ALC 22 Flashcards
(151 cards)
1
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ambulance
A
vehicle for transporting sick/wounded
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approach
A
to come near to near to something
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as if
as though
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It looks, sounds, or feels like something is true
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at once
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immediately
now
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breathe
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To take air in and out of your body through your nose or mouth
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call on (1)
A
pay a visit (1)
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call on (2)
A
request one to speak/recite (2)
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choke
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To not be able to breathe because something is in your throat
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concern (1 verb)
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to worry (1 verb)
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concern (2 verb)
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to relate to something else (2 verb)
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conscious
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awake
able to think
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crash (noun)
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loud impact (noun)
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crash (verb)
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To hit something hard and suddenly (verb)
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Q
A
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critical (1)
A
at an important stage (1)
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critical (2)
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the crisis of a disease (2)
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faint
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To suddenly fall down because you feel very weak or sick
to pass out
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favor
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helpful act
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give a hand
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to help
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guy
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man
boy
male person
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insect
A
six-legged bug
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major
A
main
most important
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minor
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not important
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nominate
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to suggest someone for a job or position
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object
thing that can be seen or touched
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particular
special
unusual
worthy of notice
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pass out
faint
To suddenly fall down because you feel very weak or sick
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poison
deadly chemical
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poisonous
Something that can make you sick or kill you if you eat it, drink it, or touch it
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re-
again
return back to something
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shout
speak loudly
yell
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slight
small in amount or extent
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snake
cold-blooded, crawling animal with no legs
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to steal
to take something without ask or paying for it
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stuff
things
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swallow
pass from mouth to stomach
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within
inside the limits of something
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arrest
to take and hold a person who is accused of a crime
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catch up with
To reach someone or something that is ahead of you
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complex
complicated
difficult
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declare
to say or make known officially
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designate
To choose someone or something for a special job or place
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differ
be unlike something
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difference
unlikeness
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due to
because of something
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entrance
place of admission
door or gate
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familiar
Something you know well or have seen or heard before
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feature
An important part or quality of something
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former (1)
first of two things (1)
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former (2)
in past time (2)
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huge
extremely large
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identify
say who or what something is
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incident
a thing that happens, often bad or unwanted
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jail
a place for holding criminals
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latter
the second of two things
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lens
optical glass
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note
short written message
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patience (noun)
patient (adj)
The ability to wait calmly without getting upset
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plain
simple or easy to see, hear, or understand
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reckless
not caring about danger
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run across
meet by chance
62
simple
not difficult
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spot
to locate something
to see something
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suspect
person that the police think is responsible for a crime
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voice
sound produced by people when speaking or singing
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yet
but
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adhere (to)
stick firmly to something
to follow something
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aim
goal
purpose
intention
69
back and forth
to move one way and then the opposite
70
bare
not covered
naked
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beauty
Something that looks nice or is very pleasing to see.
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blunt
Not sharp, like a knife or pencil that doesn't cut or point well
dull
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board
long, flat piece of wood
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bolt
A type of metal pin or fastener used to hold things together
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bore
make a hole
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carpenter
person who builds/ repairs things made of wood
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clockwise
in direction of a clock's rotation
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coarse
rough
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counterclockwise
in opposite direction of clock's rotation
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device
A small tool or machine used to do something
81
dig
To make a hole in the ground using a tool or your hands
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drill (noun)
tool for making holes (noun)
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drill (verb)
make a hole by boring (verb)
84
drive
push or force
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enable
to make able to do something
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entry
entrance
door way/ gate opening
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glue (noun)
sticky substance used to attach things (noun)
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glue (verb)
to make stick to something (verb)
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goggles
protective eye covering
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grip
hold something tightly
91
hammer
tool for driving/striking nails
92
hole
An empty space or opening in something
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join
To close or connect something so it stays in place
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motion
movement
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nail
A small metal piece used to hold things together
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pliers
gripping tool
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rust
A red or brown color that forms on metal when it gets wet and old
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sand (verb)
To rub something (like wood) with something rough to make it smooth
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sandpaper
paper coated with sand used to smooth wood/metal
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saw (noun)
edged tool for cutting
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saw (verb)
cut with saw
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scissors
twin-bladed cutting tool
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shovel
tool for digging
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stationary
standing still
fixed
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tip
the point or end
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workshop
place where work is done
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adequate
enough
sufficient
108
ammunition
Bullets or things used in a gun
109
arm
to supply with weapon
110
barrel
tubelike part of weapon
round container
111
bolt
bar that puts the cartridge in position
112
bullet
the metal object in a cartridge that fires out of a gun
113
cartridge
a piece of ammunition (bullet, gun powder, primer, and casing)
114
case
container
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casing
a metal container that holds the parts of a cartridge (bullet, powder, and primer)
116
chamber
compartment
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check off
mark items on a list to show completion
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citizen
a person who is legally a member of a country
119
detect
discover
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discharge
to fire a gun
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ease
relaxed effort
122
equip
to provide what is needed
123
essential
very important
124
explode
burst violently
125
fire
to shoot a gun or weapon
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firearm
weapon
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firing pin
pointed object which strikes the cartridge causing the bullet to be fired
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ignite
to begin burning
129
il- (1)
negative/opposite (1)
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im- (2)
negative/opposite (2)
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in- (3)
negative/opposite (3)
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inner
inside
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interest
to attract attention of
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ir- (4)
negative/opposite (4)
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magazine
a compartment in some firearms to hold cartridges
136
be certain
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non-
negative/opposite (5)
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on account of
because
due to
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outer
outside of
external
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pin
pointed object used to detonate bullet
fastener
141
point
the tip or sharp end of something
142
powder
fine dust
143
risk
to take a chance without being sure of the result
144
round
one piece of ammunition or one shot
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shell
a cartridge casing; a hard outer covering
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sight
power/ability to see; aiming device
147
tend
tendency
to be be likely to do something
148
thorough
complete
149
trigger
lever used to discharge a firearm
150
troubleshoot
to locate and fix a problem
151
upper
highest part
