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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	noun • the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light • optical properties
	33%	8		Adverse reaction, as German behind bars injects man with vaccine from behind
	noun • a movement back from an impact • an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence verb • come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
	31%	4		Study, study, study
	verb • crowd or pack to capacity • put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled • study intensively, as before an exam • prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam

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