Lesson 1 Flashcards
(130 cards)
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Haste
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hurry
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haste makes waste
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if you hurry in doing things you will make garbage out of it
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waste
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garbage
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haste makes waste
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if you hurry in doing things you will make garbage out of it
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handle
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deal with
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audition
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show your ability as a test to sb
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haste makes waste
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if you hurry in doing things you will make garbage out of it
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rehearsal
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time that is spent practicing a play or piece of music
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haste makes waste
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if you hurry in doing things you will make garbage out of it
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stressed out
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too anxious & tired to be able to relax
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haste makes waste
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if you hurry in doing things you will make garbage out of it
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panic
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a sudden strong feeling of fear that unables you to think
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haste makes waste
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if you hurry in doing things you will make garbage out of it
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incredibly
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extremely
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haste makes waste
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if you hurry in doing things you will make garbage out of it
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commute
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a journey that a person makes when they go to work
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back & forth
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moving repeatedly in one direction and the the opposite
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relieve
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lessen the pain or anxiety
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stressful
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causing a lot of pressure or worry
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concentrate
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focus
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jogging
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running slowly
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stretch
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to straighten your body to full lenght
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intervals
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the period of time between two activites
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prevent
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stop,avoid
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statistic
a set of numbers that prevent facts or measurements
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haste makes waste
if you hurry in doing things you will make garbage out of it
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rare
uncommon
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increasingly
more & more
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let alone
Used to say that sth is less likely to happen than another unlikely thing
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outlet
shop
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proliferate
increase
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pace
the speed that sth happens
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evidence
facts that show sth is true
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motorist
someone who drives a car
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drum
make a continuous sound by hitting a surface
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stoplights
some lights used to control traffic
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temper
a tendency to get angry really quickly
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flare
suddenly become angry
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queue
a line of people waiting for sth
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thus
as a result of sth
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expert
sb who knows a lot about sth
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symptoms
a sign of a large problem
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epidemic
happening a lot and affecting many people
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coin
invent a new word
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being
used to give a reason for sth
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prominent
important or well known
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cardiologist
doctor who treats heart diseases
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behavioral
relating to behavior
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chronic
continual
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rush
hurry
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term
word
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escalate
make sth greater or worse
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degree
the level or amount of sth
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intensity
strength
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alongside
existing toghether
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range
include a variety of different things
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Primary
Main,chief
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Culprit
The cause of sth bad happening
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Prevalence
Commonest,popularity
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Sociologist
Someone who studies sociology
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Compressed
Make an activity last for a shorter period of time
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Attachment
Sth you send with a letter,contract,document with extra information
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Irresistible
Strong and powerful and impossible to defeat
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Sped up
Become faster
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Oblivious
Not aware of sth
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Self centered
Too interested in yourself so don't think about othres
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Trends
A gradual change or development that produces a particular result
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Breakdown
A situation in which sth fails
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Nuclear family
A family of parents and children when it is thought of as a unit in society
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Belonging
Relationship
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Alienation
The feeling that you don't belong in a particular society
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Community
The feeling of belonging to a gruop
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Sense
Feeling
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Exacerbated
Make a problem worse
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Interaction
The activity of talking to others
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Ironically
Used for saying that a situation has developed in an unexpected way
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Venues
A place where people meet for an organized event
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Spouse
Husband or wife
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Therapy
The treatment of an illness over a fairly long period of time
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Impunity
Freedom from any risk of being punished for doing sth wrong
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Ordinarily
Usually
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Exposed
Show sth that is usually hidden
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Claim
To say that sth is true
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Entitlement
The official right to have or do sth
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Warn
Alert,notify
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At stake
That can be won or lost depending on the success of a particular action
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Civilty
Polite behavior
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Repress
Try not to have or show emotion
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Disorder
A mental or physical illness
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Brain-wave
An electrical signal sent by the brain that can be recorded
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Spawned
Cause to happen or be created
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Rash of sth
A lot of sth
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Palpitations
A physical condition in which your heat beats very quickly
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Immune
Relating to the body's immune system
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Digestive
Connected with the digestion
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Prolonge
Continuing for along time
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Envolve
Develop gradually
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Flight-flight
The ability of an animal or human to use extra energy to attack
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Wired
Connected
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Response
Answer
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Struggle
To try extremely hard to achieve sth
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High tech
Using the most modern technology
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Current
Happening right now
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On end
Without stopping
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Spare
Make sth such as time or money available to sb or for sth
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Overload
Too much of sth
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Hypertension
A condition in which your blood pressure is extremely high
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Swept into
To push sb somewhere
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Maelstrom
A situation full of strong emotions or confusing events that make you frightened
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Extracurricular
Not part of usual course or work or study in school
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Unprecedented
Sth that has never happened
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Demand
Request
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Emphasize
To say sth in a strong way
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Ingrained
That has existed for a long time and is therefore difficult to change
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Aware
Knowing about
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Paradox
A person situation or thing that has two opposite features and seems strange
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Impact
An effect or influence
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Belief
Feeling,trust,impression
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Chronically
Continually
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Assign
To give someone a particular job
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Irony
The amusing or strange aspect of a situation that is very different from what you expected
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Streamline
Improve a business by making it more modern and simple
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Ultimately
Used for emphasizing the main point that you are talking abput
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Counter productive
Having the opposite effect to the one, which was intended
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Intolerable
Completely unacceptable
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Efficient
Capable
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Multi tasking
Doing different activities at the same time
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Let go of
Give up an idea or an attitude or control of sth
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Otherwise
Or else ,or then
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Ingredients
One of the things used in making a meal
