Words Flashcards

(7 cards)

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Rigamarole

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A long set of actions or words without any real purpose

Confused and meaningless statements

We had to go through the rigmarole of installing, registering, and activating the software before

The customs officials made us go through the (whole) rigmarole of opening up our bags for inspection

All tgat rigamarole

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2
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Hurdle

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Obstacle
The next hurdle you gonna have
There are many hurdles to overcome

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3
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Jargon

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Difficult complicating complex words that are usually unnecessary and extra

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4
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Stashed

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store (something) safely and secretly in a specified place

their wealth had been stashed away in Swiss banks

The pen was stashed

to store or hide something, especially a large amount. The stolen pictures were stashed (away) in a warehouse. He needed a place to stash some cash.

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Blue collar

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individuals who engage in hard manual labor, typically in the agriculture, manufacturing, construction, mining, or maintenance sectors of the economy

their speech and attitudes mark them as blue-collar guys

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From the get-go

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From the very beginning

We have to make our claim clear from the get-go

I knew this project would be difficult from the get-go

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7
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Holler

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to shout loudly or abruptly

Give him a holler

Holler at her

He was hollering something about seeing a snake”.
“A kid stuck in a tree might holler for help”.
“Their performance was met with whoops and hollers”.
“Watch out!” he hollered.
“I hollered back to my wife that she’d better call the fire department and ambulance because a plane was going to crash

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