IELTS reading Flashcards

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murky

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dark and dirty or difficult to see through
homályos, sötét

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bleary

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If you have bleary eyes, your eyes are red or have tears in them and you cannot see clearly, because you are tired or have just woken up:
csipás

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3
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garble

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to make words or messages unclear and difficult to understand:
elferdít, elront

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4
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electroreception

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Az elektrorecepció és az elektrogenezis szorosan összefüggő biológiai képességek az elektromos ingerek észlelésére és az elektromos mezők generálására

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5
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cue

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a signal for someone to do something
utasítás, intés, figyelmeztetés

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hapless

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unlucky and usually unhappy:
szerencsétlen, boldogtalan

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novice

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a person who is not experienced in a job or situation:
újonc, növendék

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clutter

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to fill something in an untidy or badly organized way:
zűrzavart teremt, lármázik

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ray

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rája

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dwell

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to live in a place or in a particular way:
lakik, tartózkodik, időzik

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vicinity

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the area around a place or where the speaker is :
közelség, szomszédság

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12
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proximity

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the state of being near in space or time:
közelség

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13
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strike

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lecsap, megüt, csap

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14
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sinewy

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inas

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15
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frenzy

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őrjöngés, dühöngés

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16
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assess

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megállapít, felmér

17
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lull

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lecsillapít, megnyugtat

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dazzle

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If light dazzles you, it makes you unable to see for a short time:
If you are dazzled by someone or something, you think they are extremely good and exciting:

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stir

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to mix a liquid or other substance by moving an object such as a spoon in a circular pattern:
kever, megmozdít, felkavar

20
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menace

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something that is likely to cause harm
veszély, fenyegetés

21
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to swoon

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to feel a lot of pleasure, love, etc. because of something or someone:
rajong, elájul

22
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fop

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(especially in the past) a man who is extremely interested in his appearance and who wears very decorative clothes
piperkőc, jampec

23
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rendition

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a particular way of performing a song, piece of music, or poem:
ábrázolás, interpretáció

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prevail

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to get control or influence:
előnyben van, dominál

25
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profound

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felt or experienced very strongly or in an extreme way:
mélységes, erős hatás

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legion

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large numbers of people, very large in number
hadtest, sokaság, tömérdek