January 15th Flashcards

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considerable

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a large amount

“The McCarthy’s have done a considerable amount of travelling.”

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various

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different from one another; of different kinds or sorts.

“There a various kinds of apples.”

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monotonous

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boring, very boring and repeated

“My job at the factory is so monotonous because I do the same thing over and over.”

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4
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tolerable

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able to be endured, can deal with it

“I endured the movie even though it wasn’t very good.”

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5
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contagious

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spread from one person to another by direct or indirect contact, usually a vrus or disease.
“Watch out because my flu is contagious.”

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recall

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remember, to think about in order to remember

“I don’t recall if I had wudu or not.”

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rummage

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a quick and unorganized search

“I rummaged through my pile of cloths to find my sweater.”

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inflated

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excessively or unreasonably high.

“The story he told about catching a shark was very inflated.”

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request

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an act of asking politely or formally for something.

“I requested that everyone clean up after themselves.”

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reform

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make changes in something in order to improve it.

“We decided to reform the school rules so they were more fair.”

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11
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Did you know?

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Thanksgiving is always on a Thursday.

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12
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Hmmm

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“Fall seven times, stand up eight.” – Japanese Proverb

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