Vocab Unit x Flashcards

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a truth universally acknowledged

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stem from

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root from

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hammer into shape

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to a startling degree

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hugely

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commonly accepted

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venture so far as to say

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7
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technophobia

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fear of tech

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arachnophobia

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fear of spiders

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agoraphobia

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fear of getting into situations where something may go wrong and you won’t be able to get yourself help

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10
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acrophobia

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fear of heights

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claustrophobia

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fear of closed spaces

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hydrophobia

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fear of water

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grave

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calculated

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inherent

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imminent

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likely to happen soon

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17
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averse

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reluctant

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fraught (with sth.)

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full of…, likely to result in…

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poignant

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provoking a strong emotional response

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undermining

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rich insight

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admittedly

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ultimately

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apparently

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theoretically

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amazingly

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put simply

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obviously

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traditionally

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typically

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realistically

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frankly

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generally

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coincidentally

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35
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as far as…concerned

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36
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technically

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37
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logically

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38
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financially

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39
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slipped disc

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40
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splitting headache

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41
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eye strain

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42
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tennish elbow

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43
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torn ligament

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44
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writer’s cramp

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45
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blandishments

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flattery, lichotky

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dietary supplements

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47
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get on like a house on fire

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48
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making waves

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49
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like chalk and cheese

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50
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home truths

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an unpleasant fact about yourself that somebody else tells you

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tactlessness

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rude, without manners

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stick it out

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put up with sth. or someone unpleasant

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assertive

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able to express one’s opinion with confidence

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dread (sth.)

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worry about

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hypocrite

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pokrytec

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sustain relationships

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57
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at the end of my tether

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desperate, no clue what to do

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daunting (prospect)

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unsettling

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exhilarating

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thrilling

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catch a glimpse

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61
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make heavy weather

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making sth. more difficult than it actually is

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keep a weather eye

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watch very carefully

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spread like wildfire

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64
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painstaking search

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65
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embarked

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66
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render

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provide

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negligent

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careless

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flaring

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plápolající

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facilitate

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umožnit

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suppleness

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opposite of stiffness

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adamantly

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firmly, e.g. adamantly opposed to

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widely held assumption

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73
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adept at

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expert

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negotiating the hurdles

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75
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appalled

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horrified, dismayed

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plastered with

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77
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abhor

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hate, loathe

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pertinent

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relevant

79
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notions

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idea

80
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strike

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affect

81
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debunking myths

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82
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tend to sidestep

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83
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treading a fine line between …

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