VOCAB 1 Flashcards

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Banish

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To punish someone by sending them away and ordering them not to return

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2
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Raving

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To talk or act wildly

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3
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Apparent

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Clear, obvious

Appearing to be true

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4
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Accommodate

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To provide someone or something with a place to stay

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5
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Amateur

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Someone who does something because they like it, without being paid for it

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6
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Bargain

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To argue over the price of something

To get more than you bargained for is to get an unwelcome surprise.

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7
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Fiend

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A devil or evil spirit

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8
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Hastily

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Done too quickly

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9
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Interrogation

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Close questioning in order to get information

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10
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Declared

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Said something clearly and openly

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11
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Eject

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To send something out with force

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12
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Expose

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To reveal or uncover something

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13
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Hefty

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Big and strong

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14
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Sinister

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Looking or seeming harmful or evil

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15
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Formidable

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Deserving respect because it is so powerful or impressive

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16
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Primary

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First, most important

Primary colours- one of the colours from which all other colours can be made by mixing

Primary school- a school for the first stage of a child’s education

17
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Distress

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Great sorrow or suffering

18
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Resist

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To oppose someone or something or to try to stop them

19
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Yield

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To surrender or give in

To yield a crop or a profit- is to produce it