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Unit 1

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civilian (n)   person who is not a member of the military, police or firefighting forces  
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complicated (adj)   hard to understand; elaborate; complex; intricate  
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concur (v)   agree; coincide; be of the same opinion  
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confirm (v)   state or prove the truth of;substantiate; verify  
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confirmation (n)   proof; evidence; verification  
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digress (v)   turn aside; get off the main topic; deviate  
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fragile (adj)   easily broken; breakable; weak; frail  
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galore (adj)   aplenty; in abundance; plentiful; abundant  
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genuine (adj)   actually being what it is claimed or seems to be; true; real; authentic  
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hostile (adj)   of or relating to an enemy or enemies; unfriendly; inimical  
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impatient (adj)   not patient; not willing to bear delay; fretful; anxious  
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inter (v)   put into the earth; bury; entomb  
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interment (n)   burial; entombment; sepulture  
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mitigate (v)   make less severe; lessen;alleviate; soften; relieve  
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novice (n)   one who is new to a field or activity; beginner; apprentice; neophyte; tyro  
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original (n)   work created firsthand from which copies are made; prototype; archetype  
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orignal (adj)   belonging to the beginning first; earliest; initial; primary  
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originality (n)   freshness; novelty; inventiveness  
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rarity (n)   something uncommon, infrequent; or rare  
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resume (v)   1. begin again 2. retake; reoccupy  
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shrink (v)   1. draw back; recoil; wince 2. become smaller; contract  
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sober (adj)   1.not drunk; not intoxicated 2. earnest; serious; free from excitment or exaggeration  
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suffice (v)   be enough, adequate, or sufficient; serve; do  
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vacant (adj)   empty; unoccupied; tenantless; not being used  
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vacancy (n)   unfilled position; unoccupied apartment or room  
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