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Unit 4 Changes (2) Flashcards

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A way of entering or reaching a place

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Access

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  1. To change your behaviour in order to deal more successfully with a new situation
  2. To change a book or play so that it can be made into a play, film, television programme, etc.
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Adapt

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  1. To change sth slightly to make it more suitable for a new set of conditions or to make ir work better
  2. To get used to a new situation by changing the way you behave and/or think
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Adjust

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To become different; to make sb/sth different

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Alter

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Certain or likely to happen, or to do or be sth

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Bound

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Lasting only a short time; short

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Brief

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That stick out from sth in a round shape

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Bulging

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Having no worries or responsibilities

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Carefree

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The interesting or unusual quality that a place or a person has

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Character

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Very fashionable and elegant

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Chic

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Designed to be suitable for children; not harmful for children

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Child-friendly

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  1. To be able to be changed from one form, purpose, or system to another
  2. To change or to make sb change their religion or beliefs
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Convert

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Making you feel happier or giving you more hope

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Uplifting

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A structure usually made of metal bars and found outside buildings, which can hold or to which you can attach a bicycle

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Cycle rack

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To experience sth, especially a change or sth unpleasant

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Undergo

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Old and in very bad condition

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Dilapidated

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Very fashionable

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Trendy

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Without interest or colour; dull and boring

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Drab

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  1. To change the form of sth

2. To completely change the appearance or character of sth, especially so that is better

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Transform

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A disadvantage or problem that makes sth a less attractive idea

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Drawback

21
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Full of strong feelings and angry arguments

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Stormy

22
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That sb is forced to do or experience without being able to control it

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Enforced

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Using the most modern or advanced techniques or methods; as good as it can be at the present time

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State of the art

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  1. To develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more complicated form
  2. To develop over time, often many generations, into forms that are better adapted to survive changes in their environment
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Evolve

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Lacking any attractive or interesting qualities that make people feel happy

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Soulless

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Very small; possible but unlikely

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Faint

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To repair and paint and old building, a piece of furniture, etc. so that it is in good condition again

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Renovate

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By a very great amount

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Far and away

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  1. To make a subtance pure by taking other substance out of it
  2. To improve sth by making small changes to
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Refine

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Brave, especially in a very difficult situation

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Gallant

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Attractive in an unusual or old-fashioned way

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Quaint

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Not working hard; lazy

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Idle

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Lasting longer than expected or longer than usual

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Protracted

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Peaceful and beautiful; perfect, without problems

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Pluck

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To pick a fruit, flower, etc. from where it is growing

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Pluck

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Easily influenced or affected by sb/sth

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Impressionable

37
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Having a style typical of a particular time in history

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Period

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Very happy; causing people to be happy

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Joyful

39
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Made into an area that is only for people who are valking, not for vehicles

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Pedestrianised

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To destroy a building by breaking its walls

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Knock sth down

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Showing country life or the countryside, especially in a romantic way

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Pastrol

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Having no energy or enthusiasm

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Listless

43
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Trying to control other people in an unpleasant way

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Overbearing

44
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Very slightly; not veru much

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Marginally

45
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A large building with several floors for parking cars in

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Multi-storey car park

46
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To change sth slightly, especially in order to make it more suitable for a particular purpose

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Modify

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