1.1/1.2/2.1/2.2/3.1/3.2/4.1/4.2/5.1 Flashcards
PRE SAT (136 cards)
1
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Dangerous and able to kill someone
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life-threatening
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Intelligent.
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smart
3
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flock
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To go somewhere in large numbers.
4
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To grow strong again.
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regenerate
5
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CATASTROPHE
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A sudden disaster.
6
Q
Something that isn’t working properly.
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MALFUNCTION
7
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To give something to someone.
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PROVIDE
8
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To think about something in a logical way.
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reason
9
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Arms and legs.
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LIMBS
10
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A computer programme that looks for information.
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SEARCH ENGINE
11
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A computer programme that looks for information.
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REDUCE
12
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To start something new.
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SET UP
13
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treat
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To use medicine to make someone well again.
14
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The problem of having too many people in a place.
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OVERCROWDING
15
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interpret
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Translating spontaneously into another language.
16
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The twelve people in court who decide if a criminal is guilty or not
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jury
17
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witness
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People who appear in court to say what they know about a crime. `
18
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A person who pretends to be someone else in order to trick people.
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impostor
19
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sink
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Gone down under the water.
20
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Died in the water.
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DROWNED
21
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Saying that someone has done something but having no proof.
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allege
22
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overjoyed
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Very happy
23
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POVERTY
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THE STATE OF BEING VERY POOR
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TO CHECK A STORY
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CORROBORATE
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ANNOUNCE
Made something known to the public
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A court case.
TRIAL
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Admitted doing something wrong
confess
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convince
Made someone believe something.
29
Loved very much.
precious
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Given a punishment
sentence
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saunter
Walking without hurrying.
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Very loud.
resounding
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Very active or busy.
on the go
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Shared by two or more people
in common
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A person who listens to your problems.
a shoulder to cry on
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real, not false
genuine
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important to me
close to my heart
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to behave towards someone
treat
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things you have to do
obligation
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A very quick view of something.
glimpse
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To speak when someone else is speaking.
interrupt
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What will happen if you do not do something
otherwise
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A chair with wheels for a person who cannot walk
wheelchair
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concern
worry
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judge
To form an opinion about someone.
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fall out with
have an argument
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look up to
admire someone
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cut down on
reduce
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get on with
have a good relationship
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put up with
tolerate something
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get away with
not be punished for something
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come up with
think of something
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look down on
think you are better than someone
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markings
Patterns on an animal's skin.
54
stealthy
Quiet and secret.
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Moving slowly and noisily.
trundling
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thumping
Beating very hard.
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A large area of flat land with few trees.
plain
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stroll
To walk slowly for pleasure
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The long nose of an elephant
trunk
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Active at night.
nocturnal
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soaked
Very wet.
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awesome
Very impressive.
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hurtle
To move with great speed
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Jumps quickly and suddenly.
spring
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A path through the country
trail
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cross
Angry or annoyed.
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To talk with too much pride about something.
boast
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initially
At the beginning, at first.
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The careful watching of people who may have done something wrong.
surveillance
70
MONITOR
Keeping a check on something.
71
VULNERABLE
Weak and easy to attack.
72
WORK OUT
To calculate.
73
WARN
To tell somebody about something dangerous.
74
glance
To look at sb / sth quickly
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GAPE
To look at sb / sth with your mouth open.
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STARE
To look at sb / sth for a long time.
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OBSERVE
To watch sb/ sth carefully to discover more about it/ them.
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GLARE
To look at sb / sth angrily.
79
spot
To see sb / sth suddenly.
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peek
To look at sb/sth quickly and secretively.
81
PEER
To try to see sb / sth when you cannot see it/them clearly. __
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baffled
Very confused.
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cope
To deal successfully with a difficult situation.
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fall through
not happen
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set off
start a journey
86
break down
stop working
87
turn up/ give up
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gradually
slowly
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in charge of
Responsible for
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tough
physically difficult
91
put out
To extinguish, to stop something burning. 10 Special importance.
92
FLEXIBLE
CAN BE CHANGED
93
PUT OFF
TO MAKE SOMEBODY NOT WANT TO DO SOMETHING
94
COMMITMENT
PROMISE OR AGREEMENT
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tell off
speak angrily to
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CALL OFF
CANCEL
97
MAKE UP
INVENT
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GIVE OUT
DISTRIBUTE
99
TURN DOWN
REJECT
100
LOOK UP
FIND IN A REFERENCE BOOK
101
PICK UP
COLLECT
102
STUMBLE
To hit your foot against something and almost fall over.
103
ASSOCIATE
To make a connection with something
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PANTRY
A LARGE KITCHEN CUPBOARD
105
CATAPULT
THREW FORCEFULLY
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TREAT
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MALFUNCTION
Something that isn't working properly
108
boom
Grew rapidly; became successful.
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entrepreneur
A person who takes a risk by opening a new company to make money.
110
VENTURE
A project which is new and possibly risky
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SETTLE
To go and live permanently in a new place.
112
A public sale where things are sold to the person who offers the most money.
AUCTION
113
on the contrary
The opposite is true.
114
regret / VAST
Feelings of sadness about something you did or didn't do in the past./ VERY BIG
115
Presented a radio show and talked to guests.
HOST
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go with (your shoes
MATCH
117
go over (an exam)
REVIEW
118
pick on (a small child)
behave cruelly towards someone
119
break into
enter a place that is closed
120
count on
RELY ON SOMEONE, TRUST
121
LOOK AFTER
TAKE CARE OF SOMEONE
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come across
FIND BY CHANCE
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Unacceptable:
Not allowed or suitable.
124
Disagreeable:
Unpleasant or unfriendly; not easy to get along with.
125
Invisible:
Not able to be seen.
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unstable
Not steady; likely to change or break
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Illiterate:
Not able to read or write
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irrelevant
Not related or important.
129
irrational
Not based on reason or logic
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Immature:
Not fully developed or behaving childishly.
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impractical
Not useful or sensible in a situation.
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Not readable or clear enough to read.
Illegible
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Indecisive:
Not able to make decisions easily; uncertain or hesitant.`
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dishonest
Not truthful; intentionally deceiving or misleading others.
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illegible
Not clear enough to read; hard to decipher.
