Lessn 1 Flashcards
1
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expansion
A
enlargement; the act of increasing sm in size or volume to quantity or scope
(economic expansion, territorial expansion)
2
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to suspend
A
bar, stop temporarily from school, office,
(suspended payments on the loan
work on the dam was suspended )
3
Q
to blow up
A
explode, to start suddenly and with force
bomb blow up, a crisis blow up
4
Q
blind (adj)
A
unable to see
5
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pile
A
he placed the books in the neat pile
6
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outline
A
the line that appears to bound an subject
she outlined the case briefly
7
Q
dumper
A
truck
8
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rumbling
A
the continuous deep, resonant sound
the rumbling of wheels in the distance
9
Q
to jack up
A
inject oneself with illegal drug
10
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outcrop
A
a rock formation that is visible on the surface
