Should Your School Day Be Longer ? Flashcards

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1
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An outbreak of disease that affects people across different continents.

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Pandemic

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To ride or drive a long distance to and from work or school.

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Commute

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Not good enough. (adj)
Five hours of sleep is_________.

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Inadequate

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A person who takes the other side in a fight or game.
(Noun)
His____________ was much stronger than him.

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Opponents

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A common mental health condition that causes people to suffer from unexplained sad feelings that can last a long time.
She has been suffering from____________ for a long time.

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Depression - (noun)

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How a living thing grows, functions, or develops.

Much of our behaviour is_____________ determined.

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Biologically

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Short form for the advantages and disadvantages.

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Pros and cons.

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To postpone or delay an event.

The show’s starting time has been_____________10 minutes.

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Pushing back - postpone or delay an event.

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To make a loud, harsh sound.

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Blare
The show started off with a great blare of trumpets.

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A forceful or violent effort to get free of restraint or resist attack.
DIFFICULT TO DO SOMETHING.
I___________ to keep my eyes open.

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Struggle

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It is where the student and the educator are not physically present in a traditional classroom environment.
Information is relayed through technology, such as discussion boards, video conferencing, and online assessments.

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Remote learning

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_____________ is sleep.
”Go home and get some_________.”

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Shut-eye

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To sleep until later in the morning than you usually do: I usually___________on Saturdays.

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Sleeping in
Sleep in

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Prevent (a person or place) from having or using something.
“the city was________ of its water supplies”.
During the summer months I am often sleep_________.

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Deprive (V)

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To be ill/sick with, especially recurrently.
“Every summer, I_____________ allergies.”

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Suffer from

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Programmed to.

Used to say that someone does or does not have a natural tendency to behave in a certain way, to like something, etc. I’m just not_______ to like broccoli.

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Wired to

“I’m just not wired to like broccoli.”

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Someone who starts an organization/group/business together with one or more other people.

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Co - Founder

Steve Jobs & Steve Wozniak are the co- founders of Apple.

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An area of a country or city, especially one characterized by a particular feature or activity. “An elegant shopping___________.”

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Districts - “An elegant shopping district”.

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Postpone or defer (an action). Make late or slow down.
“During covid, many movies were__________ till people were allowed back at the movie theaters.”

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Delaying - Postpone or defer (an action). Make late or slow down.

“During covid, many movies were postponed”.