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amalgam

a mixture or combination of things

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cluster

a group of things of the same type that grow or appear close together

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house

(+ sbd): to provide a place for a person or an animal to live

(+sth): to be the place where sth is kept

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quarter

(+sbd): to provide sbd with a place to eat and sleep

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lodge

to pay to live in a room in somebody’s house

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shelter

to provide/ to stay in a place that protects you from the weather or from danger

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revitalize

to make something stronger, more active or more healthy

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correspondence (+between)

a connection between two things; the fact of two things being similar

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triumph

(n): a great success

(v): to defeat/ to be successful

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rebuff

to refuse a friendly offer, request or suggestion in an unkind way

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denigrate

to criticize somebody/something unfairly; to belittle

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vanquish

to defeat somebody completely in a competition, war, etc.; to conquer

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subjugate

to defeat/ to gain control over

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want (SAT meaning)

to lack something/ to be short of

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dubious

doubtful; suspicious

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entitle

to give a title to a book, play, etc.

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dub (sbd + noun)

to give somebody/something a particular name, often in a humorous or critical way

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term

to use a particular name or word to describe somebody/something

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serendipity

the fact of something interesting or pleasant happening by chance; randomness

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consign sbd/sth to sth

to put somebody/something in an unpleasant situation

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imbue

to fill somebody/something with strong feelings, opinions or values; to infuse

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immense

extremely large or great; enormous

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impervious (to sth)

not affected or influenced by something

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contiguous (to)

adjacent, bordering, touching sth

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evince

reveal the presence of (a quality or feeling).

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in lieu of

instead of

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acclimatized

ge

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tailored

customary

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bellicose

aggressive

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defoliate

remove leaves from (a tree, plant, or area of land)

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engender

to cause, to create

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placid

calm and peaceful

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rescind

to revoke, to cancel

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recount

to recollect, to remember

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paltry

insignificant

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