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stamina

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perseverance, energy

“She doesn’t have a presidencial look. She doesn’t have the stamina.” - Trump on Hillary Clinton

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Blunt

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Not sharp

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Deign (P: Plain)

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Do something that one considers to be beneath one’s dignity

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Loathe

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Hate

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Handcuffs

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A pair of lockable linked metal rings for securing a prisoner’s wrists

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Gate-crasher

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Someone who goes to a party without an invitation

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Aisle (P: I’ll)

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A passage between rows of seats in a building, such as church or theatre

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Ail (P: Nail)

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Suffer

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Sword (P: Sórd)

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Espada

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Ward: (P: war + d)

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Room in a hospital

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Grave (N)

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Place where you bury someone

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Grave (adj)

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Severe

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Light:

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1) of little weight
2) source of illumination
3) verb: “light upon”: come upon or discover by chance
4) light on: fall and settle

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Drive:

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1) operate a vehicle
2) propel or carry by force in a specific direction
3) urge/force animals/people to move to a specific direction
4) compel somebody to act in a particular way
5) trip on a car. “We went for a drive”
6) biologically determined urge: “her sexual drives…”

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See

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1) perceive with eyes
2) become aware of something from observation: “i see from your report…”
3) meet socially or by chance
4) (noun) the place in which a cathedral church stands, identified as the seat of a bishop or archbishop

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Grave (N)

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Place where you bury someone

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Grave (adj)

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Severe

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Light:

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1) of little weight
2) source of illumination
3) verb: “light upon”: come upon or discover by chance
4) light on: fall and settle

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Drive:

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1) operate a vehicle
2) propel or carry by force in a specific direction
3) urge/force animals/people to move to a specific direction
4) compel somebody to act in a particular way
5) trip on a car. “We went for a drive”
6) biologically determined urge: “her sexual drives…”

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See

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1) perceive with eyes
2) become aware of something from observation: “i see from your report…”
3) meet socially or by chance
4) (noun) the place in which a cathedral church stands, identified as the seat of a bishop or archbishop

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Grave (N)

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Place where you bury someone

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Grave (adj)

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Severe

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Light:

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1) of little weight
2) source of illumination
3) verb: “light upon”: come upon or discover by chance
4) light on: fall and settle

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Drive:

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1) operate a vehicle
2) propel or carry by force in a specific direction
3) urge/force animals/people to move to a specific direction
4) compel somebody to act in a particular way
5) trip on a car. “We went for a drive”
6) biologically determined urge: “her sexual drives…”

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See

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1) perceive with eyes
2) become aware of something from observation: “i see from your report…”
3) meet socially or by chance
4) (noun) the place in which a cathedral church stands, identified as the seat of a bishop or archbishop

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Critic

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Profession that criticizes artworks

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Referee

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To arbitrate on a game

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To whine

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Complaining sound, almost no words, just noise

P: wine

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To whinge

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Complain; Can listen to actual words (not a sound)

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To buzz

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Sound of vibration; E. bee, phone

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To wail

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Cry of huge emotional sadness
Movies, when you hear someone died
P: whale

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To rumble

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Low pitched sound

E. earthquake, stomach, motocycle

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Bark

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Noise a dog makes

Or to scream out orders (force/authority): the general barked the order to do 50 push-ups

34
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To groan

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Almost a sigh
Breath vibration
Complain, disappointment
"UGH"
Past: "Growed"
35
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Purr

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Noise a cat makes

36
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Roar

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Noise a lion makes

Human: shouting

37
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Shudder

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Sub-conscious shake
Feeling of disgust
“To SHUDDER at the thought of”

38
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Shake

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Intentional

Tremble or vibrate

39
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Stutter

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Talk with continued involuntary repetition of sounds

The king’s speach

40
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Tremble

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Shake involuntary, typically as a result of anxiety or excitement
“To tremble with..”

41
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Shiver

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Shake slightly and uncontrollably as a result of being cold, frightened, or excited
“Sent shivers down (my/her/his) spine”

42
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To quiver

A

Tremble or shake with a slight rapid motion.

  • with fear
  • when you are terrified, petrified, mortified
  • “To quiver with (FEELING)”
43
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Giggle

A

Light laugh

44
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Awe (P: AWEsome)

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A feeling of great respect.

“I was IN awe OF the mountain view”

45
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Somewhat

A

More than a little but not very much

46
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An ordeal

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A terrible or painful experience for a period of time

47
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Baffled

A

Totally bewildered or perplex.

  • confused (adj)
  • a person feeling

“An unexplained occurrence that baffled everyone.”

48
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Bewildering

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Confusing or perplexing

- adj

49
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A feat

A

An impressive achievement; an achievement that requires great strength and courage

50
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To Fare

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Be successful

  • always negative
  • to not fare well
51
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Frantic

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Extremely worried/frightened

52
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Audience

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People at a concert/conference

53
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Spectator

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People watching a match/sports

54
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Affect

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Verb

To cause something on somebody

55
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Effect

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Noun

A result or consequence of an action

56
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1) Briefly:

2) Shortly:

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1) only main points

2) soon

57
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1) By

2) Until

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1) need to finish at a certain time

2) is happening/available until specified time

58
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1) continual

2) continuous

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1) something that’s interupted many times

2) stars and ends only one time

59
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1) controlled

2) inspected

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1) have power on something

2) check (luggage on the airport)

60
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1) Headline

2) Title

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1) a headline at the top of an article or page in a newspaper or magazine/ most important news in a newspaper
2) The name of a book, composition or any artistic work

61
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1) imaginary

2) imaginative

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1) doesn’t exist

2) having creativity or inventness

62
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1) permission

2) permit

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1) to permit something

2) a piece of paper that gives permission

63
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1) rise

2) raise

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1) doesn’t need an object
2) does need object

E.
The sun rises
I raise my children

64
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1) sew (P: so)

1) sow (P: so)

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1) fix clothes

2) puts seeds into the ground during farming

65
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1) stationary

2) stationery

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1) not moving

2) office/school supplies

66
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1) wonder

2) wander

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1) think about

2) walk around aimlesly

67
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Juvenile

A

Childish (negative)

Adolescent

68
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Childlike

A

Behave like a child when older

69
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Youthful

A

Young/boyish

70
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Demeaner

A

The way somebody appears

71
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Mature

A

Act like an adult

72
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Puerile

A

Infantile

Childish

73
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Geriatric

A

Too old for what you’re doing

74
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Figure

A

Number on a page

75
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Quantity (of)

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The amount of a material or abstract thing

76
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Proportion (of)

A

Percentage

PS: you have to say if it’s a large/small

77
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Amount (of)

A

+ uncountable nouns

78
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To cringe

A

Bend one’s head and body in fear or apprehension or in a servile manner

79
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Irksome

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Irritating, annoying

80
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Appaling, appalled

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Really terrible

81
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Prospect

A

Future possibility

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