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vocabb Flashcards

1
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space probe

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sonda

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2
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scoffs at the idea

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zombar escarnecer

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3
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ward off the evil

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afastar evitar

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4
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without much planning or foresight

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prospectiva previsao

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5
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perfunctory explanations

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superficiais sucinta

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6
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their lives were imperiled

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em perigo

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7
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a vexing problem

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incomodo irritante

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8
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government decisions are the product of pulling and hauling between actors

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ardua competição negociação

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9
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riddled with problems

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repleto

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10
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waxing and waning of states

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crescer e minguar

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11
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the world becomes fraguht with ucertainty

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cheio

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12
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jaundiced view of the world

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parcial

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13
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thwart hordes

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afastar impedir

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14
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buck-passing would be a likely outcome

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passar a bola, empurrar a responsibilidade

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15
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in their stead

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lugar

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16
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amass a coalition

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reunir acumular

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17
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buffer zone

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zona tampão amortecedor

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18
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irredentist movements

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reivindicar direitos

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19
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settle old scores

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ajuste de contas

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20
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subdue rivals

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subjugar

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21
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his cohort developed

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grupo

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22
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bait and bleed/ bloodletting strategies

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encorajar conflitos, forçar rivais a lutarem entre si sem se inserir no conflito/
induzir atritos em rivais (sangria, derramamento de sangue, massacre, carnificina)

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23
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losses incurred by both sides

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contraídas

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24
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far-flung zone

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remota

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25
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ministério público

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state prosecution federal prosecution

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26
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provisório

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interim

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27
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custear

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defray expenses

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28
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mora contratual

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late-payment interest default interest

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29
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compactuar

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condone

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30
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correlação entre nexo e sentença

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nexus between indictment/charges and rulling

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31
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dolosamente

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deliberately knowingly intentionally

32
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liminar

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injunction

33
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golpe como ardil

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ruse strategy dishonest maneuver

34
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pisotear o direito

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trample on law

35
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opinião taxativa

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categorical

36
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constestação

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disputa objection

37
Q

beget opportunities

A

gerar

38
Q

qualms about hurting

A

receio hesitação

39
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hoax

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farsa

40
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plucky survivors

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valentes

41
Q

payoff structure

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recompensa

42
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conundrum

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dilema

43
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constriction

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arrependimento culpa

44
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defection

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abandono deserção

45
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tit for tat

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na mesma moeda

46
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gambit

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estrategia manobra

47
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foster cooperation

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fomentar

48
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central tenets

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pilar

49
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lock in incentives

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conferir solidez manter

50
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significant analytical bite

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qualidade determinante

51
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disparate individuals

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díspares discrepante

52
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credible

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plausível

53
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rally friends

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convocar

54
Q

stirring paean to liberals

A

hino inspirador

55
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divvy up

A

dividir

56
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shadow of the future

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game theory, we behave differently when we expect to interact with someone repeatedly over time

57
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unwittingly facilitate

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inadvertidamente

58
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a welter of NGOs

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turbilhão

59
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sufficient buy-in from stakeholders

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adesão

60
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this prediction hinges on policies

A

depende

61
Q

make inroads into the refugees problem

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incursões

62
Q

rollback and stringent regulation

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desmantelamento riguroso

63
Q

scourge of ebola

A

flagelo

64
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these pitfalls could be problematic

A

dificuldades

65
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act as a backstop

A

barreira

66
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ebola flareups

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recaídas reacender

67
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chronicled the intersection between racism and medicine

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relatar

68
Q

suite of beliefs

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conjunto

69
Q

how can we judge our forebears

A

antepassados

70
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outliers

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valores atípicos valores extremos

71
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sentido de urgência

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sense of urgency

72
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constatação

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finding observation

73
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impasse

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deadlock stalemate

74
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solapemento

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undermining

75
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fomentar

A

foster

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