Cambridge1 Flashcards

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Eccentric

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Adj
Considered by other people to be strange or unusual: eccentric behavior - an eccentric aunt
Noun
Most people considered him a harmless eccentric

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Indecisive

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Adj
Unable to make decisions: a weak and indecisive man
Not providing a clear and definite answer or result: an indecisive battle

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Clumsy

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Adj
Moving or doing things in a very awkward way: I split your coffee. Sorry that was clumsy of me./ his clumsy fingers couldn’t unite the knot.

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Apprehensive

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Adj
Worried or frightened that something unpleasant may happen: I was a little apprehensive about the effects of what i had said/ you have no reason to be apprehensive of the future.

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Assertive

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Adj
Expressing opinions or desires strongly and with confidence so that people take notice: you should try and be more assertive

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Cynical

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Adj
Not caring that sth might hurt other people if there is some advantage for you: a cynical disregard for the safety of others

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Egotistical

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Adj

Excessively absorbed in oneself: he’s selfish, egotistical and arrogant

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Gullible

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Adj
Too willing to believe or accept what other people tell you and therefore easily tricked: the advertisement is aimed at gullible young women worried about their weight

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Adolescents

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Young people

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Attitude

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Noun
The way that you think and feel about sb/sth; the way that you behave towards sb/sth that shows how you feel and think: changes in public attitudes to marriage.

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Retrospect

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Thinking about a past event or situation, often with a different opinion of it from the one you had at the time: in retrospect , i think that i was wrong. The decision seems extremely odd, in retrospect.

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Contemporary

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Adj
Belonging to the same time
Belonging to the present time
Noun
A person who lives or lived at the same time as sb else, especially sb who is about the same age
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Bygone

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Adj

Happening or existing a long time ago: a bygone age / era

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Preceding

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Immediately before

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Topical

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Adj

Connected with sth that is happening or of interest at the present time: a topical joke

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Attitude

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Noun
The way that you think and feel about sb/sth; the way that you behave towards sb/sth that shows how you feel and think: changes in public attitudes to marriage.

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Pioneer

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Noun
A person who is the first to study and develop a particular area of knowledge, culture, etc. that other people then continue to develop
Verb
When sb pioneers sth, they are one of the first people to do, discover or use sth new

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Excavate

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Verb

حفاری

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Artefact

Artifact

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An object that is made by a person. Especially sth of historical or cultural interest

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Immense

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Extremely large or great

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Profound

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Very great, felt or experienced very strongly

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Sweeping

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Having an important effect on a large part of sth

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Infinitesimal

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Extremely small

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Drastic

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Extreme in a way that has a sudden, serious or violent effect on sth

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Slight

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Very small in degree and size

Not deserving serious attention

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Gradual

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Happening slowly over a long period

Not sudden

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Flaunt

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Verb
To show sth you are proud of to other people in order to impress them
To behave in a confident and sexual way to attract attention

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Suburban

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Adj
In or connected with a suburb
Boring and ordinary

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Influential

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Adj

Having a lot of influence on sb/sth

30
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Segment

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Verb
To divide sth into different parts
Noun
A part of sth that is separate from the other parts or can be considered separately

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Skewed

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Adj

Not accurate or correct

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Conform

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1~to behave and think in the same way as most other people in a group or society
2~to obey a rule or law
3~to agree with or match sth

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Conventional

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1~Tending to follow what is done or considered acceptable by society in general; normal and ordinary, and perhaps not very interesting
2~following what is traditional or the way sth has been done for a long time

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Decline

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Noun
A continuous decrease in the number, value, quality, etc of sth
Verb
1~to become smaller, fewer, weaker
2~to refuse politely to accept or to do sth

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Interaction

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1~Communication with sb, especially while you work, play or spend time with them
2~if two things interact the two things have an effect on each other

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Minority

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The smaller part of a group

Less than half of the people or things in a large group

37
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Bleach

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A chemical that is used to make sth become white or pale and as a disinfectant

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Emission

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The production or release of light, heat, gas etc