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abastas (Turkey)
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  1. abandon
    forsake; leave behind
  2. ability
    the quality of having the means or skills to do something
  3. absence
    the state of being not present
  4. absolutely
    totally and definitely; without question
  5. abundance
    the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply
  6. accelerate
    move faster
  7. access
    the right to enter
  8. accordingly
    in agreement with
  9. achievement
    the action of accomplishing something
  10. adequate
    sufficient for the purpose
  11. adverse
    in an opposing direction
  12. announce
    make known
  13. associate
    make a logical or causal connection
  14. attachment
    a supplementary part or accessory
  15. aware
    having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization
  16. balance
    harmonious arrangement or relation of parts within a whole
  17. barter
    exchange goods without involving money
  18. beneficial
    promoting or enhancing well-being
  19. bring about
    cause to happen, occur or exist
  20. bring up
    raise from a lower to a higher position
  21. broaden
    vary in order to spread risk or to expand
  22. captivate
    attract; cause to be enamored
  23. carry out
    put in effect
  24. caution
    judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger
  25. commercially
    in a commercial manner
  26. component
    one of the individual parts making up a larger entity
  27. consciousness
    the state of having knowledge of
  28. contamination
    the act of polluting, as by unwanted substances or factors
  29. contribute
    give, provide, or supply something
  30. crucial
    of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis
  31. dedicate
    give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
  32. deepen
    make more intense, stronger, or more marked
  33. deficiency
    lack of an adequate quantity or number
  34. desperate
    a person who is frightened and in need of help
  35. desperation
    a state in which all hope is lost or absent
  36. destruction
    an event that completely ruins something
  37. die out
    become extinct
  38. diminish
    decrease in size, extent, or range
  39. drastically
    in a drastic manner
  40. drop out
    give up or quit in the face of defeat
  41. emerge
    come out into view, as from concealment
  42. encounter
    come together
  43. excessive
    beyond normal limits
  44. expose
    make visible or apparent
  45. exposure
    the state of being exposed to harm
  46. extinct
    no longer in existence
  47. extinction
    the state of being no longer in existence
  48. fall behind
    hang or fall in movement, progress, development, etc.
  49. famine
    a severe shortage of food resulting in starvation and death
  50. fatally
    with fatal consequences or implications
  51. formerly
    at a previous time
  52. fulfil
    meet the requirements or expectations of
  53. fundamental
    serving as an essential component
  54. gap
    a difference between two opinions or two situations
  55. get along
    have a smooth or friendly relationship
  56. get over
    travel across or pass over
  57. hazard
    a source of danger
  58. ignore
    refuse to acknowledge
  59. illiterate
    uneducated in the fundamentals of a branch of learning
  60. immune
    of the condition in which an organism can resist disease
  61. inevitable
    incapable of being avoided or prevented
  62. ingredient
    a component of a mixture or compound
  63. initial
    occurring at the beginning
  64. instinctively
    by natural impulse, without thinking
  65. intensity
    high level or degree
  66. justification
    the act of defending or explaining by reasoning
  67. likelihood
    the probability of a specified outcome
  68. locate
    determine the place of by searching or examining
  69. maintain
    keep in a certain state, position, or activity
  70. malnutrition
    a state of poor nourishment
  71. necessity
    the condition of being essential or indispensable
  72. obediently
    in an obedient manner
  73. obsession
    an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something
  74. obsolete
    no longer in use
  75. pace
    a step in walking or running
  76. pass on
    place into the hands or custody of
  77. peak
    the highest point of something
  78. perform
    get done
  79. pollute
    contaminate; make impure
  80. precious
    of high worth or cost
  81. prejudice
    a partiality preventing objective consideration of an issue
  82. preventive
    tending to hinder
  83. property
    something owned
  84. pursuit
    the act of following in an effort to overtake or capture
  85. rare
    recurring only at long intervals
  86. reckless
    marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
  87. regard
    the condition of being honored or respected
  88. reluctant
    unwilling to do something contrary to your custom
  89. requirement
    necessary activity
  90. restrict
    limit access to
  91. restriction
    an act of limiting
  92. reveal
    make visible
  93. scale
    an ordered reference standard
  94. selfishly
    in an egotistical manner
  95. separate
    standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything
  96. significant
    important in effect or meaning
  97. stand for
    express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
  98. suffer
    feel pain or be in pain
  99. survive
    continue in existence after
  100. take up
    turn one's interest to
  101. tendency
    an inclination to do something
  102. useless
    having no beneficial utility
  103. utilise
    put into service
  104. vaporize
    turn into gas
  105. vast
    unusually great in size or amount or extent or scope
  106. vital
    performing an essential function in the living body
  107. vulnerable
    capable of being wounded or hurt
  108. widely
    to a great degree
  109. widespread
    widely circulated or diffused
  110. wipe out
    use up (resources or materials)
  111. wise
    having intelligence and discernment
  112. wisely
    in a wise manner
Created on Sun Jun 02 08:47:07 EDT 2013 (updated Wed Nov 06 03:12:55 EST 2013)

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