CAE week 6 Flashcards

(57 cards)

1
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inadvertently

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accidently

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2
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insipid

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without much taste

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3
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nondescript

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very ordinary

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4
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nonchalant

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casually calm and relaxed

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5
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disgruntled

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annoyed or disappointed because you were treated unfairly

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6
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unassuming

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showing no desire to be noticed or given special treatment

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7
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continual vs. continuous

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continual: sth keeps happening again and again
continuous: 1 long time

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8
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during

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+ noun phrase (event)

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9
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imaginary vs imaginative

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imaginary: not real
imaginative: einfallsreich

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10
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permit vs. permission

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permit: physical document that allows you to do sth
permission: abstract concept

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11
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sew vs. sow

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sew: nähen
sow: säen

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12
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stationary vs stationery

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stationary: not moving
stationery: office supplies

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13
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briefly vs shortly

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briefly: an overview of sth
shortly: to be somewhere shortly (soon)

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14
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misgivings

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feeling of doubt or uncertainty about what might happen

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15
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misprint

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an error in print

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16
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mistrustful

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not to have trust in sb.

to be mistrustful of sb

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17
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misanthrope

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avoid/dislike people

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18
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to be anal about sth

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very picky/ perfectionist

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19
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remain

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remains (n) always S!

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20
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fit

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unfit for sth.

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21
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analyse

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analysis
analyst
analytical

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22
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to come to light

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ans licht kommen

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23
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to come away feeling + adj

24
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commensurate with sth

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proportionate

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obsolete
no longer produced or used ->machines
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to have some lay-offs
kündigungen
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there is no ...
point in doing sth reason to do sth use doing sth
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it is not .... doing
worth
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to desist from
legal way of saying 'stop doing'
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persist ...
in doing sth -> continue in an opinion or course of action despite difficulties
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to have a .... for figures an eye for .... a nose for ...
head detail bargains
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to have an understanding ...
of sth
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to be criticised.... doing sth
for
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to be told-off ... doing sth
for
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to be accused ... doing sth
of
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to be charged ... murder
with
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to commission sb. to do sth
to pay sb to produce sth
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to ... money .... sth
plough . into
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to ... the benefits
reap | (receive) INF.
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to object ... doing sth
to express disapprovement
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to disapprove ... sb .... sth
of . doing
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to do sth with a view to ... sth
doing
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to go ... strike
on
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to keep ... .... sb
in with stay friendly
45
walk-out
a sudden angry departure
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a prospect ... doing sth
of
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output
what is produced
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subsidy | subsidise
amount provided or saved support an organisation or activity financially
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to resign ... a job
from (voluntarily leave a job) resignation
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put time and effort ... sth
into
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to keep sth in check
under control
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ramifications
consequences
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persevere with sth
persist in doing sth even with difficulties | perseverance
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attainment
achievement
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insight
understanding
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to be entrenched
firmly rooted | trench
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to squander
spend monez recklessly