Week 1-5 Flashcards
(243 cards)
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Adventurous
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Willing to try new
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Albeit
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Although
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Ascertain
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To discover something
To make certain of something
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Buff (noun)
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A person who knows a lot about and is very interested in a particular subject
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Bust-up (noun)
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A serious argument or disagreement
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To confine (verb)
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To keep within limits
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Contemplate
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To spend time considering a possible action
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Deforestation
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Cutting down of trees in a large area
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Disperse
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To spread across or move away over a large area
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Elliptical
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Something that has an oval shape
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Endeavour
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An attempt to do something.
Стремление
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Etching
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A picture produced by printing from a metal plate
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Extraterrestrial
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Coming from outside the planet earth
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Falling-out (noun)
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An argument
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A far cry
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Only remotely related, much different
Большая разница
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Far-fetched
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Very unlikely to be true
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Fiendishly
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Extremely, used for emphasizing what you are saying
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Fierce
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Showing strong feeling or energetic activity
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Firmly
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With determination, not likely to change
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Flair
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Natural ability to do something well
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Fluctuation
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A change or the process of changing, especially continuously between one level and another
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Follow in somebody’s footsteps
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To do the same thing as someone else did previously
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Impose
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To force someone to accept something, especially belief or way of living
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Inadvertently
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Unintentionally
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Intercept
To stop someone or something before they reach a particular place
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Interweave
To wish together or combine two or more things so that they cannot be separated easily
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Layman
Someone who does not have special knowledge of a subject
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Overdraft (noun)
An amount of money that a customer with a bank account is temporarily allowed to owe to the bank, or the agreement that allows this
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To pinpoint
To discover or describe the facts about something; to find out the exact position in space or time of something
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Precision
The quality of being very exact and accurate
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Preclude
To prevent something or make it impossible, or prevent someone from doing something.
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Preliminary
An activity that comes before an important action or an event often as a form of preparation
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Preservative
A chemical used to stop food from decaying
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Pursuit
An activity that you spend time and energy doing
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Quirky
Unusual in an attractive and interesting way
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Rigid
Not able or willing to be changed or persuaded
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Sheer (adj.)
Used to emphasize the size, degree or amount of something
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Shift
A period of time worked by a group of workers who start work as another group finished
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Staggering
Shocking because of being extremely large
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Suitable
Acceptable, right for something
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Swamp (verb)
to overburden or overwhelm or be overburdened or overwhelmed
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Tentatively
In a way that shows you are not certain or confident
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Tremendous
Used for emphasizing that something such as an amount, achievement, or feeling is extremely great, important or strong
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Unadulterated
Not spoiled or made weaker by the addition of other substances
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Unspoiled
Something that has not been changed or damaged by people
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Utmost
Greatest, extremely important
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Verdict
A decision that you make or an opinion that you give about something after you have tested or considered it carefully
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Vital
Necessary for the success or continued existence of something; extremely important
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Accompaniment
Accompanies something or somebody
| Music that is playing with someone who is singing or playing the main tune
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Alas
Used to express sadness or feeling sorry about something
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Causal link
The connection between a cause and an effect
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Churlish
Rude, unfriendly, and unpleasant
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Confined
Small and surrounded by walls or sides. Limited. Ушемленный
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Connoisseur
A person who knows a lot about something (art, wine, food): an expert in a particular subject
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Counter (adj.)
Opposite, or with an opposite purpose
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Demise
The end of something, usually cause it stopped being popular or successful
Кончина, упадок
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Deemed
To be considered or judged in a particular way
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Deterioration
The phenomenon of becoming worse
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Detract from
To make something seem less valuable or less deserving of admiration
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Diminishing
Becoming smaller, less
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Dissolve
To cause to dispense or disappear; to destroy something
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Ensemble
A group a group of things or people acting or taken together as a whole, especially a group of musicians who regularly play together
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Entail
To make something necessary, or to involve something
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Entranced
So attracted by someone or something beautiful or impressive that you give them all your attention
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Hastily
Said or done in a hurry, sometimes without the necessary care or thought
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Ignite
To start burning
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Imbue
To fill somebody /something with strong feelings, opinions or values
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Immensely
Extremely
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Ingenuity
The ability to solve problems in new and clever ways
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Intricate
Detailed in structure or design; complicated arrangement of something e.g. rtythm, carving, plot
Замудрёный
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Medley
A mixture of things of different kinds
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Onslaught
An attack, usually very powerful, forceful; an assault
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Ooze
To flow slowly out of something through a small opening, or to slowly produce a thick sticky liquid
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Pave the way
Making something easier to achieve, happen
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Prejudice
An affair and unreasonable opinion or feeling, especially when formed without enough thought or knowledge
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Raving
Irrational or incoherent talk or extravagant utterance or declamation
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Scrupulously
In a very careful way that makes sure everything is done exactly as it should be done
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Scrutiny
The careful and detailed examination of something in order to get information about it
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Sleuth
Someone whose job is to discover information about crimes and find out who is responsible for them
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Slippery slope
A chain of events that, once initiated, cannot be halted; especially one in which the final outcome is undesirable
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Staggering
Very shocking and surprising
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The Yellow pages
A book that lists the names, addresses, and phone numbers of business in a particular city or area, listing them in groups according to the type of services they offer
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Venue
The place where a public event or meeting is happening
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Asset
·a useful or valuable quality, skill or person
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Assortment
a mixture or combination of different types
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Attentive
listening or watching carefully
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Be at variance
to be in disagreement with someone or something, or to be different from him, her, or it
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Bonnet
a type of hat that covers the ears and is tied under the chin, worn by babies or, especially in the past, by women
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Boundary
a real or imagined line that marks the limits or edges of something and separates it from other things or places; a dividing line
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Burglar alarm
an alarm against intruders
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Conservationist
a person who takes an active part in the protection of the environment
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Counterfeit
(adjective) - made to look like the real thing, in order to trick people
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Cygnet
a young swam.
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Dainty
small, delicate, and often moving in a careful way
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Devise
To invent something
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Distasteful
unpleasant or offensive
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Doublespeak
language that has no real meaning or has more than one meaning and is intended to hide the truth
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Emancipation
the action of allowing people to have social freedom and rights
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Endogenous
found or coming from within something, for example, a system or a person's body or mind
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Enigmatic
mysterious and impossible to understand completely
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Exquisitely
in a very beautiful and delicate way
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Eyeful
something or someone very noticeable or attractive
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Fad
something that is popular only for a short period of time, e.g. style, activity
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Fixation
the state of being unable to stop thinking about something or someone
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Flock
to move or come together in large numbers
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Furore
an excited or angry reaction to something by a big group of people
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Hay feaver
an illness like a cold, caused by pollen or dust
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Household name
a very famous public figure; a person that most people know of.
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Housing
buildings for people to live in
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Idle
without any purpose, pointless, worthless
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Impetus
something that encourages a particular activity or makes that activity more energetic or effective
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Jerk
a quick sudden movement
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Jog-trot
If you move at a jog-trot, you run at a slow, regular speed.
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Knickerbockers
short, loose trousers that fit tightly below the knee, worn especially in the past
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Minutes
the written record of what was said and decided at a meeting
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Ornamental
beautiful rather than useful
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Poky
uncomfortably small and cramped
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Polythene
a light, usually thin, soft plastic, often used for making bags or for keeping things dry or fresh
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Prim
formal, neat, and socially correct
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Reclamation yard
a place where old and unwanted building materials, furniture, and other objects are collected and sold
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Redundant
having lost your job because your employer no longer needs you
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Residue
the part that is left after the main part has gone or been taken away
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Resolve
strong and firm determination
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Riot
riot
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Scathing
criticizing someone or something in a severe and unkind way
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Sloppy
not taking care or making an effort
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Spectacle
an unusual or unexpected event or situation that attracts attention, interest, or disapproval
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Tedious
not interesting, boring, dull, monotonous
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Tickle
to touch someone gently in order to give him or her a pleasant feeling
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Totter
to walk with difficulty in a way that looks as if you are about to fall
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Unfazed
not surprised or worried
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Unladylike
not suitable or socially acceptable for a lady
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Uproar
a situation in which a lot of people complain about something angrily or make a lot of noise
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Voluminous
a voluminous piece of clothing is large and consists of a lot of cloth
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Abbreviation
is a shortened form of a written word or phrase
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Ammunition
objects that can be shot from a weapon, such as bullets or bombs.
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Buggy
a small car, usually with no roof, designed for driving on rough ground
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Concerted
determined and serious
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Constable
a British police officer of the lowest rank
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Contend
to say that something is true or is a fact
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Derisive
(adj.) expressing contempt or ridicule; mocking.
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Dilapidated
(adjective) old and in a poor condition
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Disembodied
coming from a person or place that cannot be seen or identified
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Drabness
the quality of being boring, especially in appearance, or of having little colour and excitement
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Drought
a long period without rain
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Emblematic
representing a particular person, group, idea
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Evocation
the fact of making someone remember or imagine something
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Exogenous
found or coming from outside something, for example, a system or a person's body or mind
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Fad
a style, activity, or interest that is very popular for a short period of time
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Field trip
an expedition, as by a group of students or research workers, to study something at first hand
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Getaway
an occasion when someone leaves a place quickly, usually after committing a crime
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Greasy
covered with or full of fat or oil
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Hare
to run or go very quickly, usually in an uncontrolled way
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Hindsight
the ability to understand an event or situation only after it has happened.
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Houseproud
very worried about your house being completely clean and tidy, and spending a lot of time making it so; also: house-proud
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Impetus
something that encourages a particular activity or makes that activity more energetic or effective
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Indignation
anger about a situation that you think is wrong or not fair
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Indiscriminately
in a way that does not show careful choice or planning, usually with harmful results
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Indulgence
something that you enjoy and causes you pleasure, especially when the activity can be considered unhealthy, excessive or you enjoy it more than you should
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Intricately
in a way that has a lot of small parts that are arranged in a complicated or delicate way
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Jurisdiction
the authority that a particular court of law or official organization has to make laws, rules, or legal decisions
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Loan
an amount of money that is borrowed, often from a bank, and has to be paid back, usually together with an extra amount of money that you have to pay as a charge for borrowing.
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Lookout
a person who has the responsibility of watching for something, especially danger, etc.
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Looted
stolen during war or rioting
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Mainstream
the way of life or set of beliefs accepted by most people
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Malnourished
weak and in bad health because of having too little food or too little of the types of food necessary for good health
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Nonsensical
weak and in bad health because of having too little food or too little of the types of food necessary for good health
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Nonsensical
very stupid or silly
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Overtly
in a way that is done or shown publicly or in an obvious way and not secret
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Palpable
easily perceptible by the mind
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Patronize
to speak or behave towards someone as if you were better than them
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Pesticide
a chemical substance used to kill harmful insects, small animals, wild plants, and other unwanted organisms
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Prevail
to be or continue to be in use
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Prone
likely to show a particular characteristic, usually a negative one, or to be affected by something bad, such as damage or an illness
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Recreational
connected with activities that people do in free time
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Resentment
a feeling of anger about a situationthat you think is unfair
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Scornful
feeling or expressing that something has no value, is stupid and you have no respect for it
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Scruffy
untidy and looking a little dirty
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Slog
to work hard and steadily at something, especially something that takes a long time and is boring or difficult
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Sophisticated
having a good understanding of the way people behave and/or a good knowledge of culture and fashion
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sophistication
the quality of being sophisticated
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Squat
short and wide, usually in a way that is not attractive
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Succumb
to lose the determination to oppose something; to accept defeat
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Surmise
to guess something, without having much or any proof
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Swashbuckling
behaving in a brave and exciting way, especially like a fighter in the past
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Sweat-shop
a factory where workers are paid very little and work many hours in very bad conditions
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Tackle
confronting something or someone
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Take someone’s fancy
to appeal to someone very much
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Tantalise
to make someone feel excited or attracted by an offer or a suggestion of something that is, in fact, unlikely to happen
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Thriving
growing, developing, or being successful
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Toil
hard work, especially work that makes you feel physically tired
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Transgression
an act that goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct; an offence
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Tremble
to increase three times in size or amount
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Ungainly
moving in a way that is not attractive
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Uniformity
the quality or fact of being the same, or of not changing or being different in any way
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Wry
bitterly or disdainfully ironic or amusing
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Allegation
a statement that someone has done something wrong or illegal but which has not been proven to be true
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Alter
to change something, usually slightly, or to cause the characteristics of something to change:
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Amazement
a feeling of extreme surprise
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Antifreeze
a liquid that is added to water in order to lower the temperature at which it freezes
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Artificially
in a way that has been intentionally caused by people's actions, rather than happening naturally or by chance
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Better off
in a better situation.
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Bicker
to argue about things that are not important
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Blunt
having a thick edge or point, not sharp
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Captivity
the situation when a person or an animal is kept somewhere and is not allowed to leave
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Carrion
dead or decaying flesh
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Clap
to put a person or thing somewhere quickly or suddenly
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Credibility
a quality that means someone can be believed and trusted
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Evoke
to bring a feeling, a memory or an image into your mind
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Fluff
small, loose pieces of wool or other soft material, or the down ( soft new hairs) on a young animal
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Forgery
an illegal copy of a document, painting, banknotes, etc.
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Fraud
the crime based on deceiving people in order to get money
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Glide
to move somewhere smoothly and quietly
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Hatch
when an animal is coming out from an egg
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Immaculate
perfectly clean or tidy
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Impeccable
perfect, with no problems or bad parts; without mistakes or faults
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Incubate
to keep (something, such as an embryo) in favorable conditions for hatching, development, or reaction.
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Ingest
take (food, drink, or another substance) into the body by swallowing or absorbing it
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Intestine
a long tube that carries food from your stomach
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Juvenile
a juvenile animal is young and not fully grown
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Obscurity
the state of being difficult to see or understand; not known
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Overhead
above your head, usually in the sky
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Panache
a stylish, original, and very confident way of doing things that makes people admire you
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Pen
a small area surrounded by a fence in which animals are kept
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Perforated
pierced with a hole or holes.
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Plumage
all the feathers covering the bird's body
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Psycoanalysis
the treatment of mental problems by studying and talking about people's dreams, fears, and experiences
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Rear
to care for young animals until they are old enough and can look after themselves
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Reintroduction
the action of putting a species of animal or plant back into a former habitat
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Reluctant
not wanting to do something
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Saunter
to walk in a slow and relaxed way, often in no particular direction
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Shard
a piece of a broken glass, cup, container, or similar object
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Significance
importance, the quality of being worthy of attention
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Soar
to rise or fly high in the air
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Stained glass
glass that has been coloured and cut into various shapes to form pictures or patterns, used especially in church windows
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Stonemason
a person whose job is to cut, prepare and use stone for building
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Surreal
very strange; unusual
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Talons
sharp nails on the foot of a bird that it uses to catch animals
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Thermal
a large column of hot air rising from the ground
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Undoubtedly
without doubt; certainly
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Uphill
leading to a higher place on a slope
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Vulture
a large bird with almost no feathers on its head or neck, that eats the flesh of dead animals
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Wingspan
the distance between the ends of the wings of a bird, insect, or aircraft
