March 2021 Flashcards

1
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A word that is used to describe developments that mimic works and the styles of significant architects or architectural movement of the past?

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Pas-tiche

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2
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Brother works in a what as a what?

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Natnaiel works in a Phar-macy as a Pharmacies

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3
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Home is also referred to as what D word?

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Dwelling

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4
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New architecture is referred as what? C…. Also, means belonging to or occurring in the present.

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Con-tem-po-ra-ry

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5
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The action of explaining the meaning of something. A reading of a painting is what?

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Inter-pre-ta-tion

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6
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The hummer-ed texture of the concrete finish of the Barbican makes it what? D.. characteristic of one person or thing, and so serving to distinguish it from others.

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Dis-tin-ctive

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Acting or done in the same way over time, especially so as to be fair or accurate.

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Consistent

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8
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Parliament building is a what kind of asset?

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Heritage Building

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9
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The people who participate and organise action at Extinction Rebellion are call what? Ca….
Those people are not paid to do what they do, therefore they are considered as what? V..

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Campaigners

Volunteers.

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10
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A qualification, achievement, quality, or aspect of a person’s background, especially when used to indicate their suitability for something.

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Cre-den-tial

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What is the state of being “safe”, the condition of being protected from harm or other non-desirable outcomes.

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Safety

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12
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A person with an ability to do something successfully or efficiently is what person? C

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Competence

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13
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Two words spelt almost the same apart from in letter and one means to “expressing a good works about someone” or “favorable.” It can also mean “free” in reference to items or services provided as a courtesy. And another means to refers to enhancing or emphasizing the qualities of another person or thing.

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Com-pli-mentary or Com-ple-mentary

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14
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A word that describes the action of an object moving or swing back and forth in a regular rhythm.

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Os-cil-lating

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15
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A word meaning an essential or natural way.

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In-trin-sically
1. Apart from their intrinsic and aesthetic value, dragonflies and damselflies are now recognised as indicators of riverine integrity.

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16
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…to sustain with food or nutriment; supply with what is necessary for life, health, and growth.

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Nour-ished

17
Q

How does heat travel?

Through the a….. of molecules.

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Agi-tation of molecules

18
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Word meaning having similar features to another thing and therefore able to be compared with it.

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An-a-log-ous

(1) The two processes are not analogous. (2) The two situations are roughly analogous. (3) The company is in a position closely analogous to that of its main rival.

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Word meaning to ab-bre-vi-ate formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word (e.g. ASCII, NASA ).

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Ac-ro-nym

20
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Word meaning to be excited, confused, disorderly at the same time?

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Tu-mul-tuous

“a tumultuous crowd”

21
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A word meaning the state of being unwilling or unable to believe something.

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In-cre-dul-ity

22
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A word meaning the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the exploitation of figures of speech and other compositional techniques. He had a great r….. in his speech.

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Rhe-toric

23
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Word meaning to stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt. and word meaning the opposite to explicit.

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Ex-pli-cit

Sub-tle-ty

24
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Word meaning existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered. Ub….

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u-bi-qui-tous

25
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Word meaning a person feeling very positive about doing something? E..

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En-thus-iasm

26
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Word meaning strange or unusual feature or habit. P

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Pe-cu-li-arities

27
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Word meaning a natural desire to satisfy a bodily need, especially for food. Ap….

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Ap-pe-tite

28
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Why do people go on holiday? What kind of time do they want to spend? L..

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lei-sure-ly

29
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What do we call the sound formed by the combination of two vowels? D

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diph-thong meaning

30
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Word meaning seeking or intended to unsettle an established system or institution.

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sub-versive