Flashcards in Daily Double Quiz #7 Deck (32):
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Rome Was Not Built in a Day
An important goal takes time to achieve
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Incognito
Italian
Undercover or in disguise
"In disguise"
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A
Without
atypical - not typical
agnostic - without a god
amoral - without morals
anomaly - not normal
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Anti
Against
antisocial - not social
antibiotic - against bacteria
antidote - a cure
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(Don't) Burn Your Bridges Behing You
To make a decision that you cannot change
To ruin a relationship beyond repair
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Macho
Spanish
Strong; Aggressive
"Manly"
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Bri/Brev
Brief or short
Brief - Quick
Briefing - Instructions
Brevity - short
Abbreviations - shorten
Abridged - shortened
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Ben/Bon
Good
Bonfire - Good fire
Benefit - advantage
Bonjour - good day
Bon bon - chocolate truffle
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A Watched Pot Never Boils
When waiting anxiously for something, the time moves slower
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Tycoon
Japanese
A powerful and wealthy business person
"Great lord"
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Cap/Cip/Cept
to take or to get
intercept - block
capture - take away
recipient - a person who receives something
susceptible - likely to get
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Co/Col/Com/Con
With or together
Coworker - person that you work with
Conversation - discussion with somebody
Community - Group of people
Companion - person that you are with
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Off the Wall
Shocking or really unusual ; energetic
Kudos
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Kudos
Greek
praise or "good job"
"Glory"
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Dem
people
democracy - people government
epidemic - something that spreads from person to person
demographics - statistics about people
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Dis/Dif
not, away from, apart, the reverse
dishonest - not honest
disagree - don't agree
disapproved - not approved
diffuse - disable
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Backseat Driver
A person who gives unwanted advice
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Utopia
Greek
A perfect or flawless place or society
"no place"
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Err
to wander
error - mistake
erratic - not focused ; not stable
errant - wanderer
errand - wander to different things to do
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E/Ex/Ef
Out ; out of former
ex-president - former president
exclude - keep out
expire - out of date
explain - say to understand
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Go against the grain
to go against the norm or status quo
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Chic
French
Fashionable, in style, or sophisticated
"Elegant
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Fer
to carry
transfer - across
offer - give
confer - bring together
defer - ?
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Fin
End, complete
Finish - the end
Finale - end of show
final - last
infinite - not ending
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In the Limelight
At the enter of attention
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Angst
German
"fear"
intense worry
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Gen
Birth/Creation/race/kind
genocide - wiping out a race
generation - group
gender - boy or girl
generous - giving
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Gn/Gno
to know
incognito - in disguise
ignore - not see or hear
ignorant - stupid
recognize - know
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Under the Table
in secret, not out in the open, not legal
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Ad lib
latin
"according to one's pleasure"
to improvise
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Hyper
over excessive
hyper - energetic
hyperbole - over reacting
hyperactive - very energetic
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