Daily Flashcards

1
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free and clear

A

to own something without a debt

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2
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pick up the tab

A

paying the whole bill

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3
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the grass is always greener on the other side

A

other people’s lives or situations always seem better than your own.

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4
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hit the books

A

I’m going to study

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5
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at the decent hour

A

Not too late

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6
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concur

A
  1. agree

2. coincide&raquo_space;> concur to do something&raquo_space;> everything concurred to produce the desired effect

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7
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digress

A

get off the main topic

deviate&raquo_space;> diːvieɪt

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8
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fragile

A

breakable

weak

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9
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impatient

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not patient

become/grow impatient

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10
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cemetery

A

graveyard

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11
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inter

A

burry a dead body or person&raquo_space;> formal

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12
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mitigate

A

alleviate&raquo_space;> əˈliːvieɪt

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13
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novice

novice at something

A

beginner

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14
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suffice

suffice to do something

A

to be enough

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15
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hostile

A

angry and deliberately unfriendly towards someone

hostile to/towards

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16
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go dutch

A

split the bill evenly

17
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astute

A

wise
clever
perspicacious
sagacious

18
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censure

A

hostile criticism

19
Q

demolish

A

wreck
smash
destroy
tear down&raquo_space;> ter

20
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tear&raquo_space;> noun&raquo_space;> tɪə $ tɪr

A
burst into tears
shed tears
break down in tears
be close to/on the verge of tears
bring tears to somebody's eyes >>> make somebody cry
hold back the tears
fight/choke/blink back tears
tears run/roll/stream down somebody's face
21
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dissent

A

disagree

dissent from

22
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equitable

A

fair
objective
just

adverb&raquo_space;> equitably``

23
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extemporaneous

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impromptu

improvised

24
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extricate

A

release

extricate from a situation

25
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forfeit

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lose or have to give up as a penalty for some error

26
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inadvertently

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unintentionally

OPP&raquo_space;> deliberately

27
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lucrative

A

profitable

28
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prohibit

A

ban
forbid

to be prohibited from doing something

29
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rebuke

A

reprimand
censure severely
criticize sharply

30
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transient

A

ephemeral
momentary
short