Class Dictionary Flashcards

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Adj: Showing admiration for someone or something.

Ex: Be _________ of your neighbors and turn down your death metal music when it gets late.

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Respectful :)

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Adj: (of the sky or weather) marked by a covering of gray clouds; dull.

Ex: It was frosty and the air was sharp, but toward evening the sky became _____ and it began to thaw.

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Overcast

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Adj: When something is not severe or extreme.

Ex: Bogota weather is not very hot nor very cold, I think it is ______.

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Mild

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To make someone seem guilty of a crime when they are not, for example by lying to the police or by producing false evidence.

Ex: I was _______ by the police. I am innocent.

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To frame (someone)

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Adj: when you have a lot of activities to do.

Ex: My schedule this week is ________ full. I don’t have a single free hour!

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To be packed, or to pack

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Adj: when something is very cute and inspires great affection or delight.

Ex: My cat is so ________ ! I love her so much.

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Adorable

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Adj or Verb: To be around something on all sides.

Ex: You can find friendly people in the ________ areas of the city (adj).
Ex: The police have __________ the house (v).

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To surround (v), surrounding (adj).

You can find friendly people in the surrounding areas of the city (adj).
The police have surrounded the house (v).

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Noun: a place where bread, cakes, and pastries are made and/or sold.

Ex: The _________ in this neighborhood are amazing. I love their chicken pastries.

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Bakery

Ex: The bakeries are amazing in this city!

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Adj: having the appearance of strings, or (of food) hard to chew.

Ex: This meat is really _______.
Ex: His black hair was long and ________.

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Stringy

Ex: Colombians put a piece of cheese in their hot chocolate. I love it when the cheese gets melted and stringy! Mmm…

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Noun: a route that is more direct than the usual route, or a quicker way of doing something.

Ex: The kids take a _________ through the parking lot to get to school.

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A shortcut

Ex: Don’t use shortcuts to solve the problem, or the answer is likely to be wrong.

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Adj: to not be proud or to be low in rank or position.

Ex: Farmers are usually very _______ people. They’re reserved and respectful too.

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To be humble

Ex: She rose from humble origins to become one of the best-known political writers in the world.

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Noun: a hard, pale brown or beige colored, round seed.

Ex: I used a lot of _________ to make this hummus.

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Chickpeas or garbanzo beans

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Verb: Used parenthetically when speaking to indicate the beginning and end of a statement or passage that one is repeating.

Ex: Please _____ the sentences that are not yours.

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To quote

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Verb: To make a sudden involuntary expulsion of air from the nose and mouth due to irritation of one’s nostrils.

Ex: She ________ because of the smoke.

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To sneeze

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Noun: A type of sandwich with bacon, lettuce and tomato.

Ex: My dad loves to eat a _____ sandwich.

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BLT sandwich

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Noun: A man whose job involves selling or promoting commercial products, either in a shop or visiting locations to get orders.

Ex: The __________ sold at least 5 new cars this week.

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Salesman

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Adj: (especially of fruit) not ready to eat, or (of wood) not dry enough to use.

Ex: I don’t like to eat _________ fruit. I prefer it to be very ripe.

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Green

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Adj: having a slightly stinging, strong taste, not salty or sweet.

Ex: Some people think coffee tastes a little ________.

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Bitter

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Noun: a moral fault or weakness in a person’s character:

Ex: One of her only ______ is to smoke the occasional cigarette.

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Vice

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Noun: an unfriendly attitude shown to someone or something, especially by intentionally ignoring or showing no interest in them.

Ex: His wife was angry and giving him the _____ _______.

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Cold-Shoulder

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Noun: complete control of the supply of particular goods or services, or a company or group that has such control.

Ex: The US government has a ________ on rail/train travel.

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Monopoly

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Noun: a strong desire to continually get more of something, esp. money.

Ex: Colombian politicians are oftentimes motivated by pure _______.

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Greed

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Noun: money made available for a particular purpose.

Ex: The new political party cut the _________ to many successful projects.

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Funding

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Adj: slightly rude or showing no respect, but often in a funny way.

Ex: She’s quite the ________ young lady!

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Cheeky

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Noun: Similar to the word cheeky, however less polite. Describes someone who is always trying to seem more clever than other people in a way that is annoying. (mildly bad language)

Ex: I don’t want some _____-____ from the city telling me how to manage my farm.

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Smart-ass

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Noun: the set of articles, tools or physical resources serving a person or thing.

Ex: Hospitals need to constantly buy new medical ___________.

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Equipment

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Verb or Adj: to excrete moisture in visible quantities through the openings of the sweat glands.

Ex: I always feel really _______ in hot weather. I ________ too much!

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To Sweat or (to be) Sweaty

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Noun: a part of a garment covering an arm.

Ex: The __________ of his shirt were black, but the front was white. It was kind of like a baseball style shirt.

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Sleeve (long or short sleeve shirts)

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Noun: a moderate degree of wetness especially of the atmosphere.

Ex: The ________ of the region was close to 90%.

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Humidity

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Adj or Verb: not proud or haughty, not arrogant or assertive, not costly or luxurious. Ranking low in a hierarchy or scale.

Ex: She comes from _______ origins, but now she’s a superstar and extremely wealthy.

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Humble

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Noun: Kind, sort, a class of individuals having common attributes and designated by a common name.

Ex: The human __________ is early in it’s evolution.

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Species

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Adj: likely to cause or capable of producing death.

Ex: A more __________ form of the disease will evolve.

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Deadly or Lethal

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Noun: provisions, stores, the quantity or amount (as of a commodity) needed or available.

Ex: Beer was in short _______ in that hot weather. We should’ve bought more.

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Supply

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Noun: (two words) a cell that gives rise to other cells usually of a different kind.

Ex: There are three different types of _____ _____.

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Stem Cells (“mother” cell)

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Adj: disposed to inflict pain or suffering : devoid of humane feelings.

Ex: Torturing prisoners is a ________ punishment that many don’t agree with.

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Cruel

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Adj: extra curious about the affairs of others.

Ex: She’s so _______! She’s always in my business and asking personal questions.

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Nosy/Nosey

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Noun: a box or enclosure for confining or carrying animals (such as birds).

Ex: He has a parrot, but it doesn’t have a ______. It just flies free around the house.

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Cage(s)

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Noun: a bed or receptacle prepared by an animal and especially a bird for its eggs and young.

Ex: Some of the biggest bird’s ______ are built by bald eagles.

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Nest(s)

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Noun: Comes from the word “madam”, which is an old way to address the queen or a royal princess.

Ex: My parents taught me to say “yes _____” to older women. It’s the polite way.

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Ma’am

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Noun: a respectful or formal term of address used to a man.

Ex: Yes, _____. I will finish the project this week.

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Sir

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Verb or Noun: to strike especially on the buttocks with the open hand or a sharp slap or blow to the buttocks usually with the palm of the hand.

Ex: Many parents _________ their children as punishment.

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To Spank, or A Spanking

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Verb or Noun: a fight or contest between individuals or groups, to fight, a conflict.

Ex: There were many casualties suffered in ______.
Ex: We need a vaccine to __________ the virus.

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To Combat

43
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Verb: synonym to help with something, or help someone.

Ex: Migrating birds make use of air-streams to ______ them on their long journey south.
Ex: Three nurses ________ the doctor during the surgery.

A

To Assist

Ex: Migrating birds make use of airstreams to assist them on their long journey south.
Ex: Three nurses assisted the doctor during the surgery.

44
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Verb: to go to an event, place or to go officially and usually regularly to a place.

Ex: Over two hundred people ________ the funeral.
Ex: Which school do your children ________?

A

To Attend

Ex: Over two hundred people attended the funeral.
Ex: Which school do your children attend?

45
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Noun: any of the long, stiff hairs growing on the face of a cat, mouse, or other mammals (including men!).

Ex: He watched the cat cleaning the milk off her ________.

A

Whisker(s)

Ex: He watched the cat cleaning the milk off her whiskers.

46
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Adj: large in quantity and expensive or impressive.

Ex: The evening was a _______ affair with amazing food and an endless supply of champagne.

A

Lavish

Ex: The evening was a lavish affair with glorious food and an endless supply of champagne.

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Verb: to make a long, loud, deep sound.

Ex: We could hear the lions ________ at the other end of the zoo.

A

To Roar

Ex: We could hear the lions roaring at the other end of the zoo.

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Adj: having a lot of hair, especially on the face or body.

Ex: The words tall and small are opposites, just like bald and ________.

A

Hirsute

Ex: The words tall and small are opposites, just like bald and hirsute.

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Verb: to represent or show something in a picture or story.

Ex: Her paintings _______ the lives of ordinary people in the last century.

A

To Depict

Ex: Her paintings depict the lives of ordinary people in the last century.

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Noun: an object or machine that has been invented for a particular purpose.

Ex: Rescuers used a special ________ for finding people trapped in collapsed buildings.

A

Device

Ex: Rescuers used a special device for finding people trapped in collapsed buildings.

51
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Noun: an artificial body part, such as an arm, foot, or tooth, that replaces a missing part.

Ex: After losing a leg, a _________ was needed to walk properly.

A

Prosthesis

Ex: After losing a leg, a prosthesis was needed to walk properly.

52
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Verb: to cut something into pieces with an ax, knife, or other sharp instrument.

Ex: ______ (up) the onions and carrots and put them in the soup please.

A

Chop (up)

Ex: Chop (up) the onions and carrots and put them in the soup please.

53
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Noun: the quality of being able to be dissolved, or the degree to which something can be dissolved.

Ex: Sugar has a high ________ in water, whereas gold has a low solubility in water.

A

Solubility

Ex: Sugar has a high solubility in water, whereas gold has a low solubility in water.

54
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Noun: any of the chemical substances found in plants and animals that combine to make protein (= a substance necessary for the body to grow).

Ex: Any one _____ _____ can just as easily bond with any other.

A

Amino Acid

Ex: Any one amino acid can just as easily bond with any other.

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Adj: unusual or different from what is around or from what is generally happening. Not consistent with it’s surroundings.

Ex: The new computer looked __________ in the dark book-filled library.

A

Incongruous

Ex: The new computer looked incongruous in the dark book-filled library.

56
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Adj: If two or more facts, pieces of advice, etc. they are very different from each other.

Ex: I keep getting __________ advice - some people tell me to keep it warm and some tell me to put ice on it.

A

Contradictory

Ex: I keep getting contradictory advice - some people tell me to keep it warm and some tell me to put ice on it.

57
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Noun: animals and birds that are kept on a farm, such as cows, sheep, or chickens.

Ex: The organic ________ industry has grown substantially in the last few years.

A

Livestock

Ex: The organic livestock industry has grown substantially in the last few years.

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Verb: to cut with a sharp blade using a quick, strong movement or to very much reduce something, such as money or jobs.

Ex: Prices have been _______ by 50 percent!
Ex: The museum was broken into last night and several paintings were _______,

A

To Slash

Ex: Prices have been slashed by 50 percent!
Ex: The museum was broken into last night and several paintings were slashed.

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Adj or Noun: foods that are made from milk, such as cream, butter, and cheese.

Ex: I was advised by my doctor not to eat too much ______.
Ex: _______ products give me indigestion.

A

Dairy

Ex: I was advised by my doctor not to eat too much dairy.
Ex: Dairy products give me indigestion.

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Verb: to allow air from the stomach to come out through the mouth in a noisy way.

Ex: My father doesn’t like it when my brother ______ at the dinner table. It’s so rude!

A

Burp or Belch

My father doesn’t like it when my brother burps at the dinner table. It’s so rude!

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Verb: to not be loyal to your country or a person, often by doing something harmful such as helping their enemies.

Ex: She felt _________ by her mother’s lack of support.

A

To Betray

Ex: She felt betrayed by her mother’s lack of support.

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Noun: the killing of many people cruelly and unfairly, especially in a war.

Ex: We must find ways of reducing the _______ which takes place on our roads (= death of many people in car accidents) every year.

A

Slaughter

Ex: We must find ways of reducing the slaughter which takes place on our roads (= death of many people in car accidents) every year.

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Expression: To make an arrangement with someone to do something. It’s tentative and is subject to change.

Ex: Let’s ______ a meeting ___ for next Thursday at 11.

A

Pencil (somebody or something) in.

Ex: I penciled in a quick call for Friday, but I think I will move it to Monday.

64
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Pencil (somebody or something) in.

Ex: I penciled in a quick call for Friday, but I think I will move it to Monday.

A

Buy time.

Ex. He tried to buy time blaming the traffic jam.

65
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Expression: something is the best and most useful innovation or development invented for a long time.

Ex: I’ve bought a new touchscreen computer, it’s the ________ ______ ______ ______ ________, I can’t believe I ever worked without it”.

A

“Greatest/Best Thing Since Sliced Bread”

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Expression: completely from the beginning.

Ex: Can we fix the current computer system, or would it be better to ______ _____ ______ with a new system?

A

“To Start From Scratch”

67
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Expression: to have an ability to notice something.

Ex: He has a _____ _____ for product designing.

A

“To Have An Eye For (something)” or “To Have A Good Eye”

68
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Expression: a return of strength or energy that makes it possible to continue in an activity that needs a lot of effort.

Ex: We started to feel we couldn’t walk any further but when we saw the town in the distance we _____ our _______ ______.

A

“To Get A Second Wind”

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Expression: a break for a short time in a meeting, etc. so that people can go to the bathroom.

Ex: Let’s take a 10-minute _____ ______ now and resume at 11 o’clock.

A

“To Take A Bio Break”

70
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Expression: not according to schedule, or late.

Ex: We’re running about five minutes _________ __________.

A

“To Be Behind Schedule”

71
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Expression: to stop what you are doing because you do not want to do any more or think you have done enough.

Ex: You’ve been studying hard – I think you should ___ ___ ___ _____ .

A

“To Call It A Day”

72
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Expression: a point at which something difficult must be done, oftentimes at the last moment available.

Ex: He plays well without pressure, but it’s _______ _____ now! Can he perform?

A

“Crunch Time”

73
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Expression: to work as hard as other people in a group:

Ex: The others had complained that Sarah wasn’t ______ her ________.

A

“To Pull Your Weight”

74
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Expression: simple language that anyone can understand.

Ex: The process was explained to us in _______’s ______.

A

“Layman’s terms”

75
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Expression: something you say that means people should not criticize someone else for a fault that they have themselves.

Ex: Diego accused me of being late all the time. Talk about the ____ ________ ____ _______ ______!

A

“The Pot Calling The Kettle Black”

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Expression: used to say that people who have faults should not criticize other people for having the same faults.

Ex: People who live in ______ _______ shouldn’t _______ _______.

A

“People Who Live In Glass Houses Shouldn’t Throw Stones”

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Expression: to warn of trouble ahead.

Ex: Anne seems like the perfect candidate, but the fact that she was fired from her last job raises ____ ______.

A

“To Raise Red Flag(s)”

Annette seems like the perfect candidate, but the fact that she was fired from her last job raises red flags

78
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Expression: to remove the bad feelings between people.

Ex: I had a massive argument with Sue, but at least it has _______ ____ _____.

A

“Clear The Air”

Ex: I had a massive argument with Sue, but at least it has cleared the air.

79
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Expression: to make someone feel worse about something the person already feels embarrassed about.

Ex: I know I shouldn’t have paid that much for the poster – don’t ____ ___ ___, OK?

A

“Rub It In”

Ex: I know I shouldn’t have paid that much for the poster – don’t rub it in, OK?

80
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Expression: to do something harmful to someone who trusted you.

Ex: “He had been lied to and ________ ___ ___ _____ by people that he thought were his friends.”

A

“Stab (someone) in the back”

Ex: He had been lied to and stabbed in the back by people that he thought were his friends.

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Expression: to make an argument or bad situation worse.

Ex: The discovery that the government was aware of the cover-up has really _______ ____ to the _____.

A

“To Add Fuel To The Fire”

Ex: The discovery that the government was aware of the cover-up has really added fuel to the fire.

82
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Expression: feelings of hate between people because of arguments in the past.

Ex: There has been ___ ______ between the two families for years.

A

“Bad Blood”

Ex: There has been bad blood between the two families for years.

83
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Expression: If two people are arguing angrily.

Ex: Those two are always at ____ _____’s ________.

A

“At Each Other’s Throats”

Ex: Those two are always at each other’s throats.

84
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Expression: to do or say something that makes a bad situation even worse for someone.

Ex: People were forced to work longer hours, and to ____ ______ to _______, the company decided not to give pay raises.

A

“Add Insult To Injury”

Ex: People were forced to work longer hours, and to add insult to injury, the company decided not to give pay raises.

85
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Verb (informal): to try too hard to please someone, especially someone in a position of authority, in a way that other people find unpleasant.

Ex: Monica likes to ______-_____ the teacher on Teacher’s Day :)

A

“To Brown-Nose” (the person is a “brown-noser”)

Ex: Ex: Monica likes to brown-nose the teacher on Teacher’s Day :)

86
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Expression: Describes something that is not the type of thing of that you like.

Ex: Thanks for inviting me, but ballet isn’t really my ___ ___ ____.

A

“Not My Cup Of Tea”

Ex: Thanks for inviting me, but ballet isn’t really my cup of tea.

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Phrasal Verb: to begin to have control of something.

Ex: My friend was having difficulty explaining the project, so I _____ _____ the presentation.

A

To take over

Ex: My friend was having difficulty explaining the project, so I took over the presentation.

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Phrasal Verb: to become fashionable successful or popular (quickly).

Ex: Why did the electronic gadget ______ ___ so fast?

A

To catch on

Why did the electronic gadget catch on so fast?

89
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Phrasal Verb: to make something more interesting or attractive.

Ex: New wallpaper would help to _____ ___ the kitchen.

A

To liven up

Ex: New wallpaper would help to liven up the kitchen.

90
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Phrasal Verb (can be a noun as well): a brief suspension of activity, or a quiet period used especially as a disciplinary measure for children.

Ex: When my daughter misbehaves, I put her in _____ ____.

A

(to put in) Time Out

Ex: When my daughter misbehaves, I put her in time out.

91
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Phrasal Verb: to cut off the supply of or to disappear as if by evaporation, draining, or cutting off of a source of supply.

Ex: The hydroelectric dam has caused the river below to _____ ___. Now there’s no water for the people who live downstream.

A

To dry up

Ex: The hydroelectric dam has caused the river below to dry up. Now there’s no water for the people who live downstream.

92
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Phrasal Verb: to come to an end. To exhaust supplies.

Ex: Because of the pandemic and panic buyers, many critical medical supplies have ______ ___.

A

To run out

Ex: Because of the pandemic and panic buyers, many critical medical supplies have run out.

93
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Noun: an area on the edge of a large town or city where people who work in the town or city often live.

Ex: We drove from middle-class _______ to a very poor inner-city area.

A

Suburb(s)

Ex: We drove from middle-class suburbs to a very poor inner-city area.

94
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Noun: a path for walking on, especially one built next to the sea.

Ex: We walked along on the ________ eating ice-cream cones.

A

Promenade

Ex: We walked along on the promenade eating ice-cream cones.

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Noun: a building of great historical or artistic value that has official protection to prevent it from being changed or destroyed.

Ex: She couldn’t do very many restorations on her house, because it’s listed as a _______ building.

A

Heritage building

Ex: She couldn’t do very many restorations on her house, because it’s listed as a heritage building.

96
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Noun: a large, powerful light at the front of a vehicle, usually one of two.

Ex: I could see a car’s _________ coming toward me.

A

Headlights

Ex: I could see a car’s headlights coming toward me.

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Adj: very strange and unusual.

Ex: The girl was very strange and the conversation was so ________!

A

Bizarre

Ex: The girl was very strange and the conversation was so bizarre!

98
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Noun: The old-fashioned word for UFOs or UAPs.

Ex: She passed out after seeing the ______ _______.

A

Flying Saucer

Ex: She passed out after seeing the flying saucer.

99
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Noun: the soft, thick hair that grows on the bodies of sheep and some other animals.

Ex: Australia is one of the world’s main producers of _____.

A

Wool

Ex: Australia is one of the world’s main producers of wool.

100
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Noun: a loud noise that you make in the throat without wanting to, caused by a sudden tightening of a muscle just below the chest and usually happening repeatedly.

Ex: I have the _______ because of all the beer I drank!

A

Hiccups

Ex: I have the hiccups because of all the beer I drank!

101
Q

Noun: the degree to which people keep themselves or their environment clean, especially to prevent disease.

Ex: Poor standards of ______ mean that the disease spreads fast.

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Hygiene

Ex: Poor standards of hygiene mean that the disease spreads fast.

102
Q

Noun: a long period when there is little or no rain.

Ex: This year (a) severe ________ has ruined the crops.

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Drought

Ex: This year (a) severe drought has ruined the crops.

103
Q

Noun: made from a white rock or a similar substance used for writing or drawing.

Ex: He picked up a piece of ______ and wrote the answer on the blackboard.

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Chalk

Ex: He picked up a piece of chalk and wrote the answer on the blackboard.