6 minute English Flashcards
1
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a bleak picture
A
a situation described as pessimistic
2
Q
a forecast
A
a prediction by experts
3
Q
entrenched
A
fixed, rooted
4
Q
to drop out
A
to exclude yourself from activites
5
Q
marginalised
A
to be left one side
6
Q
temping, temporary job
A
employment done for a fixed period of time
7
Q
apprenticeship
A
jobs designed to have the employee while getting training on the tasks required
8
Q
sidewalk
A
American word for pavement
9
Q
jaywalking
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American word for walking along a road
10
Q
lumbering
A
walking in a slow and heavy way
11
Q
residential area
A
a part of a town or city where people live
12
Q
plunged
A
fell
13
Q
sinkhole
A
a large hole in the ground which a river flows into
14
Q
water fountain
A
a monument in which water is squirted into the air for decoration
