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Vocab. Final
Semester 1
124
English
8th Grade
01/12/2008
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am, amor
 Definition
"love,' "liking," "friendliness"
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anim

 

 

 Definition
"mind," "will," "spirit"
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fin
 Definition
"end," "boundary," "limit"
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affinity
 Definition
attraction
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definitive
 Definition
final, conclusive
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flu, fluc, flux,
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"flow" [more change]
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fluctuate
 Definition
flowl ike a wave, always changing
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gen, gener, genit
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"birth", "kind," "class"
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degenerate
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sink lower in class or standard, deteriorate
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regenerate
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rebirth, revive
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greg
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"gather," "flock"
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aggregate
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gather together in one mass (assembly)
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gregarious
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social
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here, hes
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"stick"
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adhere
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stick, hold fast, be attached. i.e., tape
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inherent
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natural instinct, born with, or deeply infixed
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lateral
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"side"
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collateral
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situated at the side, additional
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lateral
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side
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unilateral
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one-sided, one mind
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litera
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"letter"
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luc, lum
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"light"
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elucidate
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thrw light upon, clarify/explain
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luminary
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celebrity famous person
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luminous
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giving light, glowing
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translucent
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letting some light through
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man, manu
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"hand"
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emancipate
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free, liberate
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pend, pens
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"hang"
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append
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attach, add as a supplement i.e. post-it note
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impending
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incoming, imminent (neg.)
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pon, pos
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"put"
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depose
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dethrone, out of office
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transpose
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swap, switch
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conscript
 Definition

into the draft, military

either you are a conscript, or she has been conscripted. 
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proscribe
 Definition
forbid, prohibit
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simil, simul
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"similar," "like," "same"
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assimilate
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make a model of, simulation semi-positive
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simulate
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pretend, model, fake
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sol, soli
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"alone," "lonely," "single"
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desolate
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makel onely, deserted, abandoned
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soliloquy
 Definition
JULIUS CAESAR, talk to yourself
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solv, solu, solut
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"loosen"
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absolute
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certain, definite
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dissolution
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separation, breaking apart could be a divorce or something about business
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solvent
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something that dissolves,
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und, unda
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"wave," "flow
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abound
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abundant, teem, plentiful
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inundate
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EGYPT, overflow, literal or metaphorical
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redundant
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repetitive
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ver, vera, veri
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"truth," "true"
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veracity
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truthfulness
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verify
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confirm
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veritable
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autentic, true, genuine
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vid, vis 

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"see," "look," "sight"
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envision
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foresee
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improvise
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ad lib, impromptu
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aut, auto
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"self"
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authentic
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genuine, real
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autocrat
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dictator
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automaton
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robot
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autonomy
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independence
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autopsy
 Definition
corpse examination [of humans]
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cracy
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"government"
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plutocracy
 Definition
rule by the rich
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aristocrat
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nobility
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dem, demo
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"people"
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demagogue
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either motivational speaker, or someone who rouses people up for own advantage
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epidemic
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plague
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pan, panto
 Definition
"all," "complete"
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panacea
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cure-all
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pandemonium
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chaos
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panorama
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vista, view of all
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chron, chrono
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"time"
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anachronism
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wrong time
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chronicle
 Definition
account of events, recording
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mania
 Definition
"madness," "insane impulse," "craze"
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mania (the word)
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insanity
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synchronize
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simultaneous, make equal
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ped
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"child"
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orthopedic
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straightening, skletal
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pedagogue
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teacher
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ortho

 

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"straight," "correct"
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orthodontist
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braces
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orthodox
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accepted, expected
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gen, geno, genea
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"race," "kind," "birth"
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genesis
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birth, origin
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heterogeneous
 Definition
mix, made up of different kinds
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homogenize
 Definition
make the same
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meter, metr
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"measure"
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barometer
 Definition
atmospheric pressure, storms
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odometer
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measures distance
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symmetry
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proportion, balance
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ant, anti
 Definition
"against," "opposite"
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antibody
 Definition
INside body, bye bye germs
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antipathy
 Definition
medium hatred
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onym, onomato
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"name," "word"
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acronym
 Definition
N.A.S.A.
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pseudonym
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alias, A.K.A
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derm, dermato
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"skin"
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dermis
 Definition
inner layer of skin
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hypodermic
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subcutaneous, underneath skin
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nom, nem
 Definition
"management," "distribution"
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agronomy
 Definition
farmers
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gastronome
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connoisseur of food, lover of good food
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nemesis
 Definition
enemyor avenger
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phan, phen
 Definition
"show," "appear"
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diaphanous
 Definition
translucent, fabric
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phenomenon
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extraordinary
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diathermy
 Definition
heat treatment
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protocol
 Definition
rules, code
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prototype
 Definition
example 1, model
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thesis, thet
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"set," "put"
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epithet
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nickname for characteristic, "shorty"
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synthesis
 Definition
combining
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aster, astr, astro
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"star"
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astronomer
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heavenly bodies, studier of the stars
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gram, graph
 Definition
"letter," "writing"
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anagram
 Definition
rearrange the letters -> allergy, gallery
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cartographer
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map-maker
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epigram
 Definition
witticism --> "early bird catches the worm"
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