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Vocabulary Flashcards

(42 cards)

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Pinhead

A

Something very small or insignificant

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Glide

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To move in a smooth, effortless manner

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sway

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To exert influence or control over

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Hype houses

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Hype House is a collective of young social media content creators and influencers who are especially popular on the video app TikTok

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pride

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Pleasure or satisfaction taken in an achievement, possession, or association

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To get something off one’s chest

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To say something that has been on your mind and has been bothering you

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To have someone’s hands full

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To be occupied, busy

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To bring on

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To cause

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To bring something off

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To accomplish

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Social butterfly

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A person who has a lot of friends and acquaintances

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To take the bull by the horns

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To face a challenge

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Barracks

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A place where usually a battalion or a military group stays

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Outskirts

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The outer parts of a city or a town

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Measles and Mumps

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Diseases

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15
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Tongs

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Metal contraptions with two prongs used in the kitchen to toss things

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16
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To come along

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To arrive

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To come into

18
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Turnover

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The amount earned by a business in a particular period

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Freely admit

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Thoroughly examine

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Lodgings

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Usually, a temporary place to stay

22
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Come over for (a party, dinner, lunch, breakfast, a game)

23
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subtle

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So slight as to be difficult to detect or describe

24
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fairies

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An imaginary being in human form, depicted as clever, mischievous, and possessing magical powers.

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slave
One who is owned as the property of someone else, especially in involuntary servitude.
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wasteland
Something that is lacking in intellectual or cultural substance
27
impious
Lacking reverence
28
preacher
a person whose occupation or function it is to preach the gospel.
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sieve
A utensil of wire mesh or closely perforated metal or plastic, used for straining, sifting, ricing, or puréeing
30
wealth
An abundance of valuable material possessions or resources
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sake
Advantage; good
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imbibe
to drink
33
tied up
To bind, fasten, or secure someone or something with string, cord, rope, etc
34
wages
A regular payment, usually on an hourly, daily, or weekly basis, made by an employer to an employee, especially for manual or unskilled work
35
resettle
to settle or cause to settle in a new or different place
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hold on
To maintain one's grip; cling.
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hold off
To stop or delay doing something
38
get out
To leave or escape
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surrender
To relinquish possession or control of (something) to another because of demand or compulsion
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give up
to abandon hope
41
figure out
To discover or decide
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cut out
To take the place of; supplant