Food Flashcards
(153 cards)
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overrated.
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[not as good as people say]
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Hackneyed
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[done so often it is boring]
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disjointed
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[unconnected and not in a clear order]
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far-fetched.
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[impossible to believe]
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risqué,
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against accepted social standards and likely to shock some people]
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gripping
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[exciting and keeping your attention the whole time!
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harrowing
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[extremely upsetting]
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moving Story
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[making you feel pity or sadness]
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memorable/unforgettable
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[you remember it long after]
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understated.
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[done or expressed in a simple but attractive style]
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tedious.
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[boring]
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hilarious.
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[extremely funny]
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applause
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[clapping to show enjoyment]
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glowing reviews.
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[excellent reviews)
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encores
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calls from the audience to perform some more]
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standing ovation
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the audience stood up and applauded at the end of the performance]
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awards,
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[prizes/honours,
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up-and-coming
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[likely to become very successful]
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masterpiece.
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[very great work of art]
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Has become a (typecast)
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[always associated with that type of role]
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panned slated
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[very negatively criticised]
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lauded.
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[highly praised]
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bombed
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Was a failure
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Booed
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[got disapproving noises from the audience]
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total flop.
[complete failure]
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miscast
was the wors
person for the role]
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unconvincing.
[not seeming real or true]
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audition
(short promen
where actors show what they can do, hoping to get a role]
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rehearsals
[practice performances)
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interpretation
Way of understanding it and performing it
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Version
One of several performances that exist
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Covers
[versions of songs that are not the original]
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portrayal
the picture she created.
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Impressionism, cubist, surrealist, op-art
types of artist and schools of art of the last 150 years
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Daubers
someone who paints quickly and carelessly (Disapproving)
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Deemed
Considered : formal
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Subject matter
Content
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Schools of Art
Art movement
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visually literate
Educated with regard to art
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Inured to
not affected by
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: original
new in a special and interesting way (opp. = predictable)
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Highbrow
intended for educated, intelligent people (often disapproving) (opp. = lowbrow)
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impenetrable:
extremely difficult to understand (opp. = transparent)
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sophisticated:
showing advanced skills and understanding (opp. = primitive)
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Challenging
demanding considerable effort to be understood (opp. = undemanding)
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dazling:
inspiring great admiration because it is brilliant in some way (opp. = pedestrian)
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evocative:
calling up images and memories (opp. = uninspiring)
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thought-provoking:
making people think (opp. = unstimulating)
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exquisite:
having rare beauty or delicacy (opp. = clumsy)
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intriguing
interesting because it is strange or mysterious (opp. = dreary)
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peerless:
better than any other (opp. = run-of-the-mill)
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tongue-in-cheek:
not intended to be taken seriously, despite appearing serious (opp. = earnest)
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priceless:
extremely valuable (opp. = worthless)
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skilful:
clever, masterly, done well (opp. = poorly done)
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blurb
short text, usually printed on the back cover of a book, describing what the book is about and sometimes including quotes from critics.
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poignant
moving and sad
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chronicle
description of a sequence of events
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acclaimed
praised by the public
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compelling
very interesting and engaging
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lugubrious
rather dark, mournful and gloomy
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macabre
often cruel or disgusting,
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chilling
causing great fear
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page-turner'
powerful story that keeps you interested
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breathtaking'
Amazing
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insight®
° the ability to understand what something is really like
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Enigmatic
mysterious
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wry
in the face of a bad situation
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evocative'*
which arouse memories or images
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eponymous'5
who has the same name as the title of the book
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Protagonist
Main character
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Engaging
Pleasant and interesting
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journal
written record of what you have done each day, It is also a publication containing academic articles, published at regular intervals,
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Memoirs
a written record of a person's own life, typically by a politician or military figure.
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encyclopedia
a book or set of books containing articles arranged in alphabetical order, dealing with the whole of human knowledge or part of it.
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anthology
a collection of, for example, poems or short stories by different authors.
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manual
usually a technical book with instructions,
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logbook
is a book that records events, times, etc., for example, all the journeys made by a lorry or ship.
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compulsive reading.
difficult to stop once you’ve started
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can't put down.
Informal : compulsive reading
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informative.
[gives a lot of useful information]
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ahead of its time.
containes ideas that no one else had yet thought of or discussed at that time
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Product of its time
[a reflection of that time]
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lightweight.
[not complex; slightly negative connotation]
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bedtime reading.
[nice to read in bed]
85
heavy going
(difficult to read]
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get into it.
[become involved/ engage with]
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readership.
[number of people who read them]
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wholesome,
good for you
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additives
substance added to food to improve its taste or appearance or to preserve it
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'wholefoods,
foods that have not had any of their natural features taken away or any artificial substances added
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Free range
*produced by farm animals that are allowed to move around outside and are not kept in cages or stalls
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'gluten-free
not containing a protein which is contained in wheat and some other grains
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preservatives".
chemicals used to stop food from decaying
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allergies'
condition that makes a person become ill or develop skin or breathing problems because they have eaten certain foods or been near certain substances.
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vegans®
person who does not eat or use any animal products,
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unprocessed®
which have not been treated with chemicals that preserve them or give them extra taste or colour
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animal welfare
taking care of animals
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battery-farming
system of producing a large quantity of eggs or meat cheaply by keeping a lot of birds in rows of small cages
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convenience foods
foods that are almost ready to eat or are quick to prepare
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Nutrition labels
labels that indicate how the food influences your health
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traffic-light labelling
labels with colours like traffic lights that give information on nutrition
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fair trade
way of buying and selling products that makes certain that the original producer receives a fair price
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[situation sure to lead lo..
Recipe for disaster
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[made up, invented]
cooked up a story
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[all the necessary characteristics]
all the ingredients of
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[worry or suffer,
[worry or suffer, especially about something you think is that person's fault; stew in your own juice
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Inot the type of thing that i likel
my cup of tea.
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[asked a lot of questions]
grilled
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[unrealistic or not thought through properly]
half-baked
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Make more lively
spice up
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(unpleasant, morally offensives
unsavoury
112
Went wrong
turned sour.
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exciting and interesting]
juicy
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[either each person will pay for himself/herself, or the bill will be divided equally between all the participants]
Split the bill
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[I am paying for you; informal]
Is on me
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Come with us
join us
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[we will pay; formal]
be our guest.
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[pay the bill; informal]
get this.
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[invited out to restaurants]
wined and dined
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impeccable!
perfect, cannot be faulted
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sluggish
rather slow
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overbearing.
too confident, too inclined to tell people what to do
123
courteous
polite
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Sullen®,
bad-tempered, unwilling to smile
125
Brusque
quick and rude
126
off-putting.
makes you feel you do not want to go there again
127
go out of their way®
do everything possible
128
have a sweet tooth
[love sweet things
129
count the calories/calorie-conscious
[be careful how many calories I eat]
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portion
[amount of a particular food that is served to one person!
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savoury,
[salty in flavour, or with herbs)
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fussy eater.
[person who has very particular demands when eating]
134
teetotal.
[never drink alcohol]
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dietary requirements?
[special needs or things someone cannot eat;
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overdo it
[eat or drink too much
137
take pot luck,
eat what we're eating nothing special]
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bring a bottle?
[usually means a bottle of wine]
139
dinner party,
rather formal diner with guests
140
informal get together.
[informal group of people meeting for a meal/drinks, etc.]
141
Want (seconds)
[a second helping/serving of a dish]
142
Say when., when
[tell me when I have served enough]
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nibbles.
[things like nuts, crisps, etc., before a meall
144
grab a bite to eat
[have a quick meal
145
takeaway
ready cooked meal bought to take home)
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Pin down
Explain or understand something exactly
147
Bound to
Certain to happen
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Moreish
So good you want more of it
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Oodles
With a large amount of something
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Interchangeably
You can use one instead of the other
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Elusive flavors
Difficult to define, achieve, find
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Elude
Avoid or escape from something, in a clever way
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Unfurl
Something curled or rolled up opens
