Session 18. Vocab Flashcards

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Acquire

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To buy or get something for yourself

To learn of develop (a skill)

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Obtuse

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To be deliberately slow to understand something

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Obscure

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Something that is not important or not well known (like a random fact)

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Stupor

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A state of near-unconsciousness

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Suitor

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A prospective buyer of a business

A man who pursues a relationship with a women, with the hope of marriage

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Sector

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An specific area that is distinct from other areas (i.e. a geographical subdivision)

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Crucible

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A ceramic or metal container used to contain other substances that are being melted

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Dyed

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Past tense of “dye” - to add or change the colour of something

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Attentive

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Paying close attention to something (adj)

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Frenzy

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A state of uncontrolled excitement or wild behaviour

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Communal

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Describes something that is shared between people (e.g. a communal bathroom, for use by everyone in the house)

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Shareholder

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Someone who owns shares in a company (i.e. owns a part of a company)

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Shares

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A proportion of ownership of a company

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Ladle

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A large long-handled spoon with a cup-shaped bowl, used for serving soup or sauce

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Dishevelled

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Untidy and disordered (used to describe someone’s appearance)

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Unfounded

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Having no factual basis (e.g. a fear of ghosts may be unfounded - it’s not like you evidence that ghosts exist)

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Unfailing

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Without fault or error

Reliable

18
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Disjointed

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Not having a clear sequence or connection (e.g. a detective trying to piece together disjointed fragments of information to solve a case)

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Giddy

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A sensation of excitable disorientation

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Folly

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Foolishness

21
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Huffy

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Annoyed or irritated by minor things (adj)

22
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Misbelief

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A wrong or false belief or opinion

23
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Devote

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To give most of your time and energy to a particular activity

24
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Coupon

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A voucher that gives you a discount on a particular product

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Jargon
Specialist words or expressions used by a professional group that most people won't understand. (E.g. medical jargon = medical words that nurses and doctors may understand but most people won't)
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Prang
To crash (v) or a crash(n) involving a vehicle or aircraft
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Twang
A ringing sound made by plucking a string of a musical instrument
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Kindred
Your family and relations (n) Describing things/people that are similar (adj)
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Afflict
To cause pain or trouble (to someone or something)
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Spirited
Full of energy and enthusiasm
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Stoop
To bend your head or body forwards and downwards
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Tend
To look after / care for (someone or something) (v)