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nomad

a member of a group of people who move from one place to another, rather than living in one place all of the time

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milieu

environment

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overlap

overlay

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premises

a piece of land together with its buildings, esp considered as a place of business

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commence

to begin; start

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embellish (v)

to beautify by or as if by ornamentation; ornament; adorn

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embrace (v)

to take or receive gladly or eagerly; accept willingly

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bigot (n)

a person who is intolerant or hateful toward people whose race, ethnicity, religion,etc.

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to get scammed

cheated

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repatriation

going back to the country of origin

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epitome

embodiment/essence

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mundane

everyday/prosaic

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ulterior

ambiguous

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repercussions

impact/side effect

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liberation

abolition/emancipation

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trivial

insignificant

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brood (v)

offspring/family

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causeless

needless

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epiphany

flash/inside

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atheist

a person who does not believe in the existence of a supreme being or beings.

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agnostic

a person who holds that the answers to the basic questions of existence, such as the nature of the ultimate cause and whether or not there is a supreme being, are unknown or unknowable.

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convert

transmute; transform

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perpetrate

to commit

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fervor

earnestness/intensity

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cauldron

kettle/pot

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contentment

fulfillment/satisfaction

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frenzy

craze/burst/fever

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attendance

participation

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hypothalamus

a region of the brain, between the thalamus and the midbrain, that functions as the main control center for the autonomic nervous system by regulating sleep cycles, body temperature, appetite, etc

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tantrum

temper/outburst

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taunt

insult/ridicule

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bemuse

perplex/amaze

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revelation

announcement/discovery

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secular

civil

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be babtised

go through a religious rite involving water

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reconcile

accommodate/harmonize

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ambiguous

criptic/dubious

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rarefy

decrease/delete

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incense

aroma/scent

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snip

cut

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disciple

cohort/enthusiast

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sermon

advice/lesson

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the penny finally dropped

used to say that someone has finally understood something that they had not understood before

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layers that merge together

blend

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deductive reasoning

a logical process in which a conclusion is based on the concordance of multiple premises that are generally assumed to be true

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roll sb's eyes

to turn one's eyes around in different directions or in a circle, esp. as an expression of disbelief, annoyance, or impatience

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a grain of thruth

A little bit of truth. Often used to refer to a small amount of insight or truth in something otherwise false or nonsensical.

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it's not all rainbows and unicorns

Real life does not just consist of innocent, carefree happiness; there is more hardship or suffering in reality than one realizes.

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genetically heritable

transmited by birth

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grace

agility/beauty

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