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bulary 3

verb

gather together or accumulate (a large amount or number of valuable material or things) over a period of time.

Amass

adjective 1. appropriate or

suitable in the circumstances

having a tendency to do something

APT

adjective

(of an area of land) lacking vegetation and exposed to the elements

BLEAK

CONCOCTVerb

1.make (a dish or meal) by combining various ingredients

2.create or devise (said especially of a story or plan)

CRAZENoun

1.an enthusiasm for a particular activity or object that typically appears suddenly and achieves widespread but short-lived popularity

verb2. wildly insane or excited3. produce a network of fine

cracks on (a surface)

IMPRESSIONABLE

adjective1.easily influenced because of a lack of critical ability

INCOMPATIBLEadjective1.(of two things) so opposed in character as to be incapable of existing together

2.(of two people) unable to live together harmoniously

3.(of one thing or person) not consistent or able to coexist with (another).

OBSESSION

noun1.the state of being obsessed with someone or something.

2.an idea or thought that continually preoccupies or intrudes on a person's mind

noun

(especially with reference to a country with separate areas of government) the action or state of dividing or being divided into parts

Verb

1.divide into parts

PARTITION

adjective

(of a person or their behavior) failing to observe the limits of what is permitted or appropriate

PRESUMPTUOUS

adjective

1. arousing intense distaste or disgust

2. of or relating to repulsion between physical objects

REPULSIVE

noun

a fault or failure to meet a certain standard, typically in a person's character, a plan, or a system

SHORTCOMING

verb

ask for or try to obtain (something) from someone

ask (someone) for something

accost someone and offer one's or someone else's services

SOLICIT

adjective

(of a body of water or the atmosphere of a confined space) having no current or flow and often having an unpleasant smell as a consequence.

STAGNANT

adjective

having no foundation or basis in fact

UNFOUNDED

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