NGSL - Red words G-H-I-J-K-L-M Flashcards

1
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when a group of people, animals or things come together

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gather (in)

The birds gathered in a flock

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2
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a kind of smile

In the picture, the man has a small —-

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grin

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Sadiq Khan is the ___ of London.

the person who governs a city is a

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mayor

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4
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to put a plan into action is to

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to implement a plan

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5
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noun of implement

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implementation

Implementation takes discipline and effort

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to say something indirectly

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to imply something

Please speak to me directly if you have a problem rather than implying things with your tone of voice

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to force something on someone

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to impose something

Sanctions and freezing of assets have been imposed on Russia

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a thing that motivates people to do something

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an incentive

Lower interest rates are an incentive to borrow money

Looking and feeling healthier is an incentive for exercising

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9
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to show intention to do something

/ to signal something should happen

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to indicate

The car in front of me indicated that they were planning to turn left, so I slowed down.

Increased thirst and need to urinate may indicate diabetes.

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Noun of indicate. In medicine, a symptom that means a drug might be taken.#

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an indication

opposite of indication is contraindication

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11
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understanding of how something works

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insight

Nurses seem to have more insight into how people act than doctors do.

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12
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noun of involve

Also related to progress of a disease

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involvement

The cancer had spread from the breast and there was involvement in the lymph nodes.

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13
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a kind of risk

financial risk

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a liability

If an employee in a shop insults the customers, then the shop’s reputation will be damaged. The employee is a liability.

This company has too many liabilities, so we should not invest in buying its stock.

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14
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movement or proposal/suggestion/plan to do something

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motion

motion to do something.

The committee voted on whether to implement the motion or abandon it

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15
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going two ways

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mutual

There needs to be mutual respect for any relationship to work.

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to take a position

Country A does this to country B

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In World War 2, these islands were occupied by the Germans.

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17
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to take up your time

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to occupy time

Being a parent is occupying a lot of my time these days.

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18
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synonym of happen

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occur

What occurs in this room must be kept confidential.

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19
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the opposite of support

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to oppose something.

Many people are opposed to gun ownership on the grounds of public safety.

Some healthcare professionals were opposed to vaccine mandates.

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20
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the opposite of special

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ordinary

It was an ordinary Monday and I went to the hospital as usual.

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21
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This is a diamond….

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pattern

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22
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a punishment is also called a

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penalty

England often lose football matches on penalties

There is a high penalty for failing to declare your taxes.

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23
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to sense something

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to perceive something

The nurse perceived that the patient was hiding a symptom.

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24
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to make someone think or do something

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to persuade s.o to do something

The nurse persuaded her patient to quit smoking

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25
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a heap

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a pile

I found my favourite t-shirt in a pile of dirty clothes

26
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tube / something people smoked in old times!

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a pipe

27
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to throw something
to try to sell something

To adjust your language to the audience.

Noun related to volume

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to pitch something

Women have higher pitched voices then men do.
The salesperson pitched the product to the prospective customer

28
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simple

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plain

Please use plain language with patients

29
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an example

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instance

30
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deep understanding, often that which cannot be taught

a moment of understanding

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insight

an insight

31
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when a building or object — to one side, it is not straight.

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to lean

Picture shows The Leaning Tower of Pisa

32
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the making of laws of society is…

a new piece of law is also called

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legislation

a new piece of legislation

33
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to get onto something

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to mount something

He mounted the horse

34
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a quantity of something, often ‘land’ or item in an auction

a place for parking

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a lot

The parking lot is next to the supermarket.

Auctioneer ‘Lot 21, this lovely vase, has a starting bid of 50 pounds…. Am I bid 60?’

Be careful to distinguish this from the word for quantity, eg. I had a lot of money

35
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to collect something (transitive form of gathering)

In the picture, someone has — some walnuts.

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to gather something

Note: early human societies were called ‘hunter-gatherers’

36
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huge, a person who is huge, a kind of thing that is huge

‘The BFG’ is a book about a friendship between a girl called Sophie and a huge man called the Big Friendly G—’

My husband grew — cabbages last year as we had a lot of rain.

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giant

37
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a person who governs is a

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governor

‘The governor of California is Gavin Newsome’.

38
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solid thing under your feet, usually used of landscapes

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ground

After you get off a boat, your sense of balance takes a while to being on ground again.

In Japan, before building a new building, there is a ‘ground breaking ceremony’.

39
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noun of hot

The patient has a low tolerance to h—
The patient reported greater sensitivity to h…
Chilli peppers add — to a stew.

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heat

I hate the summer heat in Japan

40
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a general word for an award for distinguished performance, eg. in war, in an exam

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an honour / an honor

41
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to value and show respect to someone

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to honour them

We should honour our elders.

42
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  1. noun of hungry

also: an enthusiasm for something

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hunger

  1. Women in developing countries are more likely to experience hunger then men.
  2. My student had a hunger for knowledge.
43
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word to show agreement

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indeed

44
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noun of injury

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to injure (yourself/body part)

The patient had injured their foot playing football.

45
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an official investigation

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an inquiry

46
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an example is also

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an instance

47
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to have a plan to do something is to

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intend to do something

48
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opposite of internal
Outside

The picture shows —-stairs

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external

49
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verb of invention

Thomas Edison — the lightbulb.

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to invent something

50
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Legal word for a group of 12 laypeople who decide if someone is guilty or innocent

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a jury

The jury is central to the British legal system.

The jury must be impartial.

In some high-profile or cases involving violence or gangs, the jury stay in a hotel to protect them.

51
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Hard manual work is also called…

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labour

52
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This cake has four…

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layers

a layer..

The skin is a layer of tissue that provides protection, regulation, and sensation.

53
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collective word for law making

making laws is the process of

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legislation

Civil rights groups advocated for a legislation on gay marriage.

54
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a group of teams, often sporting

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the league

55
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fairness, rightness, often in a legal context

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justice

The jury is central to the criminal justice system in the UK.

56
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word for word, not metaphorical

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literally

Joke:
Haemorrhoids are literally a pain in the bum.

57
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noun of lend

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loan

I got a bank loan to pay for my new car

58
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  1. Space at between text and the edge of a page.

2. Difference between revenue and expenditure in a business is also called profit m—

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margin

59
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  1. In physics, referring to matter
  2. In Catholicism, referring to a service
  3. Adjective for ‘a lot’, eg. ‘m—- transportation

Hint: massive

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mass

60
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only

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merely

or

a mere

I have a mere 5 pounds in my bank account.

61
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a genre of fiction, eg. Sherlock Holmes

a kind of puzzle

Noun of mysterious

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a mystery

An idiopathic disease ? A disease with no known cause.