A - 4 Flashcards
1
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Acknowledge (out of regard for)
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- in a nod to
‘in a nod to the gloomy economy, Ford Motor Company will forego up to twelve monthly payments for drivers’
2
Q
Across from (sat across from)
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- sat opposite
3
Q
Act as
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- function as
- serve as
4
Q
Act of
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- in a gesture of
5
Q
Act of God
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- a force majeure
6
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Act of Violent Revenge
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- a blood reckoning
7
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Action (A specific action)
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- measure
- deed
- gesture
- exploit
- venture
- undertaking
- pursuit
8
Q
Action (in a general sense)
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- agency
9
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Actionable Intelligence (military jingoism)
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- timely information
10
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Actions
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- deeds
- doings
11
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Activities
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- affairs
- proceedings
- goings on
- endeavors
- pursuits
12
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Actual (in practice, but not officially)
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- de facto
“though he is just a radio commentator, many consider Rush Limbaugh to be the de facto leader of the party”
13
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Actual (real)
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- tangible
- substantive
‘I want to make substantive improvement.’
14
Q
Actual Business
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- a going concern
15
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Actually (as a way to begin a statement)
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- as it happens
- the fact of the matter is
- truth be told
- I would have you know
- it is in point of fact
