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spectrum | a range of different things, usually colors
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paternal | relating to a father
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obtain | to gain possession
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simulation | an imitation or unreal representation of something, usually for the sake of practice
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secular | worldly rather than spiritually
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fertilize | to supply with nourishment for plants by adding helpful substances to the soil
adopt | to choose or take as one's own
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severely | harshly; extremely
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poll | to find out a small group's opinion so that you can guess what a much larger group thinks
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witness | to see something, especially a crime, happen
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humiliation | an event that causes someone to feel that she or he has lost the respect of others
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invoke | to call on for support
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bitterly | strongly and with a lot of bad feelings
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stable | firm and dependable
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obnoxious | bothersome; doing small things that others don't like
charismatic | extremely attractive and charming
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inject | to insert a liquid by means of a syringe
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intensify | to increase in power
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perceive | to become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses
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feasibly | practically; in a way that can work
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reciprocity | doing as much for another as he or she has done for you
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haggle | to argue back and forth about a price
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legitimate | true and respectable
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source | the point of origin or creation
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trigger | to set off or initiate
cartel | a small group controlling a certain area of business
capacity | the maximum amount or number that can be received or contained
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intervene | to come between
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net | remaining after all costs have been subtracted from an amount
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versus | against
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inheritance | things passed down to you from your ancestors
cause | a political or social goal that one believes is right and works to achieve
cast | the group of actors in a play, movie, television show, etc.
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impair | to make something less effective than usual
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working class | people with low-paying (often unskilled) jobs who are not poor but who are not securely in the middle class