L-10 Flashcards

1
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while

A

during the time that something is happening:

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2
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Blow

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if the wind or a current of air blows, it moves

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3
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Chew

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to bite food several times before swallowing it:

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4
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Due

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expected [not before noun] expected to happen or arrive at a particular time

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5
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attention

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1listen/look/think carefully [uncountable]

when you carefully listen to, look at, or think about someone or something:

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6
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towards

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1direction

used to say that someone or something moves, looks, faces etc in the direction of someone or something:

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7
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sun‧bathe

ˈsʌnbeɪð

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to sit or lie outside in the sun, especially in order to become brown

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8
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ˌtit for ˈtat

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informal something bad that you do to someone because they have done something bad to you

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9
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fish‧er‧man

ˈfɪʃəmən

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someone who catches fish as a sport or as a job

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10
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Fin

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FISH

one of the thin body parts that a fish uses to swim

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11
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grave1

greɪv

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DEATH

the place in the ground where a dead body is buried➔ tomb

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bur‧y
ˈberi
verb (buried, burying, buries)

A

1dead person
DEATH
to put someone who has died in a grave

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13
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Fris‧bee

ˈfrɪzbi

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a piece of plastic shaped like a plate that you throw to someone else to catch as a game. The game is also called Frisbee.

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14
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bi‧noc‧u‧lars
bɪˈnɒkjʊələz, baɪ- $ -ˈnɑːkjʊələrz

SYN field glasses

A

a pair of special glasses, that you hold up to your eyes to look at objects that are a long distance away

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15
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sequence
ˈsiːkwəns
SYN scene

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ARTS

one part of a story, film etc that deals with a single subject or action

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16
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admit
ədˈmɪt
SYN confess
OPP deny

A

2accept blame [intransitive and transitive] to say that you have done something wrong, especially something criminal

17
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con‧fess

kənˈfes

A

CRIME & LAW

to admit, especially to the police, that you have done something wrong or illegal➔ confession:

18
Q

AD BrE,
A.D. AmE
ˌeɪ ˈdiː
SYN CE

A

CHRONOLOGY

(Anno Domini) used to show that a date is a particular number of years after the birth of Christ

19
Q

vol‧can‧ic

vɒlˈkænɪk $ vɑːl-

A

EARTH SCIENCES

relating to or caused by a volcano:

20
Q

vol‧ca‧no

vɒlˈkeɪnəʊ $ vɑːlˈkeɪnoʊ

A

EARTH SCIENCES

a mountain with a large hole at the top, through which lava (=very hot liquid rock) is sometimes forced out

21
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e‧rupt
ɪˈrʌpt
eruption
ɪˈrʌpʃən
SYN break out
A

if fighting, violence, noise etc erupts, it starts suddenly

22
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ash

æʃ

A

DAILY LIFE

the soft grey powder that remains after something has been burned

23
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poi‧son‧ous

ˈpɔɪzənəs

A

containing poison or producing poison:

24
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roll

rəʊl $ roʊl

A

if something rolls, especially something round, or if you roll it, it moves along a surface by turning over and over

25
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hid

hɪd

A

the past tense of hide

26
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ar‧chae‧ol‧o‧gy
(also archeology AmE)
ˌɑːkiˈɒlədʒi $ ˌɑːrkiˈɑː-

A

ARCHAEOLOGY

the study of ancient societies by examining what remains of their buildings, grave s, tools etc

27
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con‧crete

ˈkɒŋkriːt $ kɑːnˈkriːt

A

CONSTRUCTION

made of concrete