Lesson Nine Flashcards

Question

Idle

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Adj: not working or being used Example: stand idle: Half these factories now stand idle. sit idle: It's crazy to have £7,000 sitting idle in the bank.

Answer 2

Phrases verb: to make someone extremely tired Example: Walking around a museum all day really wears you out.

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Phrases verb: to make someone extremely tired Example: Walking around a museum all day really wears you out.

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N: a main meal eaten in the evening. Example: Why don't you come to/for supper tonight? They had an early supper before going to the theatre

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Adj: feeling worried about something that you are going to do or that is going to happen Example: -I'm very apprehensive about tomorrow's meeting. -I've invited a lot of people to the party, but I'm a little apprehensive that no one will come.

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Adj: much greater than usual, especially in skill, intelligence, quality, etc. Example: -an exceptional student -exceptional powers of concentration -The company has shown exceptional growth over the past two years.

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Adv: in a way that is true for the present time but could change Example: -Club members have provisionally agreed to the changes. -His novel has been provisionally accepted for publication.

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V: to start to include more different types or things Example: Millions of years ago, changes in the earth's climate caused animal and plant life to diversify.

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Adj: If something is obligatory, you must do it because of a rule or law, etc. Example: The medical examination before you start work is obligatory.

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Adj: involving quiet and serious thought for a period of time Example: -Her mood was calm and contemplative. -People began to listen to music in contemplative silence.

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Adj:having or seeming to have complete authority Example: he began to address me in a magisterial voice

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Adv: in a way that is new, original, and clever Example: The restaurant uses fresh ingredients, imaginatively cooked.

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V: to cause something to continue Example: Increasing the supply of weapons will only perpetuate the violence and anarchy.

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V: to emphasize a particular feature of something or to make something more noticeable Example: -Her dress was tightly belted, accentuating the slimness of her waist. -The new policy only serves to accentuate the inadequacy of help for the homeless.

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N: a way of dealing with somebody or something Example: Since our research so far has not produced any answers to this problem, we need to adopt a different approach to it.

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Adj: relating to cattle Example: a bovine virus

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N: dead body Example: Vultures flew around in the sky waiting to pick at the rotting carcass of the deer.

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V: to make something less pure or make it poisonous Example: -Much of the coast has been contaminated by nuclear waste. -The food which had been contaminated was destroyed.

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V: to remove something, especially by cutting: Example: The official censors have excised the controversial sections of the report.

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N: muscular stiffening following death Example: Rigor mortis usually sets in between two and four hours after death

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Adj: gentle, loving, or kind Example: -a tender look/smile -What you need is some tender loving care.

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V: make neat by cutting away parts Example: -My hair needs trimming. -trim something off: Trim off the leafy ends of the vegetable before cooking

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V: to replace something, especially something older or more old-fashioned Example: Most of the old road has been superseded by the great interstate highways.

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N: something within individuals that causes them to do something(something that moves them) Example: -Why would she have killed him? She has no motive. -Does he have a motive for lying about where he was?

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V: to become independent of a country or area of government; withdraw from an organization or federation, esp. from a political body Example: There is likely to be civil war if the region tries to secede from the south.

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N: the force that keeps an object moving Example: -Once you push it, it keeps going under its own momentum. -The spacecraft will fly around the earth to gain/gather momentum for its trip to Jupiter.

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N: something done or said that serves as a rule or example for similar cases in the future(something that occurred or went before) Example: There are several precedents for promoting people who don't have formal qualifications.

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V: move someone to a lower classification Example: be demoted to: The captain was demoted to sergeant for failing to fulfil his duties.

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N: the minutes or records of meetings of a society, club, board, etc. (What went on) Example: We watched the proceedings from a raised platform.

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Adj: A conductive substance allows heat or electricity to travel through it; helpful; contributive Example: Aluminium is a conductive metal.

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V: to suggest a theory, idea, etc. as a basic principle from which a further idea is formed or developed; assume as true(to put forward)

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V: lead someone to do something morally wrong Example: -He felt that she was trying to seduce him. -I wouldn't normally stay in a hotel like this, but I was seduced by the fabulous location.

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N: a person who supports an idea, plan, or cause Example: -Long a proponent of government health insurance, he pointed out that millions of Americans have no health insurance at all. -He is one of the leading proponents of capital punishment.

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V: to cause fresh air to enter and move around a closed space Example: -Ventilate the room well while applying the paint. -I work in a very poorly-ventilated building.

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N: a tube or pipe that carries liquid or air, especially in and out of buildings or through the body Example: -A draft came in through the ventilation ducts. -The milk ducts in the breast can sometimes become blocked.

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Adj: -of the present time -a movement of water, air, or electricity in a particular direction(جریان)

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N: -a piece of text, a formal suggestion, or a drawing in its original state, often containing the main ideas and intentions but not the developed form. Example: -rough draft: This is only a rough draft - the finished article will have pictures too. -first draft: She asked me to check the first draft of her proposal. -final draft: I am now typing up the fourth and final draft of my essay. -In early drafts, I write scenes that will disappear in the final version. N: a current of unpleasantly cold air blowing through a room

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N: a part that combines with other parts to form something bigger Example: -television/aircraft/computer components -The factory supplies electrical components for cars. -The course has four main components: business law, finance, computing and management skills.

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Adj: large in size, value, or importance; considerable Example: -The findings show a substantial difference between the opinions of men and women. -She inherited a substantial fortune from her grandmother. -The first draft of his novel needed a substantial amount of rewriting.

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N: material that settles to the bottom of a liquid or is deposited by water or glacier Example: There was a brown sediment in the bottom of the bottle.

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N: rank; position; standing Example: The association works to promote the status of retired people as useful members of the community.

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Adj: involving little exercise or physical activity; characterized by much sitting Example: -a sedentary job/occupation -My doctor says I should start playing sport because my lifestyle is too sedentary.

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V: If something stabilizes, it becomes fixed or stops changing Example: He suffered a second heart attack two days ago but his condition has now stabilized.

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Adj: avoiding excitement or great activity and usually calm and relaxed; quiet and dignified Example: -The fight against a chemical storage site has transformed a normally sedate village into a battleground. -The speed limit is a sedate 55 mph.