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Inglesa - U1 Flashcards

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(adj) tediously long in speaking or writing.
she is ____-____ when writing essays

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long-winded

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(adj) causing amazement and wonder.
this place is ________!

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astounding

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(adj) able to endure specific conditions.
rye is _______ __ drought

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tolerant of

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(adj) expressed in a plain and honest way.
books give us ______ accounts

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unvarnished

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(adj) causing so much emotion that it cannot be described
_______ appeal

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ineffable

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(adj) it causes severe problem or damage
______ concern

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acute

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(adj) attractive bc of being unusual and old-fashioned
how _____ the vocabulary looks like

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quaint

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(adj) unnecessary bc it is more than is needed
she is a single unmarried woman, the word unmarried is ________

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redundant

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(adj) using the same sound at the beginning of several words that are close together
its ______ ingenuity

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alliterative

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(adj) the language of the ______ isle

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sceptred

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(adj) obvious, interesting
the ________ variations in English

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striking

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(adj) being one only
the _____ official language

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sole

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(adj) containing things/people from all over the world
New York is a ____________ city

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cosmopolitan

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(adj) important and basic characteristics of smth
its ________ cultural properties

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intrinsic

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(adj) work done in an office
the _______ work required

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clerical

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(adj) showing that you don’t think smth is important or worth considering
a _________ look or attitude

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dismissive

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(adj) experiencing a lot of difficulty
______-_____ times

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hard-pressed

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(adj) ordinary people in a society, movement, organization, etc
______-____ tourist level

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grass-roots

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(adj) showing hard work, care and attention to detail
I’m an _________ student

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assiduous

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20
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(adj) existing out of its time in history
___________ views of linguistic imperialism

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anachronistic

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(adj) extremely surprising and important
______-________ news

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world-shattering

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(adj) having three separate parts
____-_____ development

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three-pronged

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(adj) likely to cause disagreement
they were discussing over his ________ past

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contentious

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(adj) in a loud and energetic way
he was ________ repeating everyday phrases

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racously

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(adj) the opposite of bottom-up
_____-____ globish

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top-down

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(adj) said in a clear and short way
he asked in a ______ globish

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succint

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furthest toward the (north-east) area
____________ state

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northeasternmost

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(adj) very small changes made to smth to make it work as well as possible
my dad has a ____-____ freezer

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fine-tuned

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(adj) weak, unhealthy, broken, etc
the venerable and ____

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frail

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30
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(adj) sb who behaves in a way that shows they have little experience, confident, judgment
the ______ and the strong

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callow

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31
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(adj) causing fear, shock, suffering / very bad
a ________ fate

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dreadful

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32
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(adj) extremely bad in a way that is very noticeable
the _________ deforestation in the homeland of the Penan

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egregious

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33
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(adj) saving someone from evil, suffering, etc
the ________ spirit of the spirit is smth to behold

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redemptive

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34
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(adj) happening after smth else
the ______ millennia

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ensuing

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(adj) forceful and persuasive
_________ evidence

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compelling

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36
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(adj) done or show publicly, not hidden
bilingual consider words in both languages even without _____ similarity

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overt

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(adj) a light ringing sound
I heard a _______ sound

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tinkling

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38
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(adj) that cannot be compared to any other because of its superiority
________ elegance

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unparalled

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(adj) trying to destroy or damage something
______ elements, groups, ideas

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subversive

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(adj) to adapt a foreign word to english usage
she married a norwegian named Niels, who later _________ his name

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anglicized

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41
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(adj) lacking the ability or equipment necessary to do smth well
she was ____-_____ for the 50 km run

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ill-equipped

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42
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(adj) existing commonly or happening frequently
slang hasn’t become more _______ but public

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prevalent

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43
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(adj) believing strongly in a religion and obeying its rules
______ muslims

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devout

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44
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(adj) proceeding from smaller units to the larger structure
the nature of globish means that is ______-__

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bottom-up

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45
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(adv) mainly
the island _____ attracts rich tourists

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chiefly

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46
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(n) the start of smth
the project was flawless from the ______

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outset

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47
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(n) smth that is perfect
language is a _______

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paragon

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48
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(n) the fact that there’s too little of smth /lack
the ________ of inflection

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paucity

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49
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(n) the fact of being recent
the scale and _______ of the development

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recency

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50
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(n) a force/influence that stretches, pull or put pressure on smth causing damage
a _____ placed on the conventional resources

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strain

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51
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(n) deep opening in the earth / large difference between two opinions or groups of people
the _____ between rich and poor

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chasm

52
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(n) a person that you’ve met but don’t know well a business, professional __________

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acquaintance

53
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(n) extreme anger
the people feared the _____ of God

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wrath

54
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(n) opposition to technological change
the linguistic _______

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luddism

55
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(n) smth that causes difficulties/disadvantages
a linguistic ______

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handicap

56
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(n) pieces of wood/metal used to support a building so that is above the ground/water
the house sets on _____

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stilts

57
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(n) straw or reeds use to make roofs (techo de paja)
the houses are roofed with ______ or metal

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thatch

58
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(n) respect and politeness
he treats her with such _______

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deference

59
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(n) word or phrase used to show that you love someone
between kisses, he was murmuring ________

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endearment

60
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(n) a short story that tells a (partly) truth or fact
mythological stories used as forceful _____ to prescribe behavior

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fables

61
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(n) strange way of behaving or feature
the ____________ that make each language unique

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idiosyncrasies

62
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(n) small piece that is left from a larger piece
smaller languages retain ______ of number systems

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remnants

63
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(n) piece of wood or coal that continues to burn after a fire has no more flames
Voodoo acolytes in a state of trance handling burning _____ with impunity

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embers

64
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(n) a group of mountains
the people retreated into an isolated volcanic _____

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massif

65
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(n) a small, simple house
stone ____

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huts

66
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(n) a false report of information that is intended to deceive people
the old ______ of the noble savage

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canard

67
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(n) the place where someone lives
Whether (the mountain) is the _____ of a spirit or a pile of ore is irrelevant.

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abode

68
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(n) the male part of a flower
more interesting than counting _____

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stamens

69
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(n) a serious,sad, difficult, unpleasant condition
the _____ of indigenous people

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plight

70
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(n) a light carriage pulled by one horse
horse and _____

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buggy

71
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(n) the destruction of people’s way of life
_______ is celebrated as part of a development strategy

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ethnocide

72
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(n) an intentional act
the sister who had done that brave _____ was put into an education camp

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deed

73
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(n) written language in its ordinary form rather than the one from poems
the _____ of the priesthood

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prose

74
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(n) an amount that is more than needed
we created hierarchy specialization ______

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surplus

75
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(n) the return of smth that was broken/lost
An amazing example of how a nation-state can seek ________ with its people.

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restitution

76
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(n) balancing several activities together
the constant ________ of two languages

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juggling

77
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(n) the ideas, info, principles that form the structure of an organization/plan
different languages provide us with different _________

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frameworks

78
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(n) phrases often repeated by a famous person
a ___________ for the marketing campaign

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catchphrase

79
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(n) collection of trees
look at that _____, it must be 500 years old

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stand

80
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(n) the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties
everyone has ______ tattoed on their arm

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resilience

81
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(n) the entire range of skills, aptitudes, etc used in a particular field
a __________ of emotions

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repertoire

82
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(n) smth that is similar
I’m vegetarian, I don’t like fake bacon and other meat _______

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analogs

83
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(n) the type of speech used by people from the East End of London
slang is replacing traditional ______

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cockney

84
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(n) limitation or restriction
there are few ________ in tv shows regarding use of slang

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constraints

85
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(n) group of similar things
a ______ of schools

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cluster

86
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(n) the capacity of smth to last
the ________ of some slang terms

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endurance

87
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(n) a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly
_______ for the word bae

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eulogy

88
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(n) the quality of being fashionable
it signals the end of its _______

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hipness

89
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(n) a very slightly difference in appearance, sound, meaning, etc
the mastery of fine ______ of native speaker language

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nuances

90
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(n) the process of becoming known or appearing
the ________ of the new hollywood star

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emergence

91
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(n) trust based on not having much experience
I think her ________ is charming

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naivety

92
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(n) small pieces, drops of smth
a _________ of other territories

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sprinkling

93
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(n) the range of a subject covered by a book, discussion, class, etc
the _____ of English

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scope

94
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(v) present a problem / particular way of behaving to impress
the rats are ______ a threat to the restaurant / the man dropped his ____ of niceness

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pose (ing)

95
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(v) to make smth happen
changes in social structures can _____ linguistic changes

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prompt

96
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(v) to have/use power, authority influence / to hold and use a weapon
they ______ their spears

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wield(ed)

97
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(v) to reduce in size or importance
I don’t want to ________ her achievements, but she got help

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diminish

98
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(v) to accept smth unpleasant / to be responsible for smth / to have smth
the dominance of spanish ____ no inmediate relationship with….

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bears

99
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(v) to stop smth
the decline of a language has been slowed and _____

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halted

100
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(v) to spread through smth and be present in every part of it
american english has come to ______ their tv shows

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permeate

101
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(v) to consider smth carefully for a long time
governments should _____ their choices carefully

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ponder

102
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(v) to follow a different direction/become different
her friend’s lives ______ after graduation

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diverge

103
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(v) to feel strong feelings after seeing smth
they cannot help but come away _____ by what they have seen

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dazzle(d)

104
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(v) praise
____ the value of a book

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extol

105
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(v) to organise people or things to achieve an aim
the rebels were __________ their forces outside the capitol

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marshalling

106
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(v) to catch or get control of smth/sb
my gender expression ________ without their consent

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ensnare

107
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(v) increase rapidly above the usual level
exam results have ______ bc of slang

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soared

108
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(v) reduce smth in quality or value, degrade
teenagers are blamed for _______ linguistic standards

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debase (ing)

109
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(v) to make smth bad certain to happen
__________ it to failure

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doom(ing)

110
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unnaturally formal
how horrible _____ it sounded

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stilted

111
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(v) to prevent smth or make it impossible
this doesn’t _____ the participation of english natives…

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preclude

112
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(v) to be or be considered as
don’t need to ________ a focus for production

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constitute

113
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(v) to make smth happen faster
to ______ softening, place the cream cheese in the oven

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hasten

114
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(v) having a very slight amount of colour/feeling
your pride may be _____ with concern

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tinged

115
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(v) to feel unhappy bc sb has smth you think they don’t deserve
_____ an effort

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begrudge

116
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(v) to enjoy a food/experience slowly
____ the power you have

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savour

117
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(v) to force smth out of its place
foreign language often _______ others

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displace

118
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(v) to limit the ability of sb to do smth /development of smth
foreign aid has ______ the achievement of language teaching goals

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hinder

119
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(v) to give sb a name based on a characteristic they have
Nerriere ________ it “globish”

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christen(ed)

120
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(v) to prevent smth from developing
link between x and x that _______ further development

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inhibit(ed)

121
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(v) to separate smth from smth else
english and culture were _______ from

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decoupled

122
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(v) to reach a great height / rise very quickly
that ____ above the Caribbean coastal plain

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soars

123
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(v) to keep people separate from everyone else
the young are _________ in a shadowy world of darkness

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sequester(ed)

124
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(v) to live in a place or in a particular way
the cannibal spirits that _______ at the north end of the world

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dwell(ed)

125
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(n) plentiful (abundancia)
the _______ of happiness everywhere

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copiousness

126
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(v) to encourage the development of ideas or feelings
I try to ________ an appreciation for clasical music in my students

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