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2. Discuss the Words’ Meaning 2.1 Read the sentences below and use context to write the definitions of the underlined words. 1. withhold: hold back; refuse to hand over or give 2. condemn: to criticize strongly, usually for moral reasons 3. address: to give attention to or deal with a matter or problem 4. prevalence: the quality of existing very commonly or happening frequently 5. submit: hand over formally 6. surveillance: a close watch kept on someone suspected of doing wrong 7. ensure: make sure, guarantee; make certain 8. fabrication: action or result of inventing (a false story); a forged document or a false account of events 9. duplicate: identically copied from an original 10. overwhelming: too great to rest or overcome, very great 11. conducive: making it easy, possible or likely for something to happen 12. inevitable: that you cannot avoid or prevent 13. potential: that may or can come into existence; possible 14. regurgitate: to bring food that has been swallowed back up into the mouth again; to repeat something you have heard or read without really thinking about it or understanding it 15. preeminent: more important, more successful or of a higher standard than other 16. insight: the ability to see and understand the truth about people or situations 17. distinct: different in kind, separate 18. pervade: to spread through and be noticeable in every part of something 19. sanction: a course of action that can be used, if necessary, to make people obey a law or behave in a particular way 20. universally: by everyone; everywhere or in every situation 21. approach: to start dealing with a problem, task, etc. in a particular way 22. assume: to think or accept that something is true but without having proof of it 23. subscribe: to agree with or support an opinion, a theory, etc. 24. infraction: an act of breaking a rule or law 25. precedence: right to come before sb./ sth. in time, order, rank, etc. 26. solidarity: support by one person or group of people for