Jun2023 Flashcards

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legacy

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A legacy is a gift that you leave to someone in your will.

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vague

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I do have a vague memory of meeting her many years ago.

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exquisite

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Today i’m going to meet with Giuliana, who make some of the most exquisite gelato in the country.
She has exquisite taste.

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pamper

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Why not pamper yourself after a hard day with a hot bath scented with oils?

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spontaneous

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She’s such a spontaneous, lively woman.
The audience burst into spontaneous applause.

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call for

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This calls for a celebration!
It’s the sort of work that calls for a high level of concentration.

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Emerge

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What my neighbours see as i emerge from my house once a week to get a delivery.

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appeal

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They’re launching an appeal to raise money for famine victims.

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foster

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Would you consider fostering a child?

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scoop sb up

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Waiting for her foster family to scoop her up.
I scooped up my belongings into my handbag.

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prescribe

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I’ve been prescribed painkillers.

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courageous

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It was courageous of her to challenge the managing director’s decision.

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a sense of inferiority

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His ill treatment as a child had given him a strong sense of inferiority.

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how to describe the $$ is high?

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These prices are just outrageous.
The price is ridiculous.

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overtake

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Always check your rear view mirror before you overtake another car.

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preliminary

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Preliminary results show that the vaccine is effective.

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tentative

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I have tentative plans to take a trip to Seattle in July.

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prostitution

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Poverty drove her to prostitution.

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conformity

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Our goal is to improve conformity with customer requirements.
conformity to specification 符合規格

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comply

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There are serious penalties for failure to comply with the regulations.

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consistency

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The sauce has the consistency of creamed butter.

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innocence

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純真 (mayday)
She pleaded her innocence, but no one believed her.
She has a child-like innocence which I find very appealing.

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appealing

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=attractive, interesting
He had a nice smile and an appealing personality.

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plead

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She pleaded her innocence, but no one believed her.

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perspective
I'd like to get someone else's perspective on this.
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growl
stomach growl (hungry)
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dissertation
專題論文 Ann did her dissertation on sth.
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thesis
a doctoral thesis phural= theses
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observation
May I make an observation? observation wheel
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remarkable
Nelson Mandela was a truly remarkable man.
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coincidence
You chose exactly the same wallpaper as us - what a coincidence!
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contemporary
contemporary music/literature
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paragliding
滑翔傘
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parachute
The plan is to parachute into the town.
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parasailing
水上拖傘
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kayak
=narrow canoe
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verdict
The jury reached a unanimous verdict of guilty. The jury returned a unanimous verdict of guilty after a short deliberation.
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reinforce
His behaviour merely reinforced my dislike of him. to reinforce the English I have learned
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broth
chicken/beef broth
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From scratch
I had to learn English from scratch in my country. (From the very beginning)
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Leverage
I really leverage the power of using the media to learn English.
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astrology
I believe in astrology. So, what's your sign?
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incompetent
If you need an incompetent handyman with no skills! one star.
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go around
doing something bad again and again spend/waste the time to do You can't just go around using people's stuff without their permission! You don't go around giving $500? (to others)