vocabulary Flashcards

(71 cards)

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to try to find or get sth that is not physical/material

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to seek

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connected with the physical senses of touch, smell, taste..

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sensory

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a feeling of freedom following a difficult or emotional experience

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release

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very unfriendly or threatening

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hostile

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more noticable or important, or larger number than other

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predominant

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very serious, causing great difficulty

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severe

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lasting for a long time or difficult to eliminate

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persistent

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the act of refusing to accept

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rejection

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a high level of knowledge or skill

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expertise

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the act of making sth stronger

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reinforcement

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the situation of two or more people working together to achieve something

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collaboration

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including or dealing with all important aspects or elements

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comprehensive

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to make something possible or easier

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to facilitate

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done in an uncertain or not definite way

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tentatively

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to guess sth is true without having enough proof

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surmise

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protecting against attack, anxious to oppose or avoid criticism

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defensive

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to become solid, make something become more certain or more definite

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solidify

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to succeed in dealing with sth

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to overcome

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a natural ability that makes it easy to do sth well

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aptitude

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to use an achievement as a base from which to achieve additional things

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build upon

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able to be perceived by touch

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tangible

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to control or limit sth undesirable or harmful

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to curb

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to make something able to do sth, or make sth possible

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enable

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to make a final or certain decision about a plan, date…

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finalize

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planned/intended
directly
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the process of starting to use/apply a plan or system
implementation
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a list of things
checklist
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not to be the right type of person for sth
not to be cut out
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very interesting and making you want to watch or listen
compelling
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the group of people who work for an organization
support stafft
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to follow or record the progress or development
to track
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to be able to control sth or deal with it
stay on top of
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the amount of work that a person has to do
workload
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to make smb show their best qualities
to bring out
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ability to return to a state of well being
resiliance
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physical and mental strength to do sth that might be difficult
stamina
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difficult in a way that tests your ability
challenging
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the right or the opportunity to use or get sth
access
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people living in a particular area
community
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to make an effort to understand or deal with problem
get the grips with
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very interesting, eager
keen on
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a change that is made to a plan/regulations/piece of writing
revision
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a particular branch of study or sphere of activity or interest
field
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relevant or applicable to a particular matter; apposite
pertinent
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the state of being scarce or in short supply; shortage.
scarcity
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to discover a fact; to make certain
to ascertain
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to cause sth unpleasent to happen
to inflict
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to be relevant or have an influence on sth
pertinent
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a physical attack
assault
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to commit a crime or a violent or harmful act
perpetrate
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the occurance, rate of frequency of sth
incidence
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fact or condition of being common
prevalence
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intentionally on purpose
deliberately
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counting or including everything
overall
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once every year
anually
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money available to spend
funds
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part of organization which deals with a particular are of study or work
department
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sth that must be done according to a rule
requirement
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a group of people specially trained for a particular purpose of profession
cadre
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which must be done because of a rule
obligation
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of the same quality
on a par with
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to be common among a group
prevailing
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to force people to accept sth
to impose
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to keep alive
sustain
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to give a share of total amount to be used
to allocate
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to use
employ/utilize
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to some degree
fairly readily
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as compared
comparatively
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to grow or develop successfully
flourish
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a group of people with legal power
governance
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the way what organizations are managed to the highest level
public institutions?