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FILM GIFTED Flashcards

1
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GIFTED

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Talented=skilled

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Monocular

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With one eye

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PING PONG BALL

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Light hollow balls used in tennis

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4
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AD NAUSEAM

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TO NAUSEA

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5
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SMOTHER

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SUFFOCATE

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CALL UPON (ON)

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PAY A VISIT TO SOMEONE
HE IS PLANNING TO CALL ON KATHERINE TODAY

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PASSIVELY

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in an accepting manner, without active response or resistance.
“we don’t have to sit passively by while others decide our fate”

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SCREW UP

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RUIN=wreck=destroy

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SANDPIPER

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BIRDS(small like sparrow)

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BY FAR

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BY A GREAT AMOUNT=MARKEDLY=undoubtedly

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HOLY SHIT

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VULGAR SLANG, EXPRESSION OF TERROR, SURPRISE
HOLY SHIT THAT CAR JUST EXPLODED

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12
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MACBOOK

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APPLE LAPTOP

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13
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OUT OF PRINT

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NO LONGER AVAILABLE

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14
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SMUG

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having or showing an excessive pride in oneself or one’s achievements.
“he was feeling smug after his win”
SELF CONGRATULATORY=SELF SATISFIED

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15
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COMPREHEND

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1)UNDERSTAND=GRASP
2)COMPRISE=INCLUDE

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16
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POMPOUS ASS

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SELF IMPORTANT

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17
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SWAG

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1)STYLIST CONFIDENCE
2)STOLEN GOODS

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18
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CALLED FOR

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1)REQUIRE=NEED
2)PUBLICLY ASK FOR OR DEMAND SOMETHING

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19
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UNCALLED FOR

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NOT SUMMONED OR INVITED

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20
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VINDICTIVE

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VENGEFUL

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21
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BRAG ABOUT

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BOASTFUL TALK,SHOW OF

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22
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CORE

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BASIC,CENTRAL PART

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23
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COUNT

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1)ADD UP,CHECK
2)INCLUDE,TAKE INTO ACCOUNT

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24
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MULTIFACETED

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HAVING MANY SIDES

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25
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MANIFOLDS

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many and various.
“the implications of this decision were manifold”

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DISSEMINATE

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CIRCULATE,SPREAD,PROPAGATE

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PREEMPTIVELY

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something is pre-emptive, it is done before other people can act,
Tending to prevent

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SPIRITED

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LIVELY,VIBRANT,VITAL,FULL OF LIFE,ANIMATED

29
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UNWHOLESOME

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UNHEALTHY =NOXIOUS

30
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AVERSION

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A STRONG DISLIKE = DISINCLINATION

31
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PALMETTO BUGS

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COCKROACHES
THE TERM PALMETTO BUG IS COMMONLY USED IN THE SOUTH EASTERN U.S, ESPECIALLY IN FLORIDA

32
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COCKTAIL

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AN ALCOHOLIC DRINK CONSISTING OF A SPIRIT/SPIRITS MIXED WITH OTHER INGRIDIENTS SUCH AS FRUIT JUICE OR CREAM

33
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SCOFF

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MOCK=RIDICULE

34
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TALLAHASSEE

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CAPITAL OF FLORIDA(STATE)

35
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RANCH

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A LARGE FARM ESPECIALLY IN NORTH AMERICA OR AUSTRALIA, WHERE CATTLE OR OTHER ANIMALS ARE BRED

36
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PULL A STUNT

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DO SOMETHING FOOLISH OR DANGEROUS

37
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CHARADE

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PANTOMIME,DECEPTION,IMITATION,MIMICRY,pretension

38
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GOT HOOKED

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ADDICTED
A GIRL WHO GOT HOOKED ON COCAINE

39
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PRESUMPTIVE

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HYPOTHETICAL
THEORETICAL
UNPROVEN
UNCONFIRMED

40
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DISINGENUOUS

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DISHONEST
DECEITFUL

41
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GLOAT

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dwell on one’s own success or another’s misfortune with smugness or malignant pleasure.
“his enemies gloated over his death”
DELIGHT IN
RELISH

42
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MURMURING

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a low or indistinct continuous sound.
“the murmuring of the River Derwent”

43
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LAWSUIT

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LEGAL ACTION
SUIT
CASE

44
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TESTIMONY

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a formal written or spoken statement, especially one given in a court of law.
“the testimony of an eyewitness”
EVIDENCE
AFFIDAVIT
STATEMENT

45
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RECALL

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1)REMEMBER
THINK OF
RECOLLECT
2)CALL BACK
BRING BACK

46
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Coerce

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PRESSURE
PRESSURISE

47
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CONQUEST

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DEFEAT
BEATING
CONQUERING

48
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REFUTE

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prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false; disprove
DISPROVE
CONTRADICT

49
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INSINUATION

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an unpleasant hint or suggestion of something bad.
“I’ve done nothing to deserve all your vicious insinuations”
IMPLICATIONS

50
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TURN DOWN

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1)REDUCE,LOWER
2)REJECT

51
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RESENTFUL

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FEELING OR EXPRESSING BITTERNESS AT HAVING BEEN TREATED UNFAIRLY

52
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SULLEN

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BAD TEMPERED AND SULKY, POUTING, RESENTFUL,MOODY

53
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TRIPPED

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1)STUMBLE
2)SLIP,SKIP,HOP

54
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OVER YOUR HEAD

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DIFFICULT
COMPLEX
BEWILDERING (CONFUSING)

55
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CREAM OF THE CROP

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BEST OF ITS KIND

56
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SITCOMS

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A SITUATION COMEDY

57
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CRUMMY

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DIRTY
UNPLEASANT
OR OF POOR QUALITY

58
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DEVIOUS

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DISHONEST
DISHONOURABLE

59
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CLUELESS

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UNAWARE
IGNORANT

60
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GRUNT

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CRY
SQUEAK
HOWL
SNORT
COMPLAINT
GROAN

61
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MELT DOWN

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1)melt a metal article
2)COLLAPSE OR BREAK DOWN DISASTROUSLY
MANY EXPECTED HIM TO MELT DOWN AT THE FIRST SIGN OF TROUBLE

62
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DAWNED(of a day)

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1)BREAK
OPEN
BEGIN
2)COME TO
OCCUR TO
The awful truth beginning to dawn on him

63
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POSTMORTEM

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TO EXAMINE THE DEAD BODY TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF DEATH

64
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THINK THROUGH

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TO THINK ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT PARTS OR EFFECTS OF(something)FOR A PERIOD OF TIME

65
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PRODIGY

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A YOUNG PERSON WITH EXCEPTIONAL QUALITIES OR ABILITIES

66
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VIVIDLY

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IN A WAY THAT PRODUCES POWERFUL FEELINGS OR STRONG CLEAR IMAGES IN THE MIND

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