Unit 4 - vocabulary Flashcards

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1
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make a copy of information

A

back up

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2
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move things so that they are in different places

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change around

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3
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stop being in one state, condition

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change into

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4
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take of the clothes or a piece of clothing you are wearing and put on different ones

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change out of

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5
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get rid of

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do away with

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6
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repair, paint and improve old building, boat

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do up

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7
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disappear slowly

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fade away

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8
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put information into a computer or other machine using keys

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key in

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9
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change someone or sth so that they become some thing else

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make into

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10
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put things together without any order

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mix-up

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11
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start/stop machine/light

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switch on/off

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12
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separate an object into pieces

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take apart

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13
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try using something such as a amchine or product to find out wether it works correctly

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test out

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14
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change or develop into something dofferent, make someone or something change or develop into sth different

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turn into

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15
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use all of a supply of sth

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use up

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16
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use sth a lot so that it no longer works

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wear out

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17
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dostęp

A

access

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18
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złamać tradycje

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break with tradition

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19
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nastawić zegar

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set the clock

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20
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żądać czegoś od kogoś

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demand sth from sb

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21
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prowadzić drogę

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lead the way

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22
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zająć kogoś miejsce

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take the place of sb

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23
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służyć celowi

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serve a puropse

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24
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ucieczka z rzeczywistości

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escape from reality

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25
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wirtualna rzeczywistosc

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virtual reality

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26
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używać czegoś

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use something

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27
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jaki jest cel

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what’s the use of

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28
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wziasc koło (kierownice)

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take the wheel

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29
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to change your ideas or behaviour so that you can deal with the new situation

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adapt

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30
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to change something slightly in order to make it better, more accurate, mor efective

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adjust

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31
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to make changes in document, law

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amend

32
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convert

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to change from one system to another, or change your beliefs

33
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to be gradually destroyed as a result of natural process of change. (Leafs do it when they fall off the tree)

A

decay

34
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to become worse

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deteriorate

35
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to change something such as information so that it is no longer true of accurate

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distort

36
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dynamic

A

continously changing

37
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to suffer somehting unpleasant or difficult in a patient way over a long period.
or last for a long time

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endure

I don’t know how people endure the conditions in prison

38
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evolve

A

wheat a type of plant or anim,al evolves

39
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to affect the way someone thinks or behaves

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influence

40
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a new idea, method, piece of equipment

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innovation

41
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to continue existing or happening for or until a particular time

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last

The fight lasts five hours.

42
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to make something stay the same

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maintain

I find it hard to maintain my weigh.

43
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to start behaving lika na adult

A

mature

44
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to change something slightly, especially in order to improve

A

modify

45
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new or unusual

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novel

A TV that receives ext messages is quita a novel idea.

46
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to continue to do or say something in a determined way

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persist

You’ll get yourself into trouble if you persist in behaving in this way.

47
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The possibility to develop or achieve something in the future

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potential
Ed’s got a lot of potential as an athlete.
I think the book’s a potential bestseller.

48
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To continue to develop or move forward

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progress

Your English has really progressed this term.

49
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radykalny

A

radical

50
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to make some changes to something in order to improve it

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refine

You need to refine your argument to make it clearer.

51
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to improve a situation by correcting things that are wrong or unfair or make a system work properly

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to reform.

The government is planning to reform the health system.

52
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to continue to be in particular situation or condition

A

to reaming

53
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to change your opinion or judgement of someone or sth

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revise

I think i’m beginning to revise my opinion of Tim

54
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to change, improve or make additions to something such as a book, law or piece of writing

A

revise

Revise your essay.

55
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a suddent or major change, especially in ideas or methids

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revoltion

This invention will lead to a revoltion in housework.

56
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if an idea, attitude or plan shifts or someone shifts it, it changes

A

shift
The plan has shifted so we’ll need to have another meeting.
There has been a real shift in attitudes on this issue.

57
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to affect something in a way that makes it worse

A

spoil

58
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the present situation or the way things usually are

A

status quo

59
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`to hold something firmly without shaking or moving it

A

steady

60
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staying at the same level

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steady

The price of this car is steady.

61
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to remove one thing and put something else in its place

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substitute

62
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to provide the conditions in which something can happen or exist

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sustain

The atmosphere on Mars won’t sustain life.

63
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to replace one object with another

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to switch

64
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to make someone or something completely different, usually in a way that makes them more attractive, easier to use

A

transform

65
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a gradual change or development that produces a particular result

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trend

There’s trend towards smaller cars these days.

66
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the same everywhere

A

uniform

You should find that every Hilton hotel offers a uniform standard of service.

67
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a discovery or achievement that comes after a lot of hard work

A

breakthrough

68
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able to send different types of communication singals at the same time. or high speed internet connection

A

broadband

69
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with a lot of details or small parts

A

complex

70
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to make or produce something skillfully, or a traditional skill of making things by hand

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craft

71
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information in a form that a computer can use

A

data (dejda)

72
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a book containing instructions for doing somehting

A

manual

73
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at a very simple stage of development, before modern technology

A

primitive

74
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something you can use to help you to achieve somenting, especially in your work or study

A

resource

75
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a method of doing something using a special skill that you have developed

A

technique