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Inglesa - U2 Flashcards

1
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(adj) using threats/orders to make sb do smth they dont want to
the exercise of _______ power is a characteristic of competing….

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coercive

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(adj) not willing to do smth and therefore slow to do it
She had trouble sleeping but was _______ to take sleeping pills.

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reluctant

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(n) an angry feeling of extreme dislike for smth/sb
his son’s rampage was motivated by anti-gay _____

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hatred

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(adj) impossible to understand because of containing two opposite facts/characteristics
it seems _________, but if you drink a cup of hot tea it seems to cool you down

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paradoxical

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(adj) difficult to describe, find, achieve, remember
violence is so universal and ______

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elusive

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(adj) not limited by rules or controlling influence
do away with the __________ sale of firearms

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unfettered

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(adj) in large amounts
the ______ communication left behind

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copious

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(adj) extremely unpleasant and causing/deserving hate
he enacts an _______ screenplay

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odious

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(adj) unkind, cruel and without sympathy for other people
his _____ selfishness crystallize into fantasies of revenge

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callous

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(adj) famous for smth
the most ______ groups that hold influence..

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renowned

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(adj) divided by opposing views
there’s a ________ debate

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polarized

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(adj) releasing emotion through a particular activity
I find it ________ to dance

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cathartic

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(adj) basic, main, standard, regular
rice is a _____ food for more than half the world’s people.

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staple

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(adj) feeling that you want to vomit
some of you may still feel a little _____ about viral genes in your food

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queasy

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(adj) inmune to smth
the evolution of insects ________ to the pesticide

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impervious

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16
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(adj) reduced
_______ soils

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depleted

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(adj) causing worry
This threat to human health is a ________ aspect

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worrisome

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(adj) smth that attracts you
GM crops can look ______

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enticing

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(adj) detailed and careful
_______ investigations of GM crops

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rigorous

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(v) to attract someone a lot that you have influence over them
farmers are _______ by biotech

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bewitch

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(adj) gradual, progressing in a series of distinct stages
the _____ differentiation of a stem cell depends on…

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stepwise

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(adj) using facts or ideas to form a general principle
______ factors

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inductive

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(adj) often criticized in an unfair, exaggerated way
________ parents, politician

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maligned

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(adj) very difficult to deal with
_________ problems, complexity, strikes

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intractable

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(adj) fit to be eaten
_______ decoration

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edible

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(adj) possible to make people obey, be accepted
the contract may not be legally __________ if it is not drawn up correctly

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enforceable

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27
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(adj) continuining without any possibility of being stopped
it denies and ________ connection between frustation and aggression

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inexorable

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(adj) felt/experienced strongly
his mother’s death had a very _______ effect on him

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profound

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29
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(adj) a strong feeling of unfair dissaproval
_____-______ actions

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stigma-loaded

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30
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(adj) not functioning correctly
the logic is _____

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faulty

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31
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(adv) in an uncontrolled way
weed grow _______

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rampantly

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32
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(adv) always/very often
She’s _________ asking me for money

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perpetually

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33
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(n) the violent killing of large numbers of people
The Battle of the Somme was a dreadful _______

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carnage

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34
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(n) a little piece of smth
he took a ________ of viral DNA

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snippet

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35
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(n) detailed examination of smth to get information about it
Last year the agency proposed tightening its _______ of engineered foods

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scrutiny

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36
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(n) the act of not allowing sb/smth to take part in smth or enter a place
the _________ of the gene responsible for caffeine in coffee beans

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exclusion

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37
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(n) take possesion of smth
inadequate _________ of genetically modified crop populations

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sequestering

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38
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(n) a position of complete control that prevents smth from developing
the __________ of multinational biotech companies

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strangehold

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(n) the beginning/starting point of smth
GM food as its _________, was hailed as..

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inception

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40
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(v) to make smth less severe
GM food is supposed to ________ famine-stricken nations

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alleviate

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41
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(n) the possibility that can be made or is reasonable
the basis of ________, timing, costs and more.

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feasibility

42
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(n) someone who owns shares in a company
companies guarantees vast profits for their __________

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shareholders

43
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(n) a stopping of an activity for an agreed period of time
Monsanto agreed to a __________ on terminator genes

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moratorium

44
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(n) willingness to do things that bring advantages to others and disadvantages to you
claims of _________ from the biotech companies

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altruism

45
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(n) the young of a person, animal, plant, etc
stem cells _______

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progeny

46
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(n) in danger of being damaged or destroyed
the lives of birds are in ________ as a result of the oil spill

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jeopardy

47
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when people do things that involve risks in order to achieve smth
we often retain a lack of trust and avoid ______-_____

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risk-taking

48
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(n) sharing/combining things
collaborating is the _________ of individual needs and goals toward a common goal (b)

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pooling

49
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(n) a large violently attack
the ________ was carried out by an islamic state fighter

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onslaught

50
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(n) violent and wild behaviour
50 people were killed during a _______ at a gay nightclub in Florida

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rampage

51
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(n) a feeling/event of great anger and shock
and as americans we are united in grief, in _____ and in resolve to defend…

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outrage

52
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(n) the number of people who died in an event
the ______ ____ from Mateen’s massacre included 39 people

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death toll

53
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(n) the crime of murdering members of your own group/country
brotherhood has grown out of __________

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fratricide

54
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(n) a complaint or strong feeling that you’ve been treated unfairly
socially violence is caused by authentic ________

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grievances

55
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(n) an expression or statement of strong dissaproval which describes smth as very bad/wrong
he made _________ of the iraq war

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indictments

56
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(n) a problem that delays or prevents something (misfortune)
there has been a ______ in our plans

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setback

57
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(n) the act of thinking carefully and deeply about something
the effects of _________ on mood

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rumination

58
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(n) someone who has commited a crime or a violent/harmful act
Most ________ are young males

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perpetrators

59
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(n) a strong short feeling
as the music stopped, a ______ of excitement ran through the crowd

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frisson

60
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(n) accusations
this seems to be a damning _______ of the government’s education policy

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indictment

61
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(n) extreme anger
I had never seeb him in such a ___ before

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rage

62
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state of confusion, disorder
the whole country is in _______

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turmoil

63
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(n) something that will solve all problems
Biotechnology is no _______ for world hunger

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panacea

64
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(n) the process of getting smth
their methods of food _______ were hunting and fishing

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acquisition

65
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(v) express great approval of smth
GMOs have been _____ as the solution to the world’s hunger problems

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hailed

66
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(v) improve smth
GMOs can _______ desired traits

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enhance

67
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(v) to speak publicly about smth you are proud off or think is important
he ______ his own achievements, the news, the benefits of…

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trumpet

68
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(v) waste
______ money, resources

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squander

69
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(v) calm a dangerous/tense situation
_______ a crisis, situation, street protest

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defuse

70
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(v) to have in mind a thought/feeling over a long period of time
we may feel ok, but still _____ resentments in the future

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harbor

71
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(v) prevent something unpleasant from happening
The tragedy could have been ______ if the crew had followed safety procedures.

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avert(ed)

72
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(v) to intentionally not obey a law,rule, etc
she defies her and tries to ___ her rules

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flout

73
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(v) to completely destroy or ruin smth
a tragic accident _______ her dreams of Olympic glory

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shattered

74
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(v) to stop/end smth by using force
police were called in to _____ the disturbances

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quell

75
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(v) to start suddenly and violently
Demonstrations _______ into a full-throttle civil uprising

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erupt

76
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(v) to talk/look in a way that shows you don’t respect/aprove the other person
she pointed at him and _________

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sneer

77
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(v) (officially) anounce a decision or consider smth
the rest of the world is ready to _____ America

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adjudge

78
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(v) respect and admire sb or smth
the media glorify and _____ the people who take lifes

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revere

79
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(v) to behave differently from other members of a group and causing damage
a special forces unit ___ _____ and was trying to free the hostage

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go rouge

80
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(v) show a quality or an emotion very clearly or strongly
she just ______ confidence

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exude

81
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(v) think carefully and for a long period about something
he _______ on past humiliations

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ruminate

82
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(v) to remove all signs of smth by destroying/covering it
he longs for revenge to ______ what he cannot have

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obliterate

83
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(v) to turn smth upside down
like the child who _____ the checkerboard when he fails the game

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upend

84
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(adj) developing slowly (as a form of pent-up emotion)
the _______ controversy now appears to be coming to an end

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simmering

85
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(v) to like or enjoy smth
I always ______ a challengue

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relish

86
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(v) end
that animal is about to ______

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extinguish

87
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(v)show or feel barely suppressed emotion (cook up) / burn slowly without flames
the fire was ________

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smoulder

88
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to force sb to do smth
The students are _______ to wear their uniform

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compelled

89
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(v) take or claim smth without justification
Some people _______ that this technology will help those in…

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arrogate

90
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(v) to calculate an amount, make a judgement about smth
there is yet long-term research to be done to _____ such impact.

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gauge

91
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(v) to make smth happen, encourage
______ farmers to buy a fresh supply of seeds every year

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prompt

92
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(v) to cause (a problem)
organisms ____ a serious threat to biodiversity

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pose

93
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(v) to obtain smth good as a result of your actions
farmers were supposed to ____ the benefits of GM tech

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reap

94
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(v) to cause to be or become, make
tech that _____ all seeds from a GM crop sterile

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render

95
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(v) to limit the ability/development of smth
high winds have _____ firefighters in their efforts to put out the blaze

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hinder

96
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(v) show smth for the first time
campaigns to _____ certain facts

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unveil

97
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(v) fill smth up again
these cells _______ the body’s cell as they age

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replenish

98
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(v) make sb/smth go in a certain direction
factors that gradually ____ these cells

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steer

99
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(v) to lose a covering
amplifying cells replace older cells as they are _____ from the tips of the villi

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shed

100
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(v) activate/initiate
There needs to be some associated stimulus to _____ the aggression

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spark

101
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(n) remorse
______ of conscience

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tuggings

102
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(n) present in overwhelming amounts
the rats _____-___-____

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flood-the-zone

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