5TR P2 Flashcards

(46 cards)

1
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A defect that makes it difficult to speak or produce the correct sound

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Speech impediment

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2
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Where the voice rises and falls in a musical way

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Singsong

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3
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Words that are the names of places or people

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Proper nouns

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4
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Not following (or abiding by) the rules

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Cheating

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5
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In a clear and detailed way, leaving no room for confusion

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Explicitly

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6
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Remarkable and bringing amazing results

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Miraculous

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7
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To feel hopeful

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Get your hopes up

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8
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Destroy someone’s plans, disappoint or disillusion

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Dash someone’s hopes

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9
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Put one’s hope or trust in someone or something

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Pin one’s hopes on

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10
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to stop hoping that a particular thing will happen

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Give up hope

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11
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there is practically no limit

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The sky’s the limit

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12
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to feel too frightened to do something that you had planned to do

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Get cold feet

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13
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someone who is extremely nervous and worried

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Be a bundle of nerves

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14
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to force yourself to be brave enough to do something, although you are frightened or worried about it

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Pluck up your courage

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15
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you are anxious and have a nervous feeling in your stomach

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Get butterflies in your stomach

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16
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something you do without being certain what will happen as a result

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A leap in the dark

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17
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In a way that gives too much attention to small details and wants everything to be correct and perfect

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Fastidiously

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18
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to show something to be false, or to hide something such as an emotion

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Belie

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the quality of being pleasant and friendly

20
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in a way that shows a clear understanding and good judgment of a situation, usually when this results in an advantage

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money paid as a reward

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smart but sometimes dishonest behavior that you use to deceive someone

23
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something that divides partners or friends

24
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a situation in which progress is impossible, especially because the people involved cannot agree

25
a small hole made by a sharp object, especially in a tire
Puncture
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a situation in which an economy or industry goes through a period of growth, especially one in which a lot of money is made, followed by a period of little or no growth
Boom and bust
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damage or destruction
Wracked
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a wood or metal bolt, wedge, or pin for holding part of a machine or structure in place, usually adjusted by a screw or key
Gib
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an act of placing your foot somewhere in an awkward way a mistake
Misstep
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a young member of a rich and famous family
Scion
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A flag on a ship that shows which country the ship belongs to
Ensign
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The leader of a tribe
Chieftain
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The act of gradually taking away someone else's rights, or taking control of someone's time, work, etc.
Encroachment
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covering a wide area
Scattered
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A person who keeps their interests and ideas secret, especially someone who has a surprising ability or skill
Dark horse
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To laugh or shout insults at someone to show you have no respect for them
Jeered
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To arrange for money or property to be given to somebody after your death
Bequeathed
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An angry disagreement between two or more people or groups
Quarrel
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the legal profession as a whole
the bar
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the time when someone starts a position of authority, especially a king or queen
Accession
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impossible to find agreement between or with, or impossible to deal with
Irreconciliable
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to take something, especially something necessary or pleasant, away from someone
Deprive
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someone who is sent as a representative from one government or organization to another
Envoy
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to make someone less confident, less powerful, or less likely to succeed, or to make something weaker, often gradually:
Undermine
45
A particular point in time
Juncture
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a short interruption in a war or argument, or an agreement to stop fighting or arguing for a period of time
Truce