Verbs Flashcards

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1
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To drop off

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To become less

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2
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To trip

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To stumble

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3
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To take on

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To hire

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4
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To tug

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To pull

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5
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Very direct

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Blunt

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6
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Often changing their mind

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Fickle

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7
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Talkative, chatty

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Garrulous

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8
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Confident and aggressive

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Assertive

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9
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Naif, trustworthy

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Gullible

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10
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Inquisitive, curious

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Nosy

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Meticulous, fussy

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Fastidious

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12
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Malicious

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Spiteful

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13
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Impulsive, impetuous

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Spontaneous

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14
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Inherent

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Intrinsic

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15
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to try to persuade someone to support you or to use your business

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to woo

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to thrive

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to grow, develop, or be successful

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to slowly disappear, lose importance, or become weaker

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to wither

18
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to happen and develop

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to play out

19
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to get as much money or information out of someone or something as possible, often in an unfair or dishonest way

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to milk

20
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to milk

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to get as much money or information out of someone or something as possible, often in an unfair or dishonest way

21
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to have it out with sb

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to talk to someone about something they have done that makes you angry, in order to try to solve the problem

22
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not generous

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stingy

23
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to dish out

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to give or serve food to people

24
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to sample sth

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to taste sth

25
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to sweep

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to win all the parts of a competition, or to win very easily

26
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to pick up

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to improve