Vocabulary Flashcards
(244 cards)
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3 R’s
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Respect, Ready, Responsbile
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Paul Smith
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Safeguarding Manager
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Safeguarding room
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UG/21
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What is safeguarding?
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Keeping young people safe from all tyles harm inside and outside of college
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Abuse (n/v)
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Using something in a harmful or wrong way
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Laundry (n)
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Clothes that need washing, that are being washed or have been washed recently
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Launderette (n)
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A place to wash your clothes
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To concentrate (v)
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To focus and listen
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Fist (n)
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When your hand is closed tightly
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Disgusting (adj.)
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Something very bad, not nice
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Tail (n)
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The part of an animal, like a dog, that sticks out from the back
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To wag (v)
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A tail moving from side to side
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Ticket inspector (n)
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The person whose job it is to check tickets on a bus/train/tram
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What is this? ‘
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Apostrophe
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Gradually (adv.)
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Slowly, step-by-step
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Continent
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A group of countries is a certain part of the world. E.g Asia, Europe
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Port (n)
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A place where boats and ships stay
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Inhabitants (n)
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The people who live in a place or area
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Monsoon (adj.)
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Rainy season in some countries
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Annual (adj.)
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Something that happens once a year
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Bi-annual (adj.)
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Something that happens 2 times a year
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Ceremony (n)
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A celebration or party like wedding or graduation
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Influence (v/n)
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To change someone’s behaviour or way of thinking
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Metropolitan (adj.)
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A big, busy and crowded city like London
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Extracurricular (adj.)
Extra activities outside of your lessons. E.g sports club
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To enhance (v)
To improve/make better
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Crucial (adj.)
Very important
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Delay (v/n)
To be late
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To shiver (v)
When you body shakes because you are cold, scared or worried.
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To adjust (v)
To change or fix something
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In-laws (n)
The family of your wife/husband
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To specialise (v)
To be an expert in some type of work
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To realise (v)
To finally understand and know something
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To approve (v)
To accept something
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To overcome (v)
To find a solution to a problem that you were facing
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To settle in (ph. v)
To become comfortable in a new situation
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To stare (v)
To look at someone or something for a long time
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Monarchy (n)
A country with a king or queen
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Rural (adj.)
The countryside or village
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Symbol (n)
A picture with a meaning such as £ for pound
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Ferry (v/n)
A boat or ship that carries people, vehicles and goods across a river or the sea
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Multicultural (adj.)
Different cultures, religions, nationalities, colours
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Packed (adj.)
Crowded, busy
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Tent (n)
Shelter used to stay dry when camping or staying outside
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Slightly (adv.)
A little
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Rush hour (adj.)
The busiest time of the day e.g. 9am and 5pm
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Landmark (n)
A famous place e.g. London Eye
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Harassment (n)
To bully or do something bad to a person such as racial or sexual harassment
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Extremism (n)
Extreme and dangerous ideas
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Radicalisation (n)
Making someone more and more extreme in their views and opinions such as political opinions
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To trip over (ph. v)
To fall over something
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Simultaneously (adv.)
More than one thing happening at the same time
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To envisage (v)
to imagine or think what will happen in the future
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Chain (n)
A branch or different building of the same company
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Disorganised (adj.)
Not tidy or in the correct place/order
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Sociable (adj.)
Someone who like to talk to others or make friends
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To nominate (v)
to suggest that somebody should be chosen for something
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Insecure (adj.)
Not confident about yourself
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Pleasant (adj.)
Nice, friendly and polite
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Wildlife (n)
Animals that live in the open and not in the home
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Remarkable (adj.)
Something amazing or different making you notice it
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Economical (adj.)
Not using a lot of money or electricity/gas
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Disparity (adj.)
A difference
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To boast (v)
To show off
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To neglect (v)
To not take care of someone or something
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Grooming (v/n)
To become friends with a young person so you can abuse them
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Commute (v/n)
The journey to work or university
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To contradict (v)
To say something then later say something different
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Hectic (adj.)
Very busy
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Exhausted (adj.)
Very tired
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Babysitter (n)
A person you pay to look after your child
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Industry (n)
Factories or a group of companies such as the car industry
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To persuade (v)
To force someone to change their opinion about something
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To squash (v)
To squeeze or press something hard to change its shape
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Torture (v/n)
To punish someone in a very bad way
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Glamourous (adj.)
Very fashionable and looks beautiful
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Reluctant (adj.)
Doing something, but you don't want to do it
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Daunting (adj.)
Feeling scared, anxious and worried at the same time
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Indifferent (adj.)
When you have no interest in somebody/something
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Eager (adj.)
When you really want to do something
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Chore (n)
A small job in your house like cleaning or washing up
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Novelty (n)
Something new and different
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Burden (n)
A responsibility that makes your life difficult
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Chaos (n)
A mess and not in order or destroyed
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Monotony (n)
Having the same routine without change
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Puddle (n)
Water on the floor after rain
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Drenched (adj.)
Very wet
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Segregation (n)
Separating people because of colour, male/female
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Boycott (n/v)
To stop buying or talking to someone to protest about something
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Rally (v/n)
A protest in the street about something
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Doctorate (n)
A PhD, the highest level of education
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Assassinate (v)
To kill someone famous
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To express (v)
To share your opinion about something
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Ruling (n)
A law or rule from the government
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Preacher (n)
A teacher of any religion
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Priest (n)
Someone who teaches in a church
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Protestors (n)
The people who go to a protest/rally
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Brutal (adj.)
Very violent, someone or something that is very dangerous
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Applause (n)
Clapping your hands
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Imaginary (adj.)
Not real, in your mind only
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Selfish (adj.)
Someone who only thinks about themselves
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Generous (adj.)
Someone who helps charities or other people
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Amateur (adj.)
Not professional
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Endurance (n)
Your power/strength and how much you can survive a difficult situation
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Ferocious (adj.)
Very violent, someone or something that is very dangerous
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Bumpy (adj.)
No smooth/straight, up and down
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Picky (adj.)
Someone who is hard to please or doesn't like many things
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Hung (v)
Past tense of hang e.g. put something up on a wall
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Advisor (n)
Someone who gives advice
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Caravan (n)
A big car which has a place to stay inside it
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Deaf (adj.)
Someone who can't hear
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Can't stand something/someone
Something or someone you don't like/hate
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Knit (v)
To make clothes with your hands using two long needles
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Stripy (adj.)
Something with lines of different colours
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Sow (v)
To put a seed in the ground for it to grow
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Lentils (n)
A type of vegetarian food
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Nowadays
These days
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Typewriter (n)
An old machine used to type without a screen
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Heir (n)
Someone who will become king after the king dies
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Remarks (n)
Comments/what someone says
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Abolish (v)
To stop or end something
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Scandal (n)
News that shocks people or something bad
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Residence (n)
Where you live, especially a big house
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To encourage (v)
To support a person so they can do something
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Vow (v/n)
To make a promise. E.g wedding vows
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Aisle (n)
A long and narrow place to walk
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Tiara (n)
Something a woman wears on her head
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Blazer (n)
A suit jacket
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Handkerchief (n)
Something a man puts in his blazer pocket or something used to clean your nose
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Bouquet (n)
A bunch of flowers arranged nicely
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To giggle (v)
To laugh in a silly way
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Enthusiastic about (adj.)
Something you are very interested in like enthusiastic about football
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Tricky (adj.)
Hard/difficult
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Faithful (adj.)
A husband/wife you can trust and they will never cheat on you
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Cattle (n)
Animals used for milk or meat like cows or buffalo
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Venue (n)
The place of any event
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Invitation (n)
To ask someone to attend an event like a wedding
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Newlyweds (n)
A man and woman who have recently gotten married
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Honeymoon (n)
The first holiday after getting married
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Carol (n)
A Christmas song
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Hymn (n)
A Christian song about God
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Tinsel (n)
A long, thin pieces of shiny material, used as decorations, especially at Christmas
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Holly (n)
A plant with hard shiny leaves and red berries in winter, often used as Christmas decoration
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To brush up on (ph. v)
To improve
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To procrastinate (v)
To not do something that you need to complete because you feel lazy
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To invest (v)
To buy something that you want to sell for a higher price in the future
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Savings (n)
The amount of money you have saved
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Resolution (n)
Your goal for the new year
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Naked (adj.)
When you don't wear clothes you are naked
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Realistic (adj.)
Something possible or something that looks real
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To track (v)
To follow something or see its movement
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Entertainment (n)
Film, music, dancing, games etc to have fun and enjoy yourself
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Hungover (adj.)
The bad feeling you have the next day after you are drunk
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To quit (v)
To stop something
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Prescription (n)
The paper the doctor writes your medicine on
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To prescribe (v)
When a doctor writes your medicine on the prescription
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Needle (n)
A small sharp piece of metal that can be used for sewing or in an injection
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Phobia (n)
Strong fear of something sometimes without a reason
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Acronym (n)
Letters which each have different meaning but are put together e.g. ASAP, NHS
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Swollen (adj.)
A part of your body which becomes larger because of injury or sickness
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To swell (v)
When a part of your body which becomes larger because of injury or sickness
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Moisturiser (n)
A cream that is used to make the skin less dry
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Lotion (n)
A cream that is used to make the skin less dry
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Injection (n)
Putting some medicine or something else into a person's body
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Overseas (adj.)
Another country which is not connected by sea to your country
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Coupon (n)
A small piece of paper or code that give you a discount when you pay for something
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Voucher (n)
A small piece of paper that give you a discount when you pay for something
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Musical instrument
Anything that makes music like a guitar, piano or flute
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Threat (n)
To tell someone that you will punish or harm them if they don't do what you want
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Trivial (adj.)
Something small or not very important
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Slippers (n)
Shoes that you wear in the house which are easy to wear/take off
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Potential (noun)
Something possible in the future
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Cure (v/n)
To make someone healthy again and remove the illness
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Remedy (n)
A treatment or medicine to cure a disease
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Symptoms (n)
The signs of an illness e.g. high temperature
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Soothing (v/adj.)
Relaxing and calming
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Resistant (adj.)
Blocking something or making something not effective
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Sore (adj.)
Painful
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Antibiotics (n)
Medicine
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Pharmacist (n)
The person who works in a pharmacy giving medicine
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Drowsy (adj.)
Feeling sleepy because of medicine
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Side-effects (n)
What happens to your body when you take medicine
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Under the weather
Feeling sick
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Medication (n)
Medicine
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To tuck (v)
To put your shirt into your trousers, jeans etc
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Startled (adj.)
To be surprised or scared because something happened very quickly
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Expressionless (adj.)
Not showing your emotion
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Pavement (n)
The place where you walk on the street
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Rolling pin (n)
The object used to make the dough flat
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Grate (v)
To rub food on a metal grater to make it into small pieces
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Lemon zest (n)
The skin of a lemon in small pieces
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To toss (v)
To throw something without caring
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To smother (v)
To cover something fully
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Dough (n)
The mixture from water and flour
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Whisk (n/v)
The machine used to mix flour
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Axes (n)
The lines on a graph/bar chart
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Diverse (adj.)
Different
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Frequency (n)
How much/how many
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Polyglot (n)
Someone who speaks many languages
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Exclamation mark
! e.g. stop that!
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Apostrophe
' e.g. my friend's house
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Punctuation
Used in your writing such as capital letters, full stops, commas, exclamation marks and question marks
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Consumer (n)
Another word for customer
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To consume (v)
To eat
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Fertility (n)
To be able to give birth/have children
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Confectionary (n)
Sweets/chocolates
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Bank holiday (n)
A national holiday
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Resurrection (n)
To be born again after you die
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Mismatched (adj.)
Something that is not matched
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Mislead (v)
To give the wrong information
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Visibility (n)
How far you can see, especially in bad weather
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Reliable (adj.)
Someone you can trust
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Personnel (n)
Staff/worker or someone who works for the army
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Exotic (adj.)
something exciting and unusual because it is from another country/culture
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To wonder (v)
to think about something
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To announce (v)
to tell everyone something
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Perks (n)
Extra benefits
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Compassionate (adj.)
Very kind and caring, thinking of others
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Prestigious (adj.)
Very respected and high quality
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Commission (n)
The money you make from selling something in your job. e.g.. 10%
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Negotiation (n)
To discuss and come to an agreement
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Abroad
Another country
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Pond (n)
A small area of still/not moving water
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Pedestrianised (adj.)
A street or area that is only for people who are walking, not for vehicles
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Grassy (adj.)
Somewhere with a lot of grass
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Outskirts (n)
The outer part of a town/city
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Pity (n)
A sad feeling caused by the pain and troubles of others
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Monument (n)
Something built to remind people of a famous person or event
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Fountain (n)
A decoration which pumps out water
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Nest (n)
A bird's house
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Skyscraper (n)
A very tall building
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Elegant (adj.)
Something classy and has a good style
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Garnish (v/n)
To decorate a dish of food with a small amount of something
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Sugary (adj.)
Food/drink with a lot of sugar
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Outdated (adj.)
Old/Opposite of modern
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Scrumptious (adj.)
Very tasty
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Lively (adj.)
Full of people
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Luxury (adj.)
High quality and expensive
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Run down
Old and needs updating
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Bland (adj.)
No taste
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Flavourful (adj.)
Full of flavour
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Raw (adj.)
Uncooked
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Efficient (adj.)
Doing something correctly without wasting time/money
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Cluttered (adj.)
Untidy place because it is full of things
