Vocab 13 Flashcards

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If something such as a relationship or time is …….., it is full of strong emotions:
E.g. They got divorced in 2010 after a ……. marriage.

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Tempestuous

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the brightness that a shiny surface has:

E.g a treatment for restoring the …… to dull hair

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Lustre

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Noun : polite and kind behaviour towards women, especially when in public:
He had gained a popular reputation for his …… towards women.

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Gallantry

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Noun : food that you need to grow and stay healthy:

Young babies obtain all the ……. they need from their mother’s milk.

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Nourishment

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Adjective : very skilful and quick in the way you think or move

E.g. an …… reaction/answer/movement of the hand

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Adroit

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Adjective : wishing to fight or argue:
a …… person
a ……gesture

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Belligerent

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Noun: an economic and political system in which property, business, and industry are controlled by private owners rather than by the state, with the purpose of making a profit:

The former …… embraced ….. and started his own company.
She wrote that …….was devastating the environment.

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Capitalism

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Adjective: too sweet or too polite:
I don’t trust her, with her ……. smiles.
………..love songs

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Saccharine

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adjective
behaving strangely or in an anxious (= worried and nervous) way, often because you have a mental illness

e.g.
………. behaviour/tendencies
She’s ………. about her weight - she weighs herself three times a day.

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neurotic

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