relating to schools, colleges, and universities, or connected with studying and thinking, not with practical skills
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B
lasting only a short time or containing few words
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C
the ability to produce original and unusual ideas, or to make something new or imaginative
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D
serious discussion of a subject in which many people take part
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E
working or operating quickly and effectively in an organized way:
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F
The main or central point of something, especially of attention or interest:
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G
an increase in the size or the importance of something
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H
a word that is pronounced the same as another word but has a different meaning or spelling, or both
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I
unable to read and write
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J
a person who has the knowledge to give an opinion about something or is able to decide if someone or something is good or bad
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K
(in the past) a man of high social position trained to fight as a soldier on a horse
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L
a system of communication consisting of sounds, words, and grammar, or the system of communication used by people in a particular country or type of work
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M
the activity of controlling something, or of using or dealing with something in a way that is effective
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N
Great or too great love of your own country
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O
a result or effect of an action, situation, etc.
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P
the process or practice of using another person's ideas or work and pretending that it is your own
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Q
a woman who rules a country because she has been born into a royal family, or a woman who is married to a king
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R
how accurate or able to be trusted someone or something is considered to be
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S
influenced by or based on personal beliefs or feelings, rather than based on facts
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T
a formal statement of the rules on which a subject of study is based or of ideas that are suggested to explain a fact or event or, more generally, an opinion or explanation
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U
knowledge about a subject, situation, etc. or about how something works
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V
the characteristic of often changing and being different / many different types of things or people
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W
a large amount of money or valuable possessions that someone has / a large amount of something good
Contains
X
the details or reasons that someone gives to make something clear or easy to understand
Contains
Y
the physical or mental power or skill needed to do something
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Z
a person who is a member of a particular country and who has rights because of being born there or because of being given rights, or a person who lives in a particular town or city