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Listening Vocabs Flashcards

1
Q

to make up a story on the fly

A

make up a story spontaneously

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2
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anti-semitism

A

hostility to or prejudice against Jewes

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3
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boutique industry

A

small business

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4
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fringe elements

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tiny groups

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5
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off-colour jokes

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racist jokes

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6
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slander

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bad talk, telling lies

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7
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to perpetrate

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to carry out or commit

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8
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paraphernalia

A

miscellaneous articles

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9
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torrent

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strong and fast moving stream of water

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10
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brethren

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brotherhood, fellow Christian or member of a male religious order

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11
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Imam

A

person calling for and leading prayers in a mosque

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12
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Hezbollah

A

“Party of God”

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13
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obstetrical clinic

A

clinic concentrated on pregnancy/ childbirth

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14
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physician

A

person qualified to practice medicine

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15
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to persuade

A

induce someone to do smth. through reasoning

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16
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to convince

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cause someone to believe firmly

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17
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to determinate

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cause smth. to occur in a particular way

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18
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stomach ulcer

A

break in the tissue lining of the stomach

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19
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peers

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look with difficulty or concentration at someone

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20
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bang for the buck

A

output for the money

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21
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vigour

A

physical strength and good health

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22
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rejunvenation

A

restoration of youthful appearance

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23
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longevity

A

long existence

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24
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geriatrician

A

expert in branch of medicine dealing with health of old people

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25
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pediatrician

A

medical practitioner spezializing in children

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26
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gerontologist

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person who studies the process of people growing old

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27
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prowess

A

skill or expertise in certain field

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28
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to succumb

A

die from effect of a disease or injury

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29
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Methuselah

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the ancestor of noah held to have lived 969 years

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30
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inequitable

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unjust/ lacking

31
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oneness

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being one

32
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futurity

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future of smth.

33
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barren

A

one who can’t have children

34
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revelation

A

unknown fact that has been disclosed

35
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incumbent

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responsibility

36
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to procreate

A

become pregnant

37
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transmissibility of law

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passing to successor; inheritance

38
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gleefully

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gladly

39
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benign

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harmless

40
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demeanor

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attitude

41
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cusp

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edge

42
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crop up

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appear

43
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rampant

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uncontrolled

44
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efficacy

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effectiveness

45
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unfettered

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unrestricted

46
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deleterious

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harmful

47
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ubiquitous

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ever-present

48
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patter

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pitter/ chatter/ to make the sound of a lot of things

49
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to ossify

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to form or be transformed into bone/ smth. becomes established

50
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hideous

A

horribly ugly or disgusting

51
Q

thickets

A

dense group of bushes

52
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accretion

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gradual and incremental growth of assets/ increase

53
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undertow

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what makes you fall over/ unable to keep going

54
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cornucopia

A

fullness

55
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at the behest

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by their wish/ recommendation

56
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conscientious

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well thought

57
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odd juxtaposition

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oximoral combination

58
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ran amuck

A

gets out of control

59
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flatulent

A

has a lot of gas

60
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outlet

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stressrelief

61
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every conceivable

A

imaginable

62
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smattering

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fragments

63
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Disparate thoughts

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scattered/ random/ disconnected thoughts

64
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electrical grid

A

infrastructure providing electricity

65
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buy that

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believe

66
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detrimental

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negative

67
Q

bolster

A

bring together

68
Q

woe to

A

to curse

69
Q

slippery slope

A

very risky

70
Q

deli

A

small shop

71
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pain to

A

annoying

72
Q

to make waves

A

disturbe

73
Q

touts

A

combines

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