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Unit8 Vocabulary Flashcards

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Proverbs and Idioms flashcards
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pampered

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someone who is beinglooked after very kindly

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spoiled

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a person who is rude and behaves badly because they hane always been given what they want

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stream

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to follow quickly and in great amounts

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crash course

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a course in which you learn a lot about particular subject in a very short period of time

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lunatic

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very crazy or unrealistic

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slouch

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to stand, sit or walk with your shoulders hanging forward

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mutter

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to speak in a low voice

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admiration

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a feeling of great respect and liking for someone or something

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anti-social

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the behaviour of violent or harmful to other people

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arrogant

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behaving in an unpleasant or rude way because you think you better than other people

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cheerful

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happy

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cooperative

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willing to cooperate

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courageous

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brave

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courteous

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polite

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defensive

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behavingin a way that shows you think someone is criticising you even if they are not

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eccentric

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behaving in a way that is unusual and diffrerent from most people

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flamboyant

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behaving in a confident or excitiing way that makes people notice you

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flexibility

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the ability to change or be changed easily to suit a different situation

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honesty

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the quality of being honest

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immature

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behaving in a way that is typical of someone much younger

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loyalty

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the quality of remaining faithful

22
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possessive

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wanting someone to have feelings of love to you and no one else

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stubborn

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determined not to change their mind

24
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sympathy

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the feeling of understanding

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talkative

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someone who talks a lot

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thoughful

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always thinking of things you can do to make people happy

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willingness

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the state of being prepared to do something

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keep (sb) waiting

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to make someone wait before you meet them

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keep a secret

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to not tell other people about a secret that you know

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keep (sth) in mind

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to remember a fact that is important

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have serious doubts about

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to have a strong feeling of being not sure whether something is true

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have difficulty with

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to find something difficult to do

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have a lot in common with

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to have the same interests as someone else

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creepy

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making you feel nervous and slightly frightened

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carry on (doing sth)

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to continue doing something

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clear (sth) up

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to explain something

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come across as

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they semm to have particular qualities

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get along (with)

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to have a friendly relationship with someone

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hang out (with)

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to spend a lot of time with particular people

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speak up

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to express your opinion

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look up to (sb)

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to admire someone

42
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put up with

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to accept an unpleasant situation without complaning

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reach out to

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to show people that you are interested in themand want to listen them

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there is no point in (doing sth)

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there is no purpose or aim of something

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have a negative effect (on)

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to influence something in a bad manner

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waste time (doing sth)

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to spend time on something that is unnecessary

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take a deep breath

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to pause in order to relax

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set myself a goal

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to say what i will or must try to achieve

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pay attetion to

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to watch,listen to or think about someone or something carefully

50
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have nothing to lose

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when it is woth taking a risk because you can not make the situation any worse

English class Unit8 Vocabuary (1 decks)

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