Month 11 Flashcards

(72 cards)

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engage

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to employ someone

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engaged

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having formally agreed to marry

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introduce

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to put something into use, operation, or a place for the first time

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introduction

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an occasion when something is put into use or brought to a place for the first time

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meanwhile

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until something expected happens, or while something else is happening

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replace

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to take the place of something, or to put something or someone in the place of something or someone else

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worldwide

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existing or happening in all parts of the world

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flow v.

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(especially of liquids, gases, or electricity) to move in one direction, especially continuously and easily

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flow n.

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the movement of something in one direction

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It’s up to you

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You decide

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fence

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a structure that divides two areas of land, similar to a wall but made of wood or wire and supported with posts

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goods

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things for sale, or the things that you own

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slight

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small in amount or degree

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slightly

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a little

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intelligence

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the ability to learn, understand, and make judgments or have opinions that are based on reason

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intelligent

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showing intelligence, or able to learn and understand things easily

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stage n.

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a part of an activity or a period of development

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stage v.

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to arrange and perform a play or show

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bitter

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Someone who is bitter is angry and unhappy because they cannot forget bad things that happened in the past

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accumulate

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to collect a large number of things over a long period of time

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riddle

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a type of question that describes something in a difficult and confusing way and has a clever or funny answer, often asked as a game

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biodegradable

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able to decay naturally and in a way that is not harmful

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cream

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the thick, yellowish-white liquid that forms on the top of milk

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recipe

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a set of instructions telling you how to prepare and cook food, including a list of what food is needed for this

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perceive
to come to an opinion about something, or have a belief about something
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lean
to (cause to) slope in one direction, or to move the top part of the body in a particular direction
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prevent
to stop something from happening or someone from doing something
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solution
the answer to a problem
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wherever
to or in any or every place
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apart
separated by a distance or by time
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salary
a fixed amount of money agreed every year as pay for an employee, usually paid directly into his or her bank account every month
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wages
the money earned by an employee, esp. when paid for the hours worked
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tidy adj.
having everything ordered and arranged in the right place, or liking to keep things like this
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tidy v.
to make a place or a collection of things tidy
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greenery
green plants or branches, especially when cut and used as decoration
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gut
the long tube in the body of a person or animal, through which food moves during the process of digesting food
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but for
without someone or something
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bar
a place, either a separate building or business or part of another building such as a hotel, where drinks, especially alcoholic drinks, are sold and drunk
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cacao liquer
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replace with
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bittersweet
containing a mixture of sadness and happiness
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Easter
a Christian religious holiday to celebrate Jesus Christ's return to life after he was killed
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wish comes true
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smb the Great
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equinox
either of the two occasions in the year when the centre of the sun is directly above the equator, and day and night are approximately equal in length
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pagan
belonging or relating to a religion that worships many gods, especially one that existed before the main world religions
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capable
able to do things effectively and skilfully, and to achieve results
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waste n.
an unnecessary or wrong use of money, substances, time, energy, abilities, etc.
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waste v.
to use too much of something or use something badly when there is a limited amount of it
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waste adj.
left after what is valuable has been used, and no longer needed
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dust
dry dirt in the form of powder that covers surfaces inside a building, or very small dry pieces of soil, sand, or other substances
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foreign
belonging or connected to a country that is not your own
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remind
to make someone think of something they have forgotten or might have forgotten
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suitable
acceptable or right for someone or something
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vehicle
a machine, usually with wheels and an engine, used for transporting people or goods, especially on land
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available
able to be bought or used
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remain
to stay in the same place or in the same condition
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wise
having or showing the ability to make good judgments, based on a deep understanding and experience of life
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release v.
to give freedom or free movement to someone or something
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release n.
an occasion when someone is allowed to leave prison, etc.
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set v.
to put something in a particular place or position
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set n.
a group of similar things that belong together in some way
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setting
the position of a house or other building
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forward adv.
towards the direction that is in front of you
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forward adj.
towards the direction that is in front of you
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upwards
towards a higher position, level, or value
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downwards
towards a lower position
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afterwards
after the time mentioned
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ancient
of or from a long time ago, having lasted for a very long time
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recipes
a set of instructions telling you how to prepare and cook food, including a list of what food is needed for this
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recognise
to know someone or something because you have seen or heard him or her or experienced it before
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barely
by the smallest amount