Month 2 Flashcards

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furthermore

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in addition; more importantly

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reservation

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an arrangement in which something such as a seat on an aircraft or a table at a restaurant is kept for you

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reserve n.

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the habit of not showing your feelings or thought

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reserve v.

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to keep something for a particular purpose or time

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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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definite

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fixed, certain, or clear

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definitely

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without any doubt

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related

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connected

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punish

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to cause someone who has done something wrong or committed a crime to suffer, by hurting them, forcing them to pay money, sending them to prison, etc.

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fascinating

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extremely interesting

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major

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more important, bigger, or more serious than others of the same type

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majority

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the larger number or part of something

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reality

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the state of things as they are, rather than as they are imagined to be

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damage n.

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harm or injury

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damage v.

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to harm or spoil something

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league

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a group of teams playing a sport who take part in competitions between each other

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represent

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to speak, act, or be present officially for another person or people

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representative n.

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someone who speaks or does something officially for another person or group of people

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representative adj.

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typical of, or the same as, others in a larger group of people or things

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careless

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not taking or showing enough care and attention

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possess

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

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possession

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the fact that you have or own something

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solid adj.

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hard or firm, keeping a clear shape

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solid n.

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an object that has a height, width, and length, and is not flat

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contribute
to give something, especially money, in order to provide or achieve something together with other people
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contribution
something that you contribute or do to help produce or achieve something together with other people, or to help make something successful
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term n.
the fixed period of time that something lasts for
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term v.
to give something a name or to describe it with a particular expression
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selection
the act of choosing someone or something
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hesitate
to pause before you do or say something, often because you are uncertain or nervous about it
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reason
the cause of an event or situation or something that provides an excuse or explanation
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reasonable
based on or using good judgment and therefore fair and practical
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union
the act or the state of being joined together
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entrance
a door, gate, etc. by which you can enter a building or place
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entry
the act of entering a place or joining a particular society or organization
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truly
used to emphasize that what you are saying is true
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valuable
worth a lot of money
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benefit n.
a helpful or good effect, or something intended to help
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benefit v.
to be helped by something or to help someone
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qualified
having finished a training course, or having particular skills, etc.
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qualify
to successfully finish a training course so that you are able to do a job; to have or achieve the necessary skills, etc.
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stare
to look for a long time with the eyes wide open, especially when surprised, frightened, or thinking
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broad
very wide
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pain
a feeling of physical suffering caused by injury or illness
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painful
causing emotional or physical pain
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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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oppose
to disagree with something or someone, often by speaking or fighting against it, him, or her
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opposed
completely different
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thirsty
needing to drink
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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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be getting at something
to be explaining or saying something important: What I'm getting at is that computers can never express human emotions
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cheer (someone) up
to make yourself (or someone) happier: Cheer up, this rain will stop soon. He did his best to cheer me up
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get something across (to)
to be successful in explaining your idea, plan, etc: His speech got across to the audience the reasons for the need to raise interest rates
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keep on (doing something)
to continue doing something: I warned her but she keeps on smoking
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let someone down
to make someone feel disappointed because you didn't do something you promised: You've agreed to feed the cat while I'm away - don't let me down
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hold on to something
1 to keep you hands on something as support: Hold on to that chair. 2 to keep something: May I hold on to your dictionary for the weekend?
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point something out
1 to show something by pointing: He pointed out the large size T-shirts. PICK SOMETHING OUT. 2 to tell someone something they did not know: I pointed out that night flights are cheaper
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run off (with)
to steal something and run: The dog ran off with the cooked meat
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take something in
to understand and remember something: I didn't take in much of what she said
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sit back
1 to sit comfortably: Sit back in your chairs. 2 to make no effort: He sat back while others did the work
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move in
to take possession of a home: When did your new neighbours move in?
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move out
to leave a home: They are moving out next week