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1
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infringement

A

an action that
breaks a rule, law,
etc.

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2
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vanity

A

the fact that you are too interested in your appearence or activities

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3
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self-absorbed

A

only interested in
yourself and your
own activities

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4
Q

blogosphere

A

personal thoughts/opinions

on the internet

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5
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deception

A

the act of hiding
the truth, especially to get an
advantage

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6
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circulation

A

process of passing something

from one to another

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7
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plagiarize

A

to pretend something is your own

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8
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inextricable

A

unable to escape

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9
Q

DIY

A

acronym of DO IT YOURSELF

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10
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portable

A

easily carried around

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11
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narcissistic

A

having too much interest in yorself

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to curate

A

to show exhibit

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13
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acutely

A

very

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14
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warts and all

A

including everything about a person, even the bad things

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15
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to pander to

A

to enforce/ to make stronger

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16
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tabloid

A

newspaper written in a sensational style

17
Q

to go dutch

A

to split the bill

18
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to cross wires

A

to fail understand

each other

19
Q

to change your tune

A

to change your opinion

20
Q

to split hairs

A

to argue about

details

21
Q

to be as proud as a peacock

A

having a very high opinion of oneself

22
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to sit on a fence

A

avoid supporting a side

23
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tome

A

a big, old, book

24
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blurry

A

not clearly

25
Q

hell-bell

A

stubbornly determined on doing sth.

26
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allusion

A

reference to sth.

27
Q

spoof

A

parody

28
Q

shortcomings

A

lack, deficit

29
Q

Eggs Benedict

A

poached eggs, ham on muffins with

hollandaise sauce

30
Q

Mai Tai

A

strong cocktail

31
Q

coincidence

A

happening by luck

32
Q

abandoned

A

having been deserted or left

33
Q

lo-fi

A

an Instagram filter

34
Q

feed

A

uploaded posts