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Glossary of difficult words

to divert - to distract (someone or their attention) from something;

standing - position, status or reputation;

to appropriate - to take something for one's own use, typically without the owner's permission;

vehicle - a medium through which something is transmitted, expressed or conducted;

shady - of doubtful honesty or legality;

to tap - to draw a supply (from a resource).