136 - 300 Flashcards
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compile
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to collect and reorganize material from
different sources
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complicated
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to become intricate, difficult or
involved
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comply with
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act in accordance with a command,
rule, to obey
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conceal
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to hide
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conceivable
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adj. doable, possible, practicable, workable
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concrete
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n cement, sand, small stones and water
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console
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to confort
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conspicuous
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adj. attracting attention, outstanding
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consume
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eat or drink, ingest
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contingent
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adj relative, conditional
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counterfeit
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adj
make to look exactly like something
else, fake
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crave for
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v
to desire something greatly (pregnant
women have cravings)
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creep into /
over / around
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v
move quietly; avoid attracting
attention
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crew
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n
all the people working on a ship, plane,
etc
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crimson
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adj a deep vivid red
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cripple
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adj
partially disabled or unable to use
limb(s)
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crisp
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n. refreshing
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crumble
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v. to break or break something into small frgaments
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cryptic
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adj. mysterious, ambigous
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customary
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adj. something normal because it is the way it is usually done
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customize
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v
to change something to make it more
suitable / special for you
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cut and dried
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adj predictable, boring
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cut down on
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v reduce in size and amount
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dangle
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v hang, swing loosely
25
decoy
n
person / thing used to trick somebody
into danger
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decree
n edict, proclamation
27
defective
adj illogical, inaccurate, having a defect
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defer
v postpone, put off
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defy
v repudiate, recoil from
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delusion
n false conviction
31
demeanor
n conduct, manner, way one behaves
32
demur
v raise objections, protest
33
den
n
a room in somebody’s house where
they can relax
34
density
n
number of things / people in a place in
relation to its area
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170 deny
v contradict, negate, opposite to affirm
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deprive
v
to take something away, to deny
someone something
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desolate
adj deserted, abandoned, lonely
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despite
adj in spite of; regardless of
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detach
v to remove something from something larger or longer; to leave or separate oneself
40
detain
v to hold in or as in custody
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detour
n an unusual way of going from one place to another
42
devour
v to eat greedly ravenously
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dim
adj, hazy obscure hurry
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dip
a quick bathe
45
disabled
n
someone who cannot use a part of
their body properl
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disarrange
v to make something untidy
47
disarray
n confusion, chaos
48
discard
v
to throw away, to get rid of something
unwanted
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disclose
v expose to view, reveal, make known
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disfigure
v to spoil the appearance of something
51
dismiss
v
to direct or allow to leave, to discharge
from service
52
dispatch
v
relegate to a destination, send on
specific business
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disperse
to scatter
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disposal,
| dispose of
the act of getting rid of something hard
| to get rid of
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distinguish
v
to be aware of a difference between
two or more people, to perceive as
being different or distinct
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divert
v turn from a particular course or route
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divulge
ro reveal
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dodge
v
to move aside suddenly, to avoid or
evade by doing
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downgrade
lower the status or salary of someone
60
download
v discharge, unload, unpack
61
downplay
v to minimize sifnifacance, depreciate, dismish
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downsize
to reduze size
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drag
to pull something along the ground because it's too heavy to carry
64
drain
to make liquid flow away from something
65
dread
to be very afraid
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drench
to make somebpdy/ something completely filled or covered with water or other liquids
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dress up
to wear formal clothes
68
drip
to produce small drops of liquid
69
drought
n
period of dry weather when there is
not rain
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drown
v
to die or kill a person or animal by
immersion in water
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drowsy
sleepy
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dumb
adj. mute, speechless
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dwell
v to reside, to live as a resident
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dwindle
v
grow short, become gradually smaller,
shorter
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eccentric
adj
strange, irregular, out of the ordinary,
capricious
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eligible
adj qualified to be chosen
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embers
n
remains of a fire, ashes of pieces of
coal
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enchant
v to please, to delight, bewitch
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end up with
v
finish doing something, having
something
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endow
v to provide with a source of income
81
enhance
v to change for the better, improve
82
enlist
v enroll for service, register
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enmity
n hostility, hatred
84
escort
v
to go with someone to protect or guard
them
85
estate
n
large area of land in the country, one
large house / one owner
86
eventually
adv in the end
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evict
v expel/put out a tenant by legal process
88
evolve
to develop gradually, by evolution
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excel
tto surpass, outdo, be very good at something
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excerpt
n a short piece taken from a book, piece of music, etc
91
extract
v to draw out, to pull out, to withdraw, to select
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extraneous
adj, irrevelant unnecessary
93
face up to
to accept a deal with an unpleasant fact / problem
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fade
to gradually dissappear
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fake
to counterfeit, to imitate convincingly, to make something false appear to be genuine
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falsehoods
n fraud lies
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famine
n an acute and general scarcity of foodn an acute and general scarcity of food
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feat
n
remarkable achievement involving
courage / skill / strength
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features
n parts of something that distinguish it
100
fee
n
amount of money you pay to a
professional for their work
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feeble
adj
weak, lacking physical or mental
strength or health
102
feel like
v to have the desire to do/eat something
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fickle
adj
inconstant, not firm in disposition or
character
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first rate
adj superb
105
flatter
v
to be pleased because someone shows
you admiration
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flaw
n crack, fault
107
flee
v (pt, pp: fled) run away from danger
108
flicker
to burn or shine in a weak unsteady
| way
109
fling
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v
(pt, pp: flung) to throw something
violently or angrily; to put or push
somebody / something somewhere
quickly or roughly and forcefully
```
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flip
to turn over or make something turn
over onto its side or back with a
sudden sharp movement
111
flirt (with somebody)
```
v
to behave towards somebody as if one
finds them physically attractive, but
without any serious intention of having
a relationship
```
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flounder
v to proceed clumsily
113
flow
to move in stream
114
fold
to bend paper or cloth soone part covers the other
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footnote
n note at the bottom og the page in a book
116
footpath
n a narrow path for people to walk along, trail
117
footstep
n the sound made when some0one walks a sigle step
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for good
adj terminated permantely
119
forage
food for horses and cattle
120
foreman
n spokesperson of a jury/ a workman in charge
121
former
adj
happening or existing before, but not
now
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fragrance
n sweet, agreeable smell
123
feckle
n
a harmless small brownish patch on
somebody’s skin
124
frolic
v to play with pranks
125
frosty
adj extremely cold
126
futile
adj useless, vain
127
gale
n strong wong
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gaping
n deep and wide open
129
gauze
n dressing made of loosely woven cotton
130
gaze (at)
v
to look steadily at somebody or
something, in surprise or admiration
131
genial
adj cheerful and friendly
132
get across
v to cause to understand
133
get ahead in
v to make progress, to succeed
134
get along
v to have a friendly relationship with
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get around
v to avoid, to eliminate
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get away
v to escape
137
get away with
v
to do something wrong without being
punished / to escape punishment or
detention
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get by
v to manage to survive financially
139
get cold feet
v to be afraid of doing something
140
get down to
to become serious about
141
get even with
to take revenge
142
get in
to enter or board a car
143
get off
to descend from a train / to grow old to age / to mount /to get dressed
144
get one's nerves
to irritate, to exasperate
145
get on with
to resume what you were doing/ to continue
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get out of
to free oneself from obligatio, rto avoid doing something
147
get over
v
get across, recover from an unpleasant
experience/to overcome, deal with or gain control of something
148
get through
v to make one’s way in a crowd
149
gills
n
respiratory organ of most aquatic
animals
150
gist
n
the essential point of meaning of
something
151
give away
v
reveal a secret, to betray so / to give
a present
152
give back
toreturn
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give by
to employ, to make use of
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give into
to surrender, to cede
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give of
to emit
156
give out
v
to broadcast, to divulge. to become
exhausted
157
give up
v
to renounce, to abandon, to fail to
finish
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glance at
n a quick look
159
glaring
adg bright evident
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glide
to move smoothly/ quietly as if not effort was being made
161
glimpse
n an oncomplete short sight of someone / something
162
gloomly
adj sad
163
go back on
to fail keep a promise
164
go in for
to take part in, be interested in, particpate in, engage in
