Vocabulary Flashcards

1
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The soft grey or black powder that is left after a substance, especially tabaco, has burnt

A

Ash

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2
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To end (something) suddenly

A

Break off

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3
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To decide that a planned event, especially a sports event, will not happens, or to end an activity because it is no longer useful or possible

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Call off sth

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4
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A line on the surface of something that is damaged

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Crack

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5
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To cause a person or place to become separate, or cause someone to be or feel alone

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Cut sb/sth off

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6
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To harm or break something

A

Damage

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7
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Slightly wet, usually in an unpleasant way

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Damp

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8
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A long period when there is no rain and people do not have enough water

A

Drought

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9
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A sudden movement of the Earth’s surface

A

Earthquake

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10
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When a volcano explodes and flames and rocks come out of it

A

Eruption

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11
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A substance in a form like air and not solid or liquid

A

Gad

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12
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Humid air or weather is hot and slightly wet

A

Humid

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13
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A violent storm with very strong winds

A

Hurricane

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14
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To hurt a person, animal, or part of your body

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Injure

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15
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Extremely useful

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Invaluable

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16
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To not punish someone who has committed a crime or done something wrong, not severely

A

Let off sb

17
Q

To stop a computer being connected to a computer system, usually when you want to stop working

A

Log off

18
Q

The top of a mountain

A

Peak

19
Q

To keep something the same or prevent it from being damaged or destroyed

A

Preserve

20
Q

Very important or useful

A

Priceless

21
Q

To send a letter, document or parcel by post

A

Send off sth

22
Q

Easily upset by the things people say or do

A

Sensitive

23
Q

To make a quick, short movements from side to side or up and down, or make something or someone do this

A

Shake

24
Q

To speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong

A

Tell off sb

25
Q

The loud noise in the sky that you hear during a storm

A

Thunder

26
Q

To shake slightly, especially because you are nervous

A

Tremble

27
Q

To open something that is tied or fastened

A

Undo

28
Q

To open something that is closed or fixed together

A

Unfasten

29
Q

To open a knot or something that has been tied with a knot

A

Untie

30
Q

To remove the tag apee, cloth, etc that is covering something

A

Unwrap

31
Q

A mountain with a large hole at the top which sometimes explodes and produces hot, melted rock and smoke

A

Volcano

32
Q

A description of what the weather will be like

A

Weather forecasts

33
Q

If a feeling or the effect of something wears off, it gradually disappears

A

Wear off

34
Q

I wish/ if only : talking about the past

A

Things you are regret doing/ not doing + past perfect

35
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I wish/ if only : talking about the present

A

Things that haven’t come true now and things that might come true in the future + past simple

36
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I wish/ if only : talking about irritating habits

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Things which are annoying you + would

37
Q

As if / as though

A

To talk about unreal situations you use the past tense after both