synonims Flashcards

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resourceful adj

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enterprising adj
Having or showing the ability to think of new projects or new ways of doing things and make them successful
ej: one enterprising farmer opened up his filed as a car park and charged people 10$ to park there

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steady adj

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constant ( developing, growing, etc. gradually and in an even and regular way)
regular (not changing and not interrupted)

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straightforward adj

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easy adj

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take advantage of

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exploit noun

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thorough adj

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complete adj

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demoralizing adj

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disheartening adj

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repetitive adj

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monotonous adj

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rewarding adj as: produce a lot of money

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profitable adj

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tedious adj

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boring adj

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workforce n

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staff n

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affectionate ad

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loving adj

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moody adj

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grumpy adj

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reliable adj

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dependable adj

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imply v

to make it seem likely that something is true or exist

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suggest

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imply v

(of an idea, action, etc). to make sth necessary in order to be succesful

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mean v

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ploy n

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manoeuvre n

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sneer v

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mock v

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tackle v

to speak to sb about a problem or difficult situation

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confront

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yawn v

(of a large hole or an empty space) to be very wide and often frightening and difficult to get across

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gape

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asses v

to calculate the amount or value of sth

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estimate v

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lexis n

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vocabulary n

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respond to v

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react v

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stride n

one long step; the distance covered by a step

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pace n

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take in v

to absorb sth into the body

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intake n.

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grab v to take or hold sb/sth with your hand suddenly, firmly or roughly 2. to take advantage of an opportunity to do or have sth
size v
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leap v | 3. to increase suddenly and by a large amount
shoot up v
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neighboirhoog n | the area that you are in or the area near a particular place
vicinity n
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picture v | (describe) to describe or present sb/sth in a particular way
portray v
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slap v | to hit sb/sth with the flat part of your hand
smack v
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get over v
overcome v
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recover from | (money). to get back the same amount of money that you have spent or that is owed to you
recoup
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recover from (position/Status) to win back a position, level, status, etc, that has been lost (senses/emotions)to get back the use of your senses, control of your emotions, etc
regain
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casualty n | a person that suffers or a thing that is destroyed when something else takes place
victim n
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ceasefire n | a time when enemies agree to stop fighting, usually while a way is found to end the fighting permanently
truce n
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defeat v | to win against somebody in a war, competition, sports game, etc.
beat v
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missile n | an object that is thrown at somebody to hurt them
projectile
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release v | (stop holding sth) to stop holding something or stop it from being held so that it can move, fly, fall, etc. freely
let go, let loose
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siege v
besiege v
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besiege v | to surround a building, city, etc. with soldiers until the people inside are forced to let you in
lay siege to v
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victorious adj
successful, triumphant
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obviously adv
clearly
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plot | a secret plan made by a group of people to do something wrong or illegal
conspiracy
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politeness | good manners and respect for the feelings of others
courtesy
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stammer v
stutter v
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tremendous adj | 1. very great
huge adj
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tremendous adj | 2. extremely good
remarkable adj
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somewhat adv
rather adv
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quite adv | (not used with a negative) to some degree
fairly, pretty
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quite | to the greatest possible degree
completely, absolutely | entirely
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precise adj | clear and accurate
exact adj
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precise adj | taking care to be exact and accurate, especially about small details
meticulous
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mute adj | not speaking
silent adj
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mute adj | (old-fashioned) (of a person) unable to speak
dumb adj | (old-fashioned) (of a person) unable to speak
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incredibly adv | extremely
unbeliavably
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implore | to ask somebody to do something in an anxious way because you want or need it very much
beseech, beg
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immobile adj | 1. not moving
motionless adj
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bang v v: 2. to close something or to be closed with a loud noise v: 3.+ adverb/preposition to put something somewhere suddenly and violently
slam
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bang v | (+ adverb/preposition) to hit something, especially a part of the body, against something by accident
bump
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``` buzz n (inf)news that people tell each other that may or may not be true ```
rumour
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tap v | to fit a device to a telephone so that somebody’s calls can be listened to secretly
wiretapping n
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tap v | to choose somebody to do a particular job
flap v
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sniff v | to breathe air in through the nose in order to discover or enjoy the smell of something
smell v
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slam v | to shut, or to make something shut, with a lot of force, making a loud noise
bang v
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scream v | to make a loud, high noise; to move fast, making this noise
screech
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scream v | to shout something in a loud, high voice because of fear, anger, etc.
yell v
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scream v | to give a loud, high cry, because you are hurt, frightened, excited, etc.
shriek v
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rattle v | rattle somebody to make somebody nervous or frightened
unnerve v
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mumble v
mutter v
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hoot v | if a car horn (..) or you (...) the horn, the horn makes a loud noise
honk v
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groan v
moan v
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drip n | (informal, becoming old-fashioned) a boring or stupid person with a weak personality
wimp n | a person who is not strong, brave or confident
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crash n | a sudden serious fall in the price or value of something; the occasion when a business, etc. fails
collapse n
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crunch v | to make or cause something to make a noise like something hard being crushed
scrunch v