Unit 2 advanced Flashcards

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1
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Make a long, high cry of pain and sadness

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To wail

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2
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Miserable

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Dismal

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3
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Cut with rough, heavy blows

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To hack

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4
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Confused

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Baffled

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5
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Make a dirty mark

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To smudge

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6
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Cruel and aggressive

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Vicious

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7
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Make a light, high ringing sound

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To tinkle

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8
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To move quickly and with difficulty using your hands to help

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To scramble

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9
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Copy in a funny way, in a way that sb speaks or acts

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Mimic

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10
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The sound of people laughing uncontrollably

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A gale of hysteria

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11
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Make a sudden, small movement without meaning to

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To twitch

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12
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Stand up to one’s full height

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To draw oneself up

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13
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For a reason that was difficult to identify

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Obscurely

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14
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ill-mannered and unfriendly

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Ungracious

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15
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An insult

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A snub

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16
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Discover unexpectedly

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Stumble upon

17
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Ask sb to come with you

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To summon

18
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Strongly recommend

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Urge

19
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A state of great activity and strong emotion that is often violent

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Frenzy

20
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Waiting somewhere secretly

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Lurking

21
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Show that sth is not true

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Disprove

22
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Got smaller

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To dwinde

23
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Follow

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Ensue

24
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Cruel and violent person

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Savage

25
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Main charactar

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A protagonist

26
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Found to be free from blame

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Exonerated

27
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Dishonest behavior

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Deceit

28
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Work that provides you money you need to live

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Livelihood

29
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The quality of being honest and have strong moral principles

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Integrity

30
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Repeated or emphasised

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Reiterated