18/12/2015 Flashcards

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idle

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idol

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an image or representation of a god used as an object of worship.
▪ a person or thing that is greatly admired, loved, or revered:
a soccer idol.

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merchant

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  1. One whose occupation is the wholesale purchase and retail sale of goods for profit.
  2. One who runs a retail business; a shopkeeper.
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empire

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hasty

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done with excessive speed or urgency; hurried:
a hasty attempt to defuse the situation
hasty decisions.
▪ acting with excessive speed or insufficient consideration:
don’t be too hasty in criticizing a colleague.
▪ quick-tempered.

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fleet *2 abugee check the other meaning

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adjective fast and nimble in movement:
a man of advancing years, but fleet of foot.

A number of warships operating together under one command.

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liberty

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promote

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If people promote something, they help or encourage it to happen, increase, or spread. You don’t have to sacrifice environmental protection to promote economic growth.

If someone is promoted , they are given a more important job or rank in the organization that they work for. I was promoted to editor and then editorial director.

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discontent

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a. Absence of contentment; dissatisfaction.
b. A restless longing for better circumstances.
2. One who is discontented.

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sermon

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1 a talk on a religious or moral subject, especially one given during a church service and based on a passage from the Bible:
I preached my first sermon on original sin.
2 informal a long or tedious piece of admonition or reproof; a lecture:
he understood that if he said any more he would have to listen to another lengthy sermon.

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