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  • 11disease — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Condition of ill health Nouns 1. disease, illness, sickness, ailment, ailing; morbidity, infirmity, ailment, indisposition; complaint, disorder, malady; functional disorder. 2. condition, affliction,… …

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  • 12contract — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 written agreement ADJECTIVE ▪ long term, permanent ▪ guaranteed (esp. AmE) ▪ casual (BrE), fixed term (BrE), short term …

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  • 13disease — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ common ▪ obscure, rare ▪ dangerous, serious ▪ mild ▪ acute …

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  • 14contract — I UK [ˈkɒntrækt] / US [ˈkɑnˌtrækt] noun [countable] Word forms contract : singular contract plural contracts *** 1) legal a written legal agreement between two people or businesses that says what each must do for the other or give to the other… …

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  • 15contract — con|tract1 [ kan,trækt ] noun count *** 1. ) a written legal agreement between two people or businesses that says what each must do for the other or give to the other: After six months she was offered an employment contract. A team led by… …

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  • 16disease — dis|ease W1S3 [dıˈzi:z] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: desaise, from aise relaxed feeling, comfort ] 1.) [U and C] an illness which affects a person, animal, or plant ▪ She suffers from a rare disease of the brain. ▪ Heart disease runs …

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  • 17disease — /dI zi:z/ noun 1 (C, U) an illness or unhealthy condition in your body, especially one caused by infection: eye/liver/kidney etc disease: Heart disease runs in our family. | cause disease: filthy insanitary conditions that cause disease |… …

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  • 18contract — con•tract n., adj., and usu. for v. 16–18, 22, 23 [[t]ˈkɒn trækt[/t]] otherwise v. [[t]kənˈtrækt[/t]] n. 1) an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of something specified 2) law an agreement enforceable by law 3) law… …

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  • 19disease — dis|ease [ dı ziz ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount an illness that affects people or animals, especially one that is caused by an infection: liver/heart/lung disease: leading causes of heart disease disease of: a disease of the nervous system… …

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  • 20contract*/*/*/ — [ˈkɒntrækt] noun [C] I a written legal agreement between two people or organizations After six months she was offered a contract of employment.[/ex] He has signed a six year contract with Manchester United.[/ex] contractual [kənˈtræktʃʊəl] adj… …

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