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September-October Flashcards

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Remarkable research

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Survey worth to know

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Fertile period

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Productive years

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Coincidence

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Events happen at thesametimebyaccidentbut seem some connection btw them

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Reckless

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Careless of consequences

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Incredible

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Unbelievable

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Distorted

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Deformed

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Coin

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Create a new word

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Perception

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Detection

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Sober

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Being not drunken

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Latent

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Hidden

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Subset

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Part of a larger set

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Distinguish

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Differentiate

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Engage a room

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Reserve a room

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Confess your guilty

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Admit what wrong you did

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Platitude

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Banality/stereotype

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Mystery

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Sth beyond understanding

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Reveal a secret

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Make known a hidden thing

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Illuminate

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Make bright or clear

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Awe

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Feeling of fear and respect together

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Embark on

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Get in/board

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Dread

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Strong fear

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Distress

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Depress

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Sacred

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Holy

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Reluctant

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Not really wanting to do sth

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Ambiguous

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Having 2 or more meanings

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Freckled

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Having light brown spots on the skin esp. on the face

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Conscientious

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Taking care to do sth as well as possible

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Be devoted to

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Spend all your time on sth and take it very seriously

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Highbrow

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Too highly intellectual/snobby

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Inhibition

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That stops you from doing sth you would like to do

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Vulnerable

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Easily hurt both physically and emotionally

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Boast about sth

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Speak too highly of sth

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Envy

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Want other person’s goods or feature

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Occur to

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Come into sy’s mind

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Enthusiastic

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Being very much for sg and showing great interest

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Cope with

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Be able to manage sth

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Overestimate

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Think more of sth than it really is

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Overlook

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Miss noticing sth

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Instructive

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From which you can learn

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Relief

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A pleasant feeling when your worries, fears or pains are over

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Ignorant of

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knowing little or nothing in sth

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Effort

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Use of strenght or concentration to try to do sth

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Offended

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Be hurt by what sy else said or did

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Research

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Careful study to find out sth new

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Sufficient

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Enough

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Lack of sth

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Complete absence of sth

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Worthless

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Good for nothing/useless

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Achieve

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Get sth done

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Overcome

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Make an effort and finally cope with sth/win

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Stand

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Tolerate sth unpleasant (f.e. pain)

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Contradiction

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Paradox

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Remarkable

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Worth mentioning

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Failure

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Lack of success/effort with no result

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Fidget

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Move uneasily/play with sth nervously

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Breeze

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A light, gentle wind

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Awkward

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Strange/unpleasant/out of place

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Blush

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Turn red in the face

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Ridiculous

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That makes you laugh

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Corduroy

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A material for trousers and jackets

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Stumble

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Take a wrong step (which may make you fall)

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Lean on sth

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Rest your body on sth

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Scratch

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Cuts in the skin caused by a small accident

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Bleed

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Lose blood from the body

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Bargain

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Sth on sale for less than it’s worth

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Deceive

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Make sy believe sth what isn’t true

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Leak

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Let water/gas pass through an unwanted hole

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Adjust

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Change sth slightly when needed

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Dent

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Damage caused by a hit

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Jam

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Trouble/awkward situation

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Cheat on

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Deceive your partner sexually

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Evidence

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Proof

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Adultery

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Sexual activity btw a married person and sy outside the marriage

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Blackmail

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Ask for money for keeping sth secret

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Bracelet

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A jewellery on your wrist

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Obstacle

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What stands in the way of achieving

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Comfort

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Say kind words for sad person

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Selfish

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Caring only for your own interest

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Long

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Have a strong desire for sth

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Bother

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Take a trouble to do sth

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Hangover

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What you feel the day after drinking too much

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Attempt

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A try

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Disgusting

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Making you sick

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Resolution

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A serious decision

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Inferior

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Lower in quality, importance or position

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Admiration

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Very high opinion of sy

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Touching

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Moving you deeply (emotionally)

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Recover

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Get well

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Sweat

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Loose some water from your body

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Embrace

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Put your arms around sy with love

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Scratch

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Stop an irrigating feeling on your skin with your fingers

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Hairy

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Having full of hair

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Tickle

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Touch sy to make him laugh

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Conceal

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Hide

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Deserve

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When it is fair you to get sth

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Propose

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Suggest

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Curiosity

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A strong wish to know sth

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Reject

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Not to accept/refuse

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Unjust

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Unfair

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