Próf 2 - Why should I change my face Flashcards

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Disfigure

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To spoil the appearance of a person, thing or place

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2
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Disfigurement

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A damaged appearance of a person

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3
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A skip

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A large open container for putting garbage in. The skip is then loaded on a lorry/truck and taken away

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4
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Modulate

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To change the quality of your voice in order to create a particular effect

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5
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Bulge

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To stick out from something in a round shape

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6
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Condition

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An illness or a health problem that affects you

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7
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To distend

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Swell because of pressure from inside

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8
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Patronize

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To treat someone in a way that seems friendly bur which shows that you think they are not very intelligent

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9
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Physical

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Connected with the body

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10
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Stance

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The opinions that someone has about something and expresses publicly

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Uncompromising

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Not making or accepting a compromise

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12
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Controversy

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A public discussion and argument about something that many people strongly disagree about

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13
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Militant

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Willing to use force or strong pressure to achieve your aims especially to achieve social or political change

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14
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Wretched

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Very unhappy

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15
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Reminiscent of

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Reminding you of something

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16
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Boisterous

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Noisy and full of life and energy

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17
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Withdrawn

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Not wanting to talk to other people

18
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To confide in

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To tell someone secrets and personal information because you feel you can trust them

19
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Prozac

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Anti-depressant medicine

20
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Protrude

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To stick out form a place or surface

21
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Dissertation

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A long piece of writing on a a particular subject, especially one written for a university degree

22
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To disfigure

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To spoil the appearance of a person

23
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Bollocks

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Used to say rudely that you think something is wrong or stupid

24
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To pester

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To annoy someone especially by asking them something many times

25
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Persistance

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Determination to do something even though it is difficult or other people appose it

26
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Retort

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To reply quickly, in an angry or humorous way

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Dishearten

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To make someone lose hope or confidence

28
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Sinister

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Seeming evil or dangerous

29
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Inadequate

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Not good enough, skilled enough, etc. for a particular purpose

30
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Tribute

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Something that you say, do or give in order to express your respect or admiration for someone

31
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Gob-stoppers

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Sweets that are so big that they fill your mouth completely

32
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Inbred

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That you are born with

33
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Condition

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An illness or a medical problem that you have for a long time because it is impossible to cure it

34
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Shrug

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To raise and lower your shoulders in order to show that you do not know something or do not care about something

35
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Instill

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To teach someone to think, behave, or feel in a particular way over a period of time

36
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Euthanasia

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The deliberate killing of a person who is very ill and going to die, in order to stop them suffering

37
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Cynical

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Unwilling to believe that people have good, honest, or sincere reasons for doing something

38
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Palpable

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A feeling that is so strong that other people notice it and can feel it around them

39
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To coo

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To make soft quiet sounds, or to speak in a soft quiet way

40
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Nuzzle

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To gently run or press your nose or head against someone to show you like them

41
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Avert

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To prevent something unpleasant from happening