151-200 Flashcards

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  • someone who try to get something a you or a group want by talking to the people who make decisions
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lobbyist

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  • feeling or thinking that something will happen : expecting something
  • expecting the birth of a child : soon to become a parent
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expectant

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  • a very bad headache
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migraine

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  • a stone used for sharpening knives and blades
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whetstone

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  • a physical condition in which a baby is very uncomfortable and cries for long periods of time
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colic

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  • not able to do something
  • not capable
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incapable

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  • extension in one direction, size <the></the>
  • the range over which something extends, scope
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dimension

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  • to spend time in quiet thought for religious purposes or relaxation
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meditate

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  • a book that contains an alphabetical list of names of people, businesses, etc.
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directory

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10
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  • occurring over a wide area and affecting many individuals
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pandemic

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  • to glue, fill, or coat with epoxy resin
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epoxy

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  • very angry
  • very powerful or violent
  • very active or fast
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furiously

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  • relating to the highest female singing voice or the highest voice part in a singing group
  • having a high sound range
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soprano

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  • of a straight line : joining two opposite corners of a shape (such as a square or rectangle) especially by crossing the center point of the shape
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diagonal

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  • to block by filling too full, overcrowd
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congestion

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  • a material (as flammable or poisonous material) that would be a danger to life or to the environment if released without precautions
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hazmat

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17
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  • not well-known : not known to most people
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obscure

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  • something that is so bad that it is seen as ridiculous
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farce

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  • a machine used for carrying people and things to different levels in a building
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elevator

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  • lasting a very short time
  • lasting only a moment
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momentary

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21
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  • to listen secretly to private conversation
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eavesdropper

22
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  • the height of something (such as an airplane) above the level of the sea
23
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  • to judge the value or condition of (someone or something) in a careful and thoughtful way
24
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  • one from whom an individual, group, or species is descended
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* to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a prisoner who is sentenced to death)
reprieve
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* graceful and attractive * simple and clever
elegant
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* a musical piece made up of parts of other musical works * a mixture of different people or things
medley
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* not feeling sentimental * sentimental=resulting from feeling rather than reason or thought
unsentimental
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* being humble * the quality or state of not thinking you are better than other people
humility
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* to provide a supply of food
caterer
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* to think or worry very much about something
agonize
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* to sew a design on a piece of cloth
embroider
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* a period of time between events
interim
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* a large bird that has a long tail and is often hunted for food or sport * the meat of the pheasant eaten as food
pheasant
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* a very common kind of duck
mallard
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* the time set by a parent at which a child has to be back home after going out
curfew
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* a reddish-purple color
burgundy
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* serving to represent * standing or acting for another especially through delegated authority
representative
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* extremely important and necessary * very basic
essential
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* showing or having warmth of feeling, passionate * devoted  
ardent
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* a passageway (as in a school) into which compartments or rooms open
corridor
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* a small candy that usually contains medicine
lozenge
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* an occasion when the sun looks like it is completely or partially covered with a dark circle because the moon is between the sun and the Earth
eclipse
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* a substance that is the main part of the cell walls of plants and that is used in making various products (such as paper)
cellulose
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* real or genuine * not copied or false
authentic
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* a person and especially a young person who causes trouble or does things that annoy people
rascal
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* a bed on a frame with wheels that is used for moving people who are sick or injured
gurney
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* also called * otherwise known as
alias
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* an object with several branches for holding candles or lights
candelabra
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* different from each other
disparity