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pre • dom • i • nate vi., have authority or influence over others. Her opinions predominate and everyone does what she says.

a • ver • sion n., definite dislike. Since she was allergic to nuts, she developed an aversion to them.

ar • du • ous adj., difficult. The farmer endured a life of arduous toil.

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squal • id adj., wretched; miserable. The destitute family lived in a squalid shack.