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| sake | advantage; good; purpose; motive |
| inquire | to ask someone for information |
| leak | a disclosure of secret information; to deliberately give secret information to a newspaper, television, company, etc. |
| constitution | a set of laws and principles that a country or organization is governed by |
| implausible | difficult to believe and not likely to be true |
| dig | to learn or discover by careful research or investigation; to move many things such as papers, boxes, rocks, or clothing in order to find something |
| frightened | feeling afraid |
| pavement | the hard surface of a road; a hard-surfaced path for pedestrians, alongside and a little higher than a road |
| brilliant | extremely intelligent; superb; wonderful |
| nocturnal | of or pertaining to the night |
| diurnal | of or pertaining to day or each day; daily |
| mammal | a warm-blooded animal, such as a human being, dog or whale, the female of which produces milk to feed her babies |
| outward | proceeding or directed toward the outside or exterior, or away from a central point |
| migration | the movement of persons from one country or locality to another; the periodic passage of groups of animals from one region to another for feeding or breeding |
| refracted | to deflect (light, for example) from a straight path by refraction |
| empty | to remove the contents of; to transfer or pour off completely |
| pervasive | spreading or spread throughout; widespread |
| glory | great honor, praise, or distinction accorded by common consent |
| unoccupied | without occupants; empty; vacant; without inhabitants; deserted |
| magnet | a piece of iron, steel, or lodestone that has the property of attracting iron to it; a person or thing that exerts a great attraction |
| deflect | to turn or cause to turn aside from a course |
| misguided | mistaken or unwise; based or acting on error; misled |
| illustrious | famous and distinguished |
| perpetual | forever, permanent |
| contagious | capable of being passed on by contact; spreading or tending to spread from one to another; infectious |
| upbeat | happy; cheerful and optimistic |
| fluctuate | to rise and fall in or as if in waves; to vary irregularly |
| reject | dismiss from consideration |
| repercussions | results or consequences of an action or event |
| denounce | to accuse formally; to condemn openly or vehemently |
| panic | be overcome by a sudden fear |
| peak | the highest point |
| aggressive | having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends; characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight |
| pine | an evergreen tree with long needle-shaped leaves and brown cones |
| spotless | completely neat and clean |
| syringe | a medical instrument used to inject or withdraw fluids |
| notable | prominent, important, or distinguished |
| prosecution | the act of bringing criminal charges against someone |
| prospect | something expected; a possibility |
| legislator | one that creates or enacts laws, especially a member of a legislative body |
| mandatory | required or commanded by authority; obligatory; compulsory |
| devise | to contrive, plan, or elaborate; invent from existing principles or ideas |
| overexploit | to make use of selfishly or unethically in an excessive manner |
| expert | a person with a high degree of skill in or knowledge of a certain subject |
| novice | a person new to a field or activity; a beginner |
| theatrical | of or relating to the theatre or dramatic performances |
| license | to grant permission or a license to or for |
| necklance | jewelry consisting of a cord or chain worn about the neck as an ornament |
| rabies | an acute, infectious, often fatal viral disease of most warm-blooded animals, especially wolves, cats, and dogs, that attacks the central nervous system and is transmitted by the bite of infected animals |
| commute | to regularly travel some distance to get to work |
| dormitory | a building for housing a number of persons, as at a school or resort |
| civilization | a society that is well organized and developed, used especially about a particular society in a particular place or at a particular time |
| disturbing | causing distress or worry or anxiety |
| enclosure | an area of land closed in by a fence, wall, or hedge |
| roam | to move about without purpose or plan; wander |
| diffuse | to spread over a wide area |
| omission | something that has been left out or passed over; a mistake resulting from neglect |
| slot | an assigned place in a sequence or schedule |
| inspire | to encourage someone to do or produce something good; to arouse (an emotion or a reaction) |
| nix | to forbid, refuse, or veto; reject |
| flux | to be chaning a lot so that you can’t be sure what will happen |
| sole | being the only one, not shared with someone |
| injured | hurt, wounded, harmed |
| forger | someone who illegally copies document or papers, and tries to make people think they are real |
| peck | a quick kiss; a quick light blow from a bird's beak |
| decode | to discover the meaning of a message written in a set of secret signs or letters |
| disabled | someone who is disabled cannot use a part of their body properly, or cannot learn easily |
| equivalent | something that has the same value, purpose, job as something else |
| eucalyptus | any of a mostly Australian genus of trees, widely cultivated for timber and gum, and for the medicinal oil in their leaves |
| clutter | a large number of things that are scattered somewhere in an untidy way |
| distinguish | to recognize and understand the difference between two or more things or people |
| revive | to bring something back after it has not been used or has not existed for a period of time |
| recoup | to reimburse or compensate (someone) for a loss |
| scenario | a situation that could possibly happen |
| evacuation | the process of moving people from a dangerous place to a safe place |
| immovables | real property as opposed to movable property |
| induce | to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind |
| dusk | the time before it gets dark, when the sky is becoming less bright |
| gloom | a feeling of sadness, or having no hope |
| drag | to pull something along the ground, often because it’s too heavy to carry |
| ash | the soft gray powder that remains after something has been burned |
| catastrophe | a terrible event that causes a lot of destruction or suffering |
| spooked | frightened; startled and nervous |
| chop | to cut into small pieces |
| temporize | to delay, act evasively, or protract a negotiation in order to gain time or avoid making a decision |
| dormancy | state of inactivity |
| equinox | when day and night are the same length |
| inaugurate | to open or begin use of formally with a ceremony; to induct into office by a formal ceremony |
| landslide | a sudden fall of earth or rocks down a hill; a very large, often unexpected, success in an election |
| established | brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established |
| elicit | to bring or draw out ( facts, information, etc) |
| determined | having a strong will; firmly decided |
| lace | to add a small amount of alcohol, a drug, or poison to (food or drink) |
| gesture | to call or direct with a movement of the body |
| suitably | in an appropriate manner; appropriately; fittingly |
| threaten | to be a source of danger to |
| recession | an extended, moderate decline in general business activity |
| perspective | a point to view |
| tangible | possible to touch; real or substantial; that can be valued monetarily |
| sustainability | the property of being capable of being kept from falling or sinking |
| dispensary | clinic where medicine and medical supplies are distributed |
| shrug | to raise the shoulders, especially as a gesture of doubt, disdain, or indifference |
| submerge | to cover with water; to hide from view |
| agency | a business acting for others |
| juvenile | of, relating to, characteristic of, intended for, or appropriate for children or young people |
| accusation | an allegation that a person is guilty of some wrongdoing |
| erosion | the process by which rock or soil is gradually washed away by wind, rain, or water |
| encapsulate | enclose in a capsule or other small container |
| feasible | possible |
| pointlessness | meaninglessness |
| suspicion | mistrust |
| confront | to come face to face with; to come up against; encounter |
| cryolite | a white mineral consisting of fluorides of aluminum and sodium; a source of fluorine |
| sewage | the mixture of waste from the human body and used water that is carried away from houses by sewers |
| ceramics | the art and technology of making objects of clay and other materials treated by firing; an object, such as earthenware, porcelain, or tile, made of ceramic |
| manufacturer | a company that makes goods, usually in large numbers |
| conscious | awake and able to understand what is happening |
| concern | a feeling of worry about something important, or the thing that worries you |
| bandwagon | a popular trend that attracts growing support |
| genuine | honestly felt or experienced; actual, real |
| exaggerate | to make something seem better, larger, or worse than it really is |
| polyethylene | a lightweight thermoplastic, used especially in packaging and insulation |
| deodorant | a substance that you put on the skin to stop you from smelling bad |
| fanciful | imagined rather than based on facts |
| watchdog | a person or group that makes sure other people follow rules |
