NGSL - Red words N-O-P Flashcards

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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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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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synonym of happen

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occur

What occurs in this room must be kept confidential.

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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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to sense something

verb of perception

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to perceive something

The nurse perceived that the patient was hiding a symptom.

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a heap

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a pile

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

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to throw something

to try to sell something

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to pitch something

The salesperson pitched the product to the prospective customer

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a kind of vote

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a poll

Polls can be made very easily and put on your social media pages.

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to set something

to position oneself

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to pose

The film star smiled and posed in a sexy way for the photographer.

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to own something

verb of possession

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I possess this ring

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noun of possess

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a possession

This ring is one of my favourite possessions.

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What is happening with the coffee?

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pour

Someone is pouring coffee.
The coffee is being poured.

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the state of being poor

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poverty

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story

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narrative

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noun of negotiation (bargaining)

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to negotiate

I negotiated the terms of my contract.

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adverb of new

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newly

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not A n…B

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Neither A nor B treatments worked.

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idea

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notion

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duty

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obligation

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clear and easy to see

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obvious

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attack

something rude

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offense

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adverb of on

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onto

I got onto the train

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if not

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otherwise

You need to take your medicine. Otherwise, your condition will probably not improve.

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in total

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to get over difficulties
to overcome difficulties/problems I overcame many difficulties to pass the OET.
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If you have a loan, then you --- something
to owe someone something I owe the bank 6,000 GBP in loans.
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how fast something happens is
the pace
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especially
particularly
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love of something
passion
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a place to walk, often in a wood
a path
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someone at the same stage of life or career is your
peer
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Latin word for each
per brn means 'two times per day'
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a stage of something
a phase Teenagers go through a phase of challenging their parents.
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the story of a piece of fiction or play or movie
a plot The plot of this mystery has many suprising twists.
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pop (verb)
to go quickly 'I'm popping to the shops! Do you need anything?'
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the basis of an argument is the
premise
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to keep something safe or in the same way
to preserve We should preserve our natural lakes, mountains, and habitats of wild animals.
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relating to the president
presidential Presidential elections in the US will be held in 2024
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adverb of presume Writers use this to introduce assumptions 'I am taking this as truth'
presumably
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to lie or make-believe something is true when it is just fictional
pretend Children love to pretend things.
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Noun of proud | a group of lions!
pride I felt a sense of pride when I passed my driving test. There is a pride of lions sleeping under that tree!
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adverb of primary
primarily
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the first 'The --- colours are red, blue, and yellow'
primary
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the head of a school in the USA
the principal
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a moral or a central idea
principle The key principle in OET speaking is to act as naturally as you do with patients in real life.
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first
prior
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likelihood
probability
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to move forward
proceed Airport announcement: Passengers, please proceed to Gate 10 where your plane is now boarding!
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on time
prompt
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correct, often related to manners
proper
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something you own is your
property
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a business or marriage offer
a proposal
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verb of provision
to provide Parents provide everything for their children
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to buy
to purchase something
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to follow or chase something
to pursue I pursued my dream of becoming a doctor.
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free of impurities opposite of impure - clean
pure