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nutmeg - a valuable spice Flashcards

1
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valuable

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important, beneficial, worthy #worthless

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evergreen

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does not lose its leaves in winter

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native to

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local

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indigenous,

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local

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aboriginal,

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local

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branch

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divide

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dense=

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thick,

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foliage=

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leaves

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tough=

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not easily broken or made weaker

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oval=

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ovate, egg-shaped

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pale=

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pallid, faint, weak #strong

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encase sth in sth=

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cover, enclose, wrap #uncover

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fleshy=

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having a soft thick inner part

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husk=

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shell, pod, covering #kernel

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ripe=

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fully grown, mature

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split into=

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divide, separate, break up, #united

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ridge=

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edge, point

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shiny=

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glossy, gleaming, sparkly

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seed=

A

hạt

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lacy=

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làm bằng ren (lace)

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crimson=

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deep red in colour

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aril=

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an extra seed covering, typically coloured and

hairy or fleshy

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former=

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previous, past, earlier, prior

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latter=

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last, later, final #former, previous

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prized=

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extremely important or valuable to someone

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costly=

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exorbitant, expensive

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ingredient=

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element, component, part, item, thing

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cuisine=

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food, cooking

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flavouring=

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substance used to give something a

particular flavour or increase its flavour

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medicinal=

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used for treating medical problems

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preservative=

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conserving, preserving, protective
#destructive
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agent=

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a chemical or substance that is used for a

particular purpose or that has a particular effect

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exclusive=

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sole, limited #partial

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importer=

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a person, company, or country that buys
goods from other countries so they can be sold in
their own country

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merchant=

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wholesaler, trader, dealer

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be based in sth

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to have your main place of work,

business etc in a particular place

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reveal=

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reveal= tell, expose, disclose #conceal

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commodity=

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product, goods

39
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dominance of

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supremacy, domination, control,

power, ascendency #weakness

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exploit=

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use, utilize, make use of, take advantage of

41
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precious=

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valuable, treasurable, priceless #worthless

42
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be in danger of (doing) sth

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risk, threat, hazard,

endangerment #safety

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subcontract sth to sb

A

if a company subcontracts
work, they pay other people to do part of their work for
them

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distribution=

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supply, spreading, delivery

45
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flow into sth

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run, pour, flood

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commercial=

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business-related, for-profit #charitable

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fleet=

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a group of ships, or all the ships in a navy

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swiftly=

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quickly, speedily, rapidly #slowly

49
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fall under=

A

to be influenced or affected by

something

50
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lock sb out of sth=

A

to prevent a person or
organization from having or being able to take part
in something

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soar=

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climb, rocket, rise, increase, #decrease,

drop, plummet

52
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fight back=

A

to work hard to achieve or oppose
something, especially in a situation where you are
losing

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found=

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start, create, establish, set up #close

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corporation=

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company, business, firm, organization

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plague=

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disease, epidemic, pandemic, illness

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contagious=

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transmissible, transmittable, infectious

57
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desperate=

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anxious, worried, frantic, hopeless #calm

58
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spare no expense to do sth=

A

to spend as much
money or do everything necessary to make
something really good or successful

59
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insist on

A

require, enforce, oblige

60
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neutral=

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unbiased, impartial #biased

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troop=

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crowd, flock, group

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unprotected=

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defenseless, inseure, vulnerable

63
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invader=

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attacker, assailant, intruder

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take over=

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take control, take charge, come to power

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concentrate=

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collect, mass, assemble #disperse

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guarded=

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secured, protected, watched

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uproot

A

deracinate, pull up, dig up #plant

68
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plantation=

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farm, agricultural estate, cultivated area

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seedling=

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sprout, sapling, plantlet

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proper=

A

appropriate, suitable, apt.

71
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authority=

A

permission, license, mandate

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fertile=

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able to produce babies, young animals, or

new plants #infertile

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obstacle=

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problem, difficulty, hindrance

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domination=

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power, control, authority, supremacy,

government

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sliver=

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a small pointed or thin piece that has been cut

or broken off something

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under the control of sb=

A

the power to make the
decisions about how a country, place, company etc is
organized or what it does

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arrive at a decision/solution/compromise etc=

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to reach a decision, solution etc after a lot of effort

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compromise=

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arrangement, agreement, deal

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settlement=

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resolution, conclusion, decision,

agreement

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treaty=

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agreement, accord, pact, truce

81
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intent on=

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to be determined to do something or

achieve something

82
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in turn=

A

as a result of something

83
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monopoly

A

if a company or government has a
monopoly of a business or political activity, it has
complete control of it so that other organizations
cannot compete with it

84
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smuggle

A

to take something or someone illegally

from one country to another

85
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off the coast=

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the area where the land meets the sea

86
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thrive

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= flourish, grow well #fail

87
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grove

A

plantation, copse, a piece of land with trees

growing on it

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seize

A

capture, conquer, take control of, take

over

89
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transplant

A

relocate, resettle, uproot

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