chapter5 Flashcards

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END UP

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adverb
(copula) to become eventually; turn out to be: he ended up a thief.
He did not expect to end up in the United States.
No one knows precisely how many immigrants to our country end up retuning to their homeland.

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MEDICINE

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noun
any substance or substances used in treating disease or illness; medicament; remedy.
Med-Duh n
antibiotic
He was planning on a career medicine.
If I sick I took some medicine.
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DISAPPOINTED

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adjective
depressed or discouraged by the failure of one's hopes or expectations.
dis-uh-POIN-tid
balked
I was disappointed.
He disappoint.
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INTERNATIONAL

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adjective
between or among nations; involving two or more nations.
[in-ter-NASH-uh-nl
Mahmoud was one of about 500,000 international student.
I’m international student.

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INTERVIEW

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noun
a formal meeting in which one or more persons question, consult, or evaluate another person.
IN-ter-vyoo
account
While on a visit home, Mahmoud had an interview at a university in Tehran.
When you apply to a job you have interview first.

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SUPPORT

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verb
to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
suh-PAWRT
backing
They would give him financial support.
I support you 100% .
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SECURE

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adjective
free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe
si-KYOOR
protected
Believing that his future was secure.
My home is very secure.
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SUDDENLY

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adjective
happening, coming, made, or done quickly, without warning, or unexpectedly.
SUHD-n
abruptly
Suddenly, his support was gone, and his future was unclear.
I wolk in a strit suddenly I saw my friends.

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SHOCK

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noun
a sudden and violent blow or impact; collision.
awe
It was a shock.
His behavior shocked us.
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GIVE UP

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noun
something conceded or relinquished; concession.
GIV-uhp
abandon
Mahmud decided not to give up.
I try but I give up.
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PATIENCE

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noun
the quality of being patient, as the bearing of provocation, annoyance, misfortune, or pain, without complaint, loss of temper, irritation, or the like.
PEY-shuh ns
If had the patience!
But I tried very hard to be patient for teacher’s sake.

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STAGE

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noun
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
spot
He says that he does not plan to make a career change at this stage in his life.
I meet my friend back stage.

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