September Flashcards

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Tending to show favor towards or against one group of people or one opinion for personal reasons; making unfair judgements
The methods they employed were heavily ____ in ​favor of the rich.

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Biased

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1) a sight of somebody/something for a very short time or when you do not see the person or thing completely
Fans crowded the street outside waiting for a ______ of their hero.
2) a short experience of something that helps you to understand it
Take a _____ into the new physics theories.

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Glimpse

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a new development or change in a situation
an unexpected/strange/dramatic ____ __ ____
My life is ruined due to this ___ __ ____ in the war

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Turn of events

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4
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to look at somebody/something in an angry way
I looked at her and she ___ furiously back.
I love _____ at people because I hate humanity.

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Glare

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completely necessary; extremely important in a particular situation or for a particular activity. Is used to state a fact or opinion with authority.
The local government is not able to provide _____ services such as gas, water and electricity.
Studying physics is _____ for me. This is the meaning of my stupid life.

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Essential

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necessary or essential in order for something to succeed or exist. Is often used when there is some worry felt about something, or a need to persuade somebody that a fact or opinion is true, right or important.
The police play a ___ role in our society.
It was ___ to show that we are not afraid of saying no war.

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Vital

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to have a strong desire for somebody/something or to do something
I am _____ for falling in love again.
My cats ____ to be fed.

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Ache

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a calm and serious manner that deserves respect
the importance and value that a person has, that makes other people respect them or makes them respect themselves
I have no _____ anymore because I understand I’m noting.
Studying physics levels up my _____.
I wish I had aristocratic voice that would give me an air of ___ and power.

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Dignity

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(used especially with can/could in negative sentences and questions)
to be able to accept and deal with something unpleasant
I can’t ___ stupidity and being emotional.

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Bear

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to make something continue at the same level, standard, etc.
to keep stating that something is true, even though other people do not agree or do not believe it
In my opinion, _____ prices is a harmful idea to every economy because it restricts the capacity of business to adapt rapidly.
She ______ a dignified silence and didn’t even look at me.
I’ll keep _____ that this war is a devastating mistake no matter what.

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Maintain

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continue to exist or to be something, especially after other similar people or things have ceased to do so.
to still need to be done, said or dealt with
She ____ silent.
Very little of the house _____ after the fire.
It ____ unclear whether Russia will collapse but many people are certain it will.
Much ____ to be done after the end of the war.

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Remain

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come or bring to an end
Whether the protests will _____ remains to be seen.
Clapp had to ____ publication because of lack of money.
He claims that prejudice against homosexuals would ____ overnight if all the gay stars in the country were honest about their sexuality.
The conversation had long ____ to interest me.

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Cease

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13
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to walk in a slow relaxed way, especially for pleasure.
I like to ____ in the morning listening to music or to podcasts about space news.
An elderly couple ____ hand in hand in the park.

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Stroll

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an unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling, especially when formed without enough thought or knowledge; If a decision or action is made without ____ to a right or claim, it is made without having an effect on that right or claim:
My client accepts the formal apology without _____ to any further legal action she may decide to take.
The ____ against homosexuals has made my life a living hell.

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Prejudice

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Informal. disapproving + offensive : a person who uses illegal drugs : a drug addict
adrenaline ____; heroin _____

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Junkie

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16
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Idiom. to be trying to avoid being caught, especially by the police; be continuously active and move around
I’ve been ________ the whole day and I’m fucking exhausted. Leave me alone.
I’m ____ from police because of my opinion on the war.

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Be on the run

17
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a sudden wish or idea, especially one that cannot be reasonably explained
Couple of weeks ago I had a ____ to run away.
They seem to be able to change the rules of the game at ____.
I started to learn programming on a ____.

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Whim

18
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to make something empty or dry by removing the liquid from it; to become empty or dry in this way; to make liquid flow away or out of something;
____ off the excess water from the zucchini.
My face ____ of color when I read the latest news.
The blood _____ out of the body.
I like to ____ a bottle of water in the morning.

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Drain

19
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unsuccessful; of no value; too interested in your own appearance or achievements
All this time I studied in ___ because I didn’t see the war coming.
All the police’s efforts to find him were in ____.
Everything I’d done before the war are in ___ now.
She’s too ____ to have acnes.

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Vain

19
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unpleasant, immoral, and unacceptable
I respond with the _____ language imaginable to stupid garbage.
It always smells ____ here.
Sometimes I am in a ___ mood.

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Vile

20
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a person who pretends to have qualities, abilities, etc. that they do not really have in order to cheat other people; the crime of getting money by deceiving people
I’m not a legend I’m a ____.
All psychics are _____ because such powers go against physics.
They spent ten years in jail for ____.

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Fraud

21
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to add to something in a way that improves it or makes it more attractive; to help make something or someone more complete or effective
We _____ each other’s weaknesses.
She used photographs to ______ the text of the news story.

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Complement

22
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to cause someone to behave in the best manner.
She ___________ me with her nerdy history stuff and a beautiful smile.
Her kids never misbehave when you watch them, so you definitely _________ them.

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Bring out the best in someone

23
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a person who is goody-goody ; A person who always does the “right thing”, never does anything that they’re “not supposed to do” and acts “perfect” in every single way possible.
She is such a _______. She will never do something against this shitty government.
His ______’ stuff is pissing me off. But everyone thinks it’s fucking cute.

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Goody two-shoes

24
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to think very hard in order to try to remember something, solve a problem, etc.
I’ve been _______ but I can’t solve this stupid task!

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Rack someone’s brain

25
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to change something slightly to make it more suitable for a new set of conditions or to make it work better
This button is for ______ the volume.
I just need time to ____ to the new reality with the war coming.
It took me a while to _____ to being alone.

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Adjust

26
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learned or succeeded in, and now a part of one’s experience:
I’m gonna have a doctorate _______ in 8 years.
He now has almost a year as minister ______.

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Have something under one’s belt

27
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means ‘yes’ or expresses agreement; expressing something that is true, did happen, etc.; not containing words such as ‘no’, ‘not’, ‘never’, etc.
an ______ response to the question
When I said no war, I expected an _______.
I wish she had answered in the ______…

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Affirmative

28
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to be satisfied with your achievements and not to make an effort to do anything else: to feel comfortable because you have been successful in the past:
I’m not gonna _______ even after getting a degree. There is no end of learning physics.
The company can’t just sit back and ____________ – we have to move on to something new.

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Sit/rest on one’s laurels

29
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the logical error of concentrating on the people or things that made it past some selection process and overlooking those that did not, typically because of their lack of visibility. This can lead to incorrect conclusions regarding that which didn’t make it.
People tend to think that strategies wealthy people talk about would work for them, too, but they constantly forget about ______.

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Survivorship/survival bias