Mock exam - vocabulary Flashcards

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1
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to embrace

A

to eagerly accept/to hug

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2
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to violate

A

to disobey the rules

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3
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contamination

A

pollution/state of being dirty

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4
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deerstalker

A

a hat with pieces of fabric covering ears

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5
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to deduce

A

to use knowledge to understand something

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6
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to emerge

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to appear

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7
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vulnerable

A

easily hurt

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8
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breadwinner

A

somebody who earns the money to support other memember of the family

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9
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to fret

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worry about something, when there is no need to

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10
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burden

A

something difficult that you are responsible for

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11
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attainment

A

achievement

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12
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to gape at

A

to stare

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13
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to loll

A

to relax, be lazy

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14
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to slop (around)

A

to relax, wearing your old clothes

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15
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to clutter

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to block, to cover with too many items

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16
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to crouch

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to bend down with your body close to the ground

17
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nauseating

A

makes you feel like vomitting

18
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repulsive

A

disgusting, unpleasent

19
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to bump

A

to meet somebody

20
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to trip over

A

to knock foot against something

21
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to be on the move

A

to be on a go

22
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to pull off

A

to pull something down

23
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treadmill

A

a machine for running