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Month 6 Flashcards

1
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define

A

to say what the meaning of something, especially a word, is

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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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definition

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a statement that explains the meaning of a word or phrase

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deliberate

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(often of something bad) intentional or planned

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deliberately

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intentionally

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admit

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to agree that something is true, especially unwillingly

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start something up

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to begin a business, group, etc: Helen has started up a walking group

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ad

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informal for an advertisement

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permanent

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lasting for a long time or for ever

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addition

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the process of adding numbers or amounts together

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insist

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to say firmly or demand forcefully, especially when others disagree with or oppose what you say

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additional

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extra

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nuclear

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being or using the power produced when the nucleus of an atom is divided or joined to another nucleus

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run over someone/something

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to drive a car, etc. over someone, an animal, etc: The dog was run over by a bus

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modify

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to change something such as a plan, opinion, law, or way of behaviour slightly, usually to improve it or make it more acceptable

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oppose

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

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opposed

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completely different

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put it on

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to pretend to have a particular feeling: He’s not upset - he’s putting it on

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guilty

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feeling guilt

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Virgo

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a large constellation (= a group of stars) said to look like a young woman

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avoid

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to stay away from someone or something

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resilience

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the ability to be happy, successful, etc. again after something difficult or bad has happened

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degree

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(an) amount or level of something

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amazed

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extremely surprised

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entertain

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to keep a group of people interested or enjoying themselves

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entertainment

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shows, films, television, or other performances or activities that entertain people, or a performance of this type

23
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work out

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1 to happen successfully: If things work out, we’ll be home by six o’clock. 2 to do lots of exercise: We worked out hard at the gym. Noun: WORK-OUT

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excited

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feeling very happy and enthusiastic

25
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exciting

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making you feel excited

25
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excitement

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a feeling of being excited, or an exciting event

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proposal

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a suggestion, sometimes a written one

27
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dizzy

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feeling as if everything is turning around, and that you are not able to balance and may fall over

28
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general public

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ordinary people, especially all the people who are not members of a particular organization or who do not have any special type of knowledge

29
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switch on/off

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to make a machine or piece of equipment stop or start working by pressing a switch

30
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convince myself

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31
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sustainability

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the quality of being able to continue over a period of time

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perception

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a belief or opinion, often held by many people and based on how things seem

33
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diversity

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the fact of many different types of things or people being included in something; a range of different things or people

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luxurious

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very comfortable and expensive

34
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policy

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a set of ideas or a plan of what to do in particular situations that has been agreed to officially by a group of people, a business organization, a government, or a political party

34
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innocent

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(of a person) not guilty of a particular crime

34
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religion

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the belief in and worship of a god or gods, or any such system of belief and worship

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ancient

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of or from a long time ago, having lasted for a very long time

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particular

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special, or this and not any other

36
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particularly

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especially, or more than usual

36
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rice

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the small seeds of a particular type of grass, cooked, and eaten as food

37
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adopt

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to legally take another person’s child into your own family and take care of him or her as your own child

37
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especially

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very much; more than usual or more than other people or things

38
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joy

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great happiness

38
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pour

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to make a substance flow from a container, especially into another container, by raising just one side of the container that the substance is in

38
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bark

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the hard outer covering of a tree

38
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BLUR

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something that you cannot see clearly

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deserved

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used to refer to something that you earn or are given because of your behaviour or qualities

38
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shift

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If you shift yourself when you have a job to do, you hurry to do the job as quickly as possible

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shift

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to (cause something or someone to) move or change from one position or direction to another, especially slightly

38
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while

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during the time that, or at the same time as

38
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account for

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to form the total of something

39
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develope

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to (cause something to) grow or change into a more advanced, larger, or stronger form

39
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involve

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If an activity, situation, etc. involves something, that thing is a part of the activity, etc.

39
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involved

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not simple and therefore difficult to understand

39
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participant

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a person who takes part in or becomes involved in a particular activity

39
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participate

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to take part in or become involved in an activity

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