Vocabulary Flashcards
(202 cards)
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Inventor /inventer /
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someone who has invented something, or whose job is to invent things
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Slender
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thin in an attractive or graceful way
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Pantyhose
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a very thin piece of women’s clothing that covers their legs from the toes to the waist and is usually worn with dresses or skirts
SYN tights British English
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Subsequent
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happening or coming after something else
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Clean-shaven
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a man who is clean-shaven does not have a BEARD or MOUSTACHE
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Steer(verb)
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to control the direction a vehicle is going, for example by turning a wheel
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Alteration/aalteration/ (n)
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a small change that makes someone or something slightly different, or the process of this change
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Magnificent (adj)
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very good or beautiful, and very impressive
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Coastline
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the land on the edge of the coast, especially the shape of this land as seen from the air
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Scenery
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the natural features of a particular part of a country that you can see, such as mountains, forests, deserts etc
The best part of the trip was the fantastic scenery.
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Particular
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special or great
Ex: You should pay particular attention to spelling.
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Timeless (adj)
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remaining attractive and not becoming old-fashioned
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Sun-drenched (adj)
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a sun-drenched place is one where the sun shines most of the time – used especially in advertisements, magazines etc
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Hospitable (adj)
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friendly, welcoming, and generous to visitors
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Enormous (adj)
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very big in size or in amount
SYN huge
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Major (adj) /meijer/
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very large or important
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Architectural (adj)
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the art and practice of planning and designing buildings
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Legacy (n) /legesi/
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money or property that you receive from someone after they die
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Numerous (adj)
Noo.mr.uhs
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many
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Lack (v)
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to not have something that you need, or not have enough of it
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Commuter (n) /kemiuter/
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someone who travels a long distance to work every day
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Metropolis (n) /mitraples/
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a very large city that is the most important city in a country or area
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Congested (adj) /kenjested/
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full of traffic
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Servant (n)
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someone, especially in the past, who was paid to clean someone’s house, cook for them, answer the door etc, and who often lived in the house
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Volcano (n)
| /vol.kay.now/
a mountain with a large hole at the top, through which LAVA (=very hot liquid rock) is sometimes forced out
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Asteroid (n)
one of the many small PLANETs that move around the Sun, especially between Mars and Jupiter
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Desert (n)
a large area of land where it is always very dry, there are few plants, and there is a lot of sand or rocks
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Appear (v)
to start to be seen, to arrive, or to exist in a place, especially suddenly
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Greedy (adj)
always wanting more food, money, power, possessions etc than you need
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Contest (n)
a competition or a situation in which two or more people or groups are competing with each other
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Terrific (adj)
informal very good, especially in a way that makes you feel happy and excited
SYN great
THESAURUS GOOD1
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Pillow (n)
a cloth bag filled with soft material that you put your head on when you are sleeping
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Overseas (adv)
to or in a foreign country that is across the sea → abroad
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Hollow (adj)
empty inside having an empty space inside
| THESAURUS EMPTY1
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Bumpy (adj)
a bumpy surface is flat but has a lot of raised parts, so it is difficult to walk or drive on it
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Track (n)
a narrow path or road with a rough uneven surface, especially one made by people or animals frequently moving through the same place
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Fee (n)
an amount of money that you pay to do something or that you pay to a professional person for their work
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Sociable (adj)
someone who is sociable is friendly and enjoys being with other people
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Tidy (adj)
a room, house, desk etc that is tidy is neatly arranged with everything in the right place
SYN neat
OPP untidy, messy
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Spotlight (n)
a light with a very bright beam which can be directed at someone or something. Spotlights are often used to light a stage when actors or singers are performing
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Stubble (n)
short stiff hairs that grow on a man’s face if he does not SHAVE
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Efficient
if someone or something is efficient, they work well without wasting time, money, or energy
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Giant (adj)
extremely big, and much bigger than other things of the same type
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Rear(adj)
at or near the back of something, especially a vehicle
| OPP front
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Fall off
fall off (something) if part of something falls off, it becomes separated from the main part
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Injure
to hurt yourself or someone else, for example in an accident or an attack
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Inherent
a quality that is inherent in something is a natural part of it and cannot be separated from it
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substitute(n,v) substitution (n)
to use something new or different instead of something else
* The verb substitute means to replace one thing for something different .
* The noun from substitution refers to the process of making a replacement.
* The noun from substitute refers to the person or thing that will be used to replace something
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Occur
to happen
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Sympathetic
caring and feeling sorry about someone’s problems
| THESAURUS KIND2
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Attitude
the opinions and feelings that you usually have about something, especially when this is shown in your behaviour
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Well-know
Famous
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Overpopulation
when there are too many people living in a particular place
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Sky-high
extremely high
| Ex:sky-high cost of living
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Consider /kensider/
think about [intransitive, transitive] to think about something carefully, especially before making a choice or decision
THESAURUS THINK1
در نظر گرفتن
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Disadvantages
something that causes problems, or that makes someone or something less likely to be successful or effective
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Streem (v)
flow [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to move in a continuous flow in the same direction
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Bustling (adj )
a bustling place is very busy
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Disaster
a sudden event such as a flood, storm, or accident which causes great damage
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Courage (karij)
the quality of being brave when you are facing a difficult or dangerous situation, or when you are very ill
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Selfish (adj)
caring only about yourself and not about other people – used to show disapproval
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Tear
a drop of salty liquid that comes out of your eye when you are crying
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In vain
without purpose or without positive results
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Abandon /ebanden/
1 to leave someone, especially someone you are responsible for
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Promise
to tell someone that you will definitely do or provide something or that something will happen
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Brake
a piece of equipment that makes a vehicle go more slowly or stop
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Rubber
a substance used to make tyres, boots etc, which is made from the juice of a tropical tree or artificially
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Revolutionize(v) revolution (n) revolutionary (adj)
to completely change the way people do something or think about something
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Lessen
to become smaller in size, importance, or value, or make something do this
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Minimize
to reduce something that is difficult, dangerous, or unpleasant to the smallest possible amount or degree
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Teammate
someone who belongs to the same team as
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Assign
to give someone a particular job or make them responsible for a particular person or thing
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Purpose /perpes/
the purpose of something is what it is intended to achieve
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Helmet /helmit/
a strong hard hat that soldiers, MOTORCYCLE riders, the police etc wear to protect their heads
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Sleeve /sliv /
the part of a piece of clothing that covers all or part of your arm
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Sunburn
red and painful skin that you can get from spending too much time in the
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Sprain/sprein /
to damage a joint in your body by suddenly twisting it
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Pilot * pailet*
someone who operates the controls of an aircraft or spacecraft
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Janitor /janiter /
especially American English someone whose job is to look after a school or other large building
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Brace /breis/
| Knee brace
something that is used to strengthen or support something, or to make it stiff
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Stiff (adj)
if someone or a part of their body is stiff, their muscles hurt and it is difficult for them to move
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Individual
a person, considered separately from the rest of the group or society that they live in
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Equal (adj) /ikwel/
same the same in size, number, amount, value etc as something else
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Stock /stak/
amount available [countable] the total amount of something that is available to be used in a particular area
موجودی ، سرمایه
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Balance /balens/
1 steady [uncountable] a state in which all your weight is evenly spread so that you do not fall
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Lever
اهرم
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Mastery
thorough understanding or great skill
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Beard /bird/
hair that grows around a man’s chin and cheeks
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Literature/litricher/
books, plays, poems etc that people think are important and good
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Two-faced
changing what you say according to who you are talking to, in a way that is insincere and unpleasant – used to show disapproval
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Ashtray/ashtrey/
a small dish where you put used cigarettes
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Establish
to start a company, organization, system, etc that is intended to exist or continue for a long time
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Chain
a series of metal rings which are joined together in a line and used for fastening things, supporting weights, decoration
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Substance /sabstens/
a particular type of solid, liquid, or gas
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Treat
to behave towards someone or something in a particular way
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Stranger/stringer/
someone that you do not know
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Conduct /kendaakt/
to carry out a particular activity or process, especially in order to get information or prove facts
هدایت کردن
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Pretend/pritend/
to claim that something is true, when it is
| تظاهر کردن
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Blind /blaind/
unable to see
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Least /list/
Smallest
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Inhabitant/inhabitent/
one of the people who live in a particular place
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Tend
????
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Ignor
to deliberately pay no attention to something that you have been told or that you know about
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Enquire
to ask someone for information
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Surname
last name
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Ideally /aidieli/(adv)
used to describe the way you would like things to be, even though this may not be possible
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Realistic /rielistik/ (adj)
a realistic aim or hope is something that it is possible to achieve
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Range /reinj/ (n)
دامنه
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Appreciate /eprishieyt/ (v)
used to thank someone in a polite way or to say that you are grateful for something they have done
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Equip /ikoep/ (v)
to provide a person or place with the things that are needed for a particular kind of activity or work
مجهز کردن
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Requirement /rikoayment/(n)
something that someone needs or asks for
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Condition /kendishen/
Situation
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Hire
Rent
| To employ someone
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Quite (adv)
Completely
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Surround /seraond/ (v)
The field was surrounded by trees
| احاطه شده
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Diverse /divers/
very different from each other
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Preserve /prizerv/ (v)
to save something or someone from being harmed or destroyed
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Tropical /traapical/ adj
weather that is tropical is very hot and wet
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Access (n)
the right to enter a place, use something, see someone etc
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Release (v)
let somebody go to let someone go free, after having kept them somewhere
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Index
فهرست
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Impact
the effect or influence that an event, situation etc has on someone or something
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Woodland
Forest
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Arrest /erest/ v
if the police arrest someone, the person is taken to a POLICE STATION because the police think they have done something illegal
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illegal /iligel/ (adj)
not allowed by the law
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Intention (n)
a plan or desire to do something
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Roommate (n)
someone who you share a room with, especially at college
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Good- tempered
pleasant, kind, and not easily made angry
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Snore
to breathe in a noisy way through your mouth and nose while you are asleep
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Reliable / rilaiebel/
someone or something that is reliable can be trusted or depended on
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Studious /studiez/
spending a lot of time studying and reading
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Thoughtful
متفکر
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Sense of humor
حس شوخ طبعی
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Neat
Tidy
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Considerate /kensideret/
always thinking of what other people need or want and being careful not to upset them
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Bill
a written list showing how much you have to pay for services you have received, work that has been done
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Throw
to make an object such as a ball move quickly through the air by pushing your hand forward quickly and letting the object go
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Bother
worry [intransitive, transitive] to make someone feel slightly worried, upset, or concerned
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Compatible/kempatebel/
two people that are compatible are able to have a good relationship because they have similar opinions or interests → compatibility
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rugged /raagid/
land that is rugged is rough and uneven
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Impatient
very eager for something to happen and not wanting to wait
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Fasten
to join together the two sides of a coat, shirt, bag etc so that it is closed
SYN do up
OPP unfasten
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Get dress
put on clothes [intransitive, transitive] to put clothes on yourself or someone else
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Carry
have with you [transitive] to have something with you in your pocket, on your belt, in your bag etc everywhere you go
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see-through
a see-through material or surface allows you to see through
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Tight
1 clothes tight clothes fit your body very closely, especially in a way that is uncomfortable
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Modest clothes
clothes old-fashioned modest clothing covers the body in a way that does not attract sexual interest
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Loose clothes /looss/
clothes loose clothes are big and do not fit your body tightly
SYN loose-fitting, baggy
OPP tight
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Frumpy
a woman who is frumpy looks unattractive because she dresses in old-fashioned clothes
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Drab clothes
not bright in colour, especially in a way that stops you from feeling cheerful
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Outgoing
Sociable
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Compar /kaamper/
[transitive] to consider two or more things or people, in order to show how they are similar or different → comparison
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Semester(n)
one of the two periods of time that a year at high schools and universities is divided into, especially in the US
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Soil
the top layer of the earth in which plants grow
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Monter /menter/
an experienced person who advises and helps a less experienced
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ornament
decoration that is added to something
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Infidelity
when someone has sex with a person who is not their wife, husband, or partner
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Vase /veiz/
a container used to put flowers in or for decoration
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Gear
the machinery in a vehicle such as a car, truck, or bicycle that you use to go comfortably at different speeds
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Instantly /instently/
immediately
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In contrast /kanterast/
Opposite
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Scheduled /skejul/
a plan of what someone is going to do and when they are going to do
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Deliberately/ diliberetly/
done in a way that is intended or planned
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Salary = wage /veij/
money that you receive as payment from the organization you work for, usually paid to you every month → wage, pay
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Container /kentener/
something such as a box or bowl that you use to keep things in
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Forecast /forkast/
a description of what is likely to happen in the future, based on the information that you have now → prediction
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Expect
think something will happen
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Folk /fouk/
[plural] (also folks) especially American English
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Peril
Danger
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Recline
Lie down
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Numb /naam/
a part of your body that is numb is unable to feel anything, for example because you are very cold
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Tact
the ability to be careful about what you say or do, so that you do not upset or embarrass other people
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Oath
a formal and very serious promise
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Gallant
Brave
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Sinister
Evil /ivel/
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Dismal /dizmal/
if a situation or a place is dismal, it is so bad that it makes you feel very unhappy and hopeless
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Peril/perel/
[uncountable] literary or formal great danger, especially of being harmed or killed
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Conceal /kensil/
to hide something carefully
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Shriek
to make a very high loud sound, especially because you are afraid, angry, excited, or in pain
SYN scream
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Villain/vilen/
the main bad character in a film, play, or story
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Checkered
having a pattern made up of squares of two different colours
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Hang
a) [transitive] to fix a picture, photograph etc to a wall
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Crackery /krakeri/
cups, dishes, plates etc
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Bang , she has got bangs
American English hair cut straight across your forehead
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Sightseeing
when you visit famous or interesting places, especially as tourists
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Punctual
On time
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Put someone through
To connect someone to telephone
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Housekeeping
Hotel
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Timid
Shy
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utilize /utelayz/
Use
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Descend
move from a higher level to a lower one
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What a shame
What a pity
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Agency
a business that provides a particular service for people or organizations
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Currency /kaarensi/
hat a country uses
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Tent
a shelter consisting of a sheet of cloth supported by poles and ropes, used especially for camping
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Sleeping bag
a large warm bag that you sleep in, especially when camping
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Hygienic
clean and likely to prevent BACTERIA, infections, or disease from spreading
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Off beaten track
a place that is off the beaten track is not well known and is far away from the places that people usually visit
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Birds chirping /cherping/
if a bird or insect chirps, it makes short high sounds
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Eye-catching (adj)
something eye-catching is unusual or attractive in a way that makes you notice
Ex:you can enjoy eye-catching scenery
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Breathe
to take air into your lungs and send it out again
| Ex:you can breathe fresh air
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Scorching
extremely hot
