Unit 27 Flashcards

1
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abundant

A

more than enough

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prevalent

A

common

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hale and hearty

A

(especially of old people) healthy and strong

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4
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to seize

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to take something quickly

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5
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to pull down

A

to destroy

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6
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exploitation

A

the act of using something unfairly for your own advantage

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7
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to incorporate

A

to include

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8
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collaborate

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to work with someone else

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9
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rudiment

A

the most basic fact about something

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10
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to deputize

A

to speak for another person, especially at work

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11
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to appraise

A

to judge the quality of something:

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12
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to get round someone

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to persuade someone

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13
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to stand up to someone

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to defend yourself against someone, who treats you unfairly:

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14
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to bring something up

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to mention something

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15
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to look to somebody

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to rely on someone

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16
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to dwell on

A

to talk about something a lot of the time:

17
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to back down

A

to admit that you were wrong

18
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to fall off

A

to decrease

19
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to have someone on

A

to deceive

20
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to take to someone

A

to get to like someone

21
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to crop up

22
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apprehensive

A

anxious about the future

23
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comprehensive

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conscientious

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putting a lot of effort into your work

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destitute
very poor
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facetious
not serious about a serious subject, trying to be funny
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grave
seriously bad
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staggering
very shocking
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diligent
careful and using a lot of effort
30
scorn
a strong feeling that something deserves no respect
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to bear a grudge against
to dislike something because of something that happened in the past
32
misconduct
to manage the activities of an organization badly
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viable
able to work as intended
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eligible
having the necessary qualities
35
to be in sb's right mind
sane
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to disperse
to spread across a large area
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to be made redundant
having lost your job
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done in
too tired to do anything