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levy

Impose (a tax or fine).

affect

Have an effect on; make a difference to.

harsh

Severe or cruel.

autopsy

A postmortem examination to discover the cause of death or the extent of disease.

obstacles

A thing that blocks one's way or prevents or hinders progress.

civic

Relating to the duties or responsibilities of citizens.

kitten

A young cat.

ecological

Relating to or concerned with the relation of living organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.

aquatic

Relating to water.

maximize

Make as large or great as possible.

lantern

A portable lamp

obsessively

To an excessive degree; compulsively.

audacious

Showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks.

fringe

The marginal or extreme part of a group

inequity

Lack of fairness or justice.

flaw

A mark or other imperfection that mars a substance or surface.

emulate

Match or surpass (a person or achievement)

schisms

A split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties

utter

Complete; absolute.

newly

Recently; lately.

grants

Agree to give or allow (something requested) to.

elaborate

Involving many carefully arranged parts or details; detailed and complicated in design and planning.

imported

Brought (goods or services) into a country from abroad for sale.

precipitation

the action or process of precipitating a substance from a solution.

breast

Either of the two soft. functioning for milk secretion.

demise

A person's death.

longitude

The angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian at Greenwich

gravity

The force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth

myth

A traditional story and typically involving supernatural beings or events.

pivotal

Of crucial importance in relation to the development or success of something else.

persist

Continue firmly or obstinately in an opinion or a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition.

hybrid

Something of mixed origin or composition.

bolster

Support or strengthen; prop up.

peer

A person of the same age

diligence

Careful and persistent work or effort.

foragers

A person or animal that searches widely for food or provisions.

quantum

A discrete quantity of energy proportional in magnitude to the frequency of the radiation it represents.

rival

A person or thing competing with another for the same objective

hive

A communal structure in which some social insects

least

Smallest in amount or significance.

crime

An action or omission that constitutes an offense and is punishable by law.

absurd

Wildly unreasonableor inappropriate.

occurred

Take place; happen.

reliable

Consistently good in quality or performance; able to be trusted.

disruptive

Causing disruption or disturbance.

control

The power to influence or direct people's behavior or the course of events.

reckon

Be of the opinion; think.

commodity

A raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought and sold

botany

the scientific study of plants, including their physiology, structure, genetics, ecology,

fatalities

An occurrence of death by accident or from disease.

neural

Relating to nerves or the nervous system.

accommodate

Provide lodging or sufficient space for.

colonial

Relating to or characteristic of a colony or colonies.

diversity

The state of being diverse; variety.

millennia

A period of a thousand years.

entire

Whole; complete.

entail

Involve (something) as a necessary or inevitable part or consequence.

character

The mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual.

boost

Help or encourage (something) to increase or improve.

honest

Free of deceit; truthful and sincere.

collaborate

Work jointly on an activity

linguistic

Relating to language or linguistics.

opposite

Placed or situated directly facing each other.

couture

The design and manufacture of fashionable clothes to a client's specific requirements and measurements.

diminishing

Becoming less; decreasing.

continent

Any of the world's main continuous expanses of land (Africa

injury

Physical harm or damage to someone.

clarify

Make (a statement or situation) less confused and more clearly comprehensible.

eligible

Qualified or entitled to be chosen.

swung

Move or cause to move to and fro or from side to side while suspended or on a hinge.

laid

Put down; set down.

outvoted

Defeat (someone) in a vote.

refutes

Prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false; disprove.

organic

Relating to or derived from living matter.

overlaying

Place (something) on or over something else.

curve

A line or surface that bends gradually; a bend.

controversial

Giving rise to public disagreement; producing contention or dispute.

foster

Encourage the development of (something

lidar

A surveying method that measures distance to a target by illuminating that target with a pulsed laser light

lasers

A device that emits a narrow beam of coherent light.

famine

Extreme scarcity of food.

aromatic

Having a pleasant and distinctive smell.

access

The means or opportunity to approach or enter a place.

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nutrition

The process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth.

facility

A place or piece of equipment provided for a particular purpose.

necessary

Required to be done or present; needed; essential.

wounds

An injury to living tissue caused by a cut

union

An organized association of workers formed to protect and further their rights and interests.

advertising

The activity or profession of producing advertisements for commercial products or services.

concrete

Existing in a material or physical form; real or solid; not abstract.

odyssey

A long and eventful or adventurous journey or experience.

dean

An academic officer of a college or faculty of a university

contribute

Give (something

assume

Suppose to be the case

neglected

Suffering a lack of proper care.

civil

Relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns

aimed

Point or direct (a weapon or something else) at a target.

escape

Break free from confinement or control.

antagonistic

Showing or feeling active opposition or hostility toward someone or something.

authority

The power or right to give orders

interior

The inside part of something.

centricity

The condition of being central; focus.

coordinate

Bring the different elements of (an activity or organization) into a relationship that will ensure efficiency or harmony.

embroidered

Decorated with patterns sewn on with thread.

impetus

The force or energy with which a body moves.

consider

Think carefully about (something)

match

A contest in which two or more people or teams compete.

commensurate

Corresponding in size or degree; in proportion.

drug

A medicine or other substance used as a remedy or for diagnosis.

fortunately

By good fortune; luckily.

observes

Notice or perceive (something) and register it as being significant.

opinions

Views or judgments formed about something

malleable

Able to be pressed or hammered into shape without breaking or cracking.

grasping

Greedy; avaricious.

affordability

The extent to which something is affordable

finite

Having limits or bounds.

explicit

Stated clearly and in detail

convey

Make (an idea or feeling) known or understandable to someone by spoken or written words or by actions.

doctrines

A belief or set of beliefs held and taught by a church

monument

A statue or other structure erected to commemorate a famous or notable person or event.

infrastructure

The basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g. buildings

persecuted

Subject (someone) to ill-treatment

analogy

A comparison between two things

gratification

pleasure, especially when gained from the satisfaction of a desire.

frost

A deposit of small white ice crystals formed on the ground or other surfaces when the temperature falls below freezing.

haunted

Inhabited or frequented by ghosts.

deprivation

The lack or denial of something considered to be a necessity.

abuse

Treat (a person or an animal) with cruelty or violence

ingested

Swallow (something) for digestion.

hierarchy

A system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.

olympics

An international sports festival held every four years.

ability

Possession of the means or skill to do something.

papal

Relating to the pope or the papacy.

novel

A fictitious prose narrative of book length

evaluate

Form an idea of the amount

posture

The position of a person's body when standing or sitting.

emanating

Issue or spread out from (a source).

dialect

A form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group.

habitats

The natural home or environment of an animal

coral

A hard stony substance secreted by certain marine polyps

involuntary

Done without conscious control.

advice

Guidance or recommendations offered with regard to prudent future action.

entrepreneur

A person who organizes and operates a business or businesses

adverts

Advertisements.

stimuli

A thing or event that evokes a specific functional reaction in an organ or tissue.

leaving

Going away from.

observer

A person who watches or notices something.

polled

Record the opinion or vote of.

invasion

An occasion when an army or other armed force enters and occupies another country or region by force.

edible

Fit to be eaten.

modified

Changed in character or composition

drab

Lacking in spirit and brightness; dull; monotonous.

mystery

Something that is difficult or impossible to understand or explain.

cure

Relieve (a person or animal) of the symptoms of a disease or condition.

anarchy

A state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority.

military

Relating to or characteristic of soldiers or armed forces.

overseas

In or to a foreign country

dispose

Get rid of by throwing away or giving or selling to someone else.

infrared

Having a wavelength greater than that of the red end of the visible light spectrum but less than that of microwaves.

forecast

Predict or estimate (a future event or trend).

deforestation

The action of clearing a wide area of trees.

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occupied

Inhabited or in use.

disrupt

Interrupt (an event or process) by causing a disturbance or problem.

treble

Three times as much or as many.

overdue

Not having arrived or been done by the time expected.

forefront

The leading or most important position or place.

overstate

Express or state too strongly; exaggerate.

inevitably

As is certain to happen; unavoidably.

polemicist

A person who engages in controversial debate or disputes

propagation

The breeding of specimens of a plant or animal by natural processes from the parent stock.

quick

Moving rapidly or doing something rapidly.

amendment

A minor change or addition designed to improve a text

cosmopolitan

Familiar with and at ease in many different countries and cultures.

defences

Measures taken to resist an attack.

noticeable

Easily seen or noticed; clear or apparent.

discrete

Individually separate and distinct.

intact

Undamaged in any way; whole.

plummeted

Fall or drop straight down at high speed.

ultraviolet

Having a wavelength shorter than that of the violet end of the visible spectrum and longer than that of X-rays.

ambitious

Having or showing a strong desire and determination to succeed.

currency

A system of money in general use in a particular country.

eager

Wanting to do or have something very much.

antioxidants

A substance that inhibits oxidation

coherent

Logical and consistent.

amphibian

A cold-blooded vertebrate animal that is born in water and breathes with gills.

leading

Most important or prominent.

include

Comprise or contain as part of a whole.

partly

To some extent; not entirely.

neuroscience

The scientific study of the nervous system.

originally

In the first place; initially.

adorable

Inspiring great affection or delight.

aggression

Hostile or violent behavior or attitudes toward another; readiness to attack or confront.

string

Material consisting of threads of cotton

bullying

Seek to harm or coerce (someone perceived as vulnerable).

neuroscientists

A scientist who studies the nervous system.

facial

Relating to the face.

origin

The point or place where something begins

exceed

Be greater than; be more than.

demonstrate

Clearly show the existence or truth of (something) by giving proof or evidence.

crucial

Decisive or critical

generosity

The quality of being kind and generous.

intensely

With strong feeling or in a forceful way.

connotations

An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

external

Belonging to or forming the outer surface or structure of something.

genetic

Relating to genes or heredity.

mastering

Acquire complete knowledge or skill in (a subject

opposed

In conflict or competition with.

frozen

Turned into ice or another solid as a result of very low temperatures.

equates

Consider (one thing) to be the same as or equivalent to another.

brief

Of short duration or extent.

possession

The state of having or controlling something.

fables

a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral.

landscape

All the visible features of an area of countryside or land

extreme

Reaching a high or the highest degree; very great.

committee

A group of people appointed for a specific function

overtime

Time in addition to what is normal

premise

A previous statement or proposition from which another is inferred or follows as a conclusion.

imposes

Force (something unwelcome or unfamiliar) to be accepted or put in place.

fatigue

Extreme tiredness resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness.

creep

Move slowly and carefully in order to avoid being heard or noticed.

traverse

Travel across or through.

cringing

Bend one's head and body in fear or in a servile manner.

invaded

Enter (a country or region) so as to occupy or subjugate it.

architect

A person who designs buildings and in many cases also supervises their construction.

perseverance

Persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.

explosion

A violent shattering or blowing apart of something

categories

A class or division of people or things regarded as having particular shared characteristics.

fluvial

Of or found in a river.

appendages

A projecting part of an invertebrate or other living organism

elastic

Able to resume its normal shape spontaneously after contraction or distortion.

nuanced

Characterized by subtle shades of meaning or expression.

membrane

A pliable sheetlike structure acting as a boundary

acknowledge

Accept or admit the existence or truth of.

absence

The state of being away from a place or person.

compliance

The action or fact of complying with a wish or command.

agreed

Having the same opinion about something; in agreement.

agreement

Harmony or accordance in opinion or feeling.

constant

Occurring continuously over a period of time.

neurons

A nerve cell; the basic building block of the nervous system.

cord

A length of thick flexible material made of twisted or plaited strands.

electric

Powered by electricity.

mimic

Imitate (someone or their actions or words)

evolve

develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more complex form.

consequence

A result or effect of an action or condition.

conceal

Prevent (something) from being seen or discovered; hide.

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claim

State or assert that something is the case

overlap

Extend over so as to cover partly.

dominant

Most important or influential

quantitative

Relating to or measured by the quantity of something rather than its quality.

certainty

The state of being certain; freedom from doubt.

agents

A person who acts on behalf of another person or group.

needed

Required; necessary.

flexible

Capable of bending easily without breaking.

athletes

A person who is proficient in sports and other forms of physical exercise.

heating

The process of becoming or making something warm or hot.

obsessed

Preoccupy or fill the mind of (someone) continually

offers

Present (something) for acceptance or rejection.

belief

An acceptance that a statement is true or that something exists.

bright

Giving out or reflecting much light; shining.

operations

The action or process of working or functioning.

encourage

Give support

experiment

A scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery

operation

The action of functioning or the fact of being active or in effect.

instruction

Detailed information telling how something should be done

orbits

The curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star

adaptable

Able to adjust oneself readily to different conditions.

nurses

A person trained to care for the sick or infirm

collapse

Fall down or give way; fail suddenly.

guidance

Advice or information aimed at resolving a problem or difficulty

outbreaks

A sudden occurrence of something unwelcome

cave

A large underground chamber in a hillside or cliff.

oversight

An unintentional failure to notice or do something.

immediate

Happening or done without delay; instant.

yield

Produce or provide (a natural or industrial product

household

A house and its occupants regarded as a unit.

involve

Have or include (something) as a necessary or integral part or result.

portion

A part or share of a whole.

contrast

The state of being strikingly different from something else in juxtaposition or close association.

agencies

A business or organization established to provide a particular service

decision

A conclusion or resolution reached after consideration.

constrain

Severely restrict the scope or activity of.

magazine

A periodical publication containing articles

content

The things that are held or contained in something.

connection

A relationship in which a person or idea is linked or associated with something else.

pressures

The exertion of force on a surface or object.

indicates

Point out; show.

nitrogen

The chemical element of atomic number 7

ceremonies

A formal religious or public occasion

outperform

Perform better than.

locals

A person who lives in a particular place or area.

occasions

A particular event or the time at which it takes place.

offices

A room or set of rooms used as a place for commercial

offshore

Situated at sea some distance from the shore.

qualified

Officially recognized as being trained to perform a particular job or task.

ignore

Refuse to take notice of or acknowledge; disregard intentionally.

desperate

Feeling

empire

An extensive group of states or countries ruled by a single monarch

expelled

Deprive (someone) of membership of or involvement in a school or other organization.

additional

Added or extra.

barred

Prevented entry to or use of a place or from taking part in an activity.

merchant

A person or company involved in wholesale trade

nuclear

Relating to the nucleus of an atom.

crowd

A large number of people gathered together in a disorganized or unruly way.

qualities

A distinctive attribute or characteristic possessed by someone or something.

incorporate

Take in or contain (something) as part of a whole; include.

incentives

A thing that motivates or encourages one to do something.

emission

The production and discharge of something

loyalty

The quality of being loyal to someone or something.

equity

The quality of being fair and impartial.

comprehend

Grasp mentally; understand.

vector

A quantity or phenomenon that has two independent properties: magnitude and direction.

migrate

Move from one region or habitat to another

notified

Inform (someone) formally or officially about something.

organize

Arrange or structure into a systematic whole; order.

forward

Toward the front; in the direction that one is facing or traveling.

arctic

Relating to the regions around the North Pole.

desire

A strong feeling of wanting something.

district

An area of a country or city

accurate

Correct in all details; exact.

archaeology

The study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains.

effect

A change that is a result or consequence of an action or other cause.

extended

Made longer or wider.

entity

A thing with distinct and independent existence.

mechanism

A system of parts or processes through which something operates or is organized.

effort

A vigorous or determined attempt.

questions

A sentence worded or expressed so as to elicit information.

prepared

Made ready for use or consideration.

plenty

A large or sufficient amount or supply of something.

link

A relationship between two or more things

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nucleus

The central and most important part of an object

berlin

The capital city of Germany.

pension

A regular payment made by the state or a former employer to a person following their retirement.

blades

The flat cutting edge of a tool or weapon.

chain

A sequence of connected items or events.

housing

Buildings or shelters considered collectively.

chamber

A large room used for a formal or public event.

nesting

The building or occupying of a nest.

outward

Away from the center or a central point; toward the outside.

compartments

A separate section or division of a structure or container.

encounter

Unexpectedly experience or be faced with (something difficult or hostile).

arguably

It may be argued (used to qualify the statement of an opinion or belief).

absorb

Take in or soak up (energy or a liquid or other substance) by chemical or physical action.

literacy

The ability to read and write.

moisture

Water or other liquid diffused or condensed in vapor form.

outlook

A person's point of view or general attitude to life.

grew

Increase in size or number over a period of time.

occur

Take place; happen.

finance

The management of large amounts of money

phrase

A small group of words standing together as a conceptual unit

naturally

In a natural way; by nature.

partnership

The state of being partners.

gathered

Come or bring together; assemble or collect.

author

A writer of a book

curiosity

A strong desire to know or learn something.

appear

Become visible or noticeable

force

Strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement.

isolated

Far away from other places

competition

The activity or condition of competing.

void

Not valid or legally binding.

aware

Having knowledge or perception of a situation or fact.

aspect

A particular feature of something.

machine

An apparatus using or applying mechanical power and having several parts

genus

A principal taxonomic category that ranks above species and below family

shrubs

A woody perennial plant having a branching growth from the base.

overnight

During the night.

operating

Functioning or working.

northern

Situated in or toward the north.

consume

Eat

impressive

Evoking admiration through size

crash

A violent collision

engine

A machine with moving parts that converts power into motion.

accident

An unfortunate incident that happens unexpectedly and unintentionally

pays

Give (someone) money that is due for work done

noticed

Become aware of (something) by seeing or observing it.

lethargy

A state of sluggishness and apathy.

frequency

The rate at which something occurs or is repeated over a particular period of time or in a given sample.

peaceful

Free from disturbance; tranquil.

guarantee

A formal promise or assurance (typically in writing) that certain conditions will be fulfilled

neighbours

A person living next door or near to the speaker.

entries

An item written or printed in a diary or reference book.

grace

Smoothness and elegance of movement.

drew

Produce (a picture or diagram) by making lines and marks with a pen or pencil on paper.

initial

Occurring at the beginning; first.

erosion

The process of eroding or being eroded by wind

galleries

A room or series of rooms devoted to the exhibition of works of art.

accomplish

Achieve or complete successfully.

outdoor

Situated or done in the open air.

characteristic

A feature or quality belonging typically to a person

inaction

Lack of action where some is expected or appropriate.

fraud

Wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain.

prioritize

Designate or treat (something) as being more important than other things.

irrigation

The supply of water to land or crops to help growth

innovate

Introduce new ideas or methods.

semiarid

Characterized by relatively low annual rainfall.

hesitant

Tentative or slow in acting or speaking.

diluted

Make (a liquid) less concentrated.

drama

A play for theater

acute

Present or experienced to a severe or intense degree.

flood

An overflow of a large amount of water beyond its normal limits

cluster

A group of things or people situated close together or gathered or occurring close together.

aged

Having reached a specified age.

ecology

The branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.

interfere

Prevent (a process or activity) from continuing or being carried out properly.

quest

A long or arduous search for something.

distance

The length of the space between two points.

perceive

Become aware or conscious of (something); come to realize or understand.

retain

Continue to have (something); keep possession of.

hydraulic

Relating to or operated by a liquid moving in a confined space under pressure.

density

The degree of compactness of a substance.

opponents

Someone who competes with or opposes another in a contest

flowing

Moving or running continuously in a current.

outer

Situated on or being away from the inside or center.

bent

Shaped or forced out of a straight line or normal shape; curved or angled.

noise

A sound

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patient

A person receiving or registered to receive medical treatment.

beetle

An insect with a usually hard and often brightly colored wing case.

fame

The state of being known or talked about by many people.

syndrome

A group of symptoms that consistently occur together or a condition characterized by a set of associated symptoms.

newlywed

A person who has recently married.

neutron

A subatomic particle of about the same mass as a proton but without an electric charge

supernova

A star that suddenly increases greatly in brightness because of a catastrophic explosion that ejects most of its mass.

drainage

The action or process of draining; the system of drains in a particular area.

organised

Arranged or structured in a systematic way.

launch

Set (something) in motion.

comparative

Relating to or based on comparison.

contests

An event in which people compete for supremacy in a sport or other activity

methane

A colorless odorless flammable hydrocarbon gas that is the main constituent of natural gas.

nickel

A silvery-white metallic element that is hard and ductile and occurs chiefly in pentlandite and pyrrhotite and is used in alloys and coatings.

humor

The quality of being amusing or comic

interpreting

Explain the meaning of (information

feasibility

The state or degree of being easily or conveniently done.

acclaim

Enthusiastic and public praise.

essence

The intrinsic nature or indispensable quality of something

expertise

Expert skill or knowledge in a particular field.

divergent

Tending to be different or develop in different directions.

intimate

Closely acquainted; familiar

crunch