grup 14 Flashcards

(35 cards)

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call upon / call on - 2

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1- Call upon me when you come here.
2- All men over the age of 20 are called on to join the army.

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obscure - 1

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This poem belongs to an obscure poet.

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3
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drop by / drop in - 1

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Drop by me when you come here.

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submerge - 3

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1- The fields were submerged by the floods.
2- He submerged his identity.
3- Actors must submerge themselves in the role.

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5
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enchantment - 1

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Marriage loses its enchantment in years.

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paradox - 1

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His being extravagant is a paradox though he earns little.

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essentially - 1

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She is essentially kind but she is being rude these days.

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put away - 1

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Put your toys away.” said the mother.

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put across - 1

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The two teams put their ideas across to eachother in the discussion.

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10
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put up with - 1

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I can’t put up with all this noise.

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put up - 4

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1- They’ve put up the price of fuel again.
2- They are putting up a new hotel here.
3- I put up my umbrella in the rain.
4- I can put you up for the night.

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put through - 1

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Could you put me through the operator, please?

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put out - 2

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1- The fire brigade soon put out the fire.
2- It would be lovely to stay with you, but I don’t want to put you out.

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put in - 2

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1- I have put in a claim for the scholarship.
2- You have to put in a lot of efforts to learn a new language.

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put by - 1

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I put by some money to be on the safe side.

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put down - 2

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1- Let me put down your phone number.
2- The uprising was put down.

17
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bring forward - 1

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The exam was brought forward to the following week.

18
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efface - 1

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Time will efface all those bad memories.

19
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repulsion - 1

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She felt a visible repulsion for her ex-husband.

20
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plunge into - 1

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My car plunged into the snow.

21
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summon - 1

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I was summoned to the principal’s office.

22
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break up - 3

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1- When does the school break up?
2- The plane broke up in the air.
3- The marriage broke up after 30 years.

23
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get round - 1

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It took him ages to get round to her for marriage.

24
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kid - 2

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1- I didn’t mean to hurt you literally, i was only kidding.
2- Some students kid themselves by cheating.

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sovereignty - 1
National **sovereignty** is prerequisite for freedom.
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come up to - 1
Although the film had got a lot of good publicity it didn't **come up to** the expectations.
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grumble - 1
She keeps **grumbling** about her mother-in-law.
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painstaking - 1
You must pay a **painstaking** attention to details in the university exam.
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practically - 2
1- She blamed me for **practically** every mistake in the report. 2- We need to think **practically** before taking an action.
30
sustain - 1
We must **sustain** our hope during hard times.
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sparsely - 1
The meeting was held in a **sparsely** furnished room.
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sedentary - 1
**Sedentary** lifestyle may cause the body to age faster.
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see to - 1
I have a few household chores to **see to**.
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frank - 1
She is very **frank** even with her boss.
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commute - 1
My **commute** takes about 45 minutes.