Unit 12 Flashcards

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1
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To _ someone or something means to hurt them on purpose.

A

abuse

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2
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To _ something means you have enough money to pay for it

A

afford

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3
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To _ means to cook food with heat.

A

bake

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4
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A _ is a plant seed that is good to eat.

A

bean

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5
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A _ is a stick of wax that is lit on fire for light or heat.

A

candle

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6
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To _ something means to change it into something else.

A

convert

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7
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A _ is an amount of money that a person owes.

pay back/borrow any money/owe one’s money

A

debt

빚,빚을 지다.

When you borrow money, you have to pay it back. This is called a debt.
I owe my friend some money, so I have a debt to pay off.

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8
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To _ something is to make it less than it was before.

A

decrease

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9
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A _ is a mistake.

A

fault

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10
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A _ is an amount of money that people have.

a sum of money set aside for a particular purpose.
to provide money for something.

A

fund

The school funded a new playground for the students.
We have a fund for buying new books for the library.

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11
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When someone is _, they like to give things to people.

A

generous

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12
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An _ is something that is part of a food dish.

A

ingredient

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13
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To _ means to be firm in telling people what to do.

A

insist

My friend insists on eating pizza every Friday. (meaning: My friend really wants to eat pizza every Friday and won’t change his/her mind)

I insist that you come to my party. (meaning: I really want you to come to my party and won’t take “no” for an answer)

He insists that he can do the project by himself. (meaning: He really believes that he can do the project alone and won’t accept help)

The teacher insists that we do our homework every day. (meaning: The teacher strongly believes that doing homework is important and won’t allow us to skip it)

My little sister insists on watching cartoons before bed.
He insists on playing video games instead of doing his homework.
She insists on having her coffee with sugar.
The dog insists on going for a walk every morning.

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14
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A _ is a condition that is not clear or neat.

A

mess

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15
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_ is a strong material people use to build things.

A

Metal

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16
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To _ people or things is to watch them closely.

A

monitor

17
Q

To _ something means to dislike it or act against it.

A

oppose

18
Q

If a person is _, they do not take action to solve problems

A

passive

19
Q

A _ is a certain amount of something.

A

quantity

20
Q

To _ someone is to take them to court for something wrong they did.

A

sue