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1) enigma
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(n) a puzzle; a mystery
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2) pecking order
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(n) ranking order re;position of importance/status in a group
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3) picturesque
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(adj) vivid amd colourful
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4) acquire
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(v) to get or to obtain
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5) acquisition
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(n) what is had or gotten or obtained
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6) prior
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(adj) before the present time; coming before; earlier
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7) surreptitious
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(adj) secret, or in a secret way
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8) anonymity
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(n) being anonymous, being unnamed
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9) anonymous
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(adj) unnamed or unknown
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10) delineate
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(1)(v) to describe clearly in words
(2)(v) to draw or to sketch
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11) alma mater
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[L](n) one's school, collage or university
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12) rankle
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(v) to cause anger or to annoy
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13) loconic
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(adj) not talking very much, using few words, bried speed
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14) lose
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(v) to misplace; to be unable to find
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15) loose
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(1)(adj) not tight/fitting; slack, no tension
(2)(adj) free to room, uncontrolled
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