Upstream Unit 4 Flashcards
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to stow
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to pack
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versatile
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adaptable, flexible
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to diverge
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to go in different directions
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treacherous
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false, disloyal
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immersed
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involved, absorbed
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penultimate
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next to last
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to deface
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to destroy
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hit the trails
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start the journey
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riddled with
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full of
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arid
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dry
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the dead of winter
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the middle of the winter
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in bloom
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flowering
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to traverse
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go across the area
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meandering
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winding
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outcrop
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outthrust, rock extending outwards
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boulder
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rock, stone
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hand-picked
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selected with great care
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a hub
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propeller
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deceptively
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misleadingly, deceivingly
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a obstacle
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barrier
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to tackle
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deal with
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a cleft
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gap
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to tip over
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turn over
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opt for
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choose
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ravine
canyon
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strewn
scattered
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vulnerable
at risk
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a ledge
shelf
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unyielding
hard, solid
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meticulously
extremely careful and precise
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a mishap
accident
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part and parcel
essential part of sth
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a traction
grip
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drenched
soaked
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to moor
dock
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to disembark
leave the ship
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to run aground
ground
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gangway
temporary bridge for getting on and off a ship at dockside
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meagre
smaller than you want
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deficient in
not enough in quantity
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stern
strict
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to rekindle
bring back the feeling
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to rejoice
express great happiness
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indulge in
to enjoy
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a speck
spot, dot, mark
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a wink
blink
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to bequeath
will
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to twirl
rotate
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to thaw
to melt, to defrost
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to pluck
pull out
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to propel
drive
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to skid
slide
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to adjust
adapt
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to veer
change direction
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to swerve
incline
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to walk on air
to be happy
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to go to great lengths
put a lot of effort
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to swim against the tide
to oppose
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wheeling and dealing
play unfair to get some advantages
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to drive sub round the bend
make sb angry
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to rock the boat
to disturb balance of a situation
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to fly off the handle
to suddenly become furious
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adversely
negatively
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indiscriminate
random
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gratuitous
unjustified
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to exert
bring
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to ascertain
make sure, find out
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a hindrance
obstacle
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to be geared to
to be adjusted to
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thriving
developing successfully
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to lol
to stand or sit in relaxed way
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rugged
not smooth
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prevalent
common
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hazardous
involvong risk or danger
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flourishing
successful, blooming
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impassable
not allowing passage
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stuffed
filled with something
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baffled
filled with bewilderment, confused
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unpaved
not having a firm surface
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sheer
very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front
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to incorporate
integrate, include
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to pamper
to treat with excessive indulgence; baby
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to twinkle
emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
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to overhang
be suspended over or hang over
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to slide
move smoothly along a surface
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to retract
pull away from a source of disgust or fear
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to scrub
clean with hard rubbing
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to conquer
take possessions of by force, as after an invasion
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to pound
beat, strike
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to exult
to express great joy
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to oversee
watch and direct
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to overlap
extend over and cover a part of
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a well
a deep hole that is dug in the ground to provide a supply of water
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a predator
any animal that lives by preying on other animals
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a puncture
loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object
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run-off
the occurrence of surplus liquid exceeding the limit or capacity
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a dirt road
an ansealed country road
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a lounge
a room with seating where people can wait
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negligence
carelessness
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a raw deal
unfair treatment
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flash flood
a sudden local flood of great volume and short duration
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a sheet metal
sheet of metal formed into a thin plate
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dotted with
having a pattern of something of dots
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to let things ride
to not take action to change something wrong or unpleasant
