Unit 3 - Ch 2 Flashcards

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1
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adopt

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to take a child of other parents legally as your own child

to begin to use or have (a different manner, method, etc.)

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2
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beware

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to be careful

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3
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clash

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to be in a situation in which you are fighting or disagreeing : to come into conflict with someone

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donate

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to give (money, food, clothes, etc.) in order to help a person or organizatio

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glance

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to look at someone or something very quickly

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hint

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sth that you you say or do to suggest an idea to someone without telling them directly

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indulge

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to allow (yourself) to have or do something as a special pleasure

to allow (someone) to have or do something even though it may not be proper, healthy, appropriate, etc.

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label

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a piece of paper, cloth, or similar material that is attached to something to identify or describe it

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layout

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the design or arrangement of something : the way something is laid out

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relieve

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to reduce or remove (something, such as pain or an unpleasant feeling)

to make (a problem) less serious

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commit

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to do (something that is illegal or harmful)

to decide to use (a person, money, etc.) for some particular purpose or use

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stack

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to arrange (things) in a stack : to put (things) in a usually neat pile

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moderation

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average in size or amount : neither too much nor too little

neither very good nor very bad

not expensive : not too high in price

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nudge

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to touch or push (someone or something) gently

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to benefit from sth

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how to use

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16
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urge

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to try to persuade (someone) in a serious way to dosomething

17
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classification

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n.

18
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n. form of donate

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donation

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n. form of gentle

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gentleness

20
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v. form of glance

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glance

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n. form of impose

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imposition

22
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n. form of indulge

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indulgence

23
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adj. form of indulde

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indulgent

24
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opp. of frequent

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infrequent

25
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n. form of encounter

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encounter

26
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grab a bite

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collocation