Definitions 2 Flashcards

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Seeming to last for ever

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Never-ending

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2
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A thing that can be seen and touched, but is not alive

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Object

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3
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The act of choosing not to be involved in an agreement

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Opt out

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4
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Made of paper or paperlike material

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Paper

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5
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To choose sb/sth carefully from a group of people or things

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Pick out

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6
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A quantity of things heaped together

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Piles of

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7
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Made of plastic

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Plastic

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8
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Sth that you have or own

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Possession

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9
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Pots, dishes, etc. made with clay that is baked in an oven

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Pottery

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10
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A thing that is grown or produced, usually for sale

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Product

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11
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To be seen or heard by sb

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Reach out (to)

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12
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A flat shape with four straight sides, two of which are longer than the other two, and four angles of 90

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Rectangular

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13
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Torn, either partly or into separate pieces

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Ripped

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14
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Things that you throw away because you no longer want or need them

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Rubbish

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15
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To use up or finish a supply of sth

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Run out of

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16
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Covered with rust

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Rusty

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17
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A work of art that is a solid figure or object made by carving or shaping wood, stone, clay, metal, etc.

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Sculpture

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18
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Causing more problems and difficulties instead of solving them; not achieving what you wanted to achieve but having an opposite effect

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Self-defeating

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19
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To be made from a type of fine smooth cloth made from silk thread

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Silk

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20
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Completely flat and even, without any lumps, holes or rough areas

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Smooth

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21
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To organize the contents of sth; to tidy sth

22
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To fill a container and go over the edge

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A large number or amount of sth; a lot of sth

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To stretch your body or arrange your things over a large are

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Spread out

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A figure of a person or an animal in stone, metal, etc., usually the same size as in real life or langer
Statue
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Interesting and unusual enough to attract attention
Striking
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Used to refer to a substance, material, group of objects, etc., when you do no know the name
Stuff
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Extremely attractive or impressive
Stunning
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A flat piece of stone that has writing on it
Tablet
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To move sth from one place to another
Take out
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Twisted together in an untidy way
Tangled
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A device that controls the flow of water from a pipe
Tap/faucet
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An object whose name you do not use because you do not need to or want to, or because you do not know it
Thing
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Making people think seriously about a particular subject or issue
Though provoking
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To get rid of sth that you no longer want
Throw out
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Very small in size or amount
Tiny
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An instrument such as a hammer, screwdriver, saw, etc. that you hold in your hand and use for making things repairing things, etc.
Tool
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A small electric lamp that uses batteries and that you can hold in your hand
Torch/flashlight
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Allowing you to see through it
Transparent
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Shaped like a triangle
Triangular
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Causing stress or anxiety
Troubling
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A container made of glass, etc., used for holding cut flowers or as a decorative object
Vase
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A large cupboard for hanging clothes in which is either a piece of furniture or built into the wall
Wardrobe/closet
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An object such as a knife, gun, bomb, etc. that is used for fighting or attacking sb
Weapon
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To become, or make sth become, thin or unusable, usually because it has been used too much
Wear out
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Having a lot of written evidence to prove, support or explain it
Well documented
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Much deserved
Well earned
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Known about by a lot of people
Well known
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Including or dealing with a large number of different subjects or areas
Wide ranging
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Having a curving and twisting shape
Winding
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Able to say or write clever, amusing things
Witty
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Made of wood
Wooden