Month 6 Flashcards

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consider

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to spend time thinking about a possibility or making a decision

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consideration

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the act of thinking about something carefully

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proper

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real, satisfactory, suitable, or correct

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despite

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without taking any notice of or being influenced by; not prevented by

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ordinary

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not different or special or unexpected in any way; usual

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go for something

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to make an effort to get or achieve something because you want to: She’s gone for a job in the new factory. If you want to win, go for it!

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protect

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to keep someone or something safe from injury, damage, or loss

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efficient

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working or operating quickly and effectively in an organized way

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protection

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the act of protecting or state of being protected

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shallow

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having only a short distance from the top to the bottom

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climb

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to go up, or to go towards the top of something

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hiking

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the activity of going for long walks in the countryside

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got viral

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chores

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a job or piece of work that is often boring or unpleasant but needs to be done regularly

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rush

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to (cause to) go or do something very quickly

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vice versa

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used to say that what you have just said is also true in the opposite order

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back and forth

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moving first in one direction and then in the opposite one

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attrition

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gradually making something weaker and destroying it, especially the strength or confidence of an enemy by repeatedly attacking it

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bullet

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a small, metal object that is shot from a gun

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objective adj.

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based on real facts and not influenced by personal beliefs or feelings

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objective n.

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something that you plan to do or achieve

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effort

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physical or mental activity needed to achieve something

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remind

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to make someone think of something they have forgotten or might have forgotten

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go through with something

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to do something you have threatened to do: He said he’d tell my mum but he didn’t go through with it.

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go through
1 to pass from one side to the other: The bed won't go through (the door). 2 to search somewhere: I've been through all the drawers but I can't find it. 3 to experience pain or difficulty: He's gone through a lot of pain. 4 to do a set of tasks: Go through the exercises at home.
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leisure
the time when you are not working or doing other duties
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obligation
the fact that you are obliged to do something
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recording
speech, music, or moving pictures that have been recorded to be listened to or watched later
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inner
inside or contained within something else
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kick up a fuss
to show great anger about something, especially when this does not seem necessary
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appeal n.
a request to the public for money, information, or help
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outline n.
the main shape or edge of something, without any details
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appeal v.
to make a serious or formal request, especially to the public, for money, information, or help
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appear
to start to be seen or to be present
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shallow
having only a short distance from the top to the bottom
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outline v.
to draw the main shape or edge of something
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dental floss
a type of thread used for cleaning between the teeth
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emerge
to appear by coming out of something or out from behind something
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staff turnover
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angle
the space between two lines or surfaces at the point at which they touch each other, measured in degrees
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primary
more important than anything else; main
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seek
to try to find or get something, especially something that is not a physical object
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charge n.
the amount of money that you have to pay for something, especially for an activity or service
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outcome
a result or effect of an action, situation, etc.
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range v.
to have an upper and a lower limit in amount, number, etc.
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range n.
a set of similar things
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rank n.
a position in an organization, such as the army, showing the importance of the person having it
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rank v.
to have a position higher or lower than others, or to be considered to have such a position
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tooth
one of the hard, white objects in the mouth that are used for biting and chewing (= crushing food)
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edition
a particular form in which a book, magazine, or newspaper is published
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editor
a person who corrects or changes pieces of text or films before they are printed or shown, or a person who is in charge of a newspaper or magazine
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charge v.
to ask an amount of money for something, especially a service or activity
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edit
to make changes to a text or film, deciding what will be removed and what will be kept in, in order to prepare it for being printed or shown
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get on (with)
to have a friendly relationship with someone: I get on very badly with my cousin. We don't get on
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promote
to encourage people to like, buy, use, do, or support something
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reveal
to make known or show something that is surprising or that was previously secret
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species
a set of animals or plants in which the members have similar characteristics to each other and can breed with each other
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pound
the standard unit of money used in the UK and some other countries
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turn the clock
to change something so that it behaves or exists as it did in the past
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seeks - sought, sought
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therefore
for that reason
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make something out
1 to manage to see something through bad light, a telescope, etc: We could just make out a dark shape moving across the field. 2 to understand something: We couldn't make out his handwriting. 3 to claim that you are someone that you aren't or you can do something you can't do: He made out that he could swim to the island but he couldn't
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via
going through or stopping at a place on the way to another place
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needle
a thin metal pin, used in sewing, that is pointed at one end and has a hole called an eye at the other end for thread
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thread
(a length of) a very thin fibre
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suitable
acceptable or right for someone or something
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rough
not even or smooth, often because of being in bad condition
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patient n.
a person who is receiving medical care, or who is cared for by a particular doctor or dentist when necessary
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patient adj.
having patience
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occur
(especially of accidents and other unexpected events) to happen
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feed n.
an occasion when a baby has something to eat or drink
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involved
not simple and therefore difficult to understand
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feed v.
to give food to a person, group, or animal
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gather
to collect several things, often from different places or people