vocab 4 Flashcards

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negligence(n)

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a failure to be careful enough in something you do, especially in a job where your actions affect other
people
neglect negligence neglected/ negligent
be accused of/ guilty of negligence

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refusal(n)

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the act of refusing to do or accept something
refuse to do sth
refusal to do sth

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feasible(adJ)

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possible to do

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(feel)obliged

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to think that you must do something

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(in)vain

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without any success

I tried in vain to start a conversation.

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sincere(adj)

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honest and saying or showing what you really feel or believe

sincerity sincere sincerely

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intense(adj)

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extreme or very strong
intensify(v) intensity(n )intensive/ intense(adj) intensively
tend to/ be likely to intensify high/
low intensity
intensive care
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mutual(adj)

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When two or more people have a mutual feeling, they have the same opinion about each other.
mutual trust/ respect/ understanding
mutually(adv)

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cheat(v)

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to behave in a way that is not honest or fair in order to win something or to get something
cheat on someone / turn
someone into a cheat

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cite(v)

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to mention something as an example or proof of something else

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deceive(v)

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to make someone believe something that is not true

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defeat(v)

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to win against someone in a fight or competition

acccept/admit defeat

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despair(n)

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a feeling of having no hope

in / with despair despiration

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debate

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argue
debate about / on
debate between
have a debate

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colonise

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establish a colony

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code(n)

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break / write in code / a
code of behaviour /
conduct/ practice
code (v) 
code   encode (n)
coded/ encoded