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Villa (noun)
A house where people stay on holiday/vacation
Hoaxer (noun)
A person that makes others believe something that is not true, especially something unpleasant
Amateur (noun)
A person who takes part in a sport or other activity for enjoyment or interest, not as a job
Strait (noun)
A narrow passage of water that connects two seas or large areas of water
Voyage (noun)
A long journey
Flood
–noun
1.
 a great flowing or overflowing of water, esp. over land not usually submerged.
2.
 any great outpouring or stream: a flood of tears.
3.
 the Flood, the universal deluge recorded as having occurred in the days of Noah. Gen. 7.
4.
 the rise or flowing in of the tide (opposed to ebb ).
5.
 a floodlight.
6.
 Archaic. a large body of water.
–verb (used with object)
7.
 to overflow in or cover with a flood; fill to overflowing: Don't flood the bathtub.
8.
 to cover or fill, as if with a flood: The road was flooded with cars.
9.
 to overwhelm with an abundance of something: to be flooded with mail.
10.
 Automotive. to supply too much fuel to (the carburetor), so that the engine fails to start.
11.
 to floodlight.
–verb (used without object)
12.
 to flow or pour in or as if in a flood.
13.
 to rise in a flood; overflow.
14.
 Pathology.
a.
 to suffer uterine hemorrhage, esp. in connection with childbirth.
b.
 to have an excessive menstrual flow.

Damage
–noun
1.
 injury or harm that reduces value or usefulness: The storm did considerable damage to the crops.
2.
 damages, Law. the estimated money equivalent for detriment or injury sustained.
3.
 Often, damages. Informal. cost; expense; charge: What are the damages for the lubrication job on my car?
–verb (used with object)
4.
 to cause damage to; injure or harm; reduce the value or usefulness of: He damaged the saw on a nail.
–verb (used without object)
5.
 to become damaged: Soft wood damages easily.
Individual
–noun
1.
 a single human being, as distinguished from a group.
2.
 a person: a strange individual.
3.
 a distinct, indivisible entity; a single thing, being, instance, or item.
4.
 a group considered as a unit.
5.
 Biology.
a.
 a single organism capable of independent existence.
b.
 a member of a compound organism or colony.
6.
 Cards. a duplicate-bridge tournament in which each player plays the same number of hands in partnership with every other player, individual scores for each player being kept for each hand.
–adjective
7.
 single; particular; separate: to number individual copies of a limited edition.
8.
 intended for the use of one person only: to serve individual portions of a pizza.
9.
 of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a particular person or thing: individual tastes.
10.
 distinguished by special, singular, or markedly personal characteristics; exhibiting unique or unusual qualities: a highly individual style of painting.
11.
 existing as a distinct, indivisible entity, or considered as such; discrete: individual parts of a tea set.
12.
 of which each is different or of a different design from the others: a set of individual coffee cups.
General
–adjective
1.
 of or pertaining to all persons or things belonging to a group or category: a general meeting of the employees.
2.
 of, pertaining to, or true of such persons or things in the main, with possible exceptions; common to most; prevalent; usual: the general mood of the people.
3.
 not limited to one class, field, product, service, etc.; miscellaneous: the general public; general science.
4.
 considering or dealing with overall characteristics, universal aspects, or important elements, esp. without considering all details or specific aspects: general instructions; a general description; a general resemblance one to another.
5.
 not specific or definite: I could give them only a general idea of what was going on.
6.
 (of anesthesia or an anesthetic) causing loss of consciousness and abolishing sensitivity to pain throughout the body.
7.
 having extended command or superior or chief rank: the secretary general of the United Nations; the attorney general.
–noun
8.
 Military.
a.
 U.S. Army and Air Force. an officer ranking above a lieutenant general and below a general of the army or general of the air force.
b.
 U.S. Army. an officer of any of the five highest ranks: a brigadier general, major general, lieutenant general, general, or general of the army.
c.
 U.S. Marine Corps. an officer holding the highest rank in the corps.
d.
 (in numerous armies) an officer in the highest, second, or third highest rank, as one ranking immediately below a field marshal in the British army.
9.
 Ecclesiastical. the chief official of a religious order.
10.
 something that is general; generality.
11.
 Archaic. the general public.
—Idiom
12.
 in general,
a.
 with respect to the whole class referred to; as a whole: He likes people in general.
b.
 as a rule; usually: In general, the bus is here by 9 a.m.

Approximately
–adjective
1.
 near or approaching a certain state, condition, goal, or standard.
2.
 nearly exact; not perfectly accurate or correct: The approximate time was 10 o'clock.
3.
 near; close together.
4.
 very similar; nearly identical.
–verb (used with object)
5.
 to come near to; approach closely to: to approximate an ideal.
6.
 to estimate: We approximated the distance at three miles.
7.
 to simulate; imitate closely: The motions of the stars can be approximated in a planetarium.
8.
 to bring near.
–verb (used without object)
9.
 to come near in position, character, amount, etc.
Despite
preposition
1.
 in spite of; notwithstanding.
–noun
2.
 contemptuous treatment; insult.
3.
 malice, hatred, or spite.
–verb (used with object)
4.
 Obsolete. to anger or annoy (someone) out of spite.
—Idiom
5.
 in despite of, in spite of; notwithstanding: He was tolerant in despite of his background and education.