15 Flashcards

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submission

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Oh, Max, the news editor. He looks at all the submissions

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turn in

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think I told you that we ask prospective reporters to turn in some outlines for possible articles .

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address to

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What kinds of plans are they considering to address this problem?

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3
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forgetfulness n

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Forgetful adj

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4
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sensation

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V5 is the area of the visual cortex that’s responsible for the sensation of movement

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5
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Field

Pron

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This time the distraction was a moving star field in the background

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keep from

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How we are able to keep from being distraction

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epoch

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Era

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erosion

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the process by which rock or soil is gradually destroyed by wind, rain, or the sea:
the problem of soil erosion
the erosion of the coastline

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differentiate

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distinguish

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remnant

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1[usually plural] a small part of something that remains after the rest of it has been used, destroyed, or eaten:
remnant of
The remnants of a meal stood on the table.

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exploit

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The exploitation of fossil fuels has brought planet wide developments:

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Dam

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damming of rivers

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draw a line between

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It’ll be future researchers who have a better perspective and will be able to really draw a line between the Holocene and the Anthropocene epics

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14
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track meet

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Hi Samantha, how did your track meet go?

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15
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athletics

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Athletics place a heavy demand on your time, don ’ t they?

16
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Succeed

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Succeed

17
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exemplary

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I say this because your work on the lab project was exemplary.

18
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Consequitve

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You know that studying six consecutive hours is not equivalent to studying one hour a day for six days.

19
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blank

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Ijust sort of blanked out,

20
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Durable

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Parchment is durable,

21
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reuse

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reusable

22
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script

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So it wasn ’ t uncommon for the scribes or monks who produce the manual scripts

Scribe=writer
Monk=راهب

23
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monastery

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صومعه

remember before printing books were made mainly in monasteries

24
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ink

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جوهر

25
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abrasive

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پاك كننده

26
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Scrape off

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scrape off / away paint (=take most of the paint off a surface using a tool) Scrape off any loose or flaking paint and rub the surface with sandpaper.

27
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decipher

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decode

28
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reappear

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Reappear

29
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Tough time

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have a tough time (of it) (=face a lot of difficult problems)
The family has had a tough time of it these last few months.

60
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secrete

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to secrete chemicals that break down or r ecycle the organic material to complete the cycle