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Intermediate BBC-2 Flashcards

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Turn a corner

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Come out of a difficult situation

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Daring

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Brave and willing to take risks

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Agent

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Someone who works secretly for a government

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Infect

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(Here) pass harmful computer program from one machine to another

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Chaos

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State of complete confusion

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Stockbroker

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A person whose job is to buy and sells shares

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Swindler

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Someone who tricks people to take their money

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Pyramid scheme

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Illegal investment scheme in which money from new investors is used to pay old investors

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Whopper

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A big lie

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Misled

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Made people believe sth that wasn’t true

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Impeached

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Removed from public office for crimes committed following a particular process

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Performance-enhancing drugs

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Substances banned from sport because they give an unfair advantage to one competitor over the others

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Anti-doping

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Measures to prevent the use of performance-enhancing substances in sport

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14
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Keep your wits about you

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Be alert at all times

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Pulling the wool over your eyes

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Trying to trick you

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Flirts

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Behaves towards someone as if romantically or sexually interested in them

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Inscription

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Words that are written or cut into sth

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Involuntarily

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Without will or conscious control

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Strains

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Damage to sth that is caused by stretching or pulling it

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Prone to

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If you are prone to sth, it often happens to you

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Dominant

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Stronger or more powerful than other similar things in the same group

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Stirrups

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The metal parts of a horse’s saddle that hang down on each side of the horse and that the rider’s feet rest in

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Stance

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A particular way that a person stands

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Staple

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A main or most important of sth

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Bale

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Large amounts of things that are tied together

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Guardian

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Someone who is legally responsible for someone else such as child whose parents cannot look after them

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Kneels

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In a position with one or both knees on the floor

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Christened

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Named in a ceremony that usually takes place in a church

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Destined

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Certain to happen because of fate

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Soiree

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A small party in someone’s house, usually with music

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Fur-lined boots

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Boots that have a soft fur inside to keep you warm and comfortable

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Lace-up shoes

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Shoes that have laces which you tie to keep them on

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33
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Loftiest

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Tallest

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34
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Turning heads

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Making people notice

But the speed at which it was built has been turning heads

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35
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Shot up

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(Here) grew very quickly

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36
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Vanity Project

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Project that someone does because it makes them look good

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The bigger they are, the harder they fall

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When an important person or thing fails it is very difficult for them

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Pie in the sky

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Sth that you hope will happen, but is not likely to happen in reality

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Skyscraper

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A very tall building of many storeys

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Decent

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Socially acceptable

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Incentive

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A reward that makes people want to do sth or work harder

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Butler

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The most important male servant in a house

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Wicked

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Morally bad

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Reckless

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Acting without thinking of the possible effects of your actions

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Fussy eater

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Sb who chooses what they eat carefully and refuses to eat things they don’t like

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Gourmet

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Sb who likes to eat food of very high quality

47
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Savour

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Enjoy(normally used when you are talking about food)

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Purist

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Sb who follows very traditional rules

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Turn her nose up

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Reject sth because she believes it’s not good

50
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Cut his teeth

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Did sth for the first time

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Bitter

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Resentful, angry

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Authenticity

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The quality of being real or genuine

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Delved into

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Studied sth carefully to find out more about it

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Cuisine

/kwI’zi:n/

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A style or method of cooking especially as characteristic of a particular country, region or establishment

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Feast

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A special and large meal

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Sermon

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A talk given by a priest or religious leader during a religious ceremony

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Absurd

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Stupid

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Disgraceful

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Very bad

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Vanity

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The fact of being too proud of your appearance or abilities

60
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Outrage

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An action that is shocking

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Parting

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The act of leaving sb

62
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Intimate

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Personal and private

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Exacerbated

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Made more intense

64
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Drone

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Small aircraft without a pilot

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Craze

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A thing or activity that is very popular for a short time

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Indeed

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Used to emphasize a statement or response confirming sth already suggested

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Poaching

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Capturing and killing animals illegally

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Mammal

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Animals which are fed milk produced by their mother and are not born from an egg

69
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Wipe out

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Disappear completely

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Reptile

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Animals that lay eggs and use the sun to keep their bodies warm

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Coral reefs

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Underwater areas made of a rock like substance created by small sea animals

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Deforestation

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The destruction of forests by cutting down trees

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Entanglement

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A complicated situation

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Counties

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England is divided into counties, which are political regions

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Toddler

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A young child who is just beginning to walk

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Wrinkles

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Lines on the skin which usually appear with age

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Cosmetic surgery

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Operation done to improve someone,s appearance

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Anesthetics

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Drugs which stop people feeling pain

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Ward

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Part of a hospital with beds for patients

80
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Plight

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Difficult situation

81
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Putting the audience in his shoes

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Allowing the audience to see the situation from his point of view

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Grooming

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(Here) improving his appearance so that he looks clean and tidy

83
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Hoax

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Deception

84
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Contempt

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The feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless or deserving scorn

Humilation

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Thriving

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(Of a child, animal or plant) grow or develop well or vigorously

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Retreat

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Withdraw from enemy forces as a result of their superior power or after a defeat

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Squander

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Waste in a reckless and foolish manner

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Entrepreneur

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A person who organizes or operates business, taking on greater normal financial risks, in order to do so

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Counterpart

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A person or thing holding a position or performing a function that corresponds to that of another person or thing in another place

90
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Deduce

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arrive at (a fact or a conclusion) by reasoning; draw as a logical conclusion.
little can be safely deduced from these figures
Synonyms:
conclude, reason, work out, infer

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Impetuous

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  • Acting or done quickly and without thought or care

- moving forcefully or rapidly

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