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Acknowledge Annex Cognitive Concurrent Desperate Embargo Exotic Flora Hygiene Inherent Levy Martial Motto

Parish
Prominent Sheer Velocity

ACKNOWLEDGE
VERB: declare to be true or admit the existence or reality of truth of SYNONYM: admit

I lowered my head quickly, as if to acknowledge the truth spoken by the old woman Khadija when she heard of my decision to travel to London.

ANNEX
NOUN: an addition that extends a main building

SYNONYMS: extension, wing He had been working for the Cyrenians at an annex to the Simon House Hostel for the Homeless in Rectory Road Oxford.

COGNITIVE
ADJECTIVE: of or being or relating to or involving thought or mental activity Finally, I want to move from cognitive models of word recognition to cognitive models of face recognition.

CONCURRENT
ADJECTIVE: occurring or operating at the same time

SYNONYMS: coinciding, simultaneous A further source of friction and confusion is found where authorities have concurrent powers; that is, an equal share in providing services.

DESPERATE
ADJECTIVE: showing extreme urgency or intensity, especially because of great need or desire

No wonder shed been desperate to have contact with the Foundling hospital.

EMBARGO
NOUN: a government order imposing a trade barrier SYNONYM: trade stoppage

Rabies had reached southern Finland and there was an embargo on cross-border dog movements.

EXOTIC
ADJECTIVE: from or characteristic of another place or part of the world Win a holiday to exotic Thailand!

FLORA
NOUN: all the plant life in a particular region or period

SYNONYMS: vegetation, botany

For example, the density and diversity of ground flora will vary according to the rotation cycle and the tree species which comprise the canopy.

HYGIENE
NOUN: a condition promoting sanitary practices Hygiene becomes a matter of social distinction: polite people always wear clean linen.

INHERENT
ADJECTIVE: existing as an essential constituent or characteristic SYNONYMS: built-in, integral Since there are some fifty thousand genes in each chromosome, you can imagine the difficulty inherent in recognizing differences in such microscopic structures.

LEVY
NOUN: a charge imposed and collected The introduction of a levy on milk producers 12 years ago was supposed to end dairy surpluses: A new start for the CAP, said a European Commission document at the time.

MARTIAL
ADJECTIVE: suggesting war or military life

SYNONYM: warlike There will be no massacre; there will be no martial law.

MOTTO
NOUN: a favourite or emblematic saying of a person or group SYNONYMS: slogan, catchword If you fail to prepare, you prepare to fail, might be his motto.

PARISH
NOUN: a local church community

During his years as a farmer in Frensham, Mr. Abbott had been vice-chairman of the parish council and was closely involved in the sports clubs.

PROMINENT
ADJECTIVE: important or noticeable

SYNONYMS: outstanding, salient, spectacular, striking

On moving to Kent, Wedd began to explore the countryside and kept coming across trees occupying prominent positions on or near hilltops.

SHEER
ADJECTIVE: complete and without restriction or qualification SYNONYMS: absolute, downright The father says: It was just sheer luck that that was a toad, not a nuclear train.

VELOCITY
NOUN: distance travelled per unit of time

SYNONYM: speed
Both of these velocities are greater than the speed of a real cannonball, but they are much smaller than the velocity of light, which is 186,000 miles a second.

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