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CAE week 6 Flashcards

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1
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inadvertently

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accidently

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2
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insipid

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without much taste

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3
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nondescript

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very ordinary

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nonchalant

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casually calm and relaxed

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disgruntled

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annoyed or disappointed because you were treated unfairly

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unassuming

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showing no desire to be noticed or given special treatment

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continual vs. continuous

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continual: sth keeps happening again and again
continuous: 1 long time

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8
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during

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+ noun phrase (event)

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imaginary vs imaginative

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imaginary: not real
imaginative: einfallsreich

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permit vs. permission

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permit: physical document that allows you to do sth
permission: abstract concept

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11
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sew vs. sow

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sew: nähen
sow: säen

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12
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stationary vs stationery

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stationary: not moving
stationery: office supplies

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13
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briefly vs shortly

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briefly: an overview of sth
shortly: to be somewhere shortly (soon)

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14
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misgivings

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feeling of doubt or uncertainty about what might happen

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15
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misprint

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an error in print

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mistrustful

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not to have trust in sb.

to be mistrustful of sb

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17
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misanthrope

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avoid/dislike people

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18
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to be anal about sth

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very picky/ perfectionist

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19
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remain

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remains (n) always S!

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20
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fit

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unfit for sth.

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21
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analyse

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analysis
analyst
analytical

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22
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to come to light

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ans licht kommen

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23
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to come away feeling + adj

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-

24
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commensurate with sth

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proportionate

25
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obsolete

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no longer produced or used ->machines

26
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to have some lay-offs

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kündigungen

27
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there is no …

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point in doing sth
reason to do sth
use doing sth

28
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it is not …. doing

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worth

29
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to desist from

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legal way of saying ‘stop doing’

30
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persist …

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in doing sth

-> continue in an opinion or course of action despite difficulties

31
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to have a …. for figures
an eye for ….
a nose for …

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head
detail
bargains

32
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to have an understanding …

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of sth

33
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to be criticised…. doing sth

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for

34
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to be told-off … doing sth

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for

35
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to be accused … doing sth

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of

36
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to be charged … murder

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with

37
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to commission sb. to do sth

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to pay sb to produce sth

38
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to … money …. sth

A

plough . into

39
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to … the benefits

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reap

(receive) INF.

40
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to object … doing sth

A

to

express disapprovement

41
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to disapprove … sb …. sth

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of . doing

42
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to do sth with a view to … sth

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doing

43
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to go … strike

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on

44
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to keep … …. sb

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in with

stay friendly

45
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walk-out

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a sudden angry departure

46
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a prospect … doing sth

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of

47
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output

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what is produced

48
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subsidy

subsidise

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amount provided or saved

support an organisation or activity financially

49
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to resign … a job

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from
(voluntarily leave a job)
resignation

50
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put time and effort … sth

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into

51
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to keep sth in check

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under control

52
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ramifications

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consequences

53
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persevere with sth

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persist in doing sth even with difficulties

perseverance

54
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attainment

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achievement

55
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insight

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understanding

56
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to be entrenched

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firmly rooted

trench

57
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to squander

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spend monez recklessly

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