lesson 7 Flashcards

(51 cards)

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to export

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to send goods to another country for sale

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exhilarating

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making you feel very excited and happy

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3
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to undergo

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to experience something that is unpleasant or something that involves a change

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stunning

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extremely beautiful or attractive

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5
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inclusion

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the act of including someone or something as part of a group, list, etc., or a person or thing that is included

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6
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expenditure

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the total amount of money that a government or person spends

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7
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to undertake

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to do or begin to do something, especially something that will take a long time or be difficult

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8
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underlying

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real but not immediately obvious

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9
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comprehensive

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complete and including everything that is necessary

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10
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boredom

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the state of being bored

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10
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trait

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a particular characteristic that can produce a particular type of behaviour

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indifferent

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not thinking about or interested in someone or something

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to be prone to

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likely to show a particular characteristic, usually a negative one, or to be affected by something bad, such as damage or an illness

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tp possess

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to have or own something, or to have a particular quality

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12
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to irritate

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to make someone angry or annoyed

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13
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detrimental

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causing harm or damage

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14
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to alleviate

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to make something bad such as pain or problems less severe

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14
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to wander

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to walk around slowly in a relaxed way or without any clear purpose or direction

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15
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to speculate

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to guess possible answers to a question when you do not have enough information to be certain

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sophisticated

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intelligent or made in a complicated way and therefore able to do complicated tasks

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17
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canvas

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a piece of this cloth used by artists for painting on, usually with oil paints, or the painting itself

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criticism

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the act of saying that something or someone is bad or a comment that says what is bad about it

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to depict

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to represent or show something in a picture or story

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to revere

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to very much respect and admire someone or something

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outrageous
shocking and morally unacceptable
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to recoil
to refuse to accept an idea or principle, feeling strong dislike or disapproval:
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inspiration
a sudden good idea
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scent
a pleasant natural smell
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to spur
to encourage an activity or development or make it happen faster
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flavor
the particular way a substance, esp. food or drink, is recognized from its taste and smell
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ethnic
relating or belonging to a group of people who can be seen as distinct (= different) because they have a shared culture, tradition, language, history, etc.
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to ally
a country that has agreed officially to give help and support to another one, especially during a war
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thereby
as a result of this action
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lucrative
(especially of a business, job, or activity) producing a lot of money
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gland
an organ of the body or of a plant that secretes (= produces) liquid chemicals that have various purposes
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attuned
able to understand or recognize something
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to reinforce
to make something stronger
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inhale
to breathe air, smoke, or gas into your lungs
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to emerge
to appear by coming out of something or out from behind something
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charitable
giving money, food, or help free to those who are in need because they are ill, poor, or have no home, or to organizations that exist to provide good things for the public such as education or art
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goodwill
friendly and helpful feelings
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propel
to push or move something somewhere, often with a lot of force
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to pinpoint
to find out or say the exact position in space or time of something
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aspiration
something that you hope to achieve
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peripheral
a piece of equipment, such as a printer, that can be connected to a computer not central or of main importance
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to unleash
to suddenly release a violent force that cannot be controlled
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retailer
the activity of selling goods to the public, usually in shops
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to augment
to increase the size or value of something by adding something to it
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to entail
to make something necessary, or to involve something
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to incorporate
to include something as part of something larger
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to determine
to control or influence something directly, or to decide what will happen