us elections vocabulary Flashcards

(30 cards)

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Dishonest

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Crooked

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going down (adverb)

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downhill

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3
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said or done so many times that becomes uninteresting

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stale

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4
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sudden and great increase

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surge

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5
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trying very hard to achieve something

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to strive (to/for)

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to supply or produce something positive, such as profit

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yield

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7
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to waste money, time etc in a stupid or careless way

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to squander

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8
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intimação

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summon

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9
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careful

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wary

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10
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inside

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inner

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11
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move in a particular direction (boat, car etc)

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steer

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12
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to reduce a number

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to streamline

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13
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an angry disagreement

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quarrel

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14
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descartar

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to dismiss

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15
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to rise very quickly

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to soar

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16
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feeling of losing all hope

17
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to trust somebody

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desgastar

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ask something in a very serious way

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point of view about something specific

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to get rid

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degradar

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to not be able to fight an attack, temptation etc

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a sum of money you save to use in the future

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credo
creed
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to make use of an opportunity
to seize
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to risk harming or destroying something
to jeopardize
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to achieve your aims even though you do not know exactly what you are doing and do not have the correct equipment, knowledge, etc.
muddle through
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to come together or bring people together in order to help or support somebody/something
to rally
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a person independent-minded and unconventional
maverick