Michaela Flashcards

(56 cards)

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by-products

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things made as a side effect

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adopted

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accepted and put into action

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to derive

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to get something from something else, cheese from milk

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4
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peculiar

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strange

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5
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wreath

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circle of flowers

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poise

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good position, being ready to do something

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7
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overheads

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costs

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looming

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when a scary looking thing is coming

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to not bat an eye

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to not move a finger, or have any negative reaction at all

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devour

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to eat up greedily

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voracious

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having a large appetite for something

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12
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buns and braids

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hairstyles

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13
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to assuage

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to make something unpleasant better

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14
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shrinking

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getting smaller

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15
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mingling

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socialising

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prompting

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making something happen

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longevity

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long life, length of life

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18
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sluggish

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slow

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19
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slugs

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slimy brown creature in the garden, eats your plants

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20
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a blow

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a hit

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21
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lamb

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sounds like ham, Pam etc.

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22
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circuit

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second syllable sounds like “kit”

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23
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shears

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big gardening scissors

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bushes

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a large plant, but smaller than a tree, makes a good fence

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spade
digging tool
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shovel
digging tool
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fitness court
outdoor gym
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a lamb
sounds like jam, ham, yam etc.
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spinach
sounds like village, garage etc.
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cling
hanging or holding onto something
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clingy
overly desperate for attention or love
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needy
overly desperate for attention or love
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kibble
dry pet food
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helminth
intestinal worm
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leech
bloodsucking worm
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sew
sounds like so, go, no
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viewings
the walk around your property with potential buyers
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past participle of choose
chosen
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final thesis
the last project in university
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gorge
eat greedily
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womb
place for a developing baby in the mother's body
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tomb
place for a dead person
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plumbing
pipes for transporting water or gas
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limbs
arms and legs
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fuel
has a "yoo" sound
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mortgage
sounds like village, spinach
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quite sympathic young man
sympathetic
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a U turn
a complete change of direction
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indispensable
absolutely necessary
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to mandate
an authoritative command
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overwhelming
very intense
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underwhelming
disappointing
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complementary
fitting together well, knives and forks for example
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forbid forbade forbidden
to not allow to do something
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flagship
Most important one
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pit against
force to compete