English C1+ vocabulary 1T - nouns Flashcards

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Sonámbulo

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Sleepwalker

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Nest egg Keep your nest egg working Retirement nest egg

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Budget The project ran over budget A big-budget production Set a budget

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Shortcoming

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Junk | Junk mail, junk food

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Sun glasses, shades

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Endorsement | The endorsement of a charity

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Auction | I bought it in an online auction

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Heir | Inheritor

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Chatterbox

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Spinster Single woman Maiden

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Deserter Quitter Defector

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Accomplice

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Seamstress

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Prospect A job with no prospects He's a good prospect for the first race

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Heartthrob Attractive idolized man George Clooney is supposed to be a heartthrob

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Breed | A new breed of dogs is being sold

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Sawn-off shotgun

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Pop-up | There are pop-ups on your website

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Approach Adopt an approach To adopt a new approach to something

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Hoarding | There are hoardings in the streets

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Soap opera

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Outburst | An outburst of tears

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Lawsuit | They brought a lawsuit against the government

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Feud | She became involved in the bitter family feud

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Crinkle | A tell-tale crinkle

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Sibling, siblings

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Truce | We are offering a truce

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Breakthrough | People made important scientific breakthroughs by accident

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Mould | There was some mould growing in the wall

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Fluke | To win by a fluke

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Bucket It's raining buckets To kick the bucket

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Sap | The sap of a particular tree

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Cease fire

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No-man's-land

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Buffer zone

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Leaflet, brochure, pamphlet | The Scottish Tourist Board publishes an excellent brochure

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Scapegoat | The goal-keeper was used as a scapegoat for the team

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Core subject

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Synchronicity | Serendipity

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Constraint | He's disappointed with the constraints he works under

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Sled | I played in the snow with my new sled

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Ambush | The settlers were surprised when the Indians layed an ambush for them

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Sorority (girls) Fraternity (boys) Brotherhood

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Hype | There's a lot of hype surrounding the new cleaning product

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Shellfish | I like shellfish very much, such as prawns/shrimps

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Pack | Pack of lies, pack of wolves, pack of cards, pack of dogs, pack of liars

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Plot | Plot of a novel, plot of a building, plot as a secret plan, plot as a piece of land

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Blockbuster | The Lord of the Rings was a definite blockbuster

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Shorthand | For years, the word 'amateur' has been shorthand for 'sloppy'

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Pitch The busker's pitch is over there The fans invaded the pitch at the stadium The pitch of a siren is usually sharp We listened to the salesman's pitch That roof has a very steep pitch The pitch of a ship is its angle in the water We need another load of pitch to finish this road

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Safe | My money is all locked away in the safe

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Figure An important figure in literature, a young woman with a nice figure, figure 32 on the book, an astronomical figure (distance)

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Delivery As a politician his delivery was good, a postal delivery, when I was born I was a terrible delivery, delivery of the hostages

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Drill | Pneumatic drill to make roads, a fire drill, the dentist's drill

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Issue A stamps' issue, the issue of environment, issues from his childhood, he died without issue, the issue of liquor licenses

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Spell | A spell of bad weather, to cast a spell on someone, had a dizzy spell and almost faint

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Bound He reached the apples with a bound The shot went out of bounds

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Pool A pool of blood, the exploration pool included ten people, the car pool, go to the swimming pool, a forest pool, to play pool

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Score The mafias will settle the scores, scores of people, the musical score, the score of the game, there are scores on walls in ancient caves, a long score of people

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File | Walk in single file, a nail file, your personal file

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Bat | Do something of your own bat, a baseball bat, batman

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Tip | Leave a 15% tip, tip of the tongue, follow my tip, tip of the hill, take waste to the tip

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Stock Out of stock, a stock of chicken, take stock of things, the stock of the company, print on a hard stock, come from noble stock, the stock of the rifle

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A tall story | He told me a tall story, and I didn't believe it

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Paw | A cat's paw is soft on the bottom

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Claw | The claws of the tiger

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Fur | This new generation faux fur is almost impossible to tell from the real thing

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Hump | The hump of the camel

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Tusk | My dog has got big tusks

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Trunk | Trunk of an elephant, trunk of a tree

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Pouch | Kangaroos have a pouch

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Mane | Mane of a lion, mane of a horse

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Fin | The dorsal fin of sharks

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Hoof | Horses have hooves

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Antler, antlers | Deer's horns are called antlers

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Scale | A fish has got scales, the boxer stepped onto scale, the map is drawn on a thousand to one scale

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Whisker, whiskers | My cat has got long whiskers

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Some advice, a piece of advice

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Staple diet

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Proof of identity

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A safe bet