asses the damage.

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accuse(of)

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to say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind:

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he's been accused of murder

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mature

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A mature decision is one that is made after a lot of careful thought:

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upon mature reflection, we find the accused guilty.

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reside

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to live, have your home, or stay in a place:

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The family now resides in southern France

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fundamental

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forming the base, from which everything else develops:

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we need to make fundamental changes in which we treat our environment

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approve

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to have a positive opinion of someone or something:

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he doesn't approve of my friends

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commitment

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a willingness to give your time and energy to something that youbelieve in, or a promise or firm decision to do something:

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her commitment to left-wing politics/the cause of feminism/the company

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foster

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to encourage the development or growth of ideas or feelings:

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I'm trying to foster an interest in classical music in my children.

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profound

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felt or experienced very strongly or in an extreme way:

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His mother's death when he was aged six had a very profound effect on him.

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promote

to promote positive social values

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further the progress of (something, especially a cause, venture, or aim); support or actively encourage.

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some regulation is still required to promote competition

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interact

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to communicate with or react to:

Hint 59

characters interact with each other

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formidable

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causing you to have fear or respect for something or someone because that thing or person is large, powerful, or difficult:

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formidable fighters

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superficial

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never thinking about things that are serious orimportant:

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a superficial sense of failure

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succesive

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happening one after the other without any break:

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It was the team's fourth successive defeat.