acquisition - the process of learning or getting something Flashcards

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the process of learning or getting something

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acquisition
Children’s acquisition of language

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something that is unusual or that does not seem right

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anomaly

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3
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to know that something is present or that something is happening

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conscious
I’m very conscious that a lot of people disagree with me

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4
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to treat someone without respect and as if they have no value;

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degrade

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5
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an empty space or hole in the middle of something, or between two things;

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gap
There is quite a big gap between the door and the floor

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a person or thing that is not useful or helpful

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waste of space

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to notice or understand something that you did not notice or understand before

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realize
I suddenly realised I’d met him before

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a thick liquid soap used to wash pans, plates, knives and forks

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washing-up liquid

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an occasion when people who have not met each other for a long time meet again

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reunion
A family / school reunion 

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10
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polite and showing respect

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courteous

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not very good, but not bad

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so-so

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12
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a suggestion, sometimes a written one

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proposal
A proposal to raise taxes

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13
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to speak very quietly, using the breath but not the voice, so that only the person close to you can hear you

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whisper (speak)
She whispered something to the girl, sitting next to her

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to quickly examine something I had a few minutes before the meeting to look over what he’d written.

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look over sth
I’m just looking over, what you’ve written

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to speak or say something very quietly

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murmur
“Go to sleep now”, she murmured 

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to look at something or someone for a long time, especially in surprise or admiration, or because you are thinking about something else

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gaze

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to make a short, sharp sound, or to make something do this

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click (make sound)
The door clicked shut behind him

18
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to be careful to notice someone or something interesting

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watch out for sb/sth
Watch out for his latest movie, out next month 

19
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a small piece or amount of something

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bit (amount)
There is a little bit more pasta left

20
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in a way that exists everywhere, or involves everyone

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universally

21
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to know someone or something because you have seen or heard him or her or experienced it before

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recognize (know)
I recognise her from her picture

22
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a female god

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goddess