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Unit 7-9 Flashcards

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Proverbs and Idioms flashcards
1
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Farewell

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Adieu

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An arrival; a coming into place or view

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Advent

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3
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The highest point

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Apex

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4
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To absorb fully

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Assimilate

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False, counterfeit

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Bogus

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6
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Unreasonably high

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Exorbitant

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7
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The time between

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Interim

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To flood, overflow

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Inundate

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9
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To speak evil of, slander

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Malign

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To wander about

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Meander

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A large city

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Metropolis

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12
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Very important

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Momentous

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13
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Noisy; unruly, disorderly

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Obstreperous

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14
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Thoughtful; melancholy

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Pensive

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15
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Dangerous

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Perilous

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16
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Of poor quality

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Shoddy

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17
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Lively, full of life

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Sprightly

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18
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Angry and bad-tempered

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Surly

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19
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A long, angry speech

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Tirade

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20
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An idle wanderer

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Vagrant

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21
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A pledge; freedom from doubt, self-confidence

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Assurance

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An institution for the care of children, elderly people, etc; a place of safety

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Asylum

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To comfort

The keyboard of an organ; a control panel for an electrical or mechanical device

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Console

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To make or become larger or wider; to expand upon

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Dilate

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25
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Refuse, waste products

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Dross

26
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To lessen, diminish

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Dwindle

27
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Lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy

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Flippant

28
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Resistance to disease; freedom from some charge or obligation

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Immunity

29
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To establish, set up

Organization that promotes learning

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Institute

30
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A debt; something disadvantageous

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Liability

31
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Ridiculous, senseless

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Preposterous

32
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Quarrelsome, fond of fighting

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Pugnacious

33
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Furious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme; mad; infected by rabies

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Rabid

34
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A kingdom; a region or field of study

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Realm

35
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To make young again; to make like new

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Rejuvenate

36
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To reward, pay, reimburse

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Remunerate

37
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Meager, scant; scattered

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Sparse

38
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Genuine, excellent; made of silver of standard fineness

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Sterling

39
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A risk or daring undertaking

To expose to danger; to dare

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Venture

40
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To twist out of shape

An abnormality

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Warp

41
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Giving assistance or support

A helper, aid

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Auxiliary

42
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Frank, sincere; impartial; unposed

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Candid

43
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A small room or compartment

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Cubicle

44
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Work that is hard and tiresome

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Drudgery

45
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A representative or messenger (as of a government)

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Envoy

46
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To elevate; to increase in intensity

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Escalate

47
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A means to an end

Advantageous, useful

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Expedient

48
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To pretend

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Feign

49
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A natural quality, talent, or skill; a distinctive style

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Flair

50
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Causing sorrow or pain; serious

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Grievous

51
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Composed of different kinds, diverse

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Heterogeneous

52
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A vast number if people; a throng

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Horde

53
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To force, drive forward

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Impel

54
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Disbelieving, skeptical

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Incredulous

55
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To write or engrvae; to enter a name on a list

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Inscribe

56
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A speech by one actor; a long talk by one person

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Monologue

57
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A forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation

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Prognosis

58
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With harsh, grating sound

A harsh sound

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Rasping

59
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Offensive, disagreeable, distasteful

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Repugnant

60
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To sink a ship by cutting holes in it; to get rid of something in a decisive way;

A pail

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Scuttle

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