Vocab Flashcards
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jammed
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stuck accidentally
adj
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sew
soʊ
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attach by stitching
verb
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embrace
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accept
hug
They embraced his apologize
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mout
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trench around castle
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fur
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animal hair
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avert
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turn away
avoid
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appease
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avoid conflict
calm
verb
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fare
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passenger, food and drink/
get on
noun/verb
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slamming
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close violently
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sore
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pain
adj
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bid
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to command
to say as greeting
to offer
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outburst
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a sudden and violently expression
an outburst of tears
a public outburst
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work out
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to achieve by effort
to find out by reasoning
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throng
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a great number of people/
to fill with or as if with a crowd
noun/verb
A huge crowd thronged downtown to protest his visit.
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auction
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public sale
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rash
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acting quickly without thinking/
numerous occurences of sth
verb/noun
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uplifting
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inspirational/
to lift up, raise
adj/verb
syn: enlightenment
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enlight
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to illuminate
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steer
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to follow; direct the course
verb
He steered the car around the wreck on the road
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spew
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to throw violently; to vomit
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outbreak
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sudden occurence or appearance
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brood
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offspring
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overreach
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to go beyond
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lump
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a piece of solid, usually with no particular shape
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gleam
to produce or reflect a small bright light
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leap
to make a large jump or sudden movement
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atonement
something that you do to show that you are sorry for something bad that you did
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halt
to (cause to) stop moving or doing something or happening:
## Footnote
"Halt!" called the guard. "You can't go any further without a permit."
Security forces halted the demonstrators by blocking the road.
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strive
to try very hard to do something or to make something happen, especially for a long time or against difficulties:
## Footnote
In her writing she strove for a balance between innovation and familiar prose forms
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withstand
to be strong enough, or not be changed by something, or to oppose a person or thing successfully
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settler
a person who arrives, especially from another country, in a new place in order to live there and use the land
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appraisal
the act of examining someone or something in order to judge their or its qualities, success, or needs
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suffrage
the right to vote in an election, especially to vote for representatives in a government
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bolstering
to support or improve something or make it stronger
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sprawling
covered with buildings across a large area, often ones that have been added gradually over a period of time
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foster
to encourage the development or growth of ideas or feelings
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strife
violent or angry disagreement:
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momentum
gather speed
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manifold
many and of several different types
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tease
to irritate, bother, or anger (someone or an animal) with jokes, playful words or actions, or other annoyances
tantalize/
a person who teases
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tantalize
to torment (someone) with, or as if with, the sight of something desirable but out of reach;
to tease (someone) by raising hopes that cannot be met
tantalized her with dreams of a promotion
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hide
put or keep out of sight / leather
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harsh
uncomfortable or irritating to the body or to the sense / severe
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flaw
defect, imperfection
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idle
| adj
how sth is not doing work, or is not being used / describe workers who are not working
| idleness (n)
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crave
to long for;
desire eagerly
## Footnote
craves honor and fame more than money
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wrack
damage or destruction
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wrack and ruin
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cherish
to regard as valuable or precious
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bent
crooked
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doblado
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basin
an area of land where the surface water all flows into a particular river or lake
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valley
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molten
molten rock, metal or glass is in a liquid state because of great heat
## Footnote
smelted, fused
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tremor
a sudden, violent movement of the earth's surface / involuntary body's shaking due to nerves, fear or being ill
## Footnote
syn: vibration, shiver (body's shake)
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revolve
| (around)
something turning or spinning around a central point / for someone or something to be the most important subject
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outgoing
friendly
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blissful
extremely happy
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strenuous
energic, vigorous
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crevice
a small gap or space in the surface of a rock / general gaps or spaces / deep wrinkle
## Footnote
syn: fissure, chasm
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seldom
rarely
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bemused
confused
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wearily
in a tired way
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outcome
results
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undergo
to experience a process of change / to experience things which are not pleasant, but necessary
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upcycle
recycle
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withstand
to endure, be strong enough so that you are not harmed by sth
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outskirts
surrounding areas
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outlying
sth far from main towns and cities, far from the centre of a place
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sparsely
for sth to be done in a small amount, or be large distance apart from each other
## Footnote
syn: faintly, slightly, mildly
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envision
to picture in the mind, esp. some future event or events;
imagine happening
## Footnote
He envisioned a shopping mall taking over the park.
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sturdiness
strong
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Seize (si:z)
To take hold with force / grasp / to grasp with the mind, understand
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retreat
to go to a quiet and safe place, away from more difficult or dangeroues places
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indulge
to yield to the wishes of (someone) / permissive / to allow (oneself ) to follow one's will (usually fol. by in)
## Footnote
to indulge oneself reckless spending
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reckless
completely unconcerned about the consequences or results of one's actions;
rash;
careless:
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outweigh
predominate
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labor pool
workforce / personnel
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burden
a serious or difficutl responsibilitu you have to deal with (noun) / to create a serious or difficult responsibility for someone to deal with (verb)
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concern, difficulty, hardship (n), bother, hinder, hamper (verb)
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burdensome
| adj
relating to something being a serious or diffcult responsibility
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surge (n/v)
deluge, outpouring, swell (n) /
flow, stream, swell (v)
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contempt
a strong feeling of not liking sth, sb or sth is not important and doesn't deserve any respect
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dwell
reside / to live or stay as a permanent resident
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muzzle
to hold back from or prevent speech or the expression of opinion (v) / a device, usually an arrangement of straps or wires, placed over an animal's mouth to prevent the animal from biting, etc (n)
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reeve
local judge
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ingrained
relates to certain beliefs that are so strongly held that they are unlikely to change
## Footnote
implanted, deep-fixed
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hail
to greet or welcome / to approve enthusiastically
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famine
extreme and general lack or scarceness of food, esp. within a large geographical area
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turmoil
a state of commotion, disorder, or disturbance
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greedy
excessively or overly desiring wealth, possessions, etc.; avaricious
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sturdy
| /stɜːrdi/
strong, and not easliy hurt or damaged / opposite of delicate
## Footnote
bulky, powerful
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stale
hardened or dyr, not fresh
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brag
to boast / to say or declare sth in a proud way
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smear
a dirty mark made on sth, usually by rubbing and spreading a liquid substance (n) / to rub and spread a liquid substance (v)
## Footnote
besmirch, dab, smudge
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undermine
to gradually make someone or something less effective, powerful, or succesful
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pertain
for sth to be directly related to sth
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relate, refer
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wistful
nostalgic
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