ch5 get-togther Flashcards

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acquaintance -s (noun)

A

a person you don’t know very well

verbs: have, make

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stranger -s (noun)

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a person you don’t know at all

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3
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summit -s (noun)

A

political meeting

verb: have, hold

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4
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blind date -s (noun)

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a date where the two people have never met each other

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5
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delegate -s (noun)

A

representative

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rational (adj) irrational(opp)

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logical, reasonable

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there in spirit (idiom)
I am unable to go to your party but I will be with you in spirit.

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when you are not able to go in person so you imagine going

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8
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thumbing (verb)

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to look through something

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9
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prise (verb)

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to force to take someone away from something

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10
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isolated (adj)
isolate (verb)

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feeling alone

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paradoxically (adv)

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in contrast; opposite to

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throw (irr. verb :threw)

throw: a party, a get together, a ball ,dinner party, potluck, housewarming party etc..

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informal verb meaning to host get togethers

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set (noun)
headline set

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performance time
usually musical or dj performance
headline set: the main performance

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14
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go cold turkey(idiom) (irr) went

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to quit something 100% usually an addiction

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perceive (verb)
perception (noun)

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to arrive at an opinion of something from sight or sound

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16
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coin (verb)
The word FOMO was coined by Patrick McGinnis in 2004.

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to make a new phrase or word in a language

17
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grab a chair

A

sit down

18
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(noun) is doing my head in

A

making me crazy

19
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FOMO

A

fear of missing out; feeling like everyone is having more fun than you

20
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go cold turkey(irr)
went cold turkey

A

quit something 100% immediately

21
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headline /headliner

A

the main person in an event

22
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JOMO

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Opposite FOMO ;the JOY of missing out,enjoying not going out