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day 1 Flashcards

1
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to exploit

A

use well/make use of/take advantage of

We need to make sure that we exploit our resources as fully as possible

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2
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to account for

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to form the total of something/constitute/to explain

students account for the vast majority of our customers

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3
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particular

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specific/special

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prominent

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noticeable/outstanding/remarkable

new books are displayed in a prominent position on tables at the front of the store

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5
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replenish

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refill/restore/renew

Does your glass need replenishing

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6
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indigenous

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native/aboriginal

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7
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pinpoint

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locate exactly/clearly identify/exact

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8
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annihilate

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completely destroy or remove

a city annihilated by an atomic bomb

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9
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conversely

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contrarily

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investigate

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examine/inquire into

Police are investigating allegations of corruption involving senior exexutives

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assure

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convince/guarantee/ensure

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entire

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whole/total/complete

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13
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compensate for

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make up for/make amends for balance

we were late and i was driving fast to compensate

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postulate

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suppose/claim

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magnify

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enlarge/increase

The hot summer magnified the racial tensions in the community

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16
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afford

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offer/provide

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17
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conclusive

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definitive/enough to settle the issue

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unsophisticated

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simple/uncomplicated

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19
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justified

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right/legitimate

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20
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deliberate

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intentional/planned/careful

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21
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depend on

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rely on

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22
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substantiate

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prove/verify

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successively

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sequentially/one after another

24
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pervasive

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widespread/prevalent

25
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strenuous

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intense/arduous

His doctor advised him not to do any strenuous exercise

26
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sleek

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smooth

27
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invoke

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pray to/conjure

28
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impressive

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striking/remarkable

29
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conjunction

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combination

30
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astoundingly

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surprisingly/shockingly

31
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aftermath

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result/outcome/consequence

32
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promptly

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quickly/instantly

33
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subdue

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defeat/conquer

34
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extant

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surviving/in existence/existing

35
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sedentary

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stationary/settled

This is quite a sedentary species

36
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eliminate

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get rid of

37
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perfect

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v.improve/develop

38
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genuine

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true/real

39
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dominant

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prevailing/prominent/supreme

40
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unrivaled

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matchless/peerless

41
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paradox

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contradiction/absurdity

42
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neglect

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ignore/forgrt

43
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recall

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remember/recollect

44
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ascend

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rise/climb

45
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solid

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fixed/substantial/giving confidence or support

46
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contour

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outline/the shape of a mass of land or other object

47
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inhabit

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live in/dwell in

48
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irrevocably

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impossible to change

Certain things were now irrevocably part of their daily life

49
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superficially

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apparently/externally/on the surface

50
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stunted

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underdeveloped/hindered

The stunted trees had grown to barely three feet high

51
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malleable

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flexible

52
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mean

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signify/average

53
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exclude

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keep out/leave out

54
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mature

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get order

55
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pillar

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post/column

56
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encroachment

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intrusion

The new censorship laws are serious encroachments on freedom of expression

57
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no wonder

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unsurprising

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