Vocabulary Flashcards

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Hollow

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Empty or having a hole inside

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Stare (at)

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To look fixedly or vacantly at someone or something

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Persist

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To insist on sth / doing sth

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Gentle

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Having or showing a mild, kind, or tender temperament

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Hardship

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Severe suffering or privation

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Dominate

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To have a control over a place or somebody

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Bribe

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To persuade someone to act in one's favor, typically illegally or dishonestly, by a gift of money or other inducement

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Illuminate

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To light up or make clear

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Basis

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The underlying support or foundation for an idea, argument, or process

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Horizontal/Vertical

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Parallel to the plane of the horizon; at right angles to the horizon