Buy everything own nothing 3 (FLIPPED) Flashcards

(34 cards)

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What is “to avoid making a decision or expressing an opinion because you are nervous or uncertain”?

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Pussyfooting

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What is “indecisiveness, not being able to choose between two options”?

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Vacillating

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3
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What is “to deal with an issue immediately”?

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Address

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What is “the sum of money one has to pay to get educated at a certain institution (AE)”?

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Tuition

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What are “the fees paid to attend a private educational institution (US)”?

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Tuition fees

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What is “one-on-one teaching or tutoring (UK), the fees paid to attend a private education institution (US)”?

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Private tuition

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What is “official registration for a course”?

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Enrolment

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What are “funds spent on education”?

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Education budget

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What is “being instructed by, being guided by”?

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Under the tutelage of

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What is “an amount of money given to a person by an organization to pay for their education, usually at a college or university”?

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Scholarships

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What is “a private school equipped with rooms where its students live instead of living in their own homes”?

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Public boarding school

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What is “the state of not being able to read or write”?

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Illiteracy

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13
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What is “compulsory enrolment in the military”?

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Conscription

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14
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What is “compulsorily recruited for the military”?

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Drafted

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What is “to arrange to pay a regular sum to receive a certain publication”?

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Subscribe to

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16
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What is “the first form at an infant school”?

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Reception class

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What is “not engaged, not concerned, unemotional”?

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What is “to be sent on a separate mission”?

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To be detached to

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What is “to separate and remove something”?

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What is “one of two houses that share a roof”?

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Semi-detached house

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What is “cool and distant, haughty”?

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What is “unemotional, rational, not influenced by strong feelings”?

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Dispassionate

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What is “full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness”?

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What is “to do increasingly well”?

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What is "an extravagant gesture meant to attract attention"?
Flourish (noun)
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What is "growing, developing fast"?
Burgeoning
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What is "to do really well, to be really well"?
To thrive
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What is "to register"?
To enrol
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What is "to be enrolled"?
To matriculate
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What is "to do very good business selling things"?
To do a roaring trade
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What is "successful, rich"?
Prosperous
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What is "rich, well-to-do"?
Affluent
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What is "to be absorbed by thought, to think about, to consider"?
To muse
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What is "to gaze thoughtfully at, to look dreamily at"?
To muse on