Basic words Flashcards
(131 cards)
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ability
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capability/skill/talent
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accept
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receive/embrace
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accessible
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approachable/reachable/attainable
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accurate
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exact/correct
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accustomed
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habitual/usual/routine/familiar
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act
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take measure/behave/perform
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admit
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confess/acknowledge
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advantage
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edge/benefit
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advocate
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champion/recommend/uphold
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agree
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concur/consent/decide on
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alone
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by oneself/independently
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ambiguous
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vague/unclear/ambivalent
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angry
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furious/vexed/outraged
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appearance
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looks/manifestation
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appreciate
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value/respect/recognise/price
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approach
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move towards/speak to
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argue
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quarrel/disagree/claim
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worldwide
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global
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ask
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enquire/question/request/demand
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attack
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assault/criticise
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attention
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consideration/awareness/notice/care
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authority
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government/expert/permission/power
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avoid
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prevent/refrain from/evade
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beautiful
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attractive/appealing/graceful/aesthetically pleasing
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begin
start/commence
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believe
think/trust
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benefit
be advantageous/helpful/useful to
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biased
prejudiced/partial/one-sided/discriminatory
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building
structure/construction
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business
firms/companies/corporations
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busy
involved/occupied/hectic
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buy
purchase/acquire
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campaign
effort/drive/movement
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care
concern/love/worry
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career
profession/occupation/work
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cause
trigger/result in
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certain
sure/unquestionable/reliable
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challenge
question/difficulty
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change
alter/adjust/transform
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choice
option/alternative
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city
town
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commercial
business/profit-making/trading
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common
frequent/normal/widespread/ordinary
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compare
contrast
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competitive
aggressive/cut-throat/ruthless
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concise
succinct/brief
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confident
assurance/certainty/trust
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consider
contemplate/think about
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contain
constitute/include
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continue
carry on/proceed
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control
curb/regulate/direct
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create
produce/generate/establish/initiate
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cultural
ethnic/traditional/part of heritage
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current
recent/contemporary/present/now
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dangerous
menacing/threatening/perilous/hazardous
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death
decease/casualty/demise/passing away
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decide
determine/settle/choose to
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declare
announce/proclaim/assert
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determination
decision/resolveｄ
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develop
grow/expand/progress/form
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different
disparate/alternative
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difficult
hard/challenging
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direction
path/orientation
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discomfort
pain/inconvenience/unease/embarrassment
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discover
find out/reveal/disclose
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disease
illness/sickness
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divide
split/separate/disunite
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dream
imagination/fantasy
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early
initial/previous
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easy
simple/effortless
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economic
monetary/fiscal/financial
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effort
endeavour/achievement
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embarrassing
humiliating/shameful/awkward
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employee
workers/staff
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enjoy
like/take pleasure in
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environment
situation/setting/nature
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establish
start/initiate/set up
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event
occurrence/happening//incident/affair/occasion
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evidence
proof/testimony
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exist
present/survive live
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expect
presume/anticipate/envisage
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experience
skill/practical knowledge/event/happening
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explain
describe/make clear/give reasons
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fact
reality/actuality/verity
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factor
element/part/component/determinant
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fail
be unsuccessful/collapse/disappoint
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family
relatives/kin/clan
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famous
well-known/popular/prominent/renowned
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fast
quick/rapid/swift/speedy
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fearful
frightened/afraid/scared/terrified
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feeling
sensation/sense/mood
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fight
brawl/battle/quarrel
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finish
end/complete/consume all
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focus
concentrate/zoom in
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follow
come after/ accompany/obey
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force (v)
coerce/compel
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foreign
alien/imported/exotic
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forget
faiｌ ｔｏ remember
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former
previous/preceding/earlier
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friend
companion/comrade/mate
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fulfil
satisfy/achieve/attain/accomplish/meet
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future
prospects/time to come/coming
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general
overall/common/usual/broad
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generations
across age/young and old/ today and future
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give
donate/bestow/devote
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goods
merchandise/commodities/products
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greed
avarice/desire
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group
category/crowd/entity
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grow
expand/enlarge
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guess
estimate/speculate/suppose/imagine
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happy
cheerful/joyful/glad/delighted
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health
fitness/good condition
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heavy
hefty/intense
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help
aid/assist/support
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history
past events/record/former times
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hope
desire/wish/expect
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huge
enormous/massive
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hungry
starving/famished
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idea
concept/notion/thought
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idnetify
recognise
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ignore
neglect/disregard/overlook
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impact
influence/effect
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important
significant/consequential/crucial/vital/essential
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improve
advance/make better/recover
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include
comprise/incorporate/emcompass
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increase
grow/rise
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indeed
truly/really
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individual
person/single/independent
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industry
business/manufacturing/production
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inform
tell/notify/
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information
facts/knowledge
