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Month 6 Flashcards

1
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consider

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to spend time thinking about a possibility or making a decision

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consideration

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the act of thinking about something carefully

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proper

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real, satisfactory, suitable, or correct

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despite

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without taking any notice of or being influenced by; not prevented by

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ordinary

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not different or special or unexpected in any way; usual

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go for something

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to make an effort to get or achieve something because you want to: She’s gone for a job in the new factory. If you want to win, go for it!

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protect

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to keep someone or something safe from injury, damage, or loss

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efficient

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working or operating quickly and effectively in an organized way

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protection

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the act of protecting or state of being protected

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shallow

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having only a short distance from the top to the bottom

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climb

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to go up, or to go towards the top of something

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hiking

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the activity of going for long walks in the countryside

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got viral

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chores

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a job or piece of work that is often boring or unpleasant but needs to be done regularly

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rush

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to (cause to) go or do something very quickly

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vice versa

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used to say that what you have just said is also true in the opposite order

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back and forth

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moving first in one direction and then in the opposite one

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attrition

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gradually making something weaker and destroying it, especially the strength or confidence of an enemy by repeatedly attacking it

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bullet

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a small, metal object that is shot from a gun

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objective adj.

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based on real facts and not influenced by personal beliefs or feelings

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objective n.

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something that you plan to do or achieve

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effort

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physical or mental activity needed to achieve something

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remind

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to make someone think of something they have forgotten or might have forgotten

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go through with something

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to do something you have threatened to do: He said he’d tell my mum but he didn’t go through with it.

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go through

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1 to pass from one side to the other: The bed won’t go through (the door). 2 to search somewhere: I’ve been through all the drawers but I can’t find it. 3 to experience pain or difficulty: He’s gone through a lot of pain. 4 to do a set of tasks: Go through the exercises at home.

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leisure

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the time when you are not working or doing other duties

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obligation

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the fact that you are obliged to do something

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recording

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speech, music, or moving pictures that have been recorded to be listened to or watched later

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inner

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inside or contained within something else

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kick up a fuss

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to show great anger about something, especially when this does not seem necessary

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appeal n.

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a request to the public for money, information, or help

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outline n.

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the main shape or edge of something, without any details

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appeal v.

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to make a serious or formal request, especially to the public, for money, information, or help

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appear

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to start to be seen or to be present

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shallow

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having only a short distance from the top to the bottom

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outline v.

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to draw the main shape or edge of something

29
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dental floss

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a type of thread used for cleaning between the teeth

30
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emerge

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to appear by coming out of something or out from behind something

31
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staff turnover

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32
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angle

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the space between two lines or surfaces at the point at which they touch each other, measured in degrees

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primary

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more important than anything else; main

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seek

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to try to find or get something, especially something that is not a physical object

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charge n.

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the amount of money that you have to pay for something, especially for an activity or service

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outcome

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a result or effect of an action, situation, etc.

36
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range v.

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to have an upper and a lower limit in amount, number, etc.

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range n.

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a set of similar things

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rank n.

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a position in an organization, such as the army, showing the importance of the person having it

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rank v.

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to have a position higher or lower than others, or to be considered to have such a position

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tooth

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one of the hard, white objects in the mouth that are used for biting and chewing (= crushing food)

40
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edition

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a particular form in which a book, magazine, or newspaper is published

41
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editor

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a person who corrects or changes pieces of text or films before they are printed or shown, or a person who is in charge of a newspaper or magazine

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charge v.

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to ask an amount of money for something, especially a service or activity

42
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edit

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to make changes to a text or film, deciding what will be removed and what will be kept in, in order to prepare it for being printed or shown

43
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get on (with)

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to have a friendly relationship with someone: I get on very badly with my cousin. We don’t get on

44
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promote

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to encourage people to like, buy, use, do, or support something

44
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reveal

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to make known or show something that is surprising or that was previously secret

45
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species

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a set of animals or plants in which the members have similar characteristics to each other and can breed with each other

46
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pound

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the standard unit of money used in the UK and some other countries

47
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turn the clock

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to change something so that it behaves or exists as it did in the past

48
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seeks - sought, sought

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49
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therefore

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for that reason

50
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make something out

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1 to manage to see something through bad light, a telescope, etc: We could just make out a dark shape moving across the field. 2 to understand something: We couldn’t make out his handwriting. 3 to claim that you are someone that you aren’t or you can do something you can’t do: He made out that he could swim to the island but he couldn’t

51
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via

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going through or stopping at a place on the way to another place

52
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needle

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a thin metal pin, used in sewing, that is pointed at one end and has a hole called an eye at the other end for thread

53
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thread

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(a length of) a very thin fibre

54
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suitable

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acceptable or right for someone or something

54
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rough

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not even or smooth, often because of being in bad condition

55
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patient n.

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a person who is receiving medical care, or who is cared for by a particular doctor or dentist when necessary

56
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patient adj.

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having patience

57
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occur

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(especially of accidents and other unexpected events) to happen

58
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feed n.

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an occasion when a baby has something to eat or drink

58
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involved

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not simple and therefore difficult to understand

58
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feed v.

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to give food to a person, group, or animal

58
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gather

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to collect several things, often from different places or people

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