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Vocabulary for PTE Speaking (1)

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abandon
abstract
academic
access
accommodation
accompany
accumulation
accurate
achieve
acquisition
adaptation
adequate
adjacent
adjustment
administration
advocate
affect
aggregate
aid
albeit
alter
alternative
ambiguous
amendment
analogous
analysis
annual
apparent
appendix
appreciation
approach
appropriate
approximate
arbitrary
area
assembly
assessment
assistance
assume
assurance
attached
author
authority
available
aware
behalf
benefit
bias
bond
brief
bulk
capable
capacity
challenge
channel
chapter
chart
civil
clarity
classical
clause
code
coherence
coincide
collapse
commission
commitment
commodity
communication
community
compensation
complement
complex
component
comprehensive
comprise
concept
concurrent
conduct
conference
confirmed
conflict
conformity
consent
considerable
consistent
constant
constitutional
construction
consumer
contact
contemporary
context
contract
contradiction
contrary
contrast
contribution
controversy
convention
conversely
convinced
cooperative
coordination
core
corporate
corresponding
couple
create
credit
criteria
crucial
currency
cycle
data
debate
decline
definite
definition
demonstrate
denote
deny
depression
design
despite
device
discretion
displacement
display
distinction
distribution
diversity
document
domain
domestic
dominant
draft
dramatic
duration
dynamic
economic
edition
eliminate
emphasis
empirical
enable
energy
enormous
ensure
environment
equation
equipment
equivalent
erosion
estate
estimate
ethnic
eventually
evidence
evolution
exceed
exhibit
expansion
expert
explicit
exploitation
export
exposure
external
extract
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abandon   Speak
lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
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abstract   Speak
theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
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academic   Speak
related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
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access   Speak
approach; entry; entrance
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accommodation   Speak
living quarters provided for public convenience; something that meets a need; convenience
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accompany   Speak
travel with; be associated with
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accumulation   Speak
increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
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accurate   Speak
capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision
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achieve   Speak
gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
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acquisition   Speak
act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
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adaptation   Speak
modification; alteration or adjustment in structure or habits
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adequate   Speak
sufficient; enough to meet a purpose
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adjacent   Speak
adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
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adjustment   Speak
making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
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administration   Speak
management; supervision; people who are in charge for management; activity of government for powers and duties
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advocate   Speak
speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
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affect   Speak
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
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aggregate   Speak
gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
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aid   Speak
person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; helper; assistant
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albeit   Speak
even though; although; notwithstanding
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alter   Speak
modify; cause to change; make different; convert
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alternative   Speak
one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice
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ambiguous   Speak
unclear or doubtful in meaning
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amendment   Speak
correction; revision
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analogous   Speak
comparable; similar or alike
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analysis   Speak
study; investigation; process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts
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annual   Speak
occurring or payable every year
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apparent   Speak
capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to eye
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appendix   Speak
something appended or added
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appreciation   Speak
recognition; taste; judgment or opinion, especially a favorable one
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approach   Speak
access; method
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appropriate   Speak
acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
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approximate   Speak
approach; come near
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arbitrary   Speak
randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
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area   Speak
plane surface, as of the floor of a room; open space in a building; the enclosed space; extent; scope; range
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assembly   Speak
gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
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assessment   Speak
act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
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assistance   Speak
activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
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assume   Speak
suppose; presume; take on; bear
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assurance   Speak
promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence; freedom from doubt
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attached   Speak
fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
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author   Speak
beginner, former, or first mover of anything; creator; originator; one who composes or writes book or composer
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authority   Speak
jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
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available   Speak
convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
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aware   Speak
knowing; having knowledge or cognizance
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behalf   Speak
represent; advantage, benefit, interest of someone
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benefit   Speak
advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
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bias   Speak
preference or inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment; influence in unfair way
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bond   Speak
link; connection; uniting force or tie; binding agreement; duty
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brief   Speak
short in time, duration, length, or extent; concise
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bulk   Speak
majority; main part; volume; mass
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capable   Speak
having the ability required for a specific task
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capacity   Speak
mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
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challenge   Speak
assert a right; raise a formal objection; take exception to
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channel   Speak
passage for water or other fluids to flow through; bed of a stream or river; route of communication or access
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chapter   Speak
division of a book or treatise; assembly of monks; bishop's council; organized branch of some society
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chart   Speak
graph; diagram; map showing coastlines, water depths, or other information of use to navigators
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civil   Speak
having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite
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clarity   Speak
clearness of thought or style; brightness; splendor
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classical   Speak
standard and authoritative rather than new or experimental; relating to the ancient Greeks and Romans, especially art, architecture, and literature
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clause   Speak
sentence; phrase; distinct article, stipulation, or provision in a document
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code   Speak
body of law; system of rules or regulations relating to one subject; system of symbols, letters, or words
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coherence   Speak
logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts; state of cohering or sticking together
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coincide   Speak
occur at the same time as; correspond
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collapse   Speak
breakdown; failure
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commission   Speak
fee for services; group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize
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commitment   Speak
pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action
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commodity   Speak
goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit.
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communication   Speak
activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
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community   Speak
society; a group of people living in the same locality and under the same government
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compensation   Speak
something given or received as payment as for a service or loss or injury
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complement   Speak
complete; consummate; make perfect
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complex   Speak
complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
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component   Speak
element; ingredient; abstract part of something
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comprehensive   Speak
thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
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comprise   Speak
include; consist of; be composed of
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concept   Speak
something formed in the mind; thought or notion
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concurrent   Speak
simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
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conduct   Speak
direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
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conference   Speak
meeting for consultation or discussion; exchange of views
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confirmed   Speak
being firmly settled in habit; having been ratified; verified; fixed; established
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conflict   Speak
fight; struggle; incompatibility of dates or events
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conformity   Speak
similarity in form or character; agreement
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consent   Speak
agree in opinion or sentiment; be of the same mind; accord; concur; allow
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considerable   Speak
worthy of consideration; large in amount, extent, or degree
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consistent   Speak
being in agreement with itself; coherent; regular
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constant   Speak
invariable; repeating; continually occurring; persistent
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constitutional   Speak
of or relating to a constitution, or establishment form of government
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construction   Speak
act of constructing or building something
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consumer   Speak
people who buy goods or services
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contact   Speak
get in touch with; reach
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contemporary   Speak
modern; belonging to the same period of time
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context   Speak
circumstance
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contract   Speak
constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
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contradiction   Speak
assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
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contrary   Speak
relation of direct opposition; very opposed in nature or character or purpose
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contrast   Speak
act of distinguishing by comparing differences
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contribution   Speak
act of contributing; payment exacted for special purpose; impost or levy
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controversy   Speak
contentious speech act; argument
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convention   Speak
social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states
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conversely   Speak
in a converse manner; with change of order or relation; reciprocally.
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convinced   Speak
certain, sure
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cooperative   Speak
done with or working with others
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coordination   Speak
regulation of diverse elements into an integrated and harmonious operation
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core   Speak
basic, center, or most important part; essence
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corporate   Speak
united or combined into one body; collective; belonging to corporation or incorporated body
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corresponding   Speak
accompanying
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couple   Speak
a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
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create   Speak
make or cause to be or to become; invest with a new thing
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credit   Speak
arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
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criteria   Speak
standard, rule, or test on which a judgment or decision can be based
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crucial   Speak
of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
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currency   Speak
money; general acceptance or use
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cycle   Speak
periodically repeated sequence of events; long period of time; entire round in a circle or a spire
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data   Speak
collection of facts, observations, or other information related to a particular question or problem
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debate   Speak
discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points
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decline   Speak
change toward something smaller or lower ; gradual falling off from a better state
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definite   Speak
fixed; exact; having distinct limits
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definition   Speak
clarity of outline; concise explanation
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demonstrate   Speak
show clearly and deliberately; manifest; confirm; prove
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denote   Speak
indicate; signify directly; refer to specifically
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deny   Speak
disagree with; refuse; declare untrue
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depression   Speak
recession; economic slump; concavity in a surface produced by pressing ; sadness; low spirits
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design   Speak
act of working out the form of something; creation of something in the mind; formulate a plan for
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despite   Speak
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; disdain, contemptuous feelings, hatred
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device   Speak
technique or means; instrument; machine used to perform one or more relatively simple tasks
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discretion   Speak
knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; trait of judging wisely and objectively
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displacement   Speak
act of removing from office or employment
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display   Speak
exhibit; present or hold up to view; show; demonstrate; give evidence of; manifest
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distinction   Speak
excellence or eminence; note or mark of difference
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distribution   Speak
act of distributing or spreading or apportioning
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diversity   Speak
point or respect in which things differ; difference
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document   Speak
provide written evidence; record in detail
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domain   Speak
field; territory over which rule or control is exercised; networked computers that share a common address
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domestic   Speak
house-hold; of or relating to the home ; within the country or home
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dominant   Speak
major; important; outweighing
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draft   Speak
rough outline; draw up an outline; sketch
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dramatic   Speak
striking; sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
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duration   Speak
length of time something lasts
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dynamic   Speak
energetic; vigorously active
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economic   Speak
pertaining to economy; frugal; cheap
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edition   Speak
whole number of copies of a work printed and published; single copy; act of editing
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eliminate   Speak
eradicate; abolish; rule out
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emphasis   Speak
special attention or effort directed toward something; stress
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empirical   Speak
derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
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enable   Speak
supply with the means, knowledge, or opportunity; make able; make feasible or possible
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energy   Speak
exertion of force; capacity for work or vigorous activity; usable heat or power
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enormous   Speak
very great in size, extent, number, or degrees; huge; massive
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ensure   Speak
make sure or certain; insure; assure
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environment   Speak
surroundings; totality of surrounding conditions
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equation   Speak
making equal; equal division; equality; equilibrium
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equipment   Speak
apparatus
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equivalent   Speak
interchangeable; comparable; equal, as in value, force, or meaning
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erosion   Speak
corrosion; a gradual decline of something
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estate   Speak
extensive landed property; everything you own; all of your assets
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estimate   Speak
judge to be probable; form an opinion about; evaluate
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ethnic   Speak
relating to races; group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
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eventually   Speak
ultimately; in the final result or issue; in the end
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evidence   Speak
something which makes evident or manifest; any mode of proof
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evolution   Speak
development; progression
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exceed   Speak
go beyond; be or do something to a greater degree
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exhibit   Speak
show, make visible or apparent
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expansion   Speak
growth; extent or amount by which something has expanded
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expert   Speak
person with a high degree of skill in or knowledge of a certain subject
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explicit   Speak
precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken
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exploitation   Speak
unfair use of someone’s work giving little in return
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export   Speak
sell or transfer abroad
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exposure   Speak
risk, particularly of being exposed to disease; unmasking; act of laying something open
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external   Speak
exterior; outer; suitable for application to the outside
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extract   Speak
draw or pull out, usually with some force or effort; remove; get despite difficulties or obstacles
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