C1 and C2 vocab Flashcards

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fluctuate

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verb [no object]
rise and fall irregularly in number or amount:

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meander
(verb)

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  • (of a river or road) follow a winding course
  • (of a person) wander at random
  • (of a speaker or text) proceed aimlessly or with little purpose
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Meander (Noun)

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  • a winding curve or bend of a river or road
  • [in singular] a circuitous journey, especially an aimless one
  • an ornamental pattern of winding or interlocking lines, e.g., in a mosaic.
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Startled (adjective)

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feeling or showing sudden shock or alarm

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Wobble (Verb)

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[no object] move unsteadily from side to side:
* [with object] cause to move unsteadily from side to side.
* [no object, with adverbial of direction] move unsteadily in a particular direction:
* (of the voice) tremble; quaver:
* hesitate or waver between different courses of action; vacillate:

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Wobble (Noun)

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an unsteady movement from side to side: the handlebars developed a wobble.
* a tremble or quaver in the voice:
* a moment of hesitation or vacillation:

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Lucky Charm

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Pot Luck (Noun)

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Supersition (noun)

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haphazard (adj)

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Mishap (noun)

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inadvertent (adverb)

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jinx (Verb)

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ascribe

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Catastrophe

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evacuate

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