Chapter 2 Flashcards

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absorbed

A

・very intersted *(sp) in something, often to the point of not noticing other things happening around you.
・adjective
・A baseball player *was absorbed in performing a throw
ball.

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ache

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・to feel a continuuous but not very sharp pain in a part of your body
・verb
・My muscle has ached during my most memorable races.

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3
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amusement

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・hobby,activity
・noun
・My son really wants to go to amusement park such
as Disney-land.

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confront

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・to deal with something hard,very difficult or unpleasant in a brave and determined way
・verb
・I confronted to pass exam.*please revise

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distracted

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・people who like crazy or not be able to be careful*please revise - adj
・adjective
・He was distracted after he dropped his cellphone into the ocean.

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drift

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・to move slowly on water or in the air
・verb
・I was drifting while I was rescuing my friend.

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explode

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・to burst into small pieces, making a loud noise and
causing damage
・verb
・It exploded the building because of fire. *the building exploded…

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feedback

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・responce,advice
・noun
・I got negative internal feedback highlighting how
unconfortable the action is

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fictional

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・not real thing,not truth *adj
・adjective
・The author wrote *(art) fictional story.

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10
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fiercely

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・energetically and with strong feelings
・adverb
・A pianist fiercely plays the piano.

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fulfillment

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・the feeling of being happy and satisfied with your
life because you are doing interesting,useful or
important things.
・noun
・I got one fulfillment from my boss.*

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12
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gripped

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・to attract something *please revise - adj
・verb *adj
・He was gripped by *(art) beautiful woman. *please revise

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intellectual

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・needing serious thought in order to be understood
・adjective
・I needed to solve the problem intellectual. *intellectual problem

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interval

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・period, time
・noun
・The coach told us we need to run at regular interval.

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lung

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・a kind of internal organs
・noun
・My lung is moving fast.

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16
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medal

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・decoration, order
・noun
・He got *(art) gold medal because of his 1st place.

17
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motivation

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・an eagerness and willingness to do something without needing to be told or forced
・noun
・His motivation is really good.

18
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overcome

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・able to succesfully (sp) control a feeling or problem that would prevent you from achieving something please revise
・verb

・I overcame to deal with homework.
please revise

19
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peer

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・friend, classmate
・noun
・My peers are so friendly.

20
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strive

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・effort, try hard
・verb
・She needs to strive for her quiz.

21
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tension

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・the difference between the needs or influences of
two things, which causes problems
・noun
・I made a big mistake for my tension.*please revise

22
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thus

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・therefore, so
・adverb
・I passed my exam, thus I will graduate *from my school.

23
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trivial

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・not valuable, unimportant
・adjective
・He doesn’t have to be care* trivial.

24
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worthwhile

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・valuable, meeningful
・adjective
・This task is worthwhile for me.