Vocab Ch 86-90 Flashcards
1
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-ridden
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a lot of -
2
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-ant
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person who does -
3
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auto-
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self-
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-gress-
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walk, step, go
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tele-
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over a distance
6
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heliport
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helicopter airport
7
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smog
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smoke fog
8
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guesstimate
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guess estimate
9
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word stock
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set of words
10
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roster
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‘rooster’
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tabby
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grey and brown stripy cat
12
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cot
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child’s bed with high vertical sides
13
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mumps
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a childhood illness
14
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palaver
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unnecessary trouble
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intelligentsia
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social class of intellectuals
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turban
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men’s headwear, long piece of cloth
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intervene
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step in; neutral
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interfere
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involve yourself; negative and critical
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continually
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very frequently; often negative
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continuously
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without stopping
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series
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set of related programmes
22
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serial
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set of programmes where the story continues over different episodes
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compliment
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to praise
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complement
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to make seem better
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moist
slightly wet; from a recipe
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damp
slightly wet; in an unpleasant way
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to evade
to escape from
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to do out
to decorate
