1W-General English Flashcards

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Hoax (n)

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Something intended to deceive of defraud

Exp: The piltdown man was a scientific hoax

Synonyms: deception, fraud, fake

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To pretend (v)

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To appear falsely, as to deceive

Exp: He pretended to go to sleep

Synonyms: simulate, fake

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Fictitious (adj)

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Created, fake

Exp: Fictitious name

Antonym: fact

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To overhear (v)

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To hear without the speaker’s intention or knowledge

Exp: I accidentally overheard what they were saying

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To eavesdrop (v)

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To listen secretly to a private conversation

Exp: Kubilay likes to eavesdrop his children phone calls

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Straight arrow (adj)

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Honest person

Exp: He was a straight arrow

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To stir (v/n)

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To change or cause to change position; disturb; to create a problem

Exp: He has caused a stir by taking an public sector unions

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Quote (v)

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To repeat words from,to use a brief excerpt from

Exp: Most politicians quate Shakespeare badly

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Gibberish (n)

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Spoken or written rubbish

Exp: Let’s talk science rather than unsupported gibberish

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Prolific (adj)

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Producing in large quantities

Exp: She is a prolific writer

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Sin (n)

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Crime against God

Exp: The old man dies the new man is born free from sin

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Short shrift (n)

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Confession to priest

Exp: He will get short shrift from me if he starts complaining about money

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To rub (v)

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To move two things with pressure

Exp: He rubbed his hands together

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To put or place paper or card face down or face up

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To put or place paper or card face down or face up

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To wrap something up

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Mild climate (n)

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The weather that is not too much hot or cold

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Mild mannered (adj)

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The person is gentle and does not show extreme emotions

Exp: A mild mannered professor

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Savvy (adj)

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Clever, practical knowledge (informal)

Exp: A very savvy lady

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By heart (adv)

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Learned in such a way that you can repeat it from memory

Exp: My father can still recite the poems he learned by heart at school

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To rehearse (v)

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To practice in private prior to public presentation

Exp: Instead, take time to prepare and rehearse before confronting a potentially difficult conversation

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I am fairly certain

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I am sure

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Prejudice (n)

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An unfavorable opinion

Exp: The campaign aims to dispek the prejudice that Aids is confined to the homosexual community

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To take stock of (v)

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To think carefully about a situation or event and form an opinion about it, so that you can decide what to do

Exp: After two years spent teaching abroad, she returned home for a month to take stock of her life

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To bribe (v)

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To try to make someone do something for you by giving them money

Exp: He bribed immigration officials and entered the country illegally

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To pursue (v)

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To follow someone or something, usually try to catch him

Exp: Bad luck pursued him

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To split your sides lauging

To be in stitches

To get the gigles

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To laugh a lot something

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A tristy or bendy or windy(vayndi) road

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The road like ~~~~~

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To have or suffer stroke (v)

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A sudden change in blood supply to a part of the brain somtimes causing a loss of the ability to move particular parts of body

Exp: She had/suffered a stroke that left her unable to speak

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A hairpin bend (n)

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Bend in the road that is sharp that is almost turns back in the opposite direction in mostly mountain

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To have a head on collision

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Accident that happens when two vehicle hit each other force

Exp: Two drivers were killed in a head on collision between a car and taxi

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To gulp (v)

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To drinkor eat too much quickly

Exp: He gulped down her drink and made a hasty exit

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To sip (v)

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To drink only a very small amount at a time

Exp: This tea is very hot, so sip it carefully