CHAPTER 4 (LANGUAGE REPERTOIRE) Flashcards

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(noun) a long formal dress for women

A

EVENING GOWN

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(adjective) to leave in a difficult situation

A

STRANDED

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3
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(noun) casual or trivial conversation

A

SMALL TALK

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4
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(verb) to disappear, especially suddenly or mysteriously

A

TO VANISH

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5
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(expression) disappeared completely and inexplicably

A

“DISAPPEARED INTO THIN AIR”

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(adjective) extremely tired; drained

A

EXHAUSTED

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(verb) to travel to places by getting free rides from drivers of passing cars

A

TO HITCHHIKE

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(verb) to be unable to sleep due to worry

A

TO TOSS AND TURN

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9
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(verb) to hope for, to want to happen

A

TO LOOK FORWARD TO

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(noun) a valued possession passed down in a family from generation to generation

A

HEIRLOOM

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(adjective) shocked, astounded

A

FLABBERGASTED

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12
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(adjective) having terrible consequences

A

DIRE

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13
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(noun) a resident

A

DWELLER

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14
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(noun) the central idea, the essence

A

GIST

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