Handout 13 Flashcards

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The title written at the top of piece of writing

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Heading

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A close relationship between two things

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Correlation

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The state of being famous

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Renown

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An occasion when you seem to suggest something without saying it directly

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Implication

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Loving sb or sth so much that u don’t think or behave sensibly

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Besotted by/with

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Useful, helpful and favorable

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Beneficial

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Be in the minority

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Be part of very small group

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A period of time associated with particular events or qualities

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Era

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Behave in a way that shows that you know which people are more important than you

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Know your place

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10
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Poverty-stricken

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Impoverish

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Show business

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Showbiz

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12
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A company that sells shares in itself to the public

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Public corporation

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Saturated with

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Filled with sth completely

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Exposure

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Publicity

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15
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Classic

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Very typical

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Ubiquitous

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Very common, seems to be everywhere

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Sought-after

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Wanted by many, because it’s very good

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Throng

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A crowd

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19
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Proliferation

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Sudden increase, large number of

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20
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To mirror sth

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To have features similar to

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21
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To stage

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Organize

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22
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Gut-wrenching

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Disappointed, not as you expect it

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Dominate

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Control

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Just about

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Almost, very nearly

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Sheer
Emphasizes the size
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Invade
Get involved in an unwanted way нахлувам
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Disillusioned
Unpleasant
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To seek sth
Try to find way to achieve sth
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Untold
So big, that couldn't be described
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Accumulate
To collect (debts, fortune)
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Command
Deserve and get
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Bring together
Make people work together
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Self-made millionaire
Rich due to their own efforts
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Supreme
Greatest possible
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Spontaneous
Happening without being forced
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Disquiet
Feeling of worry and unhappiness
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Credibility
The quality of deserving to be believed and trusted
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Authenticity
The quality of being real genuine true
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Convey
Make sth known to sb | Communicate it
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Glamour
Attractive, related to fame and wealth
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The stuff of
Sth that a particular type of thing is made of or based on. Basis
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Ultimate
Greatest
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Ultimately
After everything else... result
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Satiate
Give so much, so to never want anymore
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Hence
That's why
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Bruise
Hematoma; injury
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That is that
Finish/end
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An area of life
Particular subject
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However badly or however well
No matter how badly/well
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Unify
Join
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Capable of
Able to
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Reach bursting point
Become sooo full
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For all but sb/sth
For everybody except...
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Fair play
Playing according to the rules
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Be bound up with sth
Be closely connected
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Hatred
Hate
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Boastful people
Who talk too proudly about themselves
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Disregard
Ignore