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Deck 16 Flashcards

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to perch (in, on, etc.) sth

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to sit on or near the edge of something

  • ‘We perched on bar stools and had a beer.’
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gusto

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great energy, enthusiasm, and enjoyment that is experienced by someone taking part in an activity, especially a performance

  • ‘Everyone joined in the singing with great gusto.’
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to run amok

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to behave without control in a wild or dangerous manner

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predation

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the fact that an animal hunts, kills, and eats other animals

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overgrazing [U]

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a situation in which there are too many cows or other animals eating grass in an area, which damages the environment

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an anchorage

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a place where a boat is or can be anchored

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to pose

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to cause something, especially a problem or difficulty /= stanowić

  • ‘Nuclear weapons pose a threat to everyone.’
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to double back

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to turn and go back in the direction you have come from

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to glisten

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to shine by reflecting light from a wet or smooth surface

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to rid

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to free from something

  • ‘I want to rid the house of mice.’
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abruptly

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suddenly and unexpectedly

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a sliver

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a very small, thin piece of something, usually broken off something larger

  • ‘a sliver of glass’
  • ‘Just a sliver of cake for me, please - I shouldn’t really be having any.’
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to squint

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to partly close your eyes in order to see more clearly

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undignified (adj.)

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appearing foolish and unseemly; lacking in dignity

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sole

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being one only; single

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to concur

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to agree or have the same opinion

  • ‘The new report concurs with previous findings.’
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innate

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An innate quality or ability is one that you were born with, not one you have learned

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intrinsic

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being an extremely important and basic characteristic of a person or thing

  • ‘Maths is an intrinsic part of the school curriculum.’
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to foster

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encourage the development of (something, especially something desirable)

  • ‘The teacher’s task is to foster learning.’
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perceptive

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very good at noticing and understanding things that many people do not notice

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substantial

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large in size, value, or importance

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to exemplify

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to be or give a typical example of something

  • ‘This painting perfectly exemplifies the naturalistic style which was so popular at the time.’
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to make do

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to manage to live without things that you would like to have or with things of a worse quality than you would like

  • ‘We didn’t have cupboards so we made do with boxes.’
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serendipity

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the fact of finding interesting or valuable things by chance

= fortunate happenstance

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to run out of steam

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to suddenly lose the energy or interest to continue doing what you are doing

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in some respects

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with regard to some or many details /= w pewien sposób

  • ‘In some respects, Anne’s comments are similar to yours.’
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27
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a adage

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a wise saying

-‘He remembered the old adage “Look before you leap”.’

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to corroborate

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confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding)

  • ‘The witness had corroborated the boy’s account of the attack.’
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far-flung

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used to refer to places that are a great distance away, or something that is spread over a very large area

  • ‘She has travelled to the most far-flung corners of the word.’
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as distinct from

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used for showing that you want to consider something separately from something else /= tak różny od

  • ‘Each pebble is distinct from the other.’
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to superimpose

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to place or lay one thing over another, typically so that both are still evident

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to traverse

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to move or travel through an area

  • ‘Stanley traversed the continent from west to east.’
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to revere

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to very much respect and admire someone or something

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transient

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lasting for only a short time; temporary; impermanent

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hoarse (adj.)

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(of a voice or a person) having a rough voice, often because of a sore throat or a cold

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pared-down

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If you describe something as pared-down, you mean that it has no unnecessary features, and has been reduced to a very simple form.

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weathered

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changed in color or form over a period of time because of the effects of sun, wind, rain, or other conditions in the air

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to wilt

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(of a plant) to become weak and begin to bend towards the ground
(of a person) to become weaker, tired, or less confident

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39
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in the light of sth

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because of

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to make a name for oneself (by)

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to become famous or respected by a lot of people

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to scrape (the bottom of) the barrel

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to use the worst people or things because that is all that is available

42
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neat

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(of a strong alcoholic drink) without anything, such as water or ice or another drink, added to it

  • ‘She likes her whiskey neat.’
43
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to fumble

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to do something awkwardly, especially when using your hands

  • ‘I fumbled with the lock.’
44
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breezy

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happy, confident, and enthusiastic

45
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dolorous

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sad, or causing sadness or emotional suffering

  • ‘a dolorous face’
46
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to fume

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to be very angry, sometimes without expressing it

  • ‘I saw her a week after they’d had the argument and she was still fuming.’
47
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susceptible

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easily influenced or harmed by something

  • ‘She isn’t very susceptible to flattery.’
48
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to taint

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to spoil something by adding a harmful substance, or to spoil people’s opinion of someone

  • ‘His reputation was permanently tainted by the financial scandal.’
49
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to sully

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to spoil something that is pure or someone’s perfect reputation

50
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animosity

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strong dislike, opposition, or anger

  • ‘Of course we’re competitive, but there’s no personal animosity between us.’
51
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over the counter

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by ordinary retail purchase, with no need for a prescription or licence

52
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resplendent

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having a very bright or beautiful appearance

53
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to get behind

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to fail to do as much work or pay as much money as you should by a particular time

  • ‘She got behind with her mortgage and the house was repossessed.’
54
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peerless

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Something that is peerless is better than any other of its type

55
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a last-ditch attempt/effort

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an effort or attempt that is made at the end of a series of failures to solve a problem, and is not expected to succeed

56
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prim

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very formal and correct in behaviour and easily shocked by anything rude

57
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much obliged

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an expression used when one wants to indicate that one is very grateful for something

58
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to loathe

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to hate someone or something

59
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erratic

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moving or behaving in a way that is not regular, certain, or expected

  • ‘She can be very erratic; one day she is friendly and the next she’ll hardly speak to you.’
60
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to augment

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to increase the size or value of something by adding something to it

61
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insatiable

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(of an appetite or desire) impossible to satisfy

62
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duress [U]

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threats used to force a person to do something

  • ‘He claimed that he signed the confession under duress.’
63
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demeanor

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a way of looking and behaving /=usposobienie, sposób bycia

  • ‘The boss has a calm, reassuring demeanor.’
64
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(up) to the hilt

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If you do something to the hilt, you do it in the strongest and most complete way that you can.

65
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loony

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silly or stupid

66
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sultry

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(especially of a woman’s face or voice) attractive in a way that suggests sexual desire

  • ‘She’s the sultry blonde in that new chocolate commercial.’
67
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to be hard up (for sth)

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to not have enough of something important or valuable

  • ‘If you’re so hard up for friends, why don’t you join a club?’
68
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to mull sth over

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to think carefully about something for a long time

  • ‘I need a few days to mull things over before I decide if I’m taking the job.’
69
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gee

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a mild expression, typically of surprise, enthusiasm, or sympathy

  • ‘Gee, Linda looks great at fifty!’
70
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a band-aid

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a small piece of sticky cloth or plastic that you use to cover and protect a cut in the skin

71
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jagged

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rough and with sharp points (eg. road, rock)

72
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a phial

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a small glass bottle, especially one containing liquid medicine

  • ‘a phial of poison’
73
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on the sly

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If you do something on the sly, you do it secretly because you should not be doing it

74
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dubious

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thought not to be completely true or not able to be trusted

  • ‘These claims are dubious and not scientifically proven.’
75
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a hiccup

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a problem that delays or interrupts something for a while, but does not usually cause serious difficulties

76
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enamoured

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liking something a lot

  • ‘I have to say I’m not exactly enamoured with/of this part of the country.’
77
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to exercise

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to use something

  • ‘I exercised my democratic right by not voting in the election.’
78
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to stall

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If an engine stalls, or if you stall it, it stops working suddenly and without you intending it to happen.

79
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a hindlimb

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either of the two back limbs of an animal

80
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a gait

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a particular way of walking

  • ‘He walked with a slow stiff gait.’
81
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familial

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relating to or occurring in a family or its members

  • ‘a familial disease’
82
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onset

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the moment at which something unpleasant begins

  • ‘the onset of winter’
83
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tabletop

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used to refer to board games, card games, and other physical games, rather than computer games

  • ‘tabletop football games’
84
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to keep tabs on sth/sb

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to watch something or someone carefully

  • ‘I like to keep tabs on my bank account so that I don’t spend too much.’
85
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to profess to/for

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to state something, sometimes in a way that is not sincere

  • ‘He professed loved for her by giving her flowers.’
  • ‘She professed loved to him on their first date.’
86
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a bristle

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a short, stiff hair, usually one of many

  • ‘My toothbrush has blue and white plastic bristles.’
87
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fluff [U]

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entertainment that is not serious or valuable

88
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a condiment

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a substance, such as salt, that you add to food to improve its taste

89
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to blindside

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to surprise someone; to hit unexpectedly

  • ‘Matt blindsided Josh, knocking him to the pavement’
90
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derailment

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the obstruction of a process by diverting it from its intended course /=wykolejenie

*If a train derails or is derailed, it comes off the railway tracks.

91
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to sear

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to burn the surface of something with sudden very strong heat

  • ‘The heat from the explosion seared their hands and faces.’
92
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to repel

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People or things that repel you make you feel strongly that you do not want to be near, see, or think about them.

  • ‘This coat has a special surface that repels moisture.’
93
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stricken

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suffering severely from the effects of something unpleasant

  • ‘a poverty-stricken area’
  • ‘a grief-stricken family’
  • ‘He has been stricken with grief since the death of his wife.’
94
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chipper

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very happy

95
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a walk of life

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When people talk about walk(s) of life, they are referring to different types of jobs and different levels of society

  • ‘Members of the gym include lawyers, teachers, plumbers, and hairdressers - people from all (different) walks of life.’
96
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a ruse

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a trick intended to deceive someone

  • ‘It was just a ruse to distract her while his partner took the money.’
97
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to repeal

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If a government repeals a law, it causes that law no longer to have any legal force

98
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despondent

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unhappy and with no hope or enthusiasm

99
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a crutch

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something that provides help and support and that you depend on, often too much

  • ‘As an atheist, he believes that religion is just an emotional crutch for the insecure.’
100
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tellingly

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with a striking or revealing effect; significantly /=wyraźnie, jasno

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