Unit 6 Flashcards

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Hitchhiked

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to travel to places by getting free rides from drivers of passing cars

  • She spent her gap year hitchhiking around the world.
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Fascination

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the state of being very interested in something, so that you want to look at it, learn about it etc

  • Police knew of his fascination with guns.
  • The children watched in fascination.
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Consistency

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the quality of always being the same, doing things in the same way, having the same standards etc OPP: inconsistency

  • Consumer groups are demanding greater consistency in the labelling of food products.
  • Consistency of performance depends on several factors.
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4
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Toddler

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a very young child who is just learning to walk - کودک نوپا

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Fed up

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annoyed or bored, and wanting something to change

  • She felt tired and a bit fed up.
  • Anna got fed up with waiting.
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6
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Nursery

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a place where young children are taken care of during the day while their parents are at work

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Seek (Sb or Sth) out

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to try to find someone or something, especially when this is difficult

  • Our mission is to seek out the enemy and destroy them.
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8
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Conventional

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always following the behaviour and attitudes that most people in a society consider to be normal, right, and socially acceptable, so that you seem slightly boring - معمولی و عادی

  • a strong believer in conventional morals.
  • He is conventional in his approach to life.
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Novelty

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the quality of being new, unusual, and interesting

  • the novelty of the ideas
  • Many toys have no attraction beyond their novelty value.
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Desire

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a strong hope or wish - تمایل

  • a strong desire to win
  • a desire for knowledge
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Tend

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if something tends to happen, it happens often and is likely to happen again

  • People tend to need less sleep as they get older.
  • My car tends to overheat in the summer.
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12
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Implication

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a possible future effect or result of an action, event, decision etc - پیامد

  • What are the implications of these proposals?
  • This election has profound implications for the future of U.S. democracy.
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13
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Principal

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most important SYN: main

  • Teaching is her principal source of income.
  • the principal character in the book
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14
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Muddle

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when there is confusion about something, and things are done wrong as a result - بهم ریختگی

  • Our accountant finally managed to sort out the muddle
  • There was a bit of a muddle over our hotel reservations.
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15
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Presence

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when someone or something is present in a particular place OPP absence

  • Your presence is requested at the club meeting on Friday.
  • Tests revealed the presence of poison in the blood.
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16
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Participants

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someone who is taking part in an activity or event

  • an active participant in the negotiations
17
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Conduct

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to carry out a particular activity or process, especially in order to get information or prove facts - انجام دادن

  • We are conducting a survey of consumer attitudes towards organic food.
  • Is it really necessary to conduct experiments on animals?
18
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Suspect

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to think that something is probably true, especially something bad

  • I suspected that there was something wrong with the engine.
  • She strongly suspected he was lying to her.
19
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Strengthen

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to become stronger or make something stronger OPP weaken

  • Our friendship has steadily strengthened over the years.
20
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Acquire

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to obtain something by buying it or being given it - بدست آوردن

  • Manning hoped to acquire valuable works of art as cheaply as possible.
    She has acquired an email address and a site on the WorldWide Web.
21
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Vital

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extremely important and necessary for something to succeed or exist SYN crucial - ضروری

  • The work she does is absolutely vital.
  • These measures are vital to national security.
22
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Prone

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likely to do something or suffer from something, especially something bad or harmful - مستعد

  • Some plants are very prone to disease.
  • Kids are all prone to eat junk food.