UNIT 1 VOCABULARY Flashcards by Ashley Armenta

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To raise

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look after a child = take care of = bring up

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Adopted

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legally taken to be taken care of

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Youngster

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young person

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Excelled

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(vb): excel = to be very good or skilled

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Underachieving

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(adj)- underachieve = perform poorly

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Comparable

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equal

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Uncanny

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supernatural; strange; beyond normal

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Entwined

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wind or twist around; twist together

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Rear

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raise children

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Work at

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solve

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Sit around

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be idle; doing nothing

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Enhance

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improve

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Unmanageable

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wild

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Average

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ordinary

NOT outstanding

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Deceives

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fool; lies to

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Former

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previous

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Talented

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skillful; natural ability

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Disadvantaged

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poor

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Fresh Start

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A chance to begin again

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enroll in a top school

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register for a leading institution

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meet a challenge

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succeed at a difficult task

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a leading member of

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one of the most important people

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roam the streets

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wander around the city

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made no apologies for

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expressed no regret about

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on the edge of

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almost

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come top of the class

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receive the highest marks

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expelled

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officially make (someone) leave a school or other organization

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achievements

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a thing done successfully with effort

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minority

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a small group of people within a community

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getting into trouble

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be punished for wrong doing

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grateful

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feeling or showing an appreciation for something done or received

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cope with

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handle, deal with

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new-found

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newly discovered

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criticised

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find fault in

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exclusive

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excluding or not admitting other things

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drop out

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leave, quit

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find out

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discover

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give out

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distribute

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try out

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test

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turn out

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happen in the end

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work out

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happen in the end

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renew

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re-establish

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question

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raising of a doubt about or objection to something

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deserve

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be worthy of

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nothing to lose

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won’t cause any harm

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for nothing

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at no cost

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stop at nothing

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is very determined

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nothing but the best

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only the top

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nothing much

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very little

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for nothing

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to no purpose

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nothing to do with

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not connected to

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nothing to it

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very little

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think nothing of it

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no need for thanks