Deck 1 Flashcards

(76 cards)

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immunity

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The ability to fight infection

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vaccination

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An injection against diseases

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respiration

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The action of breathing

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appeals

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An application to a higher court to reverse the decision of a lower court

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snub

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To ignore

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dispute

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A disagreement or argument

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confer

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To have a discussion

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prescribed

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To advise or order

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refined

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Pure and clear. Elegant.

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liberal

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Open to new ideas. Generous

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coax

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Persuade someone

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discourage

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To put a stop to or prevent

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evict

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To remove someone from a property

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thriving

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Growing

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destitute

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Extremely poor

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flourishing

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Growing

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institute

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An organisation

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superfluous

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An extra word that is not needed in a sentence, as the sentence works perfectly well without it

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elongated

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To make something longer

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accomodate

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To make room for or to put into a house

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hospice

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A home that looks after sick and dying people

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scholar

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A very educated person

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acutely

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Extremely

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anthology

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A published collection

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CEO
Chief Executive Officer
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financial
Relating to money
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enhance
Increase
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propping
To lift something up
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perpetrator
Someone who has committed a crime; a criminal
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perpetual
Never-ending
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victim
A person who was injured because of a crime
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offender
A criminal
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indefinite
Unlimited; never-ending
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garish
Showy and loud
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beret
A flat hat worn by the French
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breeches
Short trousers
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boater
A straw hat
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exorcise
To drive out an evil spirit from a person or a place
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credible
Convincing, believable
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credulous
To believe in things too easily
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installation
The action of fitting something in place
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animosity
hatred
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scowl
An angry expression. A frown
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quota
A limited amount of something
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supplement
Something that is added to something else to complete it
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deserter
Someone who runs away
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exclusion
To ban something
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insert
To push something into something else
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maim
To injure a part of the body so it is permanently damaged.
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profuse
A large amount
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insignificant
Small and unimportant
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miserly
Stingy, meagre
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mesmerised
To be fascinated
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refute
To prove that someone is wrong
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underpin
To support or justify
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reinforce
To strengthen
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endorse
To give public approval
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coarse
Rough and harsh
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unrefined
Rough
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dispose
To throw something away
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discard
To throw something away
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depot
A place to store large amounts of food or equipment
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enthrone
To make someone king or queen; to put on a throne
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universal
Global, common, done by everyone
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global
Relating to the whole world; international
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baron
A nobleman
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obsolete
Old fashioned; no longer used by anyone
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discreet
Careful. Not noticed or seen by many people.
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repeal
To take back or cancel a law
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antiquated
Old-fashioned
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burden
A heavy load
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onus
The responsibility for something; a burden
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offense
A crime
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frigid
Freezing
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fiend
A demon; an evil spirit
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priestly
Like a priest