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  1. subject area
    a branch of knowledge
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  2. dialog box
    (computer science) a small temporary window in a graphical user interface that appears in order to request information from the user; after the information has been provided the user dismisses the box with `okay' or `cancel'
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    the relation of something to the matter at hand
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  4. thesaurus
    a book containing a classified list of synonyms
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  5. web page
    a document connected to the World Wide Web and viewable by anyone connected to the internet who has a web browser
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  6. vocabulary
    a language user's knowledge of words
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  7. on the button
    being precise with regard to a prescribed or specified criterion
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  8. toggle
    a hinged switch that can assume either of two positions
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  9. customize
    make to specifications
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  10. click
    a short light metallic sound
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  11. browser
    a viewer who looks around casually without seeking anything
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  12. grab
    take or seize suddenly
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  13. thumbnail
    the nail of the thumb
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  14. zero in
    direct onto a point or target
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  15. dialog
    a conversation between two persons
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  16. alphabetically
    in order from A to Z
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  17. visual
    relating to or using sight
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  18. filter
    device that removes something from what passes through it
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  19. list
    a database containing an ordered array of items
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  20. text
    the words of something written
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  21. button
    a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats
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  22. sorting
    an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion
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  23. snapshot
    an informal photograph
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  24. Word
    the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity
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    set up for use
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  26. learner
    someone who learns or takes up knowledge or beliefs
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    a word that modifies something other than a noun
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  28. parenthesis
    a punctuation mark used to enclose textual material
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  29. word
    a unit of language that native speakers can identify
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    the full DNA sequence of an organism
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    a statement of fundamental freedoms and privileges
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  32. default
    an option that is selected automatically
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  33. occurrence
    an instance of something happening
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  34. math
    a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
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  35. affiliate
    join in a social or business relationship
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  36. analyze
    break down into components or essential features
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  37. option
    one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
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  38. paste
    an adhesive made from water and flour or starch
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  39. educator
    someone who educates young people
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  40. generate
    bring into existence
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  41. tag
    a small piece of cloth or paper
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  42. relevant
    having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
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  43. automatically
    in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism
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  44. highlight
    an area of brightness in a picture
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  45. geography
    study of the earth's surface
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  46. select
    pick out or choose from a number of alternatives
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  47. institutional
    relating to an organization founded for a specific purpose
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  48. font
    a bowl for baptismal water
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  49. display
    something intended to communicate a particular impression
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  50. contributor
    a writer published in a periodical or as part of a book
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  51. leave off
    prevent from being included or considered or accepted
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  52. familiarity
    personal knowledge or information about someone or something
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  53. subscriber
    someone who pays for and receives a steady publication or service
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  54. right-hand
    located on or directed toward the right
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  55. sample
    a small part intended as representative of the whole
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  56. add
    join or combine or unite with others
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  57. words
    language that is spoken or written
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  58. box
    a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
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  59. score
    a number that expresses accomplishment in a game or contest
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  60. create
    bring into existence
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  61. overall
    involving only main features
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  62. calculate
    make a mathematical computation
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  63. definition
    a brief explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase
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  64. sentence
    a string of words satisfying grammatical rules of a language
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  65. arrange
    put into a proper or systematic order
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  66. context
    the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation
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  67. adjective
    the word class that qualifies nouns
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  68. map
    a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface
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  69. initially
    at the beginning
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  70. noun
    a content word referring to a person, place, thing or action
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  71. copy
    a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing
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  72. verb
    a word denoting an action, occurrence, or state of existence
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  73. favorite
    preferred above all others and treated with partiality
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  74. document
    a representation of a person's thinking with symbolic marks
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  75. ranked
    arranged in a sequence of grades or ranks
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  76. comparing
    the act of examining resemblances
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  77. example
    an item of information that is typical of a class or group
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  78. focus on
    center upon
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  79. include
    have as a part; be made up out of
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  80. subject
    some situation or event that is thought about
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  81. page
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  82. zero
    the mathematical symbol 0 denoting absence of quantity
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  83. ordering
    the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement
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  84. academic
    associated with an educational institution
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  85. arts
    studies intended to provide general knowledge and skills
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  86. web
    an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
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  87. random
    lacking any definite plan or order or purpose
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  88. choose
    pick out from a number of alternatives
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  89. look up
    seek information from
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  90. profile
    an outline of something, especially a face from the side
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    cause an object to assume a curved or distorted shape
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  92. significant
    rich in implication
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  93. science
    a branch of study or knowledge involving the observation, investigation, and discovery of general laws or truths that can be tested systematically
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    writings in a particular style on a particular subject
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  95. area
    the extent of a two-dimensional surface within a boundary
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  97. unite
    join or combine
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  98. appear
    come into sight or view
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  99. base
    lowest support of a structure
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  100. scores
    a large number or amount
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  101. add to
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  102. in on
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  103. drag
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  104. reverse
    change to the contrary
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  105. cloud
    a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude
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  106. arranged
    disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
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  107. view
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  109. match
    a formal contest in which people or teams compete
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  110. license
    a legal document giving official permission to do something
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  111. checked
    patterned with alternating squares of color
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  112. based
    having a base
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  113. Oliver
    United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
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  114. bars
    gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights
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  115. use
    put into service
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  116. focus
    the concentration of attention or energy on something
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  117. appropriate
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  118. indicate
    designate a place, direction, person, or thing
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  121. can
    airtight sealed metal container for food or drink, etc.
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  123. online
    connected to a computer network or accessible by computer
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  124. frequently
    many times at short intervals
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  125. bar
    a rigid piece of metal or wood
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  126. combination
    the act of bringing things together to form a new whole
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  127. copyright
    the exclusive right to sell a work
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  128. title
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  129. compare
    examine and note the similarities or differences of
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  130. below
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  131. phrase
    an expression consisting of one or more words
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  132. gallery
    a porch along the outside of a building
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  133. anyway
    in any way whatsoever
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  134. allow
    make it possible for something to happen
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  135. reserved
    set aside for the use of a particular person or party
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  136. column
    a line of units following one after another
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  137. English
    of or relating to England or its culture or people
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  138. reserve
    hold back or set aside, especially for future use
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  139. suggestion
    an idea that is proposed
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  140. technology
    the practical application of science to commerce or industry
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  141. historical
    of or relating to the study of recorded time
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  142. Dutch
    the people of the Netherlands
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  143. check
    examine to determine accuracy or quality
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  144. simply
    in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment
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  145. particular
    unique or specific to a person or thing or category
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  146. art
    the creation of beautiful or significant things
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  147. sale
    the general activity of selling
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  148. language
    a means of communicating by the use of sounds or symbols
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  149. write
    name the letters that comprise the accepted form of
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  150. pick
    look for and gather
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  151. remaining
    not used up
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  152. collection
    the act of gathering something together
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  153. image
    a visual representation produced on a surface
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  154. praise
    an expression of approval and commendation
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    income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time
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  156. fill
    make full, also in a metaphorical sense
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  157. want
    the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
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  158. number
    a concept of quantity involving zero and units
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  159. save
    bring into safety
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  160. useful
    having a helpful function
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  161. any
    to some extent or degree
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  162. rank
    relative status
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  163. action
    something done (usually as opposed to something said)
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  164. try
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  165. store
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  166. contact
    the act of touching physically
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  167. written
    set down in writing in any of various ways
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  168. Italian
    of or pertaining to or characteristic of Italy or its people or culture or language
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  169. showing
    the display of a motion picture
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  170. color
    a visual attribute of things from the light they emit
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  171. average
    an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual
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  172. reader
    a person who can read; a literate person
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  173. welcome
    the state of being received with pleasure
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  174. interested
    showing curiosity or fascination or concern
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  175. term
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  176. used
    previously owned by another
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  177. reading
    written material intended to be read
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  178. Spanish
    of or relating to or characteristic of Spain or the people of Spain
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  179. familiar
    a friend who is frequently in the company of another
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  180. on that
    on that
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  181. each
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  182. directly
    without turning aside from your course
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  183. continue
    keep or maintain in unaltered condition
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  184. interest
    a sense of concern with and curiosity about something
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  185. level
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  186. larger
    large or big relative to something else
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  187. importance
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  188. size
    the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
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  189. just
    and nothing more
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  190. history
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  191. right
    free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
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  192. search
    look or seek
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  193. individual
    being or characteristic of a single thing or person
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  194. order
    logical arrangement of different elements
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  195. name
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  196. are
    a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
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  197. drawn
    showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
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  198. safe
    free from danger or the risk of harm
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  199. names
    verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
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  200. corner
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  201. State
    the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies
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  202. sign
    a visible clue that something has happened or is present
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  203. most
    used to indicate the greatest amount or degree of a quality
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  204. enter
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  205. then
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  206. terms
    status with respect to the relations between people or groups
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  207. least
    the superlative of `little' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
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  208. share
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  209. direction
    a line leading to a place or point
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  210. remain
    continue in a place, position, or situation
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  211. support
    the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening
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  212. chapter
    a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
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    perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
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  214. leaving
    the act of departing
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    travel behind, go after, or come after
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  216. United States
    North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
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    an itemized statement of money owed for goods or services
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  218. figure
    alternate name for the body of a human being
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    of or pertaining to or characteristic of Germany or its people or language
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  220. works
    performance of moral or religious acts
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  221. seven
    the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
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  222. immediately
    without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
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  223. result
    something that follows as a consequence
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  224. whatever
    one or some or every or all without specification
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  225. next
    immediately following in time or order
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  226. people
    any group of human beings collectively
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    the upper part of anything
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    the capability of conscious choice and decision
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    furniture having a smooth flat top supported by legs
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    a record or narrative description of past events
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    a property that defines the individual nature of something
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  232. at all
    in the slightest degree or in any respect
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  233. united
    being or joined into a single entity
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  234. once
    on one occasion
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  235. mean
    denote or connote
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  236. work
    activity directed toward making or doing something
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  237. able
    having the necessary means or skill to do something
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  238. French
    of or pertaining to France or the people of France
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  239. different
    unlike in nature, quality, form, or degree
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  240. therefore
    as a result; from that fact or reason
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  241. leave
    go away from a place
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  242. read
    look at and say out loud something written or printed
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