20 Flashcards

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maxim

A

maxim

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satisfactory

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It is satisfactory answer

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2
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manner

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Manner

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violate

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I violated the quantity maxim by not giving enough information.

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4
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implication

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So you can see how important implications are to our ability to carry on a conversation.

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5
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sarcasm

A

طعنه

Irony

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6
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retreat

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when the climate warms, and the glacial ice retreats for a time,

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default

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And for over the past several million years, Earth’s sort of default climate has actually been Ice Age

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8
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dip

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the concentration of carbon dioxide and methane dipped.

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9
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hunt for

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search

People began to raise crops and animals for food instead of hunting for them

Hunt

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10
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rot

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پوسيدن

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11
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puzzle

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they were puzzled as to why it didn’t seem to be happening.

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12
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uncharted

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we are entering into uncharted3 territory now

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13
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lag

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Now, the climate continues to warm for a while because there is a lag effect

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14
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monetary

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Because as you can imagine, indepth research often requires monetary support.

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15
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fund

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Every year the school has a pool of money to fund a number of research projects of undergraduate students.

16
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mouthful

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It is a mouthful I suppose

17
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allot

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The alloted money could be used for travel expenses, to attend a conference for example,

18
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Glowing

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Also a glowing letter of recommendation from a linguistics professor wouldn’t hurt

19
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engage

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and that’s what engages us in them

20
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make up

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The particular stories might not be true and some of the characters or events might be made up.

21
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storyteller

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Legend story

Folk tale

22
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Tail

A

دم
Fox
Bear

23
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prince

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Prince

24
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Heroine

A

Hero

25
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Soul

A

Soul

26
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hare

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نوعي خرگوش

27
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twig

A

شاخه كوچك

Food isn’t an issue. The hare actually has abundant food in the small twigs it finds.

28
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shed

A

Get rid of

29
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Lean

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Lean

30
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within reach

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Within reach