canvas
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a rough cloth
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canvass
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to ask for votes
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centenarian
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someone who is at least 100 years old
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centurion
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the commander of a company of 100 men in the ancient Roman army
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cereal
|
food processed from grain
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serial
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a book or radio or television performance delivered in instalments
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ceremonial
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describes the ritual used for a formal religious or public event
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ceremonious
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describes the type of person who likes to behave over-formally on social occasions
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childish
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of, like, or appropriate to a child
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childlike
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having the good qualities, such as innocence, associated with a child
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clothes
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garments
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cloths
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the material out of which clothEs are made
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canon
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is a cleric
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cannon
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is a large gun
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cast
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caste
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a social group
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cite
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to refer to
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sight
|
vision
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site
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land for a particular purpose
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complement
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that which completes
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compliment
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praise
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alley
|
a little lane
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ally
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a friend
|
contemptible
|
worthy of contempt
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contemptuous
|
a person who shows contempt is
contemptuous
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council
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a board of elected representatives
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counsel
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advice
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councillor
|
an electedrepresentative
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counsellor
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one who gives professional guidance
|
credible
|
believable
|
credulous
|
gullible
|
currant
|
a small dried grape used in cooking
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current
|
or electricity
|
allude
|
to refer to indirectly
|
elude
|
to evade capture or recall
|
allusion
|
an indirect reference
|
delusion
|
a false belief
|
illusion
|
a deceptive appearance
|
alternate
|
|
alternative
|
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amoral
|
not being governed by
moral laws
|
immoral
|
means breaking the moral
laws
|
astronomy
|
the scientific study of the stars and planets
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astrology
|
the study of theinfluence of the stars and planets on human life and fortune
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beside
|
|
besides
|
|
blond
|
to describe men’s hair
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blonde
|
to describe women’s hair
|
boarder
|
a person who pays to live in someone’s house
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border
|
the edge or boundary of something
|
born
|
eg. He was born in 1989.
|
borne
|
bear-bore-borne (past participle)
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dairy
|
a building or room for the processing, storage, and distribution of milk and milk products
|
diary
|
a book in which one keeps a daily record of events and experiences
|
decent
|
conforming with generally accepted standards of respectable or moral behaviour
|
descent
|
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desert
|
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dessert
|
a pudding
|
disinterested
|
impartial, unselfish, acting for the good of others and not for yourself
|
uninterested
|
bored
|
economic
|
related to the economy
|
economical
|
|
effective
|
able to produce a result
|
efficient
|
working well without wasting time, money or effort
|
eligible
|
suitably qualified
|
legible
|
able to be read
|
emigrant
|
leaves his or her country to live in another
|
immigrant
|
moves into a country to live permanently
|
eminent
|
famous
|
imminent
|
about to happen
|
epigram
|
a short witty saying
|
epitaph
|
an inscription on a tombstone
|
exceptionable
|
open to objection
|
exceptional
|
unusual
|
exhausting
|
tiring
|
exhaustive
|
|
explicit
|
stated clearly and openly
|
implicit
|
implied but not actually stated
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fewer
|
|
less
|
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fiance´
|
masculine
|
fiance´e
|
feminine
|
heroin
|
a drug
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heroine
|
a female hero
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historic
|
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historical
|
existing in the past
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imaginary
|
existing only in theimagination
|
imaginative
|
showing or having a vivid imagination
|
impractical
|
could be done but not worth doing
|
impracticable
|
incapable of being done
|
industrial
|
associated withmanufacturing
|
industrious
|
hard-working
|
its
|
|
it's
|
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judicial
|
pertaining to courts of law and judges
|
judicious
|
showing good judgment
|
later
|
|
latter
|
|
lay
|
|
lie
|
|
luxuriant
|
growing abundantly
|
luxurious
|
rich and costly
|
masterful
|
dominating
|
masterly
|
very skilful
|
medal
|
a small metal disc given as an honour
|
meddle
|
to interfere
|
momentary
|
Lasting only for moments
|
momentous
|
of great significance
|
official
|
|
officious
|
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partake
|
to share with others (especially food and drink)
|
participate
|
|
personal
|
Of or pertaining to a particular person
|
personnel
|
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principal
|
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principle
|
moral rule
|
quiet
|
silent
|
quite
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very
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sceptic
|
One who doubts
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septic
|
Infected by bacteria
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sew
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stitch
|
sow
|
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social
|
related to society
|
sociable
|
friendly
|
stationary
|
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stationery
|
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veracity
|
truthfulness
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voracity
|
greed
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