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Abundant
Definition
Adjective - A lot; occurring in large amounts
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Abundance
Definition
Noun - A large amount of something
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Access
Definition
Noun - The ability to approach, enter, speak with, or use
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Adopt
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Verb - to make something your own
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Advanced
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Adjective - Superior; highly developed; complex
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Adversary
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Noun - enemy; opponent
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Affect
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Verb - to cause an effect or change in something; to influence or impact something
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Alliance
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Noun - a partnership or agreement
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Ally
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Noun - a partner; friend; member of an alliance
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Alter
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Verb - to change
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Analyze
Definition
Verb - to study something closely; to break down into parts; to examine
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Approach
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Verb - to move closer to someone or something
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Assassinate
Definition
Verb - to kill a high-ranking (very important) person
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Assess
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Verb - to make a judgment about
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Associate
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Verb - To connect with something else; to make connections
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Assume
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Verb - to think that something is true without proof or evidence
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Authority
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Noun - the right to command or rule; the holder of power; the power given to somebody
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Available
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Adjective - easy to get or use; present and ready for use
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Barrier
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Noun - something that blocks or obstructs
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Basis
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Noun - a basic thing or fact that something is built on
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Betray
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Verb - to help an enemy; to go against an ally
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Cause
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Noun - the reason for something happening
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Centralize
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Verb - to bring under one control; to bring things together at the center
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Characteristic
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Noun - a feature or quality of someone or something
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Charter
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Noun - a document given by a government explaining organization, rights, responsibilities
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Civic
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Adjective - having to do with city or community
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Civilized
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Adjective - culturally advanced
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Commerce
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Noun - the transfer of money or goods; trade; business
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Compare
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Verb - to look for similarities (how things are the same)
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Conquest
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Noun - something or someone that has been taken over
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Consolidate
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Verb - to bring together into a whole; to combine
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Construction
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Noun - building; creation
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Contrast
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Verb - to look for differences (how things are different)
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Contribute
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Verb - to be an important factor in something; to help cause something
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Contribution
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Noun - role played in making something happen; something given to someone else
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Decline
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Verb - to get weaker; to slow down
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Defeat
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Verb - to win; to overcome in battle
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Defense
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Noun - protection; resistance to attack
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Define
Definition
Verb - to explain the meaning; to give a definition
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Demonstrate
Definition
Verb - to describe or explain by giving examples; to show how to do something
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Describe
Definition
Verb - to explain the characteristics of something
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Deity
Definition
Noun - god or goddess
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Diffusion
Definition
Noun - the spreading of one thing into another
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Disrupt
Definition
Verb - to cause disorder; to interrupt; to break apart
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Distinctive
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Adjective - unique; special; having a special quality that sets something apart from others
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Divide
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Verb - to separate; to break apart
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Dominant
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Adjective - in control; most important; powerful
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Dominate
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Verb - to rule over; to govern; to control
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Duty
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Noun - responsibility; something you have to do
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Economy
Definition
Noun - the process of system in which goods and services are bought, sold, or traded
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Economic
Definition
Adjective - having to do with the economy
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Effect
Definition
Noun - result or consequence; something that happens because of something else
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Emerge
Definition
Verb - to come out; to become known; to appear or happen
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Essential
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Adjective - necessary; basic
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Eternal
Definition
Adjective - never-ending; existing through all time
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Ethnic
Definition
Adjective - characteristic of a group sharing a common culture, religion, language
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Eventual
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Adjective - happening at a later time; happening at some point in the future
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Evidence
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Noun - a sign or proof of something
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Evolution
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Noun - a process of growth and development
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Evolve
Definition
Verb - to grow and develop
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Exemplify
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Verb - to be a very good example of something
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Exile
Definition
Verb - to banish somebody from home or country; to send away forever
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Expand
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Verb - to make something bigger, to enlarge
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Extend
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Verb - to stretch or make larger
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Extensive
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Adjective - very wide or broad; covering a great area
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Extent
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Noun - the area over which something extends
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External
Definition
Adjective - located on the outside of something
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Facilitate
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Verb - to make easier; to help or assist
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Factor
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Noun - one thing contributing to a result or situation
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Flight
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Noun - the act of running away from something to escape danger; journey from danger
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Fortify
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Verb - to make stronger; to defend
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Foundation
Definition
Noun - the base or support of something; the establishment of an organization
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Founded
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Verb - established or set up; started or began
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Govern
Definition
Verb - to rule over by right of authority
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Gradual
Definition
Adjective - slow; a little bit at a time
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Hereditary
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Adjective - handed down through generations (through the family)
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Heritage
Definition
Noun - something that is inherited or belongs to you because of birth
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Identify
Definition
Verb - to recognize and name
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Impact
Definition
Noun - influence; effect
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Income
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Noun - money received for goods or services
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Independence
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Noun - freedom from control or influence of others
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Indigenous
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Adjective - beginning in a specific region or country; unique to a specific region or country
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Inflation
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Noun - the act of raising or increasing something
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Influence
Definition
Verb - to affect or impact something; to have an effect on something
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Innovation
Definition
Noun - new idea or method
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Internal
Definition
Adjective - located on the inside of something
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Interpret
Definition
Verb - to explain the meaning of something
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Invade
Definition
Verb - to enter in order to take control, usually by military force
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Isolate
Definition
Verb - to move away from everything else; to separate completely
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Legal
Definition
Adjective - allowed by law
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Monarch
Definition
Noun - a hereditary ruler (king, queen, emperor, pharaoh); absolute ruler of state or region
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Origin
Definition
Noun - beginning; source; first stage
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Originate
Definition
Verb - to begin to exist; to be produced or created
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Permanent
Definition
Adjective - lasting forever; can't be erased
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Pious
Definition
Adjective - very religious; devoted to a religion
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Plague
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Noun - a disease that causes death and spreads very quickly to a lot of people
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Political
Definition
Adjective - having to do with government or politics
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Preserve
Definition
Verb - to keep in good condition; to save or keep from harm
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Principal
Definition
Adjective - most important; main; primary
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Principle
Definition
Noun - a moral rule or belief; a basic truth or theory
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Promote
Definition
Verb - to support or encourage
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Prosper
Definition
Verb - To become successful or do well (usually referring to money)
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Proximity
Definition
Noun - closeness; nearness
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Rapid
Definition
Adjective - quick; fast
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Reconstruct
Definition
Verb - to build something over again
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Reform
Definition
Noun - a change meant to improve something
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Representative
Definition
Noun - somebody or something who speaks or makes decisions for something else
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Retire
Definition
Verb - to stop working
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Revive
Definition
Verb - to bring back to life; to bring back into use
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Roam
Definition
Verb - to wander; to move around from place to place
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Route
Definition
Noun - a road or course
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Scarce
Definition
Adjective - rare; not much of; not abundant
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Scholar
Definition
Noun - a person who studies a subject for a long time and knows a lot about it; a well-educated person
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Secular
Definition
Adjective - not religious; controlled by government instead of church; having nothing to do with religion
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Similar
Definition
Adjective - almost the same as someone or something else; alike
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Social
Definition
Adjective - having to do with the interaction of people; having to do with society
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Stability
Definition
Noun - resistance to change; the state of being stable
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Stimulate
Definition
Verb - to make something more active; to encourage
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Succession
Definition
Noun - a series of people or things that come one right after the other
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Sufficient
Definition
Adjective - enough; adequate
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Territory
Definition
Noun - land belonging to a state or government
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Throughout
Definition
Preposition - in or to every part of; during an entire period of time
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Tradition
Definition
Noun - custom or belief that is repeated over and over or passed down
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Transform
Definition
Verb - to change completely
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Translate
Definition
Verb - to change words from one language into another language
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Unify
Definition
Verb - to join or bring together; to make things into one
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Unite
Definition
Verb - to join or bring together; to make things into one
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Value
Definition
Noun - worth or importance
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Vernacular
Definition
Noun - the language spoken by ordinary people in a country or region
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Veto
Definition
Verb - to reject something; to say no
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Victory
Definition
Noun - success or triumph; a win
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