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  • gradually destroying something over a period of time (N)
    erosion
  • to combine many things into one (to make them stronger)
    consolidate
  • the amount of space between you and another person that you need to make you feel comfortable
    personal space
  • to continue to do something despite difficulties
    persist
  • low-skilled or boring work (adj + n)
    menial labor
  • what does the root "scrip" mean?
    to write
  • something difficult; scary to face (adj)
    daunting
  • hand or body movements used to signal something
    gesture
  • necessary; a key part of something
    integral; inherent
  • If you are "past your prime", what does that mean?
    to be too old for something; no longer as good at something as you were in the past
  • to have a lot of knowledge about the world (adj)
    sophisticated
  • an agreement between people or groups
    consensus
  • list 3 verbs that mean "to change" a photo
    doctor; alter; distort; manipulate
  • a prefix meaning "life"
    bio
  • to invent something (usually a story)
    concoct
  • to attract something towards you
    lure
  • the idea that people of different cultures and ethnicities can live and learn together
    multiculturalism
  • synonym of unavoidable
    inevitable; inescapable
  • to carry out or perform an action
    execute
  • belonging to a particular place rather than coming to it from somewhere else
    indigenous; native
  • a possible sequence of events that may or may not happen
    scenario
  • a sudden increase
    boom; surge
  • "to spend" time; money; effort doing something
    devote
  • far away from anything else (adj)
    isolated
  • Name 4 "reporting verbs"
    claim, state, suggest, intend, confess, show, demonstrate, contend etc.