capacity | the maximum amount or number that can be received or contained
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tolerate | to let something happen or exist without getting upset about it
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paternal | relating to a father
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battle | to fight against
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phantom | a dimly visible form, usually thought to be the spirit of a dead person, a sunken ship, etc.
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hypothesize | to make a guess that will eventually be investigated systematically
cause | a political or social goal that one believes is right and works to achieve
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obnoxious | bothersome; doing small things that others don't like
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suspend | to cause to stop for a period
cartel | a small group controlling a certain area of business
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factor | an element that contributes to a particular result or situation
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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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famine | severe hunger, a drastic food shortage
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haunt | to continually appear (in the form of a ghost) in the same place or to the same person
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fringe | edge; in social contexts, parts of society that look or act very different from most people
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implicate | to suggest that someone was involved in a crime or other wrong behavior
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source | the point of origin or creation
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jointly | together with one or more other parties