Pnja 2 Flashcards

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Encyclopedic

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Comprehensive in scope or coverage, containing a wide range of knowledge on various subjects

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Compelling

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Evoking interest, attention or admiration due to being convincing

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Husbandry

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The practice of cultivating and managing crops or livestock for agricultural purposes or the careful use of resou

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To determine

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To ascertain or establish the exact nature or outcome of a situation through investigation or analysis

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Collective memory

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The shared recollection of past events or experiences within a group or community

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Refute

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To prove a statement to be incorrect by providing evidence

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Inferior

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Low in quality or importance

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Indecipherable

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Not able to be understood or interpreted clearly due to being unclear

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Term. (verb)

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To give a name to sth

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Corroborate

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To confirm or support a statement with evidence or testimony

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Scattering of

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The random distribution of sth

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Convey

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To communicate or express info

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Throng

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Crowd

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Discarded

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Thrown away

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Bellowed

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Spoke loudly and powerfully

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Enthralled/riveted

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Extremely interested

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Lugubrious

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Sad and gloomy

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Eternal

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Lasting forever

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Strenuous

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Needing or using a lot of physical or mental effort or energy

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Rendering

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Causing someone or sth to be in particular state

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Replenish

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To fill again

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Vertebrate

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An animal of a large group distinguished by the possession of a backbone or spinal column, like mammals, birds, reptiles, fish

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Pestilence

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A fatal epidemic, disease, bubonic plague

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Crustacean

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A form of marine life having a crust-like shell

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Staggering

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So great, shocking or surprising that it’s difficult to believe

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Precarity

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A state of persistent insecurity with regard to employment or income

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Blunt

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Not sharp

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Fluttered

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Moved or flew with quick, light flapping movements

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Chamber pot

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A bowl kept in bedroom used as a toilet

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Giddy

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Dizzy

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slur

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speak unclearly

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abomination

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a thing that causes disgust or hatred

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decrepit

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old and feeble, worn-out

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befit

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be appropriate for

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venerable

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respected because of age

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inhaled

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eat rapidly

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hoist

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to raise or lift

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contraction

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the tightening of muscle

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stunted

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slowed or stopped abnormally in growth or development

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spot on

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accurate right

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adept

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master, expert

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scale back

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reduce, economize

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keep one’s eye on the ball

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monitor, watch, observe

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gratifying

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rewarding, agreeable

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unapologetic

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unwilling to make or express an apology, relentless

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trickled into

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access, got into

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commodified

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commercialized

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allyship

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a group other than one’s own

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shepherd

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to guide

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pick up steam

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to progress

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fly the flag for

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to support

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menagerie

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a variety of animals kept together

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evade

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escape or avoid

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similes

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comparison of things that have something in common

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ambience

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atmosphere

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susceptible

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likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing

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conceit

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a fanciful, particularly clever extended metaphor

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perpetually

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constantly

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chubby

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chunky, fat

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gawky

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awkward, clumsy

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clamour

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loud and persistent outcry from many people

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floe

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flat mass of floating ice

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din

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a loud, unpleasant and prolonged noise

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trawler

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a large fishing boat

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relish

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enjoyment or satisfaction

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decree

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an official order issued by a legal authority

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brothel

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whore house

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ascertain

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to find out

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a blunt reply

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saying what you think without trying to be polite or caring about other people’s feelings

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cornea

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a transparent outer covering of the eye

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urea

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waste product formed in a liver

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pee

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to urinate

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scavenger

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a person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials, an animal that feeds on dead bodies

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to tread

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put down or press the foot, place the foot, the way someone walks

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cavernous

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large in size or darkness

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to cater

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to satisfy the needs of

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adulation

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excessive praise or admiration

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rampantly

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happening quickly and in a way that’s hard to control

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deciphering

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figuring the meaning of

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ditch

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to get rid of sth or someone thats unwanted

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lodge

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present a complaint formally to the authorities

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acute

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sharp

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grim

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a facial expression

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well-honed skills

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referring to someone who has developed their skills

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to hone

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to make something perfect or completely suitable for its purpose

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silo

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tower on a farm for storing grain

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avid

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having or showing a keen interest in sth

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recite

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repeat aloud

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lachrymose

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tearful or given to weeping, inducing tears, sad

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heart-rending

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causing great sadness or distress

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rib-tickling

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very funny

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cetaceans

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marine mammals like whales, dolphins

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dawn

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the first appearance of sun in the morning

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dusk

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the darker stage of twilight

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wan

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sickly pale

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dim

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not bright or clear (the dim of fire )

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credibility

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the quality of being trusted and believed in

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biased

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unfairly prejudiced for or against someone

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procure

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obtain sth

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hazy

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unclear, misty

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nifty

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particularly good, skillful

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soot

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black substance

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have ants in your pants

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be unable to sit

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the birds and the bees

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sex education

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chickened out

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decided not to do sth because you’re afraid

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eager beaver

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a keen and enthusiastic person who works very hard

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hold your horses

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wait and be patient

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in the dog house

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in trouble in another person

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kill two birds with one stone

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achieve two aims at once

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let the cat out of the bag

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reveal a secret

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a little bird told me

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used to indicate the speaker knows sth but chooses to keep the identity of their informant secret

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cook someone’s goose

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to ruin someone’s plans

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has the cat got your tongue

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used to describe when someone is at a loss of words

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red herring

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a piece of info that is intended to be misleading

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the world is your oyster

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there is no limit to the opportunities open to you

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white elephant

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a possession that is useless

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pigs might fly

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used ironically or express disbelief

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a wild goose chase

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a foolish and hopeless search for or pursuit of something unattainable

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contravince

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a thing that is created skillfully and inventively to serve a particular purpose

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brainchildren

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ideas or inventions which are considered to be a particular person’s creation

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alleviating

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easing pain

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levy (on)

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an amount of money, such as tax, that you have to pat to the government

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spike

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a sharp increase

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laid bare

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revealed

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afoot

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in preperation or progress

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slather

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spread or smear thickly

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vacate

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to go away from, leave empty

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dwindle

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diminish gradually in size, amount or strength

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pollinate

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convey pollen or deposit pollen on a flower

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calamity

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an event causing great and often sudden damage or distress