Inglesa - U1 Flashcards
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(adj) tediously long in speaking or writing.
she is ____-____ when writing essays
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long-winded
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(adj) causing amazement and wonder.
this place is ________!
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astounding
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(adj) able to endure specific conditions.
rye is _______ __ drought
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tolerant of
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(adj) expressed in a plain and honest way.
books give us ______ accounts
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unvarnished
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(adj) causing so much emotion that it cannot be described
_______ appeal
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ineffable
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(adj) it causes severe problem or damage
______ concern
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acute
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(adj) attractive bc of being unusual and old-fashioned
how _____ the vocabulary looks like
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quaint
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(adj) unnecessary bc it is more than is needed
she is a single unmarried woman, the word unmarried is ________
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redundant
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(adj) using the same sound at the beginning of several words that are close together
its ______ ingenuity
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alliterative
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(adj) the language of the ______ isle
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sceptred
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(adj) obvious, interesting
the ________ variations in English
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striking
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(adj) being one only
the _____ official language
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sole
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(adj) containing things/people from all over the world
New York is a ____________ city
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cosmopolitan
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(adj) important and basic characteristics of smth
its ________ cultural properties
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intrinsic
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(adj) work done in an office
the _______ work required
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clerical
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(adj) showing that you don’t think smth is important or worth considering
a _________ look or attitude
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dismissive
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(adj) experiencing a lot of difficulty
______-_____ times
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hard-pressed
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(adj) ordinary people in a society, movement, organization, etc
______-____ tourist level
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grass-roots
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(adj) showing hard work, care and attention to detail
I’m an _________ student
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assiduous
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(adj) existing out of its time in history
___________ views of linguistic imperialism
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anachronistic
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(adj) extremely surprising and important
______-________ news
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world-shattering
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(adj) having three separate parts
____-_____ development
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three-pronged
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(adj) likely to cause disagreement
they were discussing over his ________ past
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contentious
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(adj) in a loud and energetic way
he was ________ repeating everyday phrases
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racously
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(adj) the opposite of bottom-up
_____-____ globish
top-down
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(adj) said in a clear and short way
he asked in a ______ globish
succint
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furthest toward the (north-east) area
____________ state
northeasternmost
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(adj) very small changes made to smth to make it work as well as possible
my dad has a ____-____ freezer
fine-tuned
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(adj) weak, unhealthy, broken, etc
the venerable and ____
frail
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(adj) sb who behaves in a way that shows they have little experience, confident, judgment
the ______ and the strong
callow
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(adj) causing fear, shock, suffering / very bad
a ________ fate
dreadful
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(adj) extremely bad in a way that is very noticeable
the _________ deforestation in the homeland of the Penan
egregious
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(adj) saving someone from evil, suffering, etc
the ________ spirit of the spirit is smth to behold
redemptive
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(adj) happening after smth else
the ______ millennia
ensuing
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(adj) forceful and persuasive
_________ evidence
compelling
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(adj) done or show publicly, not hidden
bilingual consider words in both languages even without _____ similarity
overt
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(adj) a light ringing sound
I heard a _______ sound
tinkling
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(adj) that cannot be compared to any other because of its superiority
________ elegance
unparalled
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(adj) trying to destroy or damage something
______ elements, groups, ideas
subversive
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(adj) to adapt a foreign word to english usage
she married a norwegian named Niels, who later _________ his name
anglicized
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(adj) lacking the ability or equipment necessary to do smth well
she was ____-_____ for the 50 km run
ill-equipped
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(adj) existing commonly or happening frequently
slang hasn't become more _______ but public
prevalent
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(adj) believing strongly in a religion and obeying its rules
______ muslims
devout
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(adj) proceeding from smaller units to the larger structure
the nature of globish means that is ______-__
bottom-up
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(adv) mainly
the island _____ attracts rich tourists
chiefly
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(n) the start of smth
the project was flawless from the ______
outset
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(n) smth that is perfect
language is a _______
paragon
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(n) the fact that there's too little of smth /lack
the ________ of inflection
paucity
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(n) the fact of being recent
the scale and _______ of the development
recency
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(n) a force/influence that stretches, pull or put pressure on smth causing damage
a _____ placed on the conventional resources
strain
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(n) deep opening in the earth / large difference between two opinions or groups of people
the _____ between rich and poor
chasm
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(n) a person that you've met but don't know well a business, professional __________
acquaintance
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(n) extreme anger
the people feared the _____ of God
wrath
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(n) opposition to technological change
the linguistic _______
luddism
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(n) smth that causes difficulties/disadvantages
a linguistic ______
handicap
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(n) pieces of wood/metal used to support a building so that is above the ground/water
the house sets on _____
stilts
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(n) straw or reeds use to make roofs (techo de paja)
the houses are roofed with ______ or metal
thatch
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(n) respect and politeness
he treats her with such _______
deference
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(n) word or phrase used to show that you love someone
between kisses, he was murmuring ________
endearment
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(n) a short story that tells a (partly) truth or fact
mythological stories used as forceful _____ to prescribe behavior
fables
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(n) strange way of behaving or feature
the ____________ that make each language unique
idiosyncrasies
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(n) small piece that is left from a larger piece
smaller languages retain ______ of number systems
remnants
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(n) piece of wood or coal that continues to burn after a fire has no more flames
Voodoo acolytes in a state of trance handling burning _____ with impunity
embers
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(n) a group of mountains
the people retreated into an isolated volcanic _____
massif
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(n) a small, simple house
stone ____
huts
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(n) a false report of information that is intended to deceive people
the old ______ of the noble savage
canard
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(n) the place where someone lives
Whether (the mountain) is the _____ of a spirit or a pile of ore is irrelevant.
abode
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(n) the male part of a flower
more interesting than counting _____
stamens
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(n) a serious,sad, difficult, unpleasant condition
the _____ of indigenous people
plight
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(n) a light carriage pulled by one horse
horse and _____
buggy
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(n) the destruction of people's way of life
_______ is celebrated as part of a development strategy
ethnocide
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(n) an intentional act
the sister who had done that brave _____ was put into an education camp
deed
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(n) written language in its ordinary form rather than the one from poems
the _____ of the priesthood
prose
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(n) an amount that is more than needed
we created hierarchy specialization ______
surplus
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(n) the return of smth that was broken/lost
An amazing example of how a nation-state can seek ________ with its people.
restitution
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(n) balancing several activities together
the constant ________ of two languages
juggling
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(n) the ideas, info, principles that form the structure of an organization/plan
different languages provide us with different _________
frameworks
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(n) phrases often repeated by a famous person
a ___________ for the marketing campaign
catchphrase
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(n) collection of trees
look at that _____, it must be 500 years old
stand
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(n) the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties
everyone has ______ tattoed on their arm
resilience
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(n) the entire range of skills, aptitudes, etc used in a particular field
a __________ of emotions
repertoire
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(n) smth that is similar
I'm vegetarian, I don't like fake bacon and other meat _______
analogs
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(n) the type of speech used by people from the East End of London
slang is replacing traditional ______
cockney
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(n) limitation or restriction
there are few ________ in tv shows regarding use of slang
constraints
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(n) group of similar things
a ______ of schools
cluster
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(n) the capacity of smth to last
the ________ of some slang terms
endurance
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(n) a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly
_______ for the word bae
eulogy
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(n) the quality of being fashionable
it signals the end of its _______
hipness
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(n) a very slightly difference in appearance, sound, meaning, etc
the mastery of fine ______ of native speaker language
nuances
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(n) the process of becoming known or appearing
the ________ of the new hollywood star
emergence
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(n) trust based on not having much experience
I think her ________ is charming
naivety
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(n) small pieces, drops of smth
a _________ of other territories
sprinkling
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(n) the range of a subject covered by a book, discussion, class, etc
the _____ of English
scope
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(v) present a problem / particular way of behaving to impress
the rats are ______ a threat to the restaurant / the man dropped his ____ of niceness
pose (ing)
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(v) to make smth happen
changes in social structures can _____ linguistic changes
prompt
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(v) to have/use power, authority influence / to hold and use a weapon
they ______ their spears
wield(ed)
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(v) to reduce in size or importance
I don't want to ________ her achievements, but she got help
diminish
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(v) to accept smth unpleasant / to be responsible for smth / to have smth
the dominance of spanish ____ no inmediate relationship with....
bears
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(v) to stop smth
the decline of a language has been slowed and _____
halted
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(v) to spread through smth and be present in every part of it
american english has come to ______ their tv shows
permeate
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(v) to consider smth carefully for a long time
governments should _____ their choices carefully
ponder
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(v) to follow a different direction/become different
her friend's lives ______ after graduation
diverge
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(v) to feel strong feelings after seeing smth
they cannot help but come away _____ by what they have seen
dazzle(d)
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(v) praise
____ the value of a book
extol
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(v) to organise people or things to achieve an aim
the rebels were __________ their forces outside the capitol
marshalling
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(v) to catch or get control of smth/sb
my gender expression ________ without their consent
ensnare
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(v) increase rapidly above the usual level
exam results have ______ bc of slang
soared
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(v) reduce smth in quality or value, degrade
teenagers are blamed for _______ linguistic standards
debase (ing)
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(v) to make smth bad certain to happen
__________ it to failure
doom(ing)
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unnaturally formal
how horrible _____ it sounded
stilted
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(v) to prevent smth or make it impossible
this doesn't _____ the participation of english natives...
preclude
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(v) to be or be considered as
don't need to ________ a focus for production
constitute
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(v) to make smth happen faster
to ______ softening, place the cream cheese in the oven
hasten
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(v) having a very slight amount of colour/feeling
your pride may be _____ with concern
tinged
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(v) to feel unhappy bc sb has smth you think they don't deserve
_____ an effort
begrudge
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(v) to enjoy a food/experience slowly
____ the power you have
savour
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(v) to force smth out of its place
foreign language often _______ others
displace
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(v) to limit the ability of sb to do smth /development of smth
foreign aid has ______ the achievement of language teaching goals
hinder
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(v) to give sb a name based on a characteristic they have
Nerriere ________ it "globish"
christen(ed)
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(v) to prevent smth from developing
link between x and x that _______ further development
inhibit(ed)
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(v) to separate smth from smth else
english and culture were _______ from
decoupled
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(v) to reach a great height / rise very quickly
that ____ above the Caribbean coastal plain
soars
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(v) to keep people separate from everyone else
the young are _________ in a shadowy world of darkness
sequester(ed)
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(v) to live in a place or in a particular way
the cannibal spirits that _______ at the north end of the world
dwell(ed)
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(n) plentiful (abundancia)
the _______ of happiness everywhere
copiousness
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(v) to encourage the development of ideas or feelings
I try to ________ an appreciation for clasical music in my students
foster
