authentic
definition: If something is authentic, it is real, true, or what people say it is.
ex: He was there and saw what happened, so his is the only authentic account.
automation
definition: the use of machines and computers that can operate without needing human control.
ex: Automation and robotics have decreased the need for a large, highly skilled work force.
intervention
definition: action taken to intentionally become involved in a difficult situation in order to improve it or prevent it from getting worse.
ex: Repeated interventions on the currency markets have failed to prevent the value of the currency falling.
levitation
definition: the act of rising and floating, or making someone rise or float, in the air without any physical support.
ex: One of his most famous illusions was levitation, in which he caused his wife to rise from the stage.
far-fetched
definition: very unlikely to be true, and difficult to believe.
ex: Her story about being chased away from school by wolves seems pretty far-fetched.
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