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Month 6 Flashcards

1
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talkative

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talking a lot

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path

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a route or track between one place and another, or the direction in which something is moving

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heavy rain

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dental floss

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a type of thread used for cleaning between the teeth

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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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6
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resort

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a place where many people go for rest, sport, or another stated purpose

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7
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justify

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to give or to be a good reason for

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wind1 n.

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a current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt

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wind2 v.

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to make it difficult or temporarily impossible for someone to breathe, usually by hitting them in the stomach

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wound n.

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a damaged area of the body, such as a cut or hole in the skin or flesh made by a weapon

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wound v.

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to damage an area of the body, especially by making a cut or hole in the skin

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11
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rid

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to not now have an unwanted or unpleasant task, object, or person

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12
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odd

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strange or unexpected

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grade n.

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a level of quality, size, importance, etc.

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grade v.

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to separate people or things into different levels of quality, size, importance, etc.

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15
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excellent

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extremely good

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16
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poetry

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poems in general as a form of literature

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shout n.

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the act of saying something very loudly or making a very loud sound with your voice

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17
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shout v.

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to speak with a very loud voice, often as loud as possible, usually when you want to make yourself heard in noisy situations, or when the person you are talking to is a long way away or cannot hear very well

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18
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shut v.

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to (cause to) close something

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19
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shut adj.

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closed

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20
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think about someone/
something

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to think carefully: Think about what failing the exam could mean

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21
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think of something

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to invent an excuse, etc: Can you think of one good reason why I shouldn’t punish you?

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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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23
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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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24
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expression

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the act of saying what you think or showing how you feel using words or actions

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24
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hollow

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having a hole or empty space inside

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25
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express

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to show a feeling, opinion, or fact

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26
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pick something out

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to choose something from many: She picked out a small blue T-shirt. POINT SOMETHING OUT

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prospect

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the possibility that something good might happen in the future

27
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encourage

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to make someone more likely to do something, or to make something more likely to happen

28
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switch v.

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to use a switch to change a device from one state or type of operation to another

29
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switch n.

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a small device, usually pushed up or down with your finger, that controls and turns on or off an electric current

30
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whereas

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compared with the fact that; but

31
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take after someone

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to Look or behave like someone: He takes after his mother

32
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sadly

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in an unhappy way

33
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below

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in a lower position (than), under

34
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urge

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a strong wish, especially one that is difficult or impossible to control

35
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folding

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A folding chair, bed, bicycle, etc. can be folded into a smaller size to make it easier to store or carry

35
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fold n.

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a line or mark where paper, cloth, etc. was or is folded

35
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nearly

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almost, or not completely

35
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item

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something that is part of a list or group of things

36
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establish

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to start a company or organization that will continue for a long time

36
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fold v.

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to bend something, especially paper or cloth, so that one part of it lies on the other part, or to be able to be bent in this way

37
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disease

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(an) illness of people, animals, plants, etc., caused by infection or a failure of health rather than by an accident

38
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term n.

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the fixed period of time that something lasts for

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term v.

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

40
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convenient

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suitable for your purposes and needs and causing the least difficulty

41
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extend

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to add to something in order to make it bigger or longer

42
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extent

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area or length; amount

43
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range n.

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a set of similar things

44
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pace n.

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the speed at which someone or something moves, or with which something happens or changes

45
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range v.

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

46
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pace v.

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to get someone to run a race at a particular speed, for example by running with them

47
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tear1 v.

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to pull or be pulled apart, or to pull pieces off

48
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tear1 n.

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a hole in a piece of paper, cloth, or other material, where it has been torn

49
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tear2 n.

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a drop of salty liquid that flows from the eye, as a result of strong emotion, especially unhappiness, or pain

50
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committee

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a small group of people chosen to represent a larger organization and either make decisions or collect information for it

51
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aid n.

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a piece of equipment that helps you to do something

52
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aid v.

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to help

53
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secure v.

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to get something, sometimes with difficulty

54
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secure adj.

A

positioned or fixed firmly and correctly and therefore not likely to move, fall, or break

54
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thus

A

in this way

55
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sheet

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a large piece of thin cloth used on a bed for sleeping on or under

55
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joy

A

great happiness

56
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hell

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an extremely unpleasant or difficult place, situation, or experience

56
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gain n.

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an occasion when you get something useful or positive

56
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downwards

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towards a lower position

56
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without

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not having or doing something, or lacking something

56
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afford

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to be able to buy or do something because you have enough money or time

57
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gain v.

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to get something that is useful, that gives you an advantage, or that is in some way positive, especially over a period of time

57
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string

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(a piece of) strong, thin rope made by twisting very thin threads together, used for fastening and tying things

58
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steep

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(of a slope) rising or falling at a sharp angle

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