NorthStar 3 Reading & Writing Units 1-5 – Flashcards
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(noun) the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
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beauty ('beauty)
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in the ocean or on the land near the coast ( the area where the land meets the water )
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coastal ('coastal)
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things that happen as a result of a particular action or situation
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consequences ('consequences)
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one of the large land masses of the earth
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continent ('continent)
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(noun) what happens as a result of the cause
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effect (e'ffect)
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the area in which something exists or lives
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environment (en'vironment)
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easily broken, damaged or ruined
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fragile ('fragile)
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turned into ice
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frozen ('frozen)
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huge sheets of ice moving slowly through land or rock formations
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glaciers ('glaciers)
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difficult to live in and very uncomfortable
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harsh
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very large, especially vertically
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huge
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masses of ice that float in the ocean
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icebergs ('icebergs)
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to live in an area or a place
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inhabit (in'habit)
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the way an area of land looks
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landscape ('landscape)
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existing in or in conformity with nature
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natural ('natural)
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atmospheric layer in which ozone gas is relatively concentrated
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ozone layer ('ozone layer)
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to save something or someone from being harmed or destroyed; a place where this is done
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preserve (pre'serve)
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preservation from harm, danger, annoyance, or any other evil
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protection (pro'tection)
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far away from towns and cities
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remote (re'mote)
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to study a subject in detail, especially in order to discover new facts or test new ideas
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research ('research)
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having attractive and impressive natural views
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scenic ('scenic)
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of or relating to the practice of science
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scientific (scien'tific)
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a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences
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scientist ('scientist)
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the main source of energy for life on Earth
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sunlight ('sunlight)
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a measure of how hot or cold something is
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temperature ('temperature)
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someone who is traveling or visiting a place for pleasure
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tourist ('tourist)
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extremely large, especially horizontally
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vast
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direct speech with little or no effort to be polite or gentle
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blunt
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to try to win against others
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compete
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to show that something is special or important
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emphasize
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in conformity with rules or laws and without fraud or cheating (adverb)
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fairly
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(adj.) female, womanly
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feminine
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talk about the behavior of other people
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gossip
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who a person is; the individual characteristics by which a thing or person is recognized or known
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identity
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guide or change
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influence
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a slang term used to describe information that is interesting but probably should not be talked about since it is private or secret
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juicy
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befitting a woman of good breeding
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lady-like
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(adj.) male, manly
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masculine
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employment; profession; job
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occupation
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to show something clearly
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reflect
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macho; extremely masculine; strong; manly
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rough and tough
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level or position in society
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status
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a slang term for information that is interesting but probably should not be talked about since it is private or secret
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the dirt
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a series of organized activities in support of women's rights
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women's movement
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To do what one sets out to do
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Achieve (A'chieve)
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a person trained to compete in sports
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athlete ('athlete)
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inspiring admiration or wonder; terrific
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awesome ('awesome)
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great and constant diligence and attention
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concentration (concen'tration)
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power to direct or determine (noun)
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control (con'trol)
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a disagreement among many people
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controversy ('controversy)
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the power you feel that makes you able to move
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energy ('energy)
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a way to forget about life's problems and pressures (noun)
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escape (e'scape)
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direct one's attention on something
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focus ('focus)
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liking something so much that you want to do it as much as possible
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hooked on ('hooked on)
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strong, powerful (describes a feeling)
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intense (in'tense)
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be successful in a particular activity
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make it ('make it)
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involving the mind or an intellectual process
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mental ('mental)
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influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
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obsessed (ob'sessed)
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an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone
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obsession (ob'session)
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make complete and flawless (verb)
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perfect (per'fect (verb))
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get something done
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perform (per'form)
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characterized by energetic bodily activity
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physicsk ('physical)
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a strong feeling that something difficult is expected of you
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pressure ('pressure)
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succeed in satisfying a test or requirement in order to pass to the next level
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qualify ('qualify)
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a way of expressing something (in language, art, music, sports, fashion, etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period of time
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style ('style)
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very surprising
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Astonishing (A'stonishing)
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(n.) a lie
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deception (de'ception)
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an identical copy of something
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duplicate ('duplicate)
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not real
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fake
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appearing not to be reliable
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fishy ('fishy)
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something intended to deceive
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fraud
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truth; the quality of being truthful
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honesty ('honesty)
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pretending to be someone else
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impersonate (im'personate)
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have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
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impress (im'press)
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reason
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motive ('motive)
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(adj.) appearing not to be reliable; feeling that someone or something cannot be trusted
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suspicious (su'spicious)
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exhausted or tired because of great strain or stress
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weary ('weary)
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a swindler who exploits the confidence of his/her victim
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con man ('con man (woman))
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a person who cheats you by means of deception or fraud
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swindler ('swindler)
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to cheat out of money or property
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swindle ('swindle)
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a series of actions that are intended to achieve a particular result, especially in business or politics
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Campaign (Cam'paign)
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describes something that you hear and remember
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catchy ('catchy)
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(adj.) related to business; (noun) a TV or radio advertisement
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commercial (com'mercial)
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the people or groups that are trying to beat you in business or sports
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competition (com'petition)
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to persuade someone to do something
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convince (con'vince)
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uncommon, different, exciting
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exotic (e'xotic)
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to be unsuccessful in doing something
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fail
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a business or small company
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firm
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multinational, worldwide, international
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'global
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something that you hope to achieve in the future
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goal
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to affect positively
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impress (im'press)
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a particular country or area where a company sells its products
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market ('market)
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the main idea or the most important idea in a movie, book, speech, ad, essay, etc.
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message ('message)
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(verb) to do what you have tried to do
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succeed (suc'ceed)
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(adj.) effective; having a good result; convincing
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successful (suc'cessful)
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(noun) a favorable or satisfactory outcome or desired result
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success (suc'cess)
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to make something known generally or in public, especially in order to sell it
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advertise ('Advertise)
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organizations that pay for the promotion of their products, services or ideas
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advertisers ('Advertisers)
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the business of drawing public attention to goods and services
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advertising ('Advertising)
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a public promotion of some product or service
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advertisement (Adver'tisement (ad))
