Month 9 Flashcards

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similarity

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disease

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(an) illness of people, animals, plants, etc., caused by infection or a failure of health rather than by an accident

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perform

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to do an action or piece of work

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handle v.

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to deal with, have responsibility for, or be in charge of

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handle n.

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a part of an object designed for holding, moving, or carrying the object easily

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evidence

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facts, information, documents, etc. that give reason to believe that something is true

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thus

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in this way

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slave

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a person who is legally owned by someone else and has to work for that person

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improvement

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an occasion when something gets better or when you make it better

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suggestion

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an idea, plan, or action that is suggested or the act of suggesting it

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expose

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to remove what is covering something so that it can be seen

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tune

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a series of musical notes, especially one that is pleasant and easy to remember

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alter

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to change something, usually slightly, or to cause the characteristics of something to change

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undergo

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

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square metre

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coziness

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the quality of being comfortable, pleasant, and warm

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festive

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having or producing happy and enjoyable feelings suitable for a festival or other special occasion

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сontroversial

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causing disagreement or discussion

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hollow

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having a hole or empty space inside

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owe

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to need to pay or give something to someone because they have lent money to you, or in exchange for something they have done for you

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peaceful

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without violence

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rural

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in, of, or like the countryside

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Go figure

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Who knows?

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silly

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showing little thought or judgment

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below
in a lower position (than), under
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dismiss
to decide that something or someone is not important and not worth considering
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instead
in place of someone or something else
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walk out of somewhere
to leave a place, usually because you are disappointed: Have you ever walked out of a film?
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mild
not violent, severe, or extreme
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receipt
something such as a piece of paper or message proving that money, goods, or information have been received
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shelter n.
(a building designed to give) protection from bad weather, danger, or attack
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shelter v.
to protect yourself, or another person or thing, from bad weather, danger, or attack
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thick
having a large distance between two sides
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thin
having a small distance between two opposite sides
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direct adj.
going in a straight line towards somewhere or someone without stopping or changing direction
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direct v.
to control or be in charge of an activity, organization, etc.
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direct adv.
in a straight line towards somewhere without stopping or changing direction
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directly
without anything else being involved or in between
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labour
practical work, especially when it involves hard physical effort
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pocket
a small bag for carrying things in, made of cloth and sewn into the inside or onto the outside of a piece of clothing
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How come
Why?
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approach n.
a way of considering or doing something
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approach v.
to come near or nearer to something or someone in space, time, quality, or amount
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presence
the fact that someone or something is in a place
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present adj.
in a particular place
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present n.
something that you are given, without asking for it, on a special occasion, especially to show friendship, or to say thank you
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present v.
to give, provide, or make something known
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variety
the characteristic of often changing and being different
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solution
the answer to a problem
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You tell me
I have no idea. What do you think?
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unlike
different from
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unlikely
not probable or likely to happen
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length
the measurement of something from end to end or along its longest side
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width
the distance across something from one side to the other
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hight
the distance from the top to the bottom of something, or the quality of being tall
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provide
to give someone something that they need
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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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issue n.
a subject or problem that people are thinking and talking about
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issue v.
to produce or provide something official
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familiar
easy to recognize because of being seen, met, heard, etc. before
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run into someone
to meet someone by chance: Guess who I ran into in the supermarket
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external
of, on, for, or coming from the outside
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prospect
the possibility that something good might happen in the future
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determined
wanting to do something very much and not allowing anyone or any difficulties to stop you
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rescue v.
to help someone or something out of a dangerous, harmful, or unpleasant situation
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rescue n.
the act of helping someone out of a dangerous or unpleasant situation
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hurt v.
to feel pain in a part of your body, or to injure someone or cause them pain
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hurt adj.
injured or in pain
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hurt n.
emotional pain