8/11/2020 Flashcards

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OUTGOING =?

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= GREGARIOUS (ADJ)
(Adj) a person who is friendly and energetic, and it is easy and enjoyable with other
-> she has an outgoing personality
-> she is always very gregarious with a wide circle of friends

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an extrovert person who loves social activities is sometimes called? `

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A PARTY ANIMAL

-> she was a real party animal when we were at university - she was out every night

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SHY=?

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diffident

-> unlikely her sister, she was quite and diffident

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a person, especially a child who is shy and nervous around other people ?

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timid

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people who refer not to mix with others?

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keep themselves to themselves

-> they are private people, they just keep themselves to themselves.

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rear=?

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=raise, bring sb up,
to care animals/ children until they can take care of themselves
-> my mother reared me until I 18 years old

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divise / /dɪˈvaɪz/

/c2/

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using your intelligence or imagination to invent a plan, system or object, etc
-> Apple smartphone is devised by Ste Jobs

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to resist /rɪˈzɪst/ distraction

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chống lại sư ham muốn

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it is driven by an instinctive sense

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bởi vì chúng bị chi phối bởi thứ bản năng tư nhiên

-> the cat resisted distraction because it was driven by an instinctive sense

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converge (v)

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= gather
a group of people… who come from different places and meet together in 1 place to form a group of crowd
-> 1000 people are expected to converge ON the hall for the election day

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terrestrial mammals

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loai dv co vu song tren can

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deplete (v) =? ( usually using if passive form

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reduce, disminish, exhaust

-> during the Coronavirus pandemic, the population of the US has been severely depleted

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intricate (adj) /ˈɪn.trə.kət/

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= complicated, complex =/ simple

-> the watch mechanism is extremely intricate and very difficult to repair

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detrimental

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= harmful, negative, damaging =/ benifical

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resemble >< reassemble

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RESEMBLE(V) to look like or tobe like s.o
-> you resemble your mother
REASSEMBLE (v)
+ [ transitive] to bring together the different parts of something to make a whole again, after they have been separated
+ [intransitive] if a group of people reassemble, they meet together again after a period apart
-> Parliament reassembled after a seven-week break.

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be notable for st

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famous for