word 1 Flashcards

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long-hual

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a long-haul flight

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undertake

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The more activites visitor undertake, the more satisfied they will be
a firm of builders undertook the construction work

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itinerary

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his itinerary included an official visit to Canada

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4
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blockbuster

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blockbuster film

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backdrop

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a painted cloth hung at the back of a theater stage as part of the scenery.
V

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exhilareting

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an exhilarating two-hour rafting experience
exliarating outdoor activities

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authentic

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the letter is now accepted as an authentic document
the restaurant serves authentic Italian meals
original

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apathy

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indifference
widespread apathy among students
apathetic manner

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agitated

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feeling or appearing troubled or nervous.
there’s no point getting agitated

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restless

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a restless night

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trait

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property
characteristic
atribute
feature
qulity

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wander

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he wandered aimlessly through the narrow streets
boardem alow our brain to wander

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13
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fester

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I developed a tropical sore that festered badly

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14
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threshold

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he stood on the threshold of Sheila’s bedroom

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15
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canvas

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canvas painting

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depict

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paintings depicting Old Testament scenes

17
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fuzzy

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fuzzy landscape

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glitch

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a draft version was lost in a computer glitch
technical glith

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eerie

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an eerie green glow in the sky

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subtle

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delicate
original and subtle paintings
fine

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vague

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indefinit
obscure
vague explanation

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recoil

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people usually recoil this kind of music

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reckoned

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his debts were reckoned at $300,000

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wonder

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I wonder about such a marriage

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aesthetically
his naive use of rhyme makes his poetry sound aesthetically amateurish
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condemne
condemned prisoners awaiting execution convict sentence
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replica
a replica of the Empire State Building
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inferior
It is aesthetically inferior to human art lower in status status statue statute
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undermine
the flow of water had undermined pillars supporting the roof it undermine a fundamental human quality
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deterioration
decline decay worsening it will lead to a deterioration in human ability
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supersede
the older models have now been superseded it ultimately supersede the human art