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activist
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(N.) a person who works to support a political cause
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ban
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(V.) to prohibit, to make illegal
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banned
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(ADJ.) prohibited; illegal
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bar
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(V.) to prohibit, ban
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conjoined twins
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(N.) twins that are physically attached
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controversial
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(ADJ.) causing conflict or debate
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controversy
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(N.) a debate or conflict
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differ
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(V.) to be unlike something else in some way
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difference
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(N.) the way in which two things are unlike each other
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different
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(ADJ.) not like something or someone else
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disagree
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(V.) to not accept what someone says as true or correct
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disagreeable
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(ADJ.) describing something that is not to your liking, or someone that objects to other people's opinions and decisions
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disagreement
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(N.) objecting to something or someone's opinion or decision
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discriminated against
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(ADJ.) judged or acted upon unfavorably
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encounter
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(V.) to experience or meet someone or something
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establish
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(V.) to create an organization or system
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establishment
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(N.) a business
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invention
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(N.) a machine, device, or system that has been invented by someone
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pedestrian
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(N.) a person who is walking, especially in a town
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power
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(N.) control over people and activities
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powerful
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(ADJ.) able to control or influence people and events
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recently
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(ADV.) only a short time ago
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ruling
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(N.) a decision
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swim
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(V.) to move through water by making movements with your arms and legs
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swimmer
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(N.) someone who enjoys swimming, or does it as a sport
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swimming
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(N.) the activity of moving through the water my making movements with your arms and legs, especially as a sport or for pleasure
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thoroughly
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(ADV.) done very carefully and in a detailed way
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transport
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(V.) to take someone or something form one place to another in a vehicle
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transportation
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(N.) any type of vehicle that you can travel in or carry goods in
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