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DESTINATION C1 & C2 > Unit 2 > Flashcards

Unit 2 Flashcards

1
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  • to consider doing something in the future
  • to think very carefully about something for a long time
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Contemplate

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2
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Sb who believes that people came only abt themselves and are not sincere / honest

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Cynical

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3
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To think abt sth carefully before giving important decision

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Deliberate

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4
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  • not sure abt quality of something
  • not sure whether you should do something
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Dubious

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5
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A feeling that something will happen

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Hunch

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6
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Ability to know that something will happen through feelings

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Intuition

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7
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Likely to be true honest / suitable

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Plausible

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8
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  • having doubts about something considered right
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Skeptical

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9
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  • To consider why something has happened
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Speculate

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10
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Work hard / be careful to do something well

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Conscientious

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11
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  • Relating to ability to think in an intelligent way
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Intellectual

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12
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Get information on particular subject by reading

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Read up

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13
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Study very hard for exam

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Swot up

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14
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Take short/ long time to remember something

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Quick / slow on the uptake

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15
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Crazy

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Round the bend

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16
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Spend time thinking about situation before deciding what to do next

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Take stock

17
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Obvious result even before it happens

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Foregone conclusion

18
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Spend most of their time thinking about one subject

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Have a one- track mind

19
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To act properly

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Come to sb senses

20
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To write or say something to make the facts become known

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Set/put the record straight

21
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Seems familiar but can’t remember

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Ring a bell

22
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Be able to think quickly & make sensible decisions

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Have your wits about you

23
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Not having evidence to prove you right

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Not have a leg to stand on

24
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To say someone can’t understand what it important because they care too much about small details

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Not see the wood for the trees

DESTINATION C1 & C2 (10 decks)

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