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Unit 6 Flashcards

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1
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To ignore a person

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Disregard (Silvia)

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Go down

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Decay (Silvia)

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Rude with someone

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Hostile (Silvia)

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To spoil something

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Ruin (Silvia)

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Criticise someone

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Slam (Silvia)

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To highlight the qualities of someone

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To praise (Javier Caña Álvaro)

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With problems

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Troubled (Amaya)

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Improve

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Enhance (Amaya)

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Hard up

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Poorer(Amaya)

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Rich

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Better off (Amaya)

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Harmful or damaging (doesn’ benefit you)

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Detrimental (Javier Caña Álvaro)

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Express admiration of someone

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Praise (Amaya)

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Taboo word of rich

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Wealthy (Javier Caña Álvaro)

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14
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To increase the value of smth (not only economically)

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Enhance (Javier Caña Álvaro)

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Something good for you (will be useful)

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Advantageous

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16
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development

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growth (paula)

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not involved or interested, disinterested

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unconcerned (paula)

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someone that is kind

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friendly (paula)

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19
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the opposite of disregard

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pay attention to (paula)

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20
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to increase in size

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grow on (Javier G)

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21
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the time by which something must be finished

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deadline (Javier G)

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22
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to come to an end

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expire (Javier g)

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23
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a payment offered by a government

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bounty ( Javier g)

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24
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over again

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anew (Javier G)

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25
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Throwing and catching objects into the air to entertain people

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Juggle (Fran)

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26
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A report in the media that reveals something discreditable

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Exposé (Fran)

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27
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Situated near the end of a period of time

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Latter(Fran)

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28
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Living as a parasit

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Parasitic (Fran)

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29
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Domesticate an animal

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Tame (Fran)

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30
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rich enough to be able to do and buy most of the things that they want

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Well off (kaixuan)

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31
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accidentally cause their opponent or enemy to have that advantage.

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Give away(kaixuan)

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32
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meet someone unexpectedly.

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Run into(kaixuan)

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33
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Something happens in a way or has the result or degree of success indicated.

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Turn out(kaixuan)

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34
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manage with difficulty to see or hear something

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Make out (kaixuan)

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35
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deadline

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a time or day by which something must be done (iria)

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36
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point out

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o tell someone about some information, often because you believe they do not know it or have forgotten it (iria)

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37
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expire

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If something that lasts for a fixed length of time expires, it comes to an end or stops being in use (iria)

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38
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juggle

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to throw several objects up into the air, and then catch and throw them up repeatedly (iria)

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39
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run into

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to meet someone you know when you are not expecting to (iria)

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40
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adjust

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to change something slightly, especially to make it more correct, effective, or suitable (Maria)

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41
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trek

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to walk a long distance, usually over land such as hills, mountains, or forests (Maria)

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42
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trickle down

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used to refer to a situation in which something that starts in the high parts of a system spreads to the whole of the system (Maria)

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43
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upbringing

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the way in which you are treated and educated when young, especially by your parents, especially in relation to the effect that this has on how you behave and make moral decisions (Maria)

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44
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parrot (v)

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to repeat exactly what someone else says, without understanding it or thinking about its meaning (Maria)

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45
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cope

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to do something well in a difficult situation (Alonso)

46
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deny

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to say that something is not true, or that you have not done something (Alonso)

47
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dynamic

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full of ideas, energy, and enthusiasm (Alonso)

48
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flatter

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to say nice things to someone to please them, or because you want something from that person (Alonso)

49
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mutual

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feeling the same emotion, or doing the same thing to or for each other (Alonso)

50
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Adjust

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change something so that it looks better(Sara)

51
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Dealine

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the time in which something must be finished (Sara)

52
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Delegate

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Governmenta person authorized to act for another (sara)

53
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Trek

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To travel slowly por with difficulties (Sara)

54
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Applaud

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To clap the hands together in approval (Sara)

55
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To expect or take into account something

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Bargained for (Jimena)

56
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To start something, usually a hobby

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Take on (Jimena)

57
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To happen in a particular way, especially an unexpected one

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Turn out (Jimena)

58
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Improve

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Pick up(Balza)

59
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Continue to the end

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See trough (Balza)

60
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Not be able to experience sthng

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Miss out on (Balza)

61
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Indicted or emphasize

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Point out (Balza)

62
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Become more appealing

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Grow on(Balza)

63
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To meet someone by chance

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Run into (Jimena)

64
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To check something

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Run through(Jimena)

65
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Reveal

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Give away (Miguel)

66
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Hear or understand, specially with difficulty

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Make out (Miguel)

67
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To overpower or overcome in mind or feeling

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Overwhelmed (Miguel)

68
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A long, narrow elevation of land

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Ridge (Miguel)

69
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To criticize severely

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Reproach (Miguel)

70
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have a strong emotional effect on

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overwhelm (paula)

71
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a plan to show how much money a person will earn

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Budget (Elena)

72
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full of energy

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Lively (Elena)

73
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having parts that are close together

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Dense (Elena)

74
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a surface does not feel smooth when you touch it:

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Rough (Elena)

75
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Having an almost vertical slope

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Steep (Elena)

76
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person who likes strong emotions and traveling

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adventurous (Ricardo)

77
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eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.:

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ambitious (Ricardo)

78
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to run away

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flee (Ricardo)

79
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to break down the courage of completely, as by sudden danger or trouble

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dismay (Ricardo)

80
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be in one place without moving

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stay put (Ricardo)

81
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isolation

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the state of being in a place or situation that is separate from others (Nicolás Gálvez)

82
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luxury

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a state of great comfort or elegance, especially when involving great expense. (Nicolás Gálvez)

83
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gripe

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to complain with grumbling (Nicolás Gálvez)

84
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overwhelm

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have a strong emotional effect on. (Nicolás Gálvez)

85
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flattery

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excessive and insincere praise, given especially to further one’s own interests. (Nicolás Gálvez)

86
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the painful feeling of having done or experienced something wrong, dishonest, etc.

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Shame (jose)

87
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able to be discerned; perceptible

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Discernible (jose)

88
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possessed, felt, or performed by each of two with respect to the other; reciprocal

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Mutual (jose)

89
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a payment offered by a government for doing something

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Bounty (jose)

90
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to repeat without thought or understanding

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Parrot (jose)

91
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unpleasantly cold

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Chilly (Julian)

92
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A member of Bureaucracy

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Bureaucrat (Julian)

93
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A body of delegates

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Delegation (Julian)

94
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Scam or fraud

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Rip Off (Julian)

95
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Helper from a foreign country

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Au pair (Julian)

96
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fullofenergyandenthusiasm

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Lively (Elena)

97
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Having a vertical slope

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Steep (Elena)

98
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Having para closely together

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Dense (Elena)

99
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A plan to show how much money will need

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Budget (Elena)

100
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Not smooth

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Rough (Elena)

101
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speak highly of somebody

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praise (Marcos)

102
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worried

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troubled(Marcos)

103
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benefitial

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advantegous (Marcos)

104
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To improve

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enhace (Maros)

105
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Not controlled by any rule or law

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unregulated (Marcos)

106
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despite

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without taking any notice of or being influenced by(Baca)

107
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commitment

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a promise or firm decision to do something (baca)

108
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increase

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to (make something) become larger in amount or size (baca)

109
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subtle

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not loud, bright, noticeable, or obvious in any way (baca)

110
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demand

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to ask for something forcefully, in a way that shows that you do not expect to be refused (baca)

English vocab Gateway C1 (9 decks)

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