ESLPOD [075;076;077] Flashcards

1
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not happening frequently or regularly

A

odd (hours)

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2
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a school or class for children between the ages of two and four or five in the U.S. The British word is nursery school

A

preschool

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3
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the key for opening the lock of an outer door from the outside

A

latchkey

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4
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a policy used by many colleges to admit freshmen to undergraduate programs. Many law schools in the United States also have rolling admissions policies.[1] Under rolling admission, candidates are invited to submit their applications to the university anytime within a large window.

A

rolling admission

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5
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a woman whose job is to take care of someone else’s children. A nanny usually lives with the family that she works for.

A

nanny

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6
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to get something, especially something that is hard to get

A

come by

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7
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a small enclosed area in a room, separated from the rest of the room by thin walls or curtains

A

cubicle

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8
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to become familiar with a new way of life, place, or job, or to make someone do this

A

settle in

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9
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frightening, or dangerous

A

hairy

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10
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a ____ photograph of someone is natural and informal and is taken without them knowing that they are being photographed

A

candid

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11
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[Photography]someone who takes photographs, especially as his/her job

A

photographer [fəˈtɒɡrəfə]

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12
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to start out to live, work, or travel by oneself.

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strike out on one’s own

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13
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a small tool or piece of equipment that does something useful or impressive

A

gadget[ˈɡædʒət]

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14
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to impress sb. very much or make them very excited

A

be blown away

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15
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something that is ____ is designed to be thrown away after you have used it once or a few times

A

disposable

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16
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a small camera used for recording pictures and sound onto videotape

A

camcorder

17
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To be bewildered; be confused.

A

make one’s head spin

18
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describes a camera that requires no adjustment by the user before taking a photograph, because the focus and exposure are adjusted automatically or are fixed

A

point-and-shoot

19
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to treat film which has been used to take photographs with chemicals so that the pictures can be seen

A

develop

20
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a photograph printed on shiny smooth paper

A

glossy

21
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to show that there is a good reason for something, especially something that other people think is wrong; to be a good reason for something

A

justify