English Vocabulary in Use Flashcards
(325 cards)
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cram
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study in a very concentrated way for a short time
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genius
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an exceptionally clever person
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past papers
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exam papers from previous years
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rote-learning
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learning purely by repetition
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mnemonics
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tricks that help your remember something
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bury yourself in your books
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spend the maximum time studying
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intensively
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in a very focused way
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inside out
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know it completely
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composition (academic writing)
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often 50-100 words used for school
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essay
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longer than a composition, more serious, hundreds or thousands of words
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assignment
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like an essay, could be hundreds or thousands of words and is usually a part of a course
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project
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usually submitted at the end of a course and it’s based on one’s own ideas and topic
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portfolio
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a collection of creative work
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dissertation
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10k-15k words, research-based work for Masters
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thesis
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80k-100k words, research-based work, original, for PhD
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mind map
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a diagram that lays out ideas for a topic and how they are connected to one another
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first draft
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first, rough version
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plagiarism
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using other people’s work as one’s own
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acknowledge
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give details of
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deadline
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date by which you must hand in the work
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submitted
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formally handed in
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assessed
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evaluated and given a grade
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feedback
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comments from a teacher/tutor about your work
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carry out research
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do research
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academic journals
academic magazines that are published on very specialized topics and used for research
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papers/articles
papers/articles
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equality of opportunity
when everyone has the same chances
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selective
pupils are chosen for entry, usually for academic or non-academic reasons.
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comprehensive
everyone enters without exams and education is free
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schooling
receiving education at school
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elitism
favoring a small privileged group
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inherent in
existing as a basic part of something
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league tables
lists of schools and colleges ranked from best to worst based on exam results and other criteria
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perpetuate
to make something continue
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two-tier system
a system with two different levels
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perceives
sees, or considers
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better-off
richer
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less well-off
poorer
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well-endowed
receiving a lot of money in grants and gifts from rich people = endowment
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depressing
reducing
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excel
to achieve a high standard
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scholarships
money given to pay for studies provided on the basis of academic merit
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bursaries
money given to pay for studies provided on the basis of need
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tertiary
education at university or college level
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student loans
money that students can borrow from a bank while studying and then pay back once employed
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undergaraduates
students doing a first degree
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postgarduates
students doing a further degree
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tuition fees
money paid to receive teaching
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the three Rs
reading, writing, and arithmetic
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literacy
the ability to read and write
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numeracy
the ability to count and do basic maths
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curriculum reform
changing the syllabus which the what is planned to be studied
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lifelong/continuing education
education for mature students
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bullying
threatening behavior
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passion for
you like it very much
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challenging
a positive word for something that is difficult and exciting
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fast-paced
moving quickly
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openings
available jobs
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reporting to
the person you report to is your boss
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previous experience
experience of this type of job from before
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full training
all the training you need
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post
job
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career prospects
opportunities for promotion and career development
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leadership qualities
the ability to lead a group
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competitive salary
as good as or better than other salaries for similar positions
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benefits package
all the extra benefits that a company offers (as well as a salary)
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subsidised
partly paid for by the company
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hands-on
practical, direct
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field
area
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customer-facing
dealing directly with customers
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team player
good at working with other staff
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managerial experience
experience at leading a group of people
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recruiting
hiring new staff
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criteria
requirements used for evaluation
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shortlisted
chosen from a larger group
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trial run
a practise of something new
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boost
improve
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line manager
the person who is directly responsible for your work
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body language
physical movements which show how you're feeling
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speak up
speak loudly and clearly
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talk us through
talk about it in details
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in-house
within the company
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supervisor
the person who checks your work
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take on
start to have
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notice period
the period you need to work after you give an official notice that you're leaving
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outlining
giving an overview of
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paid leave
time off you are paid for
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opposite number/counterpart
someone who works the same position in another branch of the company
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collaboration
working together to achieve a shared goal
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rapport
relationship
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hierarchical
a system where people are ranked by importance
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pecking order
a system where some people get benefits and promotions before others
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job-share
two people working the same job
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hot-desking
a policy where people share desks in an office
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talk shop
talk about work
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mundane
not interesting
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stimulating
encouraging new thinking and new ideas
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workload
the amount of work assigned
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mechnical
doesn't require thinking (manual)
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knoking off
finishing work (clocking out)
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monotonous
boring never changes
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glamorous
popular and exciting
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anti-social
doesn't enable a normal social life
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mind-numbing
extremely boring
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dead-end job
job with no prospects of promotion
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technician
practical work with electrical equipment
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went in with
formed a business partnership with
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start-up
a small business that has just started
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job satisfaction
a feeling of job fullfilment
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run-of-the-mill job
ordinary, not special
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morale
amount of confidence felt
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dynamic
constantly changing
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perks
extra benefits
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skeleton staff
minimum staff to operate
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interview panel
a group of people who interview an applicant
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compulsary redundancies
people who are laid off
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telesales/telemarketing
selling or marketing goods by phone
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cold calling
phoning people who have not requested a call to try to sell them something
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hard sell
attempt to sell something by being very forceful or persuasive
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part with their money
spend their money
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TV shopping channel
TV channel devoted to selling merchandise
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merchandise
goods bought and sold
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hasn't looked back since
has moved forward successfully
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purchasing power
the ability people have to buy goods
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shop around
try different companies before making a purchasing decision
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stocks it
keep it in stock
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trade something up
buying a thing of a higher value to what you currently have
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brand loyalty
confidence in a particular make and tendency to always choose it
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loss leader
is an underpriced item used to attract customers hoping that will also buy some other profitable ones
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niche market
A market selling special items for a specialised group of customers such as selling yoga pants
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come/go under the hammer
sold at an auction
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lucrative
producing a lot of money
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red tape
bureaucracy
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administration
organisation and arrangement of operations
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proposition
formal offer
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takeover
agreement in which one company takes control of another
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reach a compromise
come to an agreement in which both sides reduce their demands a little
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hammer out a deal
talk in detail until a business agreement is made
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swallowed up
taken over by a larger company
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capital assets
building and machines owned by a company
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holiday property letting agency
a business organising the rental of holiday houses and flats
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assertion
a confident or forceful statement about fact or belief
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pseudoscience
statements, beliefs, or practices that claim to be both scientific and factual but are incompatible with the scientific method such as astrology
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astrology
a pseudoscience that claims to divine information about human affairs and terristrial events by studying the movements and relative positions of celestial objects
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imaginative
creative
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charming
very pleasent or attractive
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opportunistic
using situations for own benefit
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conservative
averse to change, traditional
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methodical
systematic, careful
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conscientious
wishing to do one's work or duty well and thoroughly
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chauvinistic
too patriotic
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get carried away
become too excited and lose control
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obliging
ready to help
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sentimental
relies on emotions more than reason
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superficial
not caring about serious things
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insecure
not confident, uncertain about one's abilities
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perfectionist
not satisfied if things are not 100% perfect
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tactless
inclinded to say things that upset other people or get one in trouble
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intuitive
understanding instinctively
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stingy
mean and ungenerous
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idle
not working, inactive
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diligent
hard-working
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placid
calm, does not easily become excited or angry
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cunning
deceitful
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witty
someone chracterized by quick and inventive verbal humour
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distrustful
suspicious of others
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industrious
diligent and hard-working
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shrewd
having good judgement
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extravagant
spends too much money or uses too much of something
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down-to-earth
practical and sensible
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altruistic
thinking of others rather than yourself
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morose
gloomy, sullen, ill-tempered
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sharp-tongued
inclined to speak in a severe and critical way
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naive
without enough experience of life, trusting too easily
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slender
thin in an attractive way
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scrawny
unattractively thin and bony-looking
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lanky
very tall and thin
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gangling
very tall with long arms and legs moving awkwardly
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obese
very fat in an unhealthy way
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stout
with a quite large solid body
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stocky
short with broad body
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bulked up
increased in body size especially by gaining more muscle
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lean
thin and healthy
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wiry
thin but strong
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unkempt
untidy
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immaculate
in perfect condition
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swarthy
dark-colored skin
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sallow
yellowish
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haggard
his face looked ill and tired
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complexion
the natural color, appearance and texture of someone's skin especially of the face
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grinning
giving a big smile
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pouting
position lips in some way
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grimace
making an expression of pain and annoyance
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scowled
gave a bad-tempered, angry look
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leering
looking in an unpleasant sexually interested way
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shrugged his shoulders
lifted them up and down to show he didn't know the answer or couldn't answer
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twiching
making small suden movements
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clench
close hand tightly out of anger
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tapping his fingers
made quick light hitting movements
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mannerisms
a habitual way of speaking or behaving
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impetuous
acting suddenly without thinking
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impulsive
same as impetuous but can be more used in a more positive way
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effusive
exaggerating experssions of pleasure and gratitude
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excitable
easily excited
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pushy
always selfishly promoting one's position or interests
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self-conscious
nervous or uncomfortable of other's judgement of oneslef
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well-balanced
calm and reasonable showing good judement
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taciturn
reserved and says very little (negative association)
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intorvert
inward-looking and quiet
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extrovert/outgoing
outward-looking, energetic and sociable
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diffident
someone who has low self-esteem and confidence of themsleves
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reserved
not immediately sociable
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aloof
unfriendly and not sociable
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haughty
thinking to be better than others
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disdainful
thinking others don't deserve respect
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unapproachable
unfriendly and hard to talk to/start a conversation with
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conceited
think too high of oneself
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self-important
someone with an exaggerated sense of slef-importance
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modest
someone who doesn't like to exaggerate one's qualities
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gullible
easily deceived
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conscientious
taking own work seriously
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restless
not satisfied with what they have and wanting something new
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obstinate/pig-headed
unwilling to change one's mind despite persuation
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fell head over heals in love with someone
fell deeply and madly in love
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only has eye for someone
only attracted to someone
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infatuated with/besotted with
romantically obsessed with
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a platonic relationship
affectionate relationship between people of the opposite sex that is not sexual
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hit it off/soulmates
like each other from first sight and understand each other deeply
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a man after my own heart
someone you admire because they do or think as you
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get on like a house on fire
have a very good enjoyable relationship
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bosom friends/buddies/pals
very close, good friends
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inseparable
always want to be together, very close
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bond
emotional connection
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kindred spirit
someone with similar mind and soul
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well-matched
perfect for each other
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mutual acquaintances
shared contacts
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as thick as thieves
close friends who share secrets
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adoration
deep love and respect
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affection
gentle fondness
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fondness
affection
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amiability
friendliness and agreeableness
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loyalty
support in good or bad times
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two-faced
insincere
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bitter/arch rivals
people in an aggresive competition with each other
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sworn enemies
people who will always hate each other
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scrupulously
in a very thorough way
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complete and unswerving
complete and unchanging
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staunchest ally
an ally you can always rely on to support you
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a rift has developed
a serious disagreement that divides people has developed
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discord
disagreement and discontent
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has turned sour
become bad
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family feud
quarrel in a family causing bad feelings for many years
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crave
want very strongly
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thirst
want to learn very strongly
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yearns to
you want something you can't have
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coveted
wanted to be possessed
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defuse
make a dangerous situation calmer
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placate
stop someone feeling angry
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conciliate
end a disagreement by reaching a compromise
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appeasing
end a disagreement by giving an advantage to the other side
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exultant
formal for ecstatic, extremely happy
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jubilant
extremely happy at a victory
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bliss
perfect happiness
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antipathy (hatered)
feeling of strong dislike and opposition
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aversion (نفور)
feeling of strong dislike and unwillingness to do something
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(not) averse to
opposed to; I'm not averse to to a good night out
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loathing (اشمئزاز)
abhorrence
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scorn (استحقار وسخرية)
lack of respect for something
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irritation
a feeling of being annoyed
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distress
a feeling of being extremely upset or worried
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alarm
a feeling of being very worried and frightened
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offhand
lack of interest, rude
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officious
eager to tell others what to do
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ostentatious
displaying wealth or possessions in a vulgar(مبتذل) way
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pompous
too formal thinking you're more important than others
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pretentious
tries to appear more serious and important than oneself
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puerile
silly and childish
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sloppy
careless and unsystematic; excessivly casual
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fickle
changing frequently
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nit-picking
too concerned about unimportant details
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obnoxious
unpleasant and rude
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dejected
unhappy and disappointed, dispirited
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forlorn
sad, alone and not cared for
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devastated
very shocked and upset
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distraught
extremely worried and upset
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down
unhappy
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miserable
very unhappy
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pregnancy
a nine-month period when a woman is expecting a baby
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conception
time when sperm and egg meet and a baby starts to form
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fertillised
made to start developing into new life
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embryo
developing baby
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implants
fixes itself
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uterus
organ inside the mother where the fertilised egg developes
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concieve
become pregnant
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fertility drugs
drugs that help a woman become pregnant
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IVF
in vitro fertilisation
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foetus
what the embryo developing in the uterus is known as from eight weeks onward
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placenta
organ connecting the developing baby to the mother and giving it food
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goes into labour
goes into the last stage of pregnancy where the womb starts pushing the baby out of the body
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induced labour
helped medically to start the process
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midwife
person medically trained to help women when they are giving birth
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deliver a baby
give birth to a baby
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caesarean section
operation in which the mother's abdomen and womb are cut open to allow the baby to be removed
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ripe old age
living well into old age
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my late aunt
now dead
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pensioner
a retired person receiving a pension
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sheltered accommodation
special housing, usually for old people where care staff also live
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doddery
weak and unable to walk well because of old age
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gaga
unable to think clearly because of old age
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to have all your wits about you
still be able to think and react quickly
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dementia
an illness that causes problems with memory loss
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at the wake of something
something that happens after and because of it
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will
legal document saying what is to happen after someone's death
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condolences
expression of sympathy said to the family/friends of the deceased
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euphemisms
a mild/indirect word/expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt
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to pass away, to pass on, to pass over
euphemisms for to die
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fatalities
dead people
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perished
died
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slaughtered
violently killed
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the deceased
the dead person
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to bequeath
to leave something in a will
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bequest
تركة
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to inherit
to receive a bequest from the deceased
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to die intestate
to die without having made a will
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rewarding
providing satisfaction
