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Month 2 Flashcards

1
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furthermore

A

in addition; more importantly

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reservation

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an arrangement in which something such as a seat on an aircraft or a table at a restaurant is kept for you

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reserve n.

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the habit of not showing your feelings or thought

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reserve v.

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to keep something for a particular purpose or time

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replace

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to take the place of something, or to put something or someone in the place of something or someone else

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definite

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fixed, certain, or clear

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definitely

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without any doubt

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related

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connected

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punish

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to cause someone who has done something wrong or committed a crime to suffer, by hurting them, forcing them to pay money, sending them to prison, etc.

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fascinating

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extremely interesting

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major

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more important, bigger, or more serious than others of the same type

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majority

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the larger number or part of something

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reality

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the state of things as they are, rather than as they are imagined to be

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damage n.

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harm or injury

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damage v.

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to harm or spoil something

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league

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a group of teams playing a sport who take part in competitions between each other

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represent

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to speak, act, or be present officially for another person or people

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representative n.

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someone who speaks or does something officially for another person or group of people

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representative adj.

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typical of, or the same as, others in a larger group of people or things

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careless

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not taking or showing enough care and attention

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possess

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to have or own something, or to have a particular quality

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possession

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the fact that you have or own something

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solid adj.

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hard or firm, keeping a clear shape

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solid n.

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an object that has a height, width, and length, and is not flat

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contribute

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to give something, especially money, in order to provide or achieve something together with other people

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contribution

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something that you contribute or do to help produce or achieve something together with other people, or to help make something successful

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term n.

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the fixed period of time that something lasts for

27
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term v.

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to give something a name or to describe it with a particular expression

28
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selection

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the act of choosing someone or something

29
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hesitate

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to pause before you do or say something, often because you are uncertain or nervous about it

30
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reason

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the cause of an event or situation or something that provides an excuse or explanation

31
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reasonable

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based on or using good judgment and therefore fair and practical

32
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union

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the act or the state of being joined together

33
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entrance

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a door, gate, etc. by which you can enter a building or place

34
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entry

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the act of entering a place or joining a particular society or organization

35
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truly

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used to emphasize that what you are saying is true

36
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valuable

A

worth a lot of money

37
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benefit n.

A

a helpful or good effect, or something intended to help

38
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benefit v.

A

to be helped by something or to help someone

39
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qualified

A

having finished a training course, or having particular skills, etc.

40
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qualify

A

to successfully finish a training course so that you are able to do a job; to have or achieve the necessary skills, etc.

41
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stare

A

to look for a long time with the eyes wide open, especially when surprised, frightened, or thinking

42
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broad

A

very wide

43
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pain

A

a feeling of physical suffering caused by injury or illness

44
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painful

A

causing emotional or physical pain

45
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waste n.

A

an unnecessary or wrong use of money, substances, time, energy, abilities, etc.

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waste v.

A

to use too much of something or use something badly when there is a limited amount of it

47
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waste adj.

A

left after what is valuable has been used, and no longer needed

48
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oppose

A

to disagree with something or someone, often by speaking or fighting against it, him, or her

49
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opposed

A

completely different

50
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thirsty

A

needing to drink

51
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vehicle

A

a machine, usually with wheels and an engine, used for transporting people or goods, especially on land

52
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be getting at something

A

to be explaining or saying something
important: What I’m getting at is that computers can never
express human emotions

53
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cheer (someone) up

A

to make yourself (or someone) happier:
Cheer up, this rain will stop soon. He did his best to cheer
me up

54
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get something across (to)

A

to be successful in explaining your
idea, plan, etc: His speech got across to the audience the
reasons for the need to raise interest rates

55
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keep on (doing something)

A

to continue doing something: I
warned her but she keeps on smoking

56
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let someone down

A

to make someone feel disappointed because
you didn’t do something you promised: You’ve agreed to feed the
cat while I’m away - don’t let me down

57
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hold on to something

A

1 to keep you hands on something as
support: Hold on to that chair. 2 to keep something: May I hold
on to your dictionary for the weekend?

58
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point something out

A

1 to show something by pointing: He pointed
out the large size T-shirts. PICK SOMETHING OUT. 2 to tell
someone something they did not know: I pointed out that night
flights are cheaper

59
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run off (with)

A

to steal something and run: The dog ran off with
the cooked meat

60
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take something in

A

to understand and remember something:
I didn’t take in much of what she said

61
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sit back

A

1 to sit comfortably: Sit back in your chairs. 2 to make
no effort: He sat back while others did the work

62
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move in

A

to take possession of a home: When did your new
neighbours move in?

63
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move out

A

to leave a home: They are moving out next week

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