english false cognate exam 1 Flashcards

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library

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a place to borrow books, for free, with a membership card

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bookstore

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a place to buy books

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crayon

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something children colour with; made of wax

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pencil

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_ a writing instrument; contains lead

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phrase

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a group of words that together have a particular meaning

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sentence

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a complete thought, finishing with a period when written

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note

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a written message or record of information; musical symbol

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mark

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a number showing the evaluation of school work

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professor

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a faculty member of the highest academic rank at an
5. institution of higher education

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teacher

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one whose occupation is to instruct

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conductor

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someone who drives a train

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driver

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someone who drives a car / bus / tax

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mechanic

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a person who repairs engines, etc.

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machinery

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an assemblage of parts that transmit motion and energy

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comedian

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someone who writes or tells jokes; might perform stand-up

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actor

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someone who portrays a character in a production

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demand

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to request something in a serious, forceful manner

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ask

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to pose a question politely

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command (verb)

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to tell someone officially to do something

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order (verb)

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to request food or goods by phone from a business

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cry

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to shed tears, when you are sad

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scream

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to raise the volume of your voice

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rest

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stopping for a moment in order to take a break

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stay

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living in a place

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vacancy

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empty space in a building

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vacation

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a period spent away from home or business for travel or recreation

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temperature

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degree of hotness or coldness measured on a definite scale

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weather

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the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold,
wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness

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cave

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a hole in the earth; possible home for bears or bats

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basement

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the part of a house that is below ground level

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medicine

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a substance or preparation used in treating disease

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doctor

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a person who helps sick people

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photograph

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a picture

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photographer

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__ a person who takes pictures

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furniture

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items in rooms in a home (couch, chair, table, etc.)

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supplies

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provisions; items needed in an office, kitchen, etc

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piece

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a part of a whole; a fragment

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play

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the stage representation of an action or story

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infant

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_ a baby or very young person

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child

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a young person; no longer a baby and not yet a teenager

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parent

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your mother or father (only)

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relative

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anyone in your family (mother, father, aunt, uncle, etc.)

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figure (noun)

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the shape or form of a person’s body

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face (noun)

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the part of a person’s head including the mouth, nose and eyes

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gentle

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soft or delicate

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nice

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polite or kind

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sensible

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having a capacity for good judgment; wise

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sensitive

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emotionally delicate

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fine (adjective)

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very well; all right

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kind (adjective)

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of a helpful nature

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severe

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severe

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strict

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rigid; disciplinary

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sympathetic

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sensitive to other people’s emotions

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nice

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pleasing; agreeable

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actually

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in fact

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currently

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at this moment; right now