Unit 16 Flashcards

1
Q

Hard can be easily broken into pieces

A

Brittle

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2
Q

Make a liquid less strong by adding other liquid

A

Dilute

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3
Q

Difficult to see through

A

Opaque

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4
Q

Very small spot/mark

A

Speck

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5
Q

Firm & difficult to bend

A

Stiff

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6
Q

A round that goes round city center to avoid going through it

A

Bypass

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7
Q

To live somewhere

A

Dwell in

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8
Q

Cover window/door with wooden boards

A

Board up

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9
Q

Lock the door of building / business

A

Close up

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10
Q

Be removed from something by washing & rubbing
Have a particular result

A

Come out

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11
Q

Clean/repair/decorate something

A

Fix up

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12
Q

Destroy a building / wall

A

Knock/pull/teardown

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13
Q

Amount increase a lot

A

Pile up

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14
Q
  • Stop st from falling by putting st under against it
  • help organization continue to exist, esp. By providing financial /military support
A

Prop up

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15
Q

Let someone stay in your house

A

Put up

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16
Q

Abrupt curve

A

Sharp iight bend

17
Q

Can’t understand/ do something because something in mind prevents you
Can’t produce a written material because something in mind prevent you

A

Mental block / writer’s block

18
Q

Exist as physical business building rather than internet-only

A

Brick and mortar

19
Q

Speaking in a a debate/ discussion

A

Have the floor

20
Q

Town/city that is near & dependent on larger cities

A

Satellite town

21
Q

Spend night enjoying yourself in bars, clubs, etc.

A

On the town

22
Q

Having nowhere to live

A

On the streets

23
Q

In an area faraway from towns lates

A

In the sticks

24
Q

Unpleasant area where many ugly buildings stick together

A

Concrete jungle

25
Q

Are a surrounding large cities where people who work there lives

A

Commuter belt