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Unit 3. 71 - 150 Flashcards

1
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a drop, a reduction

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plunge

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2
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a difficult or unpleasant situation

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ordeal

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3
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a quarrel

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row

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4
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to promise, undertake

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pledge

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5
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as many ppl as a place can hold

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capacity

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occurring twice a year

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biannual

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7
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every two weeks

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fortnightly

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a magazine for fan of a particular person or football team

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fanzine

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a small sheet of paper advertising a product or event

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flyer

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to introduce a TV show and talk to guests who appear on it

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host

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to present

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feature

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12
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a disagreement

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dispute

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13
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to become less intense

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die down

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14
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throughout the night

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overnight

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15
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to go on for a long time tediously

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drag on

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16
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to encourage sb to do sth

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egg on

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17
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sth one uses when everything else has failed, the last resort

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sth to fall back on

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18
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to equip the office with the necessary machinery to function properly

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get the office fitted out

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19
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sb who checks and changes the text of the newspaper before it is printed

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sub-editor

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20
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to continue with sth until it is finished

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follow things through

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21
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continuing sth even though it is difficult

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perseverance

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22
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to condemn

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doom

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23
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to drive back, push away

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repel

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24
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partial, unfair, supporting one group as opposed to another

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biased

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25
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an indirect reference to sth unpleasant

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innuendo

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26
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measuring or storing large amount of information by using physical quantities such as voltage

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analogue

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27
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to refer to sth, mention in an indirect way

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allude

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28
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a break in a programme for advertisements to be shown

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commercial break

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29
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tough, unpleasant, showing sth in a realistic way

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gritty

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30
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making a harsh noise

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grinding

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31
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extremely exciting

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gripping

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32
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greedy for money and unwilling to spend it

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grasping

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annoying, bothering

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grating

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a person who describes an event or broadcasts it over the radio or TV

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commentator

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in some ways

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in some respects

36
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within a short space of time

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at short notice

37
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an effort, attempt

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endeavour

38
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sb who knows a lot about sth and is often asked for their opinion

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pundit

39
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vital, very important

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crucial

40
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sporting events which take place at a particular time and place

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fixtures

41
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continued watching of sb or sth

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surveillance

42
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infested, tormented by sth

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plagued

43
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a situation comedy, an amusing TV series about a group of people

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sitcom

44
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a meeting of experts in a particular field

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convention

45
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to involve, include

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entail

46
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searching the Internet

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web browsing

47
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to gradually stop using sth

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phase out

48
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to transfer data to/from a computer via a communication link or computer network

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download

49
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a record of the numbers of people watching particular programmes on TV

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ratings

50
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kind and fair

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benevolent

51
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to be the first person to start using an expression or word

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coin

52
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occurring only in stories, plays and films and not actually true

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fictional

53
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having an unfounded like or dislike for sb based on a general belief about a group of ppl

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prejudiced

54
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close examination or observation

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scrutiny

55
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completely, totally, immediately

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outright

56
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an occasion of seeing sth strange and unusual

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sighting

57
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to make or do sth with whatever is available

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improvise

58
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first, marking the beginning of sth important

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inaugural

59
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a set of ideas or plans that is used for making decisions

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policy

60
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formal, unnatural

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stilted

61
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sth ppl worry about, usually without reason

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bogey

62
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morally bad or evil

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depraved

63
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cheerful, feeling positive about sth

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uplifted

64
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harmless, inoffensive

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innocuous

65
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land between the borders of two states of armies that is not controlled by either of them

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no-man’s-land

66
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to do away with, to get rid of

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abolish

67
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unusual, strange, unreasonable

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outlandish

68
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an end, downfall, death

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demise

69
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a type of advertising which uses a storyline to sell a product

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ad mag

70
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an owner

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proprietor

71
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an association of similar companies which act as one

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cartel

72
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means by which sth can be broadcast

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outlets

73
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to reintroduce sth

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reinstate

74
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an unexpected ending or turn in a story

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twist

75
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to make sth more active and cheerful

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liven up

76
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shine, attractiveness

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gloss

77
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available broadcasting time

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slot

78
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slightly stinging, exciting

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tingling

79
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characterised by sudden, sharp movements or changes

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jerky

80
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words written underneath a picture explaining what it is about

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