Vocabulary Flashcards

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Grumble

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To complain about somebody or something that is not really very serious

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Exaggerate

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To make something seem larger

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Underestimate

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To think that the amount cost of something is smaller than it really is

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Optimistic

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Expecting good things to happen

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Sufficient

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Enough for a particular purpose

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Tremendous

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Very great

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Dignity

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A sens of your own important and value

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Stingy

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Not willing to spend money

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Coincidence

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The fact of two things happening at the same time

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Deliberately

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Done in a way that was planned

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Tranquil

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Quiet and peaceful

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Assertive

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Expressing opinions

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Submissive

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Too willing to accept

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Captivate

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To keep somebody’s attention

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Catastrophe - disaster

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A sudden event that caused sudden damage

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Phenomenon

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An event in nature

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Inherit

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To receive maney from somebody when he dies

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Substitute

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A person or thing acting or serving in place of another

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Stimulus

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Something that helps somebody- something to develop better or more quickly

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Provoke

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To say or do something that yiu know will annoy somebody so that they react in an angry way

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Deficiency

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The state of not having, or not having enough of something that is essential

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Dedicated

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Used for one particular purpose only

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Crisis

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A time of great danger, difficulty or doubt when problems must be solved or important decisions must be made

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Permanent

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Lasting for a long time

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Anonymous
A person with a name that is not known or that is not made public
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Accomplish
To succeed in doing or completing something
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Applaud
To show your appeoval of something byclapping your hands
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Barrier
An object like a fence that prevents people from moving forward from one place to another
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Consumption
The act of using energy. Food or materials
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Conspiracy
A secret plan by a group of people to do something harmful or illegal
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Elaborate
Very complicated and detailed
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Refugee
A person who has been forced to leave their country
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Immigration
The process of coming to live permanently in a country that is not your own
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Grind
To break something into very small pieces
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Adequate
Enough in quantity
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Frustrated
Feeling annoyed and impatient because you cannot do or achieve what you want
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Mandatory
Must be done because of a low or a rule
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Alike
In a very similar way
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Acquire
To fain something by your own efforts
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Auction
A public sale in which things are sold to the person who offers the most money for them
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Bitter
Having a strong unpleasant taste not sweet
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Wrap
To cover something completely in paper or other materials
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Heritage
The history traditions buildings and objects that a country or society has had for many years and that are considered an important part of its character
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Vicious
Deliberately violent dangerously aggressive