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Unit 5 Flashcards

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1
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not sharp

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blunt (paula)

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a fashion or general liking

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vague (paula)

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to express a thought

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conveys (paula)

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keen to make one’s opinions heard by other people

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vocal (paula)

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5
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to speak too quietly

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mumble (paula)

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Small unintended clue

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Hint (Silvia)

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Not clear about what the real meaning is

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Ambiguous (Silvia)

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When you want to speak in a higher voice

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Raise your voice (Silvia)

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To involve something mention in a previous circumstance

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Imply (Silvia)

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10
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When you want to speak more quietly

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Lower your voice (Silvia)

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When you don’t want or you can’t say anything

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Have nothing to say (Balza)

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When you are in constant communication

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In regular communication (Balza)

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13
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To speak to someone just in front of you

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Face-to-face communication (Balza)

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14
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The way a person is speaking to someone

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Tone of voice (Balza)

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15
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To say what it’s truth

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Tell the truth (Balza)

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16
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to watch or organize a job or an activity to make certain that it is being done correctly

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Over see (Elena)

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very unusual or easily noticed, and therefore attracting a lot of attention

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Striking (Elena)

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To move or change from one position or direction to another, especially slightly

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Shift (Elena)

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to start to take part in an activity that is already happening because you will win an advantage from it

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Get in on (Elena)

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20
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to give support, strength, or a basic structure to something

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Underpin (Elena)

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21
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When you make smth stop being wild

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Tame (Javier Caña Álvaro)

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22
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Supervise

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Oversee (Javier Caña Álvaro)

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23
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Shocking

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Stricking (Javier Caña Álvaro)

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24
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The procces of reason/argue

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Rationale (Javier Caña Álvaro)

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The procces of reason/argue

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Rationale (Javier Caña Álvaro)

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26
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Attract by offering an advantage

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Entice (Miguel)

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27
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make less powerful and easier to control

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Tame (Miguel)

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28
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A limitation or restriction.

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Constraint (Miguel)

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29
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To be enough for someone’s necessities

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To meet the needs (Miguel)

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30
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The point at which a series of small changes becomes significant enough to cause a larger change

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Tipping point (Miguel)

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31
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To have or express a single, unified opinion.

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Speak with one voice (kaixuan)

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32
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The communication stop because some reason

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Breakdown of communication(kaixuan)

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33
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Very closely approaching to say something

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Be about to say(kaixuan)

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34
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on not friendly terms with someone.

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Not be on speaking terms (kaixuan)

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35
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causing fear or discouragement

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Daunting(kaixuan)

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36
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a reaction or response to a process

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constructive feedback (dima)

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37
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to supervise

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oversee (dima)

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38
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a standard by wich to judge or criticize

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criteria (dima)

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39
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the act of proposing

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proposal (dima)

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40
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to move from one place or person

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shift (dima)

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41
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In few words

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In a nutshell (jose)

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42
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Think the same way

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On the same wavelength (jose)

43
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Talk with different goals or intentions

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Talking at cross purposes (jose)

44
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Hear rumours

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Hear on the grapevine (jose)

45
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Discuss the matter without coming to the point

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Beat about the bush (jose)

46
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Daunting (Amaya)

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intimidating.

47
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Slarm (Amaya)

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an anxious awareness of danger.

48
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Tame(Amaya)

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(of an animal) not dangerous or frightened of people

49
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Any of various small mammals with large teeths

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Rodent (francisco)

50
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Underpin(Amaya)

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support, justify, or form the basis for.

51
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Not wild or dangerous because of training

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Tame (francisco)

52
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an advantageous purchase

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Bargain (marcos)

53
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someone or something is a pain or annoying

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A nuisance (marcos)

54
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judge, the court

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Magistrates (marcos)

55
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consequences

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Repercussions (marcos(

56
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soon, next, about to happen

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Forthcoming (marcos)

57
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Throw several objects up into the air to entertain people

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Juggle (francisco)

58
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Rodent (Amaya)

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any of various small mammals with large, sharp front teeth, such as mice and rats

59
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All the words used in a particular language or subject

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Lexicon (francisco )

60
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Unfriendly and not liking something

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Hostile (francisco)

61
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A sum paid for killing or capturing a person

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Bounty (Julian)

62
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Unpleasantly Cold

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Chilly (Julian)

63
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so delicate or precise that it is difficult to analyse

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Subtle (Julian)

64
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Attendance to an event or “prove to be the case”

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Turn out (Julian)

65
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hanging borders of thread loose over clothing or the part of a person’s haircut that hangs over the edge.

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Fringe (Julian)

66
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something that controls what you do by keeping you within particular limits

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constraint (Nicolás Gálvez)

67
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any of various small mammals with large, sharp front teeth, such as mice and rats

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rodent (Nicolás Gálvez)

68
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(a list of) all the words used in a particular language or subject, or a dictionary

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lexicon (Nicolás Gálvez)

69
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to watch or organize a job or an activity to make certain that it is being done correctly

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oversee (Nicolás Gálvez)

70
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very unusual or easily noticed, and therefore attracting a lot of attention

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striking (Nicolás Gálvez)

71
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a person who receives something

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recipient (Alonso)

72
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of or at the beginning

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initial (Alonso)

73
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a situation in which something which was intended to have a particular result has the opposite or a very different result

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irony (Alonso)

74
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to not have or not have enough of something that is needed or wanted

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lack (Alonso)

75
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causing fear

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daunting (Sara)

76
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the vocabulary of a particular lenguagr

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Lexicon (Sara)

77
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changed from the wild state

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Tame (Sara)

78
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a mammal belonging to a family of animals that has 4 sharp teetg

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Rodent (Sara)

79
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to support from below

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Underpin (Sara)

80
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Travelling with no purpose from place to place

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Wandering (Jimena)

81
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A large number of similar things coming in quick succession.

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Spate (Jimena)

82
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To get money from someone dishonestly by lying to them

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Swindle (Jimena)

83
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The state of being inactive

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Idleness (Jimena)

84
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Something pleasing or gratifying

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Flattering (Jimena)

85
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a principle or standard by which something may be judged or decided

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Criteria (Baca)

86
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changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated

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Tame (Baca)

87
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the process of returning part of the output of a circuit, system, or device to the input, either to oppose the input (negative feedback) or to aid the input (positive feedback).

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Feedback (Baca)

88
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the act of offering or suggesting something for acceptance, adoption, or performance.

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proposal (Baca)

89
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to raise to a higher degree; intensify; magnify.

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Enhance (baca)

90
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not loud, bright, noticeable, or obvious in any way

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subtle (Ricardo)

91
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in a way that is very unusual or easily noticed, and therefore attracts a lot of attention

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strikingly (Ricardo)

92
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joined together as a group

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united (Ricardo)

93
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used to refer to an amount at the end of a page that is copied at the beginning of the next page

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carried over (Ricardo)

94
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to take an exam again

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resit (Ricardo)

95
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fringe

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the outer or less important part of an area, group, or activity (iria)

96
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lack

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the fact that something is not available or that there is not enough of it (iria)

97
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initiative

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a new plan or process to achieve something or solve a problem (iria)

98
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fulfilling

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making you feel happy and satisfied (iria)

99
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deploy

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to use something or someone, especially in an effective way (iria)

100
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sustained

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continuing for a long time (Maria)

101
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garment

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a piece of clothing (Maria)

102
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enrich

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to improve the quality of something by adding something else (Maria)

103
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appalling

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something very bad (Maria)

104
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pervasive

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present or noticeable in every part of a thing or place (Maria)

English vocab Gateway C1 (9 decks)

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