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Month 6 Flashcards

1
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accusation

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a statement saying that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind, or the fact of accusing someone

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accused

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the person who is on trial in a law court

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caution

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great care and attention

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defect

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a fault or problem in something or someone that spoils that thing or person or causes it, him, or her not to work correctly

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emergence

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the fact of something becoming known or starting to exist

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6
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gaze n.

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a long look, usually of a particular kind

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gaze v.

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to look at something or someone for a long time, especially in surprise or admiration, or because you are thinking about something else

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occurrence

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something that happens

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militant n.

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someone who is militant

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militant adj.

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active, determined, and often willing to use force

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militia

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a military force whose members are trained soldiers but who often have other jobs

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large-scale

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involving many people or things, or happening over a large area

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handling

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the way that someone deals with a situation or person

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inmate

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a person who is kept in a prison or a hospital for people who are mentally ill

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glimpse

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to see something or someone for a very short time or only partly

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AIDS

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abbreviation for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome: a serious disease caused by a virus that destroys the body’s natural protection from infection

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deploy

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to use something or someone, especially in an effective way

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deployment

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the use of something or someone in an effective way

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tackle v.

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to try to deal with something or someone

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tackle n.

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(especially in football or hockey) an act of tackling someone

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unveil

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to remove a covering like a curtain from a new structure at a formal ceremony in order to show the opening or finishing of a new building or work of art

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vague

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not clearly expressed, known, described, or decided

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22
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thesis

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a long piece of writing on a particular subject, especially one that is done for a higher college or university degree

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wander

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to walk around slowly in a relaxed way or without any clear purpose or direction

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spite

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(used before one fact that makes another fact surprising) despite

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retrieve

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to find and bring back something

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presumably

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used to say what you think is the likely situation

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namely

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used when you want to give more detail or be more exact about something you have just said

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28
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affection

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a feeling of liking for a person or place

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28
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blade

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a feeling of liking for a person or place

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29
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seal

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a large mammal that eats fish and lives partly in the sea and partly on land or ice

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toss

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to throw something carelessly

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30
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whip

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a piece of leather or rope that is fastened to a stick, used for hitting animals or people

31
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invoke

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to use a law in order to achieve something, or to mention something in order to explain something or to support your opinion or action

32
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inflict

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to force someone to experience something very unpleasant

33
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landmark

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a building or place that is easily recognized, especially one that you can use to judge where you are

34
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benchmark

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a level of quality that can be used as a standard when comparing other things

35
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depict

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to represent or show something in a picture or story

35
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compulsory

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If something is compulsory, you must do it because of a rule or law

36
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appealing

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attractive or interesting

37
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allocation

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the process of giving someone their part of a total amount of something to use in a particular way

37
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allocate

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to give something to someone as their share of a total amount, to use in a particular way

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inflict

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to force someone to experience something very unpleasant

39
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plea

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an urgent and emotional request

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robust

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(of a person or animal) strong and healthy, or (of an object or system) strong and unlikely to break or fail

41
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testify

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(of a person) to speak seriously about something, especially in a law court, or to give or provide proof

42
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widen

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to become, or to make something greater in width

43
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exceed

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to be greater than a number or amount, or to go past an allowed limit

43
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width

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the distance across something from one side to the other

44
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collision

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an accident that happens when two vehicles hit each other with force

45
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anticipate

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to imagine or expect that something will happen

46
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alongside

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next to, or together with

47
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outline

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the main shape or edge of something, without any details

47
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exacerbate

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to make something that is already bad even worse

48
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inflammation

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a red, painful, and often swollen area in or on a part of your body

49
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repercussions

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the effect that an action, event, or decision has on something, especially a bad effect

50
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impaired

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damaged in a way that makes something less effective

51
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allegation

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a statement, made without giving proof, that someone has done something wrong or illegal

52
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allegedly

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used when something illegal or wrong is said to have been done, but has not been proved

53
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allege

A

to say that someone has done something illegal or wrong without giving proof

54
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comprehensive

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complete and including everything that is necessary

55
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inevitable

A

certain to happen and unable to be avoided or prevented

56
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mosque

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a building for Islamic religious activities and worship

57
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predominantly

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mostly or mainly

58
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query

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a question, often expressing doubt about something or looking for an answer from an authority

59
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surveillance

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the careful watching of a person or place, especially by the police or army, because of a crime that has happened or is expected

60
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tide

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the rise and fall of the sea that happens twice every day

61
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weaken

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to (cause to) become less strong, powerful, determined, or effective

62
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integrity

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the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles that you refuse to change

63
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odds

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the probability (= how likely it is) that a particular thing will or will not happen

64
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persistent

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lasting for a long time or difficult to get rid of

65
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readily

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quickly, immediately, willingly, or without any problem

66
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whilst

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during the time that, or at the same time as

67
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coincide

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to happen at or near the same time

68
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auction

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a usually public sale of goods or property, where people make higher and higher bids (= offers of money) for each thing, until the thing is sold to the person who will pay most

69
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autonomy

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the right of an organization, country, or region to be independent and govern itself

70
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atrocity

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an extremely cruel, violent, or shocking act

71
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conquer

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to take control or possession of foreign land, or a group of people, by force, or to defeat someone in a game or competition

72
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incentive

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something that encourages a person to do something

73
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lengthy

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continuing for a long time

74
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marginal

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very small in amount or effect

75
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massacre

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an act of killing a lot of people

Ann S. (7 decks)

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