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Test8 Listening Flashcards

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Patriotism

A

devotionto andvigoroussupport for one’s country.

“a highly decorated officer of unquestionable integrity and patriotism”

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Embark on

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to begin (a journey)They embarked on their trip to America with high hopes.

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Intense

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very great; very strong, extreme

We were all suffering in the intense heat.

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Intense

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very great; very strong, extreme

We were all suffering in the intense heat.

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Spear

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a weapon with a long wooden handle and a sharp metal point used for fighting

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Glaze -n

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1

a thin clear liquid put on clay objects such as cups and plates before they are finished
2. a liquid such as milk or beaten egg used to form a smooth, shiny coating on food.

“brush the cake with an apricot glaze

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Coating-n

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a thin layer of a substance covering a surface

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a thin coating of chocolate

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Bead

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Necklace

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Hollow -adj

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having a hole or empty space inside.

“a hollow metal tube”

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Molten-adj

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liquefied by heat

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Impurity

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substance that is present in small amounts in another substance, making it dirty or of poor quality

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A filter will remove most impurities found in water.

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Tint -v

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colour (something) slightly;tinge.

“her skin was tinted with delicate colour”

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Lead -n

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Pb

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a chemical element, qo’g’oshin

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Counter -v

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to reduce or prevent the bad effects of something, counteract

Businesses would like to see new laws to counter late payments of debts

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Cloud -v

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make or become less clear or transparent.

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Refractive -adj

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causing, caused by or relating to refraction, sinishi

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Repeal-n

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cancellation

“the House voted in favour of repeal

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Levy -v

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impose (a tax, fee, or fine).

“a tax of two percent was levied on all cargoes”

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Horticultural- adj

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relating to the art or practice of gardencultivationand management.

“horticultural crops”

Bog’dorchilik

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Precise -adj

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exact, accurate, and careful about details.

“the director was precise with his camera positions”

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Hi-tech -adj

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using, requiring, or involved in high technology.

“a high-tech security system”

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Fiercely -adv

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in a powerful anddestructivemanner.

“the wind was blowing fiercely”

with aheartfeltand powerful intensity.

“campaigners have fiercely opposed the proposals”

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Beverage -n

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a drink other than water.

“light lunch items and beverages will be available for sale”

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Quarry -v

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cut into (rock or ground) to obtain stone or other materials.

“the hillside had been quarried for many years”

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Vanish -v

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disappear suddenly and completely.

“Moira vanished without trace”

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Spotted & mottled

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marked or decorated with spots.

“a red spotted handkerchief”

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Taselled- adj

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decorated with tassels

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Glimpse -n

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a momentary or partial view.

“shecaught a glimpse ofthe ocean”

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Speckled -adj

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covered with small spots or patches of colour.

“a large speckled brown egg”

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wear away

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to gradually disappear or to cause.

Even a trickle of water will eventually wear the rock away.

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Stubby- adj

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short and thick.

“Bob pointed with a stubby finger”

32
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Rewinding- n

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restoration of damaged ecosystem

33
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Denude- v

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to remove a top layer, the features, etc. from something, so that it is exposed

•

(be) denuded (of something) hillsides denuded of trees

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Trawl -v

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fish with a trawl net orseine.

“the boatstrawled forflounder”

  1. search thoroughly
35
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Dredge-v

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bring up or clear smth from a river

“mud was dredged out of the harbour

36
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Behave

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act or conductoneselfin a specified way

“he always behaved like a gentleman”

37
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Retain-v

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absorband continue to hold
“limestone is known to retain water”

38
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Drive

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To make sth move
To force sb
To make sb do sth

Hunger drove her to steal

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