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Class02 EIB HW 2 Flashcards

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Proverbs and Idioms flashcards
1
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Hostile

A

Showing ill will, especially towards an enemy

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Bewildered

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Completely puzzled or confused

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3
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Contaminated

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Made impure and harmful

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Beckon

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Signal someone with your arm or hand to tell that person to come closer

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Conspicuous

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Standing out

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Tenement

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A large building that has apartments or rooms for rent and that is usually in a poorer part of a city

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Array

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Large group or number of things

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Obsolete

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No longer used by anyone

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Tentative

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Not done with confidence or certainty; hesitant

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Oblivious

A

Not conscious of someone or something

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Hesitant

A

Tentative unsure or slow in acting or speaking

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Chic

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Elegantly stylish and fashionable

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Gallivanting

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Going around from one place to another in pursuit of pleasure

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Sophisticated

A

Having a great deal of knowledge of culture and fashion

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Quirk

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A peculiar aspect of a person’s character

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Idiosyncrasy

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A behaviour peculiar to an individual

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Tardy

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Delaying or delayed beyond the expected time

18
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Amateur

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A person who engages in an unpaid pursuit

19
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Acquaintance

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A person one know slightly and who is not a close friend

20
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Gruff

A

Abrupt in manner

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Ancestors

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Older relatives

22
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Limbs

A

Legs and arms

23
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Digress

A

Temporarily move away from a topic

24
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Siesta

A

Short rest in the afternoon

25
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Nonchalant

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Calm

26
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Anxiety

A

Feel uncomfortable

27
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Baffled

A

Stupefied

28
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Beholden

A

To owed; in debt of someone

29
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Quandary

A

State of uncertainty

30
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Adamant

A

Persisting in an idea

31
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Circumstances

A

Situations

32
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Ulterior motive

A

A secret reason

33
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Abrupt

A

Suddenly/unknowingly

34
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Dormitory

A

Place to live on university/college campus

35
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Timid

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Shy/scared

36
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Unkempt

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Being untidy

37
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Botanical

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Related to the study of plants

38
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Plight

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Dangerous or unfortunate situation

39
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Lamented

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To express sorrow or grief

40
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Despicable

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Cruel/evil

41
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Amorous

A

Something sexual

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