eng4 Flashcards

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Accounting

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the process or work of keeping financial accounts.

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Appeal,

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a deeply felt request for money , help or information that is needed immediately , especially one made by a charity or by the police .

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assume ,acquire
“I assume his train was late”
Don’t always assume the worst

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to think or accept that something is true but without having proof of it

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borrow ,adopt

Can i borrow your unmbrella ?

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to take and use something that belongs to somebody else , and return it to them at later time .

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client , customer

it is our job to act on behalf of the client .

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a person who uses the services or advice a professional person or organization .

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dull, dreary, boring

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not inteseting or exiting

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embarrass , obstruct,

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to make somebody feel shy , uncomfortable or ashamed , especially in a social situation .

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fare, transportation.

childern travel at half fare .

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the money that you pay to travel by bus , plane , taxi .

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former

this fine ruin was, in former time ,a royal castle.

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that existed in earlier times.

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loan

she took out an 8000 persoal loan.

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money that an organization such as a bank lends and somebody borrows.

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treasure , jewel.

buried treasure

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a collection of valuable things such as gold , silver and jewellery .

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local,

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belonging to ro connected with the particular place or area that you are talking about or with the place where you live.

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magical,

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containing ; used in magic

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14
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poet

the Romantic poets,

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a person who writes poems

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Scene, view.

the attacker fled the scene.

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the place where something happens, especially something unpleasant .

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16
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silly, clear-thinking.

it sounds silly , iknow , but think about it .

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showing a lack of thought, understanding , or judgement .

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suffer

i hate to see animals suffering .

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to be badly affected by a disease. pain , sad feelings , lack of something , //

18
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across , throughout

He walked across the field.

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from one sid to the other side of something

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consume,take in

The electricity industry consumes large amounts of fassil fuels.

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to ues something , especially fuel, energy or time .

20
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extremely

extremely useful /valuable

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to a very high degree.

21
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observe,notice

observe somebody/something Have you observed any changes lately?

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to see notice somebody /something.

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opportunity, chance

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a time when a partucular situation makes it possibles to do or achieve something .

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race

five-kilometre road race

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competition between people, animals, vehicles, etc. to see which one is the faster or fastest

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realize

The moment I saw her, I realized something was wrong.

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to understand or become aware of a particular fact or situation.

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respond

I asked him his name, but he didn’t respond.

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give a spoken or writtren answer to somebody / something.

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exchange

I buy you lunch and you fix my computer. Is that a fair exchange?

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an act of giving something to somebody or doing something for somebody and receiving something in return

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duplicate

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approach

approach to doing

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a way of dealing with somebody/something; a way of doing or thinking about something such as a problem or a task>

29
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through
constructed
rather

where game objects are constructed through composition rather then inheritance.

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from one end or side of something/somebody to the other

to build or make something such as a road, building or machine

used to mean ‘fairly’ or ‘to some degree’, often when you are disappointed, surprised or expressing slight criticism

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component system

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one of several parts of which something is made