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Day 1 Flashcards

1
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operator

A

operator operate

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2
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retrospect

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In retrospect, I wonder if we should have done more

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3
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uphold

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A committee that aims to uphold educational standards

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4
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malignant

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She developed a malignant tumour in her breast

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5
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clause

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confidantially clause

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beverages

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alcoholic beverages

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perfound

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perfound impact/effect

高调措辞 than deep

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prestige

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The king wanted to enhance his prestige through the war

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9
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assassinate

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A plot assassinated Kennedy.

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compute

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compute the answer/sum/result

calculate

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11
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variation

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Most of his poems are variations on the theme of love

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12
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petrol

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SYN gasoline

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weave

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Cyclists weaving in and out of the traffic

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conspiracy

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He was charged with conspiracy to commit criminal damage

conspiracy of silence

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earnest

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A rather earnest young man

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transient

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Transient fashion

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17
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caressed

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Literacy, his hands gently caressed her body

18
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somewhat

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To say that I was surperised is somewhat of an understatement

understatement

19
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appendix

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C had to go into hospital to have her appendix out

20
Q

sufficient

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SYN enough

21
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resort

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We hope they will reslove the situation /without resort to force

/and** resort** to force

22
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discern

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Official were keen to discern howmuch public support there was

23
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jargon

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Keep it simple and avoid the use of** jargon**

24
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entail

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Some foreign travel is entailed in the job

25
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appal

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The decision to execute the two men has appaled many politicians

/horrify

26
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overlook

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Our room overlooks the ocean

27
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chief

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Chief causes of crime

28
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spine

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cactus spine

29
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eccentric

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strange unusual

30
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susceptible

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A lot of TV advertising is aimed at susceptible young children

SYN impressionable

31
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bracket

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[bracket] ( , )
be bracket together

32
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encounter

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His first encounter with Wilson was back in1989

33
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fraction

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fraction of second

34
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landlord

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landlady/landlord

35
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racket

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An international smuggling** racket**

36
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terminate

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The court ruled that the contract must be terminated

end

37
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dismay

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I found to my dismay that I had left my notes behind

38
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crude

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A crude estimate of the population available for work

39
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virtue

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Among her many virtue are loyalty, courage and truthfulness

40
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facility

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She has an amazing **facility **in the US

41
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quench

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We stopped at A small bar to quench our thirst

quench a fire/flames

42
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saturated

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Our culture is saturated with television and AD

saturated fat 饱和脂肪

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