Set 1 Flashcards
(300 cards)
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abode
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the place where someone lives
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abandon
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to leave a place, thing, or person, usually for ever
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absence
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the fact of not being where you are usually expected to be
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absurd
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stupid and unreasonable, or silly in a humorous way
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abundance
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the situation in which there is more than enough of something
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abundant
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more than enough
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accuse
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to say that someone has done something morallywrong, illegal, or unkind
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accustom
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to make someone familiar with new conditions
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acquainted
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knowing or being familiar with a person
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acquire
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to get or obtain something
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across
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from one side to the other of something with clearlimits, such as an area of land, a road, or a river
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address
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the number of the house, name of the road, and name of the town where a personlives or works, and where letters can be sent
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adhere
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to stickfirmly
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admission
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the act of agreeing that something is TRUE, especiallyunwillingly
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adopt
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to legally take another person’s child into your own family and take care of him or her as your own child
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advance
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to go or move something forward, or to develop or improve something
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affable
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friendly and easy to talk to
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affectionate
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showingfeelings of liking or love
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aid
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help or support
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alert
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quick to see, understand, and act in a particularsituation
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all right
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(in a way that is) satisfactory or reasonably good
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ally
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a country that has agreedofficially to give help and support to another one, especially during a war
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altitude
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height above sealevel
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ambition
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a strongwish to achieve something
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amount
a collection or mass, especially of something that cannot be counted
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ample
more than enough
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antiquity
the distant past (= a longtime ago), especially before the sixth century
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anxious
worried and nervous
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appeal
a request to the public for money, information, or help
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appearance
an occasion when someone appears in public
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apprehensive
feelingworried about something that you are going to do or that is going to happen
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approve
to have a positiveopinion of someone or something
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arduous
difficult, needing a lot of effort and energy
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argument
a disagreement, or the process of disagreeing
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arouse
to cause someone to have a particularfeeling
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artful
clever and skilful, especially in getting what you want
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article
a piece of writing on a particularsubject in a newspaper or magazine, or on the internet
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assemble
to come together in a singleplace or bringparts together in a singlegroup
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assiduous
showing hard work, care, and attention to detail
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assistance
help
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asunder
into forcefullyseparatedpieces
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attached
to like someone or something very much
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attempt
to try to do something, especially something difficult
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available
able to be bought or used
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average
the result you get by adding two or more amounts together and dividing the total by the number of amounts
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avoid
to stay away from someone or something
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avowed
stated
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awkward
difficult to use, do, or deal with
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banish
to send someone away, especially from theircountry, and not allow them to come back
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bargain
something on sale at a lowerprice than itsTRUEvalue
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barren
unable to produceplants or fruit
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beautiful
very attractive
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because
for the reason that
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beck
a smallriver
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believe
to think that something is TRUE, correct, or real
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belligerent
wishing to fight or argue
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bemused
slightlyconfused
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benefit
a helpful or good effect, or something intended to help
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besieged
past simple and past participle ofbesiegeto surround a place, especially with an army, to preventpeople or supplies getting in or out
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betray
to not be loyal to yourcountry or a person, often by doing something harmful such as helpingtheirenemies
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bewildered
confused and uncertain
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bicycle
a two-wheeled vehicle that you sit on and move by turning the two pedals (= flatparts you press with yourfeet)
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box
a square or rectangularcontainer with stiffsides and sometimes a lid
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brief
lasting only a shorttime or containing few words
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Britain
England, Scotland, and Wales
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broad
very wide
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bruise
an injury or mark where the skin has not been broken but is darker in colour, often as a result of being hit by something
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brusque
quick and rude in manner or speech
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burden
a heavyload that you carry
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business
the activity of buying and sellinggoods and services
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calamity
a seriousaccident or badeventcausingdamage or suffering
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candidate
a person who is competing to get a job or electedposition
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careering
present participle ofcareer(especially of a vehicle) to movefast and in a way that is out of control
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category
(in a system for dividing things according to appearance, quality, etc.) a type, or a group of things having some features that are the same
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caulking
a substance used to fill in gaps around the edge of something, for example a bath or a window, and stopair or liquid from getting through
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caution
greatcare and attention
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cease
to stop something
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cemetery
an area of ground in which deadbodies are buriedan area of ground in which deadbodies are buried
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chaos
a state of totalconfusion with no order
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charred
burned and black
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choreographer
a person who is skilled at combiningmovements into dances to be performed
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clemency
kindness when giving a punishment
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coarse
rough and not smooth or soft, or not in very smallpieces
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coax
to persuade someone gently to do something or go somewhere, by being kind and patient, or by appearing to be
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college
a university where you can study for an undergraduate(= first)degree
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color
US spelling ofcolourthe appearance that something has as a result of reflectinglight
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combination
the mixture you get when two or more things are combined
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commence
to begin something
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commit
to do something illegal or something that is consideredwrong
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committee
a smallgroup of peoplechosen to represent a largerorganization and either make decisions or collectinformation for it
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communicate
to shareinformation with others by speaking, writing, movingyourbody, or using other signals
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community
the peopleliving in one particulararea or people who are considered as a unit because of theircommoninterests, socialgroup, or nationality
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companion
a person you spend a lot of time with often because you are friends or because you are travelling together
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company
an organization that sellsgoods or services in order to make money
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compel
to force someone to do something
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competition
a situation in which someone is trying to win something or be more successful than someone else
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completely
in every way or as much as possible
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complex
involving a lot of different but relatedparts
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composition
a piece of music that someone has written
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comprehend
to understand something completely
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comrade
a friend, especially one who you have been involved in difficult or dangerous, usually military, activities with
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conceal
to prevent something from being seen or known about
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conceited
too proud of yourself and youractions and abilities
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concentrated
using a lot of effort to succeed at one particular thing
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conclude
to end a speech, meeting, or piece of writing
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conclusion
the finalpart of something
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condemn
to criticize something or someone strongly, usually for moralreasons
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conferred
to exchangeideas on a particularsubject, often in order to reach a decision on what action to take
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confine
to limit an activity, person, or problem in some way
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conscience
the part of you that judges how moralyour own actions are and makes you feelguilty about bad things that you have done or things you feelresponsible for
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conscious
to notice that a particular thing or personexists or is present
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consent
permission or agreement
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conserve
to keep and protect something from damage, change, or waste
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consideration
the act of thinking about something carefully
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consist
to have something as a main and necessarypart or quality
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conspire
to plansecretly with other people to do something bad, illegal, or against someone's wishes
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constant
happening a lot or all the time
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consume
to use fuel, energy, time, or a product, especially in largeamounts
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contemporary
existing or happening now, and thereforeseemingmodern
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contempt
a strongfeeling of disliking and having no respect for someone or something
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content
pleased with yoursituation and not hoping for change or improvement
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contest
a competition to do better than other people, usually in which prizes are given
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contract
a legaldocument that states and explains a formalagreement between two different people or groups, or the agreement itself
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contrast
an obviousdifference between two or more things
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contribute
to give something, especiallymoney, in order to provide or achieve something together with other people
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conventional
traditional and ordinary
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convert
to (cause something or someone to) change in form or character
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convey
to express a thought, feeling, or idea so that it is understood by other people
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convict
to decideofficially in a lawcourt that someone is guilty of a crime
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convince
to persuade someone or make someone certain
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correct
in agreement with the TRUEfacts or with what is generallyaccepted
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covert
hidden or secret
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covet
to want to have something very much, especially something that belongs to someone else
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coy
intentionallykeeping something secret
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credit
praise, approval, or honour
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cultivate
to prepareland and growcrops on it, or to grow a particularcrop
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cunning
Cunning people are clever at planning something so that they get what they want, especially by tricking other people, or things that are cleverly made for a particularpurpose
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curb
to control or limit something that is not wanted
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curious
interested in learning about people or things around you
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curt
If someone's manner or speech is curt, it is rude as a result of being very quick
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custom
a way of behaving or a belief that has been established for a longtime
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debate
(a) seriousdiscussion of a subject in which many people take part
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debrief
to question someone in detail about work they have done for you
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deceit
(an act of) keeping the truthhidden, especially to get an advantage
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deceive
to persuade someone that something FALSE is the truth, or to keep the truthhidden from someone for your own advantage
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declare
to announce something clearly, firmly, publicly, or officially
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decline
to graduallybecome less, worse, or lower
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definite
fixed, certain, or clear
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deliberate
(often of something bad) intentional or planned
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demolished
past simple and past participle ofdemolishto completelydestroy a building, especially in order to use the land for something else
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deny
to say that something is not TRUE
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deposit
to leave something somewhere
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depot
a building where supplies or vehicles, especiallybuses, are kept
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derelict
Derelict buildings or places are not cared for and are in badcondition
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description
something that tells you what something or someone is like
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despair
the feeling that there is no hope and that you can do nothing to improve a difficult or worryingsituation
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desperately
extremely or very much
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despise
to feel a strongdislike for someone or something because you think that that person or thing is bad or has no value
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destitute
without money, food, a home, or possessions
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determine
to control or influence something directly, or to decide what will happen
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develop
to (cause something to) grow or change into a more advanced, larger, or strongerform
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device
an object or machine that has been invented for a particularpurpose
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devote
to give all of something, especiallyyourtime, effort, or love, or yourself, to something you believe in or to a person
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dictionary
a book that contains a list of words in alphabeticalorder and explainstheirmeanings, or gives a word for them in another language; an electronicproduct giving similarinformation on a computer, smartphone, etc.
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digest
to changefood in yourstomach into substances that yourbody can use
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dilapidated
old and in poorcondition
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diluted
past simple and past participle ofdiluteto make a liquidweaker by mixing in something else
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din
a loud, unpleasantconfusednoise that lasts for a longtime
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disappear
If people or things disappear, they go somewhere where they cannot be seen or found
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disappointed
unhappy because someone or something was not as good as you hoped or expected, or because something did not happen
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disarray
the state of being confused and having no organization or of being untidy
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disastrous
extremelybad or unsuccessful
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disclose
to make something knownpublicly, or to show something that was hidden
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discontent
a feeling of wantingbettertreatment or an improvedsituation
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dishevelled
(of people or theirappearance) very untidy
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dismal
sad and without hope
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disperse
to spreadacross or move away over a largearea, or to make something do this
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dispute
an argument or disagreement, especially an official one between, for example, workers and employers or two countries with a commonborder
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distasteful
unpleasant and unacceptable
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distinct
clearlynoticeable; that certainlyexists
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distinguished
used to describe a respected and admiredperson, or theirwork
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distress
a feeling of extremeworry, sadness, or pain
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divine
connected with a god, or like a god
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divinity
the state of being a god
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domestic
relating to a person's own country
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dose
a measuredamount of something such as medicine
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drought
a longperiod when there is little or no rain
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dumb
unable to speak
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dwelling
a house or place to live in
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earnest
serious and determined, especially too serious and unable to findyour own actionsfunny
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economical
not using a lot of fuel, money, etc.
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elect
to decide on or choose, especially to choose a person for a particularjob, by voting
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elude
If something that you want eludes you, you do not succeed in achieving it
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embarrass
to cause someone to feelnervous, worried, or uncomfortable
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embrace
to accept something enthusiastically
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emerge
to appear by coming out of something or out from behind something
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empire
a group of countriesruled by a singleperson, government, or country
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employ
to have someone work or do a job for you and pay them for it
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endeavour
to try to do something
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endure
to suffer something difficult, unpleasant, or painful
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enterprise
an organization, especially a business, or a difficult and importantplan, especially one that will earnmoney
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entire
whole or complete, with nothing missing
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entirely
completely
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environment
the air, water, and land in or on which people, animals, and plantslive
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equip
to provide a person or a place with objects that are necessary for a particularpurpose
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equipment
the set of necessarytools, clothing, etc. for a particularpurpose
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equipped
having the necessarytools, clothes, equipment, etc.
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erect
to build a building, wall, or other structure
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errand
a shortjourney either to take a message or to take or collect something
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especially
very much; more than usual or more than other people or things
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estimate
to guess or calculate the cost, size, value, etc. of something
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evaluation
the process of judging or calculating the quality, importance, amount, or value of something
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evident
easilyseen or understood
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exaggerate
to make something seemlarger, more important, better, or worse than it really is
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excellent
extremely good
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excitement
a feeling of being excited, or an excitingevent
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exciting
making you feelexcited
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exclaim
to say or shout something suddenly because of surprise, fear, pleasure, etc.
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existence
the fact of something or someone existing
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expel
to force someone to leave a school, organization, or country
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expense
the use of money, time, or effort
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explanation
the details or reasons that someone gives to make something clear or easy to understand
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extended
long or longer than usual
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exterior
on or from the outside
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extinction
a situation in which something no longerexists
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extract
to remove or take out something
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extremely
very
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famine
a situation in which there is not enough food for a greatnumber of people, causingillness and death, or a particularperiod when this happens
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fatal
A fatal illness, accident, etc. causesdeath
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fatigue
extremetiredness
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favourite
bestliked or most enjoyed
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feeble
weak and without energy, strength, or power
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feign
to pretend to have a particularfeeling, problem, etc.
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fertile
Fertile land can produce a largenumber of good qualitycrops.Fertile animals or plants are able to produce (a lot of) young or fruit
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flamboyant
very confident in yourbehaviour, and liking to be noticed by other people, for example because of the way you dress, talk, etc.
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flawless
perfect or without mistakes
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flee
to escape by running away, especially because of danger or fear
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fleet
a group of ships, or all of the ships in a country's navy
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flora
all the plants of a particularplace or from a particulartime in history
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flourish
to grow or developsuccessfully
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foe
an enemy
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forbid
to refuse to allow something, especiallyofficially, or to prevent a particularplan of action by making it impossible
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foundation
an occasion when an organization, state, etc. is established
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fragment
a smallpiece or a part, especially when broken from something whole
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fragrant
with a pleasantsmell
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frequent
happening often
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friend
a person who you know well and who you like a lot, but who is usually not a member of yourfamily
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frivolous
behaving in a silly way and not taking anything seriously
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fund
an amount of moneysaved, collected, or provided for a particularpurpose
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garment
a piece of clothinga piece of clothing
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government
the group of people who officiallycontrol a country
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grate
to rubfood against a grater in order to cut it into a lot of smallpieces
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gratitude
the feeling or quality of being grateful
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grave
a place in the ground where a deadperson is buried
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gregarious
(of people) liking to be with other people
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grieve
to feel or expressgreatsadness, especially when someone dies
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grotesque
strange and unpleasant, especially in a silly or slightlyfrightening way
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guarantee
a promise that something will be done or will happen, especially a written promise by a company to repair or change a product that develops a fault within a particularperiod of time
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guard
a person or group of people whose job is to protect a person, place, or thing from danger or attack, or to prevent a person such as a criminal from escaping
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habitable
providingconditions that are good enough to live in or on
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habitat
the naturalenvironment in which an animal or plant usually lives
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halt
to (cause to) stopmoving or doing something or happening
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handkerchief
a squarepiece of cloth or paper used for cleaning the nose or drying the eyes when they are wet with tears
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hasty
Hasty actions are done in a hurry, sometimes without the necessarycare or thought
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helix
a curve that goes around a centraltube or coneshape in the form of a spiralthe curvededge around the top of the outerear
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heroic
very brave or great
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hoax
a plan to deceive someone, such as telling the police there is a bombsomewhere when there is not one, or a trick
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holiday
a time when someone does not go to work or school but is free to do what they want, such as travel or relax
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hollow
having a hole or emptyspace inside
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humble
not proud or not believing that you are important
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hygienic
clean, especially in order to preventdisease
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idiosyncrasy
a strange or unusualhabit, way of behaving, or feature that someone or something has
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idle
not working or being used
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idol
someone who is admired and respected very much
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ignorant
not having enough knowledge, understanding, or information about something
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imitate
to behave in a similar way to someone or something else, or to copy the speech or behaviour, etc. of someone or something
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immediate
happening or done without delay
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immediately
now or without waiting or thinking
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immerse
to becomecompletelyinvolved in something
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impudent
rude and not showingrespect, especially towards someone who is older or in a more importantposition
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in between
between the two timesmentioned
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in fact
actually
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in front
furtherforward than someone or something else
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inaudible
unable to be heard
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inaugural
An inaugural speech is the first speech someone gives when starting an important new job
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inaugurate
to put someone into an officialposition with a ceremony
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incision
an opening that is made in something with a sharptool, especially in someone's body during an operation
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inconspicuous
not easily or quicklynoticed or seen, or not attractingattention
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individual
a singleperson or thing, especially when compared to the group or set to which they belong
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inedible
not suitable or good enough to eat
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inferior
not good, or not as good as someone or something else
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influence
the power to have an effect on people or things, or a person or thing that is able to do this
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inhabit
to live in a place
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inhabitants
a person or animal that lives in a particularplace
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innocuous
completelyharmless (= causing no harm)
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insane
mentallyill
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insert
to put something inside something else
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insolent
rude and not showingrespect
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inspire
to make someone feel that they want to do something and can do it
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intangible
impossible to touch, to describeexactly, or to give an exactvalue
