unit 4: vocabulary (English) Flashcards

(74 cards)

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raunchy

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sexually exciting

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mortified

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deeply embarrassed

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a tabloid

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a newspaper with many pictures and sensational articles

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appalled

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very shocked and upset by something very bad or unpleasant

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an allegation

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a claim, typically made without proof

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an aftermath

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the consequences or after-effects of a significant unpleasant event

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to refute

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to deny or contradict a statement

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to exile

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to force (someone) to go to live in a distant place or foreign country

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to renounce

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to formally give up something

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a successor

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someone who takes a job or position previously held by someone else

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a reign

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the period of rule of a monarch

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to depict

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to represent or show something in a picture, story, film, etc.

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outraged

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very angry and shocked

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malicious

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having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone

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baffled

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extremely confused or puzzled

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to have ruffled feathers

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to cause them to become very angry, nervous or upset

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to add fuel to the fire

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to make an argument or bad situation worse

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to have a bone to pick with

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to be annoyed with someone about something, and want to talk to them about it

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to be taken with a pinch of salt

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to not take something too seriously or too literally

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law abiding

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obeying and respecting the law

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to enforce

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to strengthen, to put or keep in force

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glorification

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describing/representing something as admirable

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negotiable

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open to discussion or change

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to advocate

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to publicly support an idea

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to curb
to reduce
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to refrain from
to stop oneself from doing something
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to demand
to ask or call for with authority
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an incentive
a thing that motivates or encourages someone to do something
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to root for
to support
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a massacre
a large-scale killing of people or animals
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to compromise
to give up some demands and agree on something less than what was originally wanted
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agenda
a list of things to be done or voted upon
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legislation
a law or set of laws that is being created
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like shooting fish in a barrel
extremely easy
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to bite the bullet
to do something unpleasant or painful because it's necessary
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a long shot
something with little chance of succes
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silver-bullet solution
something that instantly solves a long-standig problem
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to bring out the big guns
to resort to using the most powerful method
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a loose cannon
someone who is out of control, someone who acts recklessly
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to disrupt
to make it difficult for something to continue in the normal way
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to edit
to make changes
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to implant
to put something into a person's body
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to oppose
to disagree strongly with somebody's plan and try to change it
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to violate
to break an agreement, law or promise
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controversial
it is the subject of intense public argument, disagreement or disapproval
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repercussion
it causes unpleasant things to happen
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observation
action/process of carefully watching someone or something
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consensus
general agreement among a group of people
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potentially
to say that something may develop into something
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gene
unit inside a cell that controls a particular quality in a living thing that has been passed on from its parents
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backlash
a sudden, strong reaction against something
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ethics
moral principles that control or influence a person's behaviour
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embryo
unborn animal/ human being in the very early stages of development
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globally
when something affects the whole world
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relentless
unstoppable
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unstoppable
relentless
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seized
confiscated
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confiscated
seized
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prime
excellent
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excellent
prime
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leased
rented
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rented
leased
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injustice
unfairness
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unfairness
injustice
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later
subsequently
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subsequently
later
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separated
segregated
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segregated
separated
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persecution
harassment
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harassment
persecution
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descendants
the people in later generations who are related to them
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lengthy
something which lasts for a long time
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to sacrifice
to give up
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unanimously
by everyone in the group