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Unit 3. 151 - 222 Flashcards

1
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sb who criticises sth

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detractor

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2
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closely connected with and inseparable

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bound up with

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3
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to encourage

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spur on

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4
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to make sb experience sth (usually unpleasant)

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subject sb to sth

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5
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to praise

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extol

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6
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to repeat some points already mentioned

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recap on sth

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the scenery used for a play, film etc

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set

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one of the separate photos that a film is made up of

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frame

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9
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a result

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outcome

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harmless, not unpleasant

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inoffensive

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11
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improving in value, quality or attractiveness

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enhancing

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12
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under pressure, looking worried or nervous

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strained

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sb who looks for gifted or skilled people in unusual places

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talent scout

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14
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to make sth less intense or severe

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alleviate

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15
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to flow over the edge due to overfilling

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overflow

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chief executive officer, the highest ranking official in a business company

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CEO

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17
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a person who loads and unloads luggage from aircraft

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baggage handler

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18
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the exact location, place of residence

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whereabouts

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to come or develop from sth

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derive

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20
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a liquid which hardens to provide a protective coat for wood

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varnish

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21
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to take sb’s attention away from what they’re doing

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distract

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22
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a current of air flowing through a place

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draught

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general practitioner, a doctor who is trained in general medicine and works in the local community

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GP

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24
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to check a written text for mistakes

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proofread

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25
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false hair

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wig

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26
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trying to become successful in a certain field

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aspiring

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well founded, firm

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solid

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28
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to get sth that is difficult to obtain

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land sth

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29
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working for sb for a period of time to learn skills for that job

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apprenticeship

30
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presentation of the facts in such a way as to provoke strong feelings

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sensationalism

31
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a person hired to kill sb

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assassin

32
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a small baby

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infant

33
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happening after

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subsequent

34
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to develop and become known

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unfold

35
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objectivity

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detachment

36
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to take over sth when one has no right to do so

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usurp

37
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the ability to understand sth about an event after it has happened

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hindsight

38
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to cause sb to take action by making them feel excited or angry

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galvanise

39
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a situation resulting from a major event

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aftermath

40
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expressing feeling in a strong, extreme or intense manner

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unrestrained

41
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to outsmart, to trick, to be cleverer than sb

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outwit

42
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to have a romantic relationship with sb before getting married

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court sb

43
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sb skilled in a certain handicraft

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craftsman

44
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easily broken or damaged

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fragile

45
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able to recover easily from unpleasant or damaging events

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resilient

46
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having a deep, strong sound

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resonant

47
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a smooth thick substance put on sore skin to heal it

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ointment

48
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principles governing good behaviour, distinction between good and bad conduct

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morality

49
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to make a text shorter by removing irrelevant material

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condense

50
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the ability to do sth well or effectively

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competence

51
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a grammatical term for words which describe the quantity of sth

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quantifier

52
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to keep giving sb large amounts of sth

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ply sb with sth

53
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breaking of an agreement, rule or promise

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violation

54
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the National Collegiate Athletic Association, a US voluntary organisation through which the US colleges and universities govern their athletic programmes

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NCAA

55
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to act against sth

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counter

56
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stating publicly that one’s previous opinions have changed

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recanting

57
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embarrassed, not feeling free to express oneself

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inhibited

58
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willing to talk

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forthcoming

59
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permission

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consent

60
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connected with national rather than local institutions

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federal

61
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doing sth in a secret, suspicious way

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sneaky

62
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people who had previously given unofficial information to journalists but stopped doing so

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dried-up sources

63
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honest, open

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upfront

64
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a court case against sb

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lawsuit

65
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a formal statement for legal purposes

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testimony

66
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unquestionable

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indisputable

67
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carelessly

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recklessly

68
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a member of the police force

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law enforcement officer

69
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hateful, disgraceful, unacceptable

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abhorrent

70
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an excessive amount of sth

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glut

71
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a clever and dishonest plan

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scam

72
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an exclamation used when one has caught sb or won sth from them, a written representation of the way some people pronounce “(I) have got you”

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gotcha

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