dictionary 1 Flashcards

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ratified

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approved/ former consent

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2
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suffrage

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the right to vote in political elections

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3
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abridged

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shorten/ brief

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4
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demonstration

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parade / indication

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5
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reform

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make a change in social, political, economic

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6
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interrogative

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having question / curious

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7
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Subjunctive

A

假設語氣

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8
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imperative

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urgent/ crucial

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9
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mischievous

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naughty/playful

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10
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scrawny

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extremely skinny

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11
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foreboding

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fear of something bad is gonna happen

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12
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remarkable

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extraordinary

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13
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inventive

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creativity/ innovative

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14
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cutting-edge

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beyond trend

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15
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litotes

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a way of saying something by saying what’s not

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16
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personification

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give a human quality to an abstract idea

17
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caesura

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break or pause in the middle of verse line

18
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paradox

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absurdity/ nonsense

19
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ravel

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confuse or complicate (a question or situation)/ a tangle, cluster, or knot.