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According to research, a majority of U.S. teenagers hold part-time jobs during the school year. Most teens consider their work MONOTONOUS, but some find their jobs to be an enjoyable social experience.

Monotonous means...

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Colleges have several resources to aid students in determining which VOCATIONS would be best for them. Finding what jobs they are suited for will help prepare them for the future.

Vocations means...

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Over 45 miles long and 11 miles wide, the Dead Sea is so salty that its water actually feels oily and leaves a chalky RESIDUE on the skin.

residue means....

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Bathers brave enough to VENTURE just a few feet into the Dead Sea will discover that the human body floats in the salty mixture.

venture means....

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Because of the COLOSSAL amount of salt in the water, a person can actually repose on the surface of the Dead Sea as if it was a giant waterbed.

colossal means....

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Because of the colossal amount of salt in the water, a person can actually REPOSE on the surface of the Dead Sea as if it was a giant waterbed.

repose means....

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Each year, the water level ABATES by three feet, shrinking noticeably each year.

abates means....

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According to sociologists, there are four main reasons students refuse to INTERVENE and help their peers.

intervene means....

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First of all, most bystanders are simply afraid of getting hurt. Jumping into a fight is TREACHEROUS - it may lead to injury all too quickly.

treacherous means....

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Fear of becoming a new target is such a powerful DETERRENT that most students choose to do nothing - even when their classmates are suffering.

deterrent means....

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A third reason students don't COMPEL bullies to stop is that most bystanders believe their actions can make a situation worse.

compel means....

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Last, bystanders do not CONFRONT bullies because they don't know what to do or how to do it.

confront means....