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Lecture 3: Leisure & Lifestyle Flashcards

units 16, 18, 20, 21, 22

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rewarding

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gives you a lot of positive experiences

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fruitful

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produces good results

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lucrative

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makes a lot of money

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therapeutic

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makes you healthy in body and/or mind

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relaxing/calming

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reduces stress, gives a peaceful feeling

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time-consuming

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takes a long time to do

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a culture-vulture

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big fan of anything cultural

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couch potato

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physically very inactive person

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amateur

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someone who does sth as a hobby, not a job

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dabbler

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person who never keeps doing an activity for long

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chores

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boring tasks that have to be done

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lawn

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grass

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shopaholic

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person addicted to shopping

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to be heavily into sth

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to be very involved in

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to go off

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to stop liking, to lose interest in

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to lock themselves away

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to isolate themselves

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to be hooked on sth

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to be addicted to

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to get up to sth

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to do

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i have a full diary

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a lot of activities, hectic social life

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to be a keen participant

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to take part enthusiastically

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21
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squat

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empty building where people start living without the owners permission

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hovel

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small, dirty house/flat in a bad condition

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run down

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in a bad condition

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furnished/unfurnishes

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with(out) furniture

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penthouse

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a luxure flat on the top of a building

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council/social housing

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rented accomodation provided by the state for people who have low incomes

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council estate

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a large group of such hosuing

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high-rise (flats) / tower blocks

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flats in a tall, modern building with a lot of floors

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granny flat

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set of rooms for an elderly person, connected to a relative’s house

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30
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to get on like a house on fire

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to get along very well with sth

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a household word/name

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something/someone everyone knows

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32
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on the house

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free of charge

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33
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home truths

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information that is true but not pleasant or welcome

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34
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nothing to write home about

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nothing special (like a town)

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to hit home

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to become fully understood/felt

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to make yourself at home

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make yourself feel comfortable in someone else’s home

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to live life in the fast lane

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a way of life that is full of activity and excitement

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38
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to have the time of your life

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to have a wonderful time

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39
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get a new lease of life

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become more energetic and active than before

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a dog’s life

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a very unhappy and difficult life

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to lead a sheltered life

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to have a life that is protected from unpleasantness

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to not be a matter of life and death

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to not be very serious

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take your life in your hands

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to do sth very dangerous

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to breathe new life into

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to bring new ideas and energy to sth

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overrated

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not as good as people say

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hackneyed

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done so often it is boring

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disjointed

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unconnected and not in a clear order

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far-fetched

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impossible to believe

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risqué

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against accepted social standards, likely to shock some people

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gripping film

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exciting and keeping your attention the whole time

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harrowing

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extremely upsetting

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a moving story

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aking you feel pity or sadness

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memorable/unforgettable

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you remember it long after

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understated

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done or expressed in a simple but sttractive style

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tedious

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boring

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hilarious

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extremely funny

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applause

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clapping to show enjoyment

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glowing reviews

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excellent reviews

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encore

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call from the audience to perform some more

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standing ovation

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the audience stood up and applauded at the end of the performance

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award

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prize /honour

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masterpiece

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very great work of art

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up-and-coming actor

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likely to become very successful

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to become typecast as someone

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always associated with that type of role

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to get panned/slated

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very negatively criticised

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to be lauded

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highly praised

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to bomb

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to be a failure

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to be booed

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to get disapproving noises by the audience

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to be a total flop

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to be a complete failure

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to be miscast

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to be the wrong person for that role

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to be unconvincing

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to not seem real/true

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audition

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short performance where actors show what they can do, hoping to get a role

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rehearsal

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practice performances

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interpretations

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way of understanding and performing it

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version

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one of several performances that exist

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cover

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version of a song that is not the original

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portrayal

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the picture one creates

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a dauber

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someone who paints quickly and carelessly

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deemed

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considered (formal)

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subject matter

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content

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school of art

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art movement

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visually literate

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educated with regard to art

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inured to

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not affected by

83
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original

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new in a special and interesting way
opp: predictable

84
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highbrow

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intended for educated, intelligent people, often disapproving
opp: lowbrow

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impenetrable

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extremely difficult to understand
opp: transparent

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sophisticated

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showing advanced skills and understandind
opp: primitive

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challenging

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demanding considerable effort to be understood
opp: undemanding

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dazzling

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inspiring great admiration because it’s brilliant in some way
opp: pedestrian

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evocative

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calling up images and memories
opp: uninspiring

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thought-provoking

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making people think
opp: unstimulating

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exquisite

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having rare beauty or delicacy
opp: clumsy

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intriguing

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interesting because it is strange or mysterious
opp: dreary

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peerless

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better than any other
opp: run-of-the-mill

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tongue-in-check

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not intended to be taken seriously, despite appearing serious
opp: earnest

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priceless

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extremely valuable
opp: worthless

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skilful

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skillful in american english
clever, masterly, done well
opp: poorly done

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to illuminate

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make (something) visible or bright by shining light on it; light up

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blurb

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a short text printed on the back cover of a book, describing what a book is, sometimes including quotes from critics

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poignant

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moving and sad

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chronicle

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description of a sequence of events

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acclaimed

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praised by the public

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compelling

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very interesting and engaging

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macabre

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often cruel and disgusting, concerned with death

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lugubrious

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rather dark, mournful and gloomy

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chilling

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causing great fear

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page-turner

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powerful story that keeps you interested

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insight

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the ability to understand what something is really like

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gripping

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so interesting or exciting that it holds your attention totally

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enigmatic

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mysterious

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breathtaking

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amazing

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wry

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in the face of a bad situation

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evocative

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which arouse memories or images

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eponymous

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who has the same name as the title of the book

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protagonist

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main character

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engaging

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pleasant and interesting

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journal

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written record of what you have done each day

publication containing academic articles, published at regular intervals

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memoirs

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a written record of a person’s own life, typically by a politician or military figure

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encyclopedia

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book or set of books containing articles arranged in alphabetical order, dealing with the whole of human knowledge or a part of it

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anthology

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collection of poems or short stories by different authors

120
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manual

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usually a technical book with instructions, eg a car manual

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logbook

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a book that records events, times, etc
for example all the journeys made ba a lorry or ship

122
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compulsive reading (informal)

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formal, difficult to stop once you’ve started it
informal: you can’t put it down

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informative

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gives a lot of useful information

124
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ahead of its time

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contained ideas that noone had yet thought of or discussed at that time

125
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lightweight

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not complex, slightly negative connotation

126
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bedtime reading

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nice to read in bed

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heavy going

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difficult to read

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to get into it

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become involve/engaged with

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readership

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number of people who read them

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