Session 7. Vocab Flashcards

1
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Gall

A

bold and impudent behaviour

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2
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Repercussions

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Consequences of an action

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3
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Ignite

A

Catch fire

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4
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Bestow

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To present someone with something (e.g. a gift)

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5
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Inhospitable

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(a place that is ) difficult to live in / (someone who is) unwelcoming

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6
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Terrain

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An area of land

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7
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Composed

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to have your feelings under control (calm) / composed of = (something that is) made out of (something else)

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8
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Gruelling

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Exhausting / tiring

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9
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Negotiate

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To reach an agreement through compromise

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10
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Affection

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A feeling of fondness or liking

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11
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Ambush

A

A surprise attack

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12
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Demolish

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Destroy / knock down

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13
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Evade

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Avoid / escape

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14
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Linger

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To spend a long time over (Something)

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15
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Trade

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The action of buying and selling things

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16
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Beady

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(of someone’s eyes) small, round and gleaming / observant

17
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Heady

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Having a strong and “happy” effect (often used to describe a strong alcoholic drink)

18
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Persist

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To continue to exist

19
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Perish

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To die

20
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Solicitor

A

Lawyer (a type of lawyer, anyway)

21
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Sorcerer

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A wizard / someone who has magic powers

22
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Species

A

A group of living things that are similar

23
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Allude

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To suggest / hint at

24
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Fret

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Worry

25
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Derisory

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Ridiculously small / inadequate

26
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Oratory

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the action of speaking formally in public / a small chapel (place to pray)

27
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Recollection

A

A memory

28
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Tardy

A

Late

29
Q

Compress

A

Squash

30
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Constitute

A

(things that) combine to form (a larger thing)