5TR P1 Flashcards

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Claim or argument

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Contention

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2
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Academic subjects concerned with human culture

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Humanities

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Kind, intending to do good or helpful

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Benign

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Aromatic resin from a tree used in perfumes

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Frankincense

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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (abbreviation)

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ADHD

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To label or mark something out as bad or disgraceful

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To stigmatize

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__ a flash of inspiration

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Have

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__ a new idea

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Come up with

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__ yourself freely

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Express

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__ something from a different angle

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Come at

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__ a new hobby

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Take up

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__ yourself to work

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Devote

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__ convention

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Break with

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__ your own path

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Follow

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__ the experience of others

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Build on

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Impossible to avoid

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Ineluctable

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Not necessary or with no cause

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Gratuitous

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an object that is respected by a group of people, especially for religious reasons

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Totem figure

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the oldest, most experienced, and often most respected person of all the people involved in a particular type of work

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Doyens

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a person who is one of the first people to do something

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Pioneer

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able to judge fairly because you are not influenced by your own opinions

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Unbiased

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to breathe quickly and loudly through your mouth, usually because you have been doing something very energetic

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Panting

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the oldest, most experienced, and often most respected person of all the people involved in a particular type of work

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In its wake

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Extreme

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Blindingly

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Cunning people are clever at planning something so that they get what they want, especially by tricking other people, or things that are cleverly made for a particular purpose

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Cunning

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Something that is nerve-racking is difficult to do and causes a lot of worry for the person involved in it

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Nerve-racking

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Frightening or violent

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Ferocious

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making someone feel uncertain and uncomfortable or worried

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Disconcerting

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Person who has fear of going outside and being in public places or of being in a situation from which it might be difficult to escape or in which help might not be available:

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Agoraphobic

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in a way that shows no sadness or guilt about doing something wrong

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Remorselessly

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To bale out

32
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to cause someone or a group of people to stop supporting and agreeing with you

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Alienating

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the set of beliefs, ideas, etc. about the social behavior and relationships of a person or group

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Ethos

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keeping someone’s interest and attention completely

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Enthralling

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comfortable and pleasant, especially (of a building) because of being small and warm

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Cosy

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slightly worried or uncomfortable about a particular situation

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Uneasy

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If a reason, argument, etc. is compelling, it makes you believe it or accept it because it is so strong:

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Compelling

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General

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Broad

39
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To become

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Turning

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a rolling movement or jump, either forward or backward, in which you turn over completely, with your body above your head, and finish with your head on top again

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Somersault