Lesson №10. Vocabulary. Flashcards

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spectacular

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very exciting to look at

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enroll for a course

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If you enrol or are enrolled at an institution or on a course, you officially join it and pay a fee for it.

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gentle

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calm, kind, or soft

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treasure

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to take great care of something because you love it or consider it very valuable

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bracket

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either of two symbols put around a word, phrase, or sentence in a piece of writing to show that what is between them should be considered as separate from the main part: ()

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in my view

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in my opinion

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get on well

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to establish a friendly relationship

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mind your own business

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used to tell someone in a rude way that you do not want them to ask about something private

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nuisance

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something or someone that annoys you or causes trouble for you

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bark

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(of a dog) to make a loud, rough noise

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disturb

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to interrupt what someone is doing

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keep yourself to yourself

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If you keep yourself to yourself or keep to yourself, you stay on your own most of the time and do not mix socially with other people.

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nosy

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too interested in what other people are doing and wanting to discover too much about them

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bizarre

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very strange and unusual

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long-lost

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used to refer to a relation, friend, or object that you have not seen for a long time

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scale

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to climb up a steep surface, such as a wall or the side of a mountain, often using special equipment

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drift

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to move slowly, especially as a result of outside forces, with no control over direction

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mow

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to cut plants, such as grass or wheat, that have long, thin stems and grow close together

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drip

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If a liquid drips, it falls in drops, or you make it fall in drops

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promote

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to encourage people to like, buy, use, do, or support something