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Academic Vocabulary

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sentences, pronunciation or a Chinese translation.

List 1

1. analyse DefinitionExample

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2. analysis DefinitionExample


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3. approach DefinitionExample


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4. area DefinitionExample


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5. assess DefinitionExample


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6. assume DefinitionExample


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7. authority DefinitionExample


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8. available DefinitionExample


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9. benefit DefinitionExample


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10. concept DefinitionExample


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11. consist DefinitionExample


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constituteDefinition

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13. context DefinitionExample


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14. contract DefinitionExample


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15. create DefinitionExample


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16. data DefinitionExample


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17. define DefinitionExample


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18. derive DefinitionExample


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19. distribute DefinitionExample


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20. economy DefinitionExample


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21.

environmentDefinition

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22. establish DefinitionExample


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23. estimate DefinitionExample


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24. evident DefinitionExample


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25. export DefinitionExample


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26. factor DefinitionExample


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27. finance DefinitionExample


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28. formula DefinitionExample


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29. function DefinitionExample


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30. identify DefinitionExample


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31. income DefinitionExample


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32. indicate DefinitionExample


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33.

individualDefinition

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34. interpret DefinitionExample


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35.

interpretationDefinition

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36. involve DefinitionExample


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37. issue DefinitionExample


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38. labour DefinitionExample


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39. legal DefinitionExample


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40. legislate DefinitionExample


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41. major DefinitionExample


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42. method DefinitionExample


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43. occur DefinitionExample


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44. percent DefinitionExample


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45. period DefinitionExample


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46. policy DefinitionExample


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47. principle DefinitionExample


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48. proceed DefinitionExample


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49. process DefinitionExample


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50. require DefinitionExample


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51. research DefinitionExample


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52. respond DefinitionExample


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53. role DefinitionExample


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54. section DefinitionExample


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55. sector DefinitionExample


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significantDefinition

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57. similar DefinitionExample


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58. source DefinitionExample


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59. specific DefinitionExample


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60. structure DefinitionExample


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61. theory DefinitionExample


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62. vary DefinitionExample


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1. achieve DefinitionExample


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2. acquire DefinitionExample


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administrateDefinition

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4. affect DefinitionExample


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5.

appropriateDefinition

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6. aspect DefinitionExample


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7. assist DefinitionExample


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8. category DefinitionExample


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9. chapter DefinitionExample


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commissionDefinition

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communityDefinition

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complexDefinition

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13.

computeDefinition

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14.

concludeDefinition

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15. conduct DefinitionExample


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16.

consequentDefinition

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17.

constructDefinition

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18.

consumeDefinition

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19. credit DefinitionExample


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20. culture DefinitionExample


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21. design DefinitionExample


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22. distinct DefinitionExample


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23. element DefinitionExample


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24. equate DefinitionExample


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25. evaluate DefinitionExample


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26. feature DefinitionExample


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27. final DefinitionExample


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28. focus DefinitionExample


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29. impact DefinitionExample


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30. injure DefinitionExample


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31. institute DefinitionExample


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32. invest DefinitionExample


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33. item DefinitionExample


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34. journal DefinitionExample


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maintainDefinition

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36. normal DefinitionExample


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37. obtain DefinitionExample


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participateDefinition

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39. perceive DefinitionExample


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40. positive DefinitionExample


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potentialDefinition

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previousDefinition

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43. primary DefinitionExample


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44.

purchaseDefinition

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45. range DefinitionExample


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46. region DefinitionExample


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47. regulate DefinitionExample


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48. relevant DefinitionExample


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49. reside DefinitionExample


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50.

resourceDefinition

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51. restrict DefinitionExample


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52. secure DefinitionExample


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53. seek DefinitionExample


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54. select DefinitionExample


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55. site DefinitionExample


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56. strategy DefinitionExample


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57. survey DefinitionExample


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58. text DefinitionExample


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traditionDefinition

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60. transfer DefinitionExample


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1. alternative DefinitionExample


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circumstanceDefinition

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3. comment DefinitionExample


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compensateDefinition

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componentDefinition

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6. consent DefinitionExample


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considerableDefinition

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8. constant DefinitionExample


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9. constrain DefinitionExample


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contributeDefinition

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11. convene DefinitionExample


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12.

coordinateDefinition

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13. core DefinitionExample


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corporateDefinition

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correspondDefinition

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16. criteria DefinitionExample


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17. deduce DefinitionExample


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demonstrateDefinition

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documentDefinition

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20.

dominateDefinition

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21. emphasis DefinitionExample


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22. ensure DefinitionExample


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23. exclude DefinitionExample


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frameworkDefinition

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25. fund DefinitionExample


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26. illustrate DefinitionExample


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immigrateDefinition

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28. imply DefinitionExample


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29. initial DefinitionExample


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30. instance DefinitionExample


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31. interact DefinitionExample


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32. justify DefinitionExample


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33. layer DefinitionExample


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34. link DefinitionExample


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35. locate DefinitionExample


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maximiseDefinition

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37. minor DefinitionExample


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38. negate DefinitionExample


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39. outcome DefinitionExample


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40. partner DefinitionExample


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philosophyDefinition

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42. physical DefinitionExample


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proportionDefinition

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44. publish DefinitionExample


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45. react DefinitionExample


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46. register DefinitionExample


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47. rely DefinitionExample


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48. remove DefinitionExample


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49. scheme DefinitionExample


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50. sequence DefinitionExample


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51. sex DefinitionExample


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52. shift DefinitionExample


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53. specify DefinitionExample


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54. sufficient DefinitionExample


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55. task DefinitionExample


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56. technical DefinitionExample


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techniqueDefinition

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technologyDefinition

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59. valid DefinitionExample


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60. volume DefinitionExample


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1. access DefinitionExample


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2. adequate DefinitionExample


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3. annual DefinitionExample


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4. apparent DefinitionExample


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approximateDefinition

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6. attitude DefinitionExample


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7. attribute DefinitionExample


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8. civil DefinitionExample


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9. code DefinitionExample


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10. commit DefinitionExample


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communicateDefinition

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concentrateDefinition

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13. confer DefinitionExample


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14. contrast DefinitionExample


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15. cycle DefinitionExample


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16. debate DefinitionExample


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17. despite DefinitionExample


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dimensionDefinition

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19. domestic DefinitionExample


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20. emerge DefinitionExample


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21. error DefinitionExample


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22. ethnic DefinitionExample


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23. goal DefinitionExample


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24. grant DefinitionExample


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25. hence DefinitionExample


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hypothesisDefinition

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implementDefinition

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28. implicate DefinitionExample


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29. impose DefinitionExample


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30. integrate DefinitionExample


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31. internal DefinitionExample


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investigateDefinition

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33. job DefinitionExample


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34. label DefinitionExample


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mechanismDefinition

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36. obvious DefinitionExample


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37. occupy DefinitionExample


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38. option DefinitionExample


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39. output DefinitionExample


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40. overall DefinitionExample


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41. parallel DefinitionExample


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parameterDefinition

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43. phase DefinitionExample


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44. predict DefinitionExample


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45. principal DefinitionExample


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46. prior DefinitionExample


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professionalDefinition

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48. project DefinitionExample


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49. promote DefinitionExample


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50. regime DefinitionExample


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51. resolve DefinitionExample


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52. retain DefinitionExample


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53. series DefinitionExample


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54. statistic DefinitionExample


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55. status DefinitionExample


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56. stress DefinitionExample


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subsequentDefinition

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58. sum DefinitionExample


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59. summary DefinitionExample


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undertakeDefinition

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1. academy DefinitionExample


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2. adjust DefinitionExample


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3. alter DefinitionExample


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4. amend DefinitionExample


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5. aware DefinitionExample


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6. capacity DefinitionExample


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7. challenge DefinitionExample


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8. clause DefinitionExample


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compoundDefinition

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10. conflict DefinitionExample


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11. consult DefinitionExample


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12. contact DefinitionExample


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13. decline DefinitionExample


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14. discrete DefinitionExample


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15. draft DefinitionExample


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16. enable DefinitionExample


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17. energy DefinitionExample


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18. enforce DefinitionExample


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19. entity DefinitionExample


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equivalentDefinition

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21. evolve DefinitionExample


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22. expand DefinitionExample


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23. expose DefinitionExample


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24. external DefinitionExample


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25. facilitate DefinitionExample


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fundamentalDefinition

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27. generate DefinitionExample


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28.

generationDefinition

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29. image DefinitionExample


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30. liberal DefinitionExample


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31. licence DefinitionExample


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32. logic DefinitionExample


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33. margin DefinitionExample


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34. medical DefinitionExample


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35. mental DefinitionExample


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36. modify DefinitionExample


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37. monitor DefinitionExample


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38. network DefinitionExample


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39. notion DefinitionExample


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objectiveDefinition

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41. orient DefinitionExample


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perspectiveDefinition

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43. precise DefinitionExample


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44. prime DefinitionExample


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45.

psychologyDefinition

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46. pursue DefinitionExample


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47. ratio DefinitionExample


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48. reject DefinitionExample


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49. revenue DefinitionExample


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50. stable DefinitionExample


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51. style DefinitionExample


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substituteDefinition

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53. sustain DefinitionExample


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54. symbol DefinitionExample


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55. target DefinitionExample


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56. transit DefinitionExample


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57. trend DefinitionExample


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58. version DefinitionExample


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59. welfare DefinitionExample


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60. whereas DefinitionExample


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1. abstract DefinitionExample


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2. accurate DefinitionExample


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acknowledgeDefinition

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4. aggregate DefinitionExample


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5. allocate DefinitionExample


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6. assign DefinitionExample


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7. attach DefinitionExample


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8. author DefinitionExample


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9. bond DefinitionExample


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10. brief DefinitionExample


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11. capable DefinitionExample


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12. cite DefinitionExample


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cooperateDefinition

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discriminateDefinition

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15. display DefinitionExample


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16. diverse DefinitionExample


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17. domain DefinitionExample


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18. edit DefinitionExample


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19. enhance DefinitionExample


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20. estate DefinitionExample


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21. exceed DefinitionExample


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22. expert DefinitionExample


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23. explicit DefinitionExample


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24. federal DefinitionExample


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25. fee DefinitionExample


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26. flexible DefinitionExample


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furthermoreDefinition

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28. gender DefinitionExample


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29. ignorant DefinitionExample


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30. incentive DefinitionExample


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incidenceDefinition

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incorporateDefinition

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33. index DefinitionExample


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34. inhibit DefinitionExample


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35. initiate DefinitionExample


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36. input DefinitionExample


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37. instruct DefinitionExample


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38.

intelligenceDefinition

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39. interval DefinitionExample


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40. lecture DefinitionExample


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41. migrate DefinitionExample


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minimumDefinition

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43. ministry DefinitionExample


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44. motive DefinitionExample


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45. neutral DefinitionExample


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46.

neverthelessDefinition

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47. overseas DefinitionExample


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48. precede DefinitionExample


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49. presume DefinitionExample


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50. rational DefinitionExample


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51. recover DefinitionExample


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52. reveal DefinitionExample


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53. scope DefinitionExample


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54. subsidy DefinitionExample


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55. tape DefinitionExample


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56. trace DefinitionExample


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transformDefinition

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58. transport DefinitionExample


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59. underlie DefinitionExample


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60. utilise DefinitionExample


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1. adapt DefinitionExample


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2. adult DefinitionExample


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3. advocate DefinitionExample


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4. aid DefinitionExample


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5. channel DefinitionExample


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6. chemical DefinitionExample


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7. classic DefinitionExample


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comprehensiveDefinition

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9. comprise DefinitionExample


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10. confirm DefinitionExample


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11. contrary DefinitionExample


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12. convert DefinitionExample


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13. couple DefinitionExample


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14. decade DefinitionExample


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15. definite DefinitionExample


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16. deny DefinitionExample


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differentiateDefinition

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18. dispose DefinitionExample


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19. dynamic DefinitionExample


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20. eliminate DefinitionExample


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21. empirical DefinitionExample


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22. equip DefinitionExample


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23. extract DefinitionExample


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24. file DefinitionExample


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25. finite DefinitionExample


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26. foundation DefinitionExample


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27. globe DefinitionExample


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28. grade DefinitionExample


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29. guarantee DefinitionExample


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30. hierarchy DefinitionExample


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31. identical DefinitionExample


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32. ideology DefinitionExample


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33. infer DefinitionExample


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34. innovate DefinitionExample


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35. insert DefinitionExample


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36. intervene DefinitionExample


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37. isolate DefinitionExample


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38. media DefinitionExample


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39. mode DefinitionExample


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40. paradigm DefinitionExample


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phenomenonDefinition

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42. priority DefinitionExample


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43. prohibit DefinitionExample


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44.

publicationDefinition

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45. quote DefinitionExample


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46. release DefinitionExample


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47. reverse DefinitionExample


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48. simulate DefinitionExample


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49. sole DefinitionExample


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50. somewhat DefinitionExample


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51. submit DefinitionExample


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52. successor DefinitionExample


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53. survive DefinitionExample


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54. thesis DefinitionExample


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55. topic DefinitionExample


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56. transmit DefinitionExample


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57. ultimate DefinitionExample


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58. unique DefinitionExample


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59. visible DefinitionExample


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60. voluntary DefinitionExample


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1. abandon DefinitionExample


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2. accompany DefinitionExample


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accumulateDefinition

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4. ambiguous DefinitionExample


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5. append DefinitionExample


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6. appreciate DefinitionExample


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7. arbitrary DefinitionExample


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8. automate DefinitionExample


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9. bias DefinitionExample


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10. chart DefinitionExample


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11. clarify DefinitionExample


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12.

commodityDefinition

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complementDefinition

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14. conform DefinitionExample


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15.

contemporaryDefinition

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contradictDefinition

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17. crucial DefinitionExample


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18. currency DefinitionExample


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19. denote DefinitionExample


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20. detect DefinitionExample


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21. deviate DefinitionExample


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22. displace DefinitionExample


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23. drama DefinitionExample


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24. eventual DefinitionExample


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25. exhibit DefinitionExample


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26. exploit DefinitionExample


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27. fluctuate DefinitionExample


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28. guideline DefinitionExample


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29. highlight DefinitionExample


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30. implicit DefinitionExample


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31. induce DefinitionExample


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32. inevitable DefinitionExample


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33.

infrastructureDefinition

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34. inspect DefinitionExample


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35. intense DefinitionExample


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manipulateDefinition

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37. minimise DefinitionExample


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38. nuclear DefinitionExample


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39. offset DefinitionExample


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40. paragraph DefinitionExample


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41. plus DefinitionExample


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practitionerDefinition

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predominantDefinition

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44. prospect DefinitionExample


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45. radical DefinitionExample


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46. random DefinitionExample


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47. reinforce DefinitionExample


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48. restore DefinitionExample


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49. revise DefinitionExample


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50. schedule DefinitionExample


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51. tense DefinitionExample


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52. terminate DefinitionExample


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53. theme DefinitionExample


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54. thereby DefinitionExample


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55. uniform DefinitionExample


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56. vehicle DefinitionExample


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57. via DefinitionExample


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58. virtual DefinitionExample


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59. visual DefinitionExample


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widespreadDefinition

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accommodateDefinition

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2. analogy DefinitionExample


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3. anticipate DefinitionExample


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4. assure DefinitionExample


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5. attain DefinitionExample


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6. behalf DefinitionExample


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7. bulk DefinitionExample


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8. cease DefinitionExample


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9. coherent DefinitionExample


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10. coincide DefinitionExample


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commenceDefinition

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compatibleDefinition

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concurrentDefinition

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14. confine DefinitionExample


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controversyDefinition

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16. converse DefinitionExample


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17. device DefinitionExample


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18. devote DefinitionExample


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19. diminish DefinitionExample


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20. distort DefinitionExample


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21. duration DefinitionExample


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22. erode DefinitionExample


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23. ethic DefinitionExample


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24. format DefinitionExample


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25. founded DefinitionExample


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26. inherent DefinitionExample


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27. insight DefinitionExample


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28. integral DefinitionExample


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intermediateDefinition

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30. manual DefinitionExample


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31. mature DefinitionExample


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32. mediate DefinitionExample


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33. medium DefinitionExample


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34. military DefinitionExample


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35. minimal DefinitionExample


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36. mutual DefinitionExample


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37. norm DefinitionExample


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38. overlap DefinitionExample


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39. passive DefinitionExample


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40. portion DefinitionExample


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preliminaryDefinition

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42. protocol DefinitionExample


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43.

qualitativeDefinition

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44. refine DefinitionExample


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45. relax DefinitionExample


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46. restrain DefinitionExample


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47.

revolutionDefinition

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48. rigid DefinitionExample


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49. route DefinitionExample


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50. scenario DefinitionExample


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51. sphere DefinitionExample


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subordinateDefinition

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Translation

53.

supplementDefinition

Example


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Translation

54. suspend DefinitionExample


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Translation

55. team DefinitionExample


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Translation

56.

temporaryDefinition

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Translation


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57. trigger DefinitionExample


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Translation

58. unify DefinitionExample


Chinese

Translation

59. violate DefinitionExample


Chinese

Translation

60. vision DefinitionExample


Chinese

Translation

List 10

1. adjacent DefinitionExample


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Translation

2. albeit DefinitionExample


Chinese

Translation

3. assemble DefinitionExample


Chinese

Translation

4. collapse DefinitionExample


Chinese

Translation

5. colleague DefinitionExample


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Translation

6. compile DefinitionExample


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Translation

7. conceive DefinitionExample


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Translation

8. convince DefinitionExample


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Translation

9. depress DefinitionExample


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Translation

10. encounter DefinitionExample


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Translation

11. enormous DefinitionExample


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Translation


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12. forthcoming DefinitionExample


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Translation

13. incline DefinitionExample


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Translation

14. integrity DefinitionExample


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Translation

15. intrinsic DefinitionExample


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Translation

16. invoke DefinitionExample


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Translation

17. levy DefinitionExample


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Translation

18. likewise DefinitionExample


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Translation

19. nonetheless DefinitionExample


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Translation

20.

notwithstandingDefinition

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Translation

21. odd DefinitionExample


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Translation

22. ongoing DefinitionExample


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Translation

23. panel DefinitionExample


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Translation

24. persist DefinitionExample


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Translation

25. pose DefinitionExample


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Translation

26. reluctance DefinitionExample


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Translation

27. so-called DefinitionExample


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Translation

28.

straightforwardDefinition

Example


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Translation


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29. undergo DefinitionExample


Chinese

Translation

30. whereby DefinitionExample


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Translation

Note: These words are from the Academic Word list (adapted from

Coxhead 2000) at

http://www.uni-trier.de/uni/fb2/anglistik/Projekte/stubbs/awl.htm

hits since 30 May 2003.

Last updated on 02 March 2011.

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