9A Flashcards

1
Q

A municipial subdivision in some large French cities

A

Arrondissement

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2
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Go to

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Repair

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3
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Next to or near something

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Adjacent

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4
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To do something or try to achieve something over a period of time

A

Pursue

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5
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In the shape of a cross

A

Cruciform

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6
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Unparalleled

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Unequalled

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7
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Not good enough

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Inadequate

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8
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To build or place sth in a particular position

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Site

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9
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Liquid waste, especially chemicals produced by factories, or sewage

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Effluent

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10
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A large area covered with buildings that spreads from the city into the countryside in an ugly way

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Sprawl

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11
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To make something that is complicated or confusing easier to deal with or understand

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To entangle sth

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12
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Enough or more than enough; Plenty of

A

Ample

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13
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Feel bitterness and indignation (anger and annoyance)

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Resent

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14
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For which there is a fair and acceptable reason, valid, justifiable

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Legitimate

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15
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A road junction designed on several levels so that traffic streams do not intersect

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Interchange

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16
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To pay an informal visit to a person or a place

A

Drop by

17
Q

To spend time in a pleasant lazy way

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While away

18
Q

To stroll

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Amble

19
Q

To make or write something that needs careful thought or planning

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Drow up

20
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To block or fill a passage, space, etc. so that movement is difficult

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Choke

21
Q

If something is _ _ _ _ _ _ _, it is a suitable thing to do or say on a particular occasion

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In order

22
Q

To make something less severe

A

Alleviate

23
Q

With one single action

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At a stroke

24
Q

To spread things or people over an area; to be spread over an area

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Dot

25
Q

Having a curving and twisting shape

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Winding

26
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In order to help somebody/something or because you like somebody/something

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For the sake of