Definition Flashcards
To organise a series of activities to try to achieve something
She has been … Stronger anti-pollution laws
They actively …Save their local cinema
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Antonym
Campaigning for
Campaigned to
Crusade
Inaction
To prove that something is true
Many scientists plan to wait until the results of the study are … by future research
They had some …. concerns about the safety of the airplane
Your ticket is … for three months
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Validate
Valid
Confirm confirmative certify
validate invalid deny disprove
To choose to officially ignore rule, right or claim et cetera
The defendant has … his right to anonymity
She … her right to a lawyer
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Waived
Reject
Accept
To use something for a particular purpose, especially ideas, arguments
Airbags are only …. When the car is struck from the front
Troops have been … In the area to counter possible attack
The driver’s airbag had failed to …
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Deployed
Use
Conceal
To happen or make something happen at a faster rate
The increased capital could greatly … Economic development
The decline of your health seemed to suddenly …
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Antonym
Accelerate
Advance, expedite
Cease, halt
To try to win an election
The party has been … Hard in the north
Campaigning
With a lot of people or things close together
The jungle is so … You cannot walk through it
A … Black cloud of flying insects
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Antonym
Dense
Thick
Clear - Not covered or blocked by anything
To expect something or prepare before it happens
The building will be completed around six months earlier than …
Luckily we had … the question
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Antonym
Anticipated
Assume, foresee
Doubt(v) - Think something is not probable
No longer needed
8000 people have been …. in Britain this year
… Weapons
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Antonym
Made redundant
Redundant
Superfluous, unnecessary
Necessary, needed
A small, temporary problem
One slight …. - The spacecraft didn’t rise far above the horizon
Hiccup
….. Weather is very hot and dry
The … desert sun
… Air from the Sahara
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Antonym
Torrid
Arid blazing
Cold. Cool
Lasting a long time
The smell from the fire still … Hours later
Dad suffers from the … Effects of radiation treatments
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Antonym
Lingered
Lingering
Remain continuing
Cease , Ephemeral - Lasting for only a short time
To describe clearly and exactly what something is
Your duties are clearly … In the contract
Can you … What it means to be an American?
Synonym
Antonym
Define
Describe
Misrepresent
To suddenly stop moving or working properly
Her back … Painfully after she had lifted the box
If you don’t add oil, The engine will eventually …
His right leg suddenly … During the race
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Antonym
Seized up
Not strong or healthy
A … old lady
He is …, But still manages to walk with a stick
A garden with a … Wooden fence around it
Attempt to rebuild the … economy
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Antonym
Frail
Fragile
Strong
To discover or notice something, especially something that is difficult to see, hear, smell et cetera
The special camera can … bodies by their heat
Technology capable of … The smallest tremors
I thought I … A hint of irony in her words
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Antonym
Detect
Observe, find
Conceal
To give someone more courage
… by her smile, he asked her to dance
Government …. People to act without fear or enforcement
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Antonym
Emboldened
Spur
Discourage
To give someone the ability or opportunity to do something
This money has … Me to buy a new computer
Enemy communications were destroyed, … A surprise attack
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Antonym
Enabled, Enabling
Empower
Hinder
The size of something, especially when it is big
Is the government aware of full … of the problem ?
There has been housing development on a massive … since 1980
Scale
To say that someone has done something bad
He was falsely … murder
She … Andrew of lying to her
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Antonym
Accused of, accused
Allege
Exculpate - Prove not to blame
To prove that something true
The study … The findings of earlier research
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Antonym
Confirms
Affirm, certify, verify
Deny disprove
Возмутительный
The prices in that restaurant were …
I’ve always thought it … that the poor have to pay for tax cuts for the rich
Outrageous
Extremely good
A … performance
…. Attractions designed to capture the imagination of the public
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Antonym
Superlative
Magnificent, outstanding, superb
Bad, poor, inferior
Изобретательный
One of the most talented and … Drummers in modern music
Carrington also an …. writer
Most of structures were … Constructed to be energy-efficient in their use of water and energy
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Antonym
Inventive
Inventively
Imaginative
Dull - Not interesting; dullness , Dully
Изумительный
It has been an absolutely … day
We were served spaghetti with a … pesto sauce
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Antonym
Marvellous
Fabulous, wonderful
Bad, ordinary, poor
Таинственный
The … Death of her son
They are investigating the … Disappearance of a young man
Synonym
Antonym
Mysterious
Strange
Obvious, apparent
Extremely
… happy
A … fit individual
Superlatively
Always
It … Rains when I go there
The trains here are … Punctual
Synonym
Invariably
Always, constantly
