BALANCE 5 - PRACTICE TESTS & ENTRY TESTS Flashcards
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be known to
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to indicate that sth is true or happens
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togetherness
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the state of being close to another person or other people
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sink into obscurity
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to not be known or remembered by anyone
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go by the name of something
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to give yourself a name that is not your real name
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strip sth from sb/sth
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to take something away from someone or something, especially something that is considered to be important
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or else
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used to say what will happen if another thing does not happen
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above all
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most importantly
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catch someone’s eye
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to get someone’s attention, especially by looking at them
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presume
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to believe something to be true because it is very likely, although you are not certain
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get together
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to have a meeting or a party
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paucity
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the fact that there is too little of something
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gain ground
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If a political party or an idea or belief gains ground, it becomes more popular or accepted
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cry
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to call out or speak loudly
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so are you
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you too
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at a snail’s pace
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extremely slowly
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boast
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to have or own something to be proud of
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tortuous
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with many turns and changes of direction; not direct or simple
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slip into sth
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to gradually start to be in a bad state or condition
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before long
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soon
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affectation
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speech or behavior that is not natural or sincere and is used to produce a certain effect
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liven (something) up
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to become more interesting and exciting
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lurid
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(especially of a description) shocking because involving violence, sex, or immoral activity
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dwell on something
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to keep thinking or talking about something, especially something bad or unpleasant
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prudently
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in a way that is careful and avoids risks
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have come a long way
to have advanced to an improved or more developed state
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encircle
to surround something, forming a circle around it
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sizeable
large
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get bent out of shape
to become very angry or upset:
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take on
to compete against or fight someone
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find yourselves out of work
lose your job
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the like
Something similar or equivalent to something else
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pat someone on the back
to praise someone for doing something good
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work/do wonders
to have a very good effect
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meteoric
used to describe something that develops very fast and attracts a lot of attention
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fine art
drawings, paintings, and sculptures that are admired for their beauty and have no practical use
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seabed
đáy biển, đại dương
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lash out (something)
to spend a large amount of money in a way that is unnecessary or that wastes it
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dissimilar
different
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take up residence in (some place)
To settle into some location or lodging and make it one's home.
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be (all) the rage
to be very popular at a particular time
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make of it
to have or form an opinion about (something or someone)
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handkerchief
a square of cotton or other finely woven material, typically carried in one's pocket and intended for blowing or wiping one's nose
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ephemeral
lasting a very short time
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topographically
in a way that relates to the physical appearance of the natural features of land
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take on
to begin to have a particular quality
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find yourselves out of work
become unemployed
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grotesque
strange and unpleasant, especially in a silly or slightly frightening way
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at arm’s length
as far away from your body as possible
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back from the brink
to return to stability or well-being after being on the verge of ruin, failure, or destruction
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high-coloured children
trẻ em da màu
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preach
To advocate or urge acceptance of a particular belief or behavior
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grace
make sth more attractive
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analogy
a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification
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LOOK DOWN ONE'S NOSE AT
unimportant or not worthy of respect
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jettison
to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering
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detritus
miscellaneous remnants
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bull
the male of various animal
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predictor
a person or thing that predicts that something will happen in the future or will be a consequence of something
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pop around
To come somewhere, usually a person's home or residence, for a brief or casual visit
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hollow
- False, meaningless
- having an unfilled or hollowed-out space
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dive for
move somewhere quickly
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column
-a vertical, roughly cylindrical thing
-one or more lines of people or vehicles moving in the same direction
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spartan
showing the indifference to comfort or luxury traditionally associated with ancient Sparta
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force upon
to cause (someone or something that is not wanted) to be accepted by (someone)
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shrug
to raise your shoulders and then lower them in order to say you do not know or are not interested
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subordination
the act of giving someone or something less importance or power
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confederation
liên đoàn
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precarious
mong manh, hiểm nghèo
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watercourse
dòng nước, dòng sông
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vicissitude
the quality or state of being changeable
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get on
get along
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beset
having a lot of trouble with something, or having to deal with a lot of something that causes problems
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land
to catch a fish with a hook (= curved piece of wire) or net and remove it from the water
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gross
extreme in a way that is very obviously wrong and unacceptable
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stand
a small shop or stall or an area where products can be shown, usually outside or in a large public building, at which people can buy things or get information
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come to blows
to have a physical fight or a serious argument with someone
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hold your tongue
to not speak
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stray
to travel along a route that was not originally intended, or to move outside a limited area
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frequent (v)
to be in or visit a particular place often
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lay bare something
to make something known
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stage
to organize an event
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whirlwind
sth happens very fast, and often unexpectedly
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agglutinative
(of a language) using words that contain many elements that each express a meaning rather than separate words for each meaning
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eloquence
the quality of delivering a clear, strong message
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lexicographer
a person whose job is to write dictionaries
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mobilize
to organize or prepare something, such as a group of people, for a purpose
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conciliator
a person who helps two sides in a disagreement, for example employers and employees, to meet and talk about their different ideas in the hope of ending the disagreement
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serve
to spend a period of time doing something
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play dirty pool
to behave dishonestly, especially in politics
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pool
a number of people or a quantity of a particular thing, such as money, collected together for shared use by several people or organizations
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fall in with
act in accordance with someone's ideas or suggestions; agree to something
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not be a patch on sb/sth
not as good as sb/sth
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anecdotal
not based on facts or careful study
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abbreviation
a short form of a word or phrase
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hook, line, and sinker
immediately
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the fount of all knowledge, gossip, wisdom, etc.
the person or place from which all information on a particular subject comes
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bring into force
To cause something to apply, begin operating, or take effect; to begin implementing or enforcing something
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conspiracy
the activity of secretly planning with other people to do something bad or illegal
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penance
an act that shows that you feel sorry about something that you have done, sometimes for religious reasons
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getaway
an occasion when someone leaves a place quickly, usually after committing a crime
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pluck
- to remove someone quickly from a dangerous or difficult situation
- to pull and then release the strings of a musical instrument with your finger to play notes
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scramble
- to move or climb quickly but with difficulty, often using your hands to help you
- to compete with other people for something there is very little of
- to put things such as words or letters in the wrong order so that they do not make sense
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channel
- a passage for water or other liquids to flow along, or a part of a river or other area of water that is deep and wide enough to provide a route for ships to travel along
- to direct something into a particular place or situation
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base
- a place where there are military buildings and weapons and where members of the armed forces live
- the bottom of an object; the part on which it rests
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be off school
be absent from school
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faint
used to emphasize that you do not know something
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hold up
to delay someone or something
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set upon
to attack someone
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fits and starts
periods of activity mixed with periods when nothing happens
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premise
an idea or theory on which a statement or action is based
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sb having a guilty conscience
sb who is unhappy because of something wrong that the person feels he or she has done.
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put a good face on sth
to act as through a particular situation is not as undesirable or grim as it really
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converge on/upon
come from different directions and meet at (a place)
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hail
- to publicly praise or show approval for a person or an achievement
- to call and attract the attention of someone
- small, hard balls of ice fall from the sky
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insular
interested only in your own country or group and not willing to accept different or foreign ideas
