Bim 1 Eng Flashcards

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What does “conform” mean?

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behave in the way that most other people behave

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What does “conformist” mean?

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someone who conforms

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What does “do your own thing” mean?

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to do what you want without worrying about what anyone else thinks of you

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What does “follow the crowd” mean?

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to do what most other people do

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What does “ have in common” mean?

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to share the same interests or have similar characteristics

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What does “outsider” mean?

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a person who is not involved with a particular group of people

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What does “peer pressure” mean?

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the strong influence of a group

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What does “rebel” (v) mean?

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to oppose or disobey one in authority or control

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What does “rebel” (n) mean?

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a person who does not like rules or authority

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What does “stand out in a crowd” mean?

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to be unusual in a good way

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The suffixes that exist are…

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-ance, -ice, -ing, -ment, -sion, -tion

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We use “used to + infinitive” to…

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talk about past states that are no longer true or to talk about repeated past actions that no longer happen, or repeated current actions that didn’t happen in the past

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We use “would + infinitive”…

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to talk about repeated actions that no longer happen ,but not states , it means the same as used to

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We use “be used to + ing form or noun”…

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to talk abou things or situations in our lifes that are normal for us because we are accustomed to them or not normal because they´r new

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We use “get used to + ing form or a noun”…

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to talk about process of the new things becoming normal to us

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16
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What does “admit” mean?

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to agree that something is true

17
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What does “convince” mean?

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to persuade someone

18
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What does “criticize” mean?

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to express disapproval

19
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What does “influential” mean?

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having a lot of influence on someone or something

20
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what does “justify” mena?

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to give or to be a good reason for

21
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what does “persuade” mean?

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to make someone do or believe something by giving them a good reason to do it

22
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what does “stubborn” mean?

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person is determined to do what he or she wants and refuses to do anything else

23
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what does “trust” mean?

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to believe that someone is good and honest

24
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what does “talk somebody into” mean?

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to convince or persuade

25
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what does “talk somebody out of” mean?

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by talking about the good reasons for not doing it