Vocabulary Flashcards

1
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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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2
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Exaggerate

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To make something seem larger

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3
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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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4
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Optimistic

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Expecting good things to happen

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5
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Sufficient

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Enough for a particular purpose

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6
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Tremendous

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Very great

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7
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Dignity

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A sens of your own important and value

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8
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Stingy

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Not willing to spend money

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9
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Coincidence

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The fact of two things happening at the same time

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10
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Deliberately

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Done in a way that was planned

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11
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Tranquil

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Quiet and peaceful

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12
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Assertive

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Expressing opinions

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13
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Submissive

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Too willing to accept

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14
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Captivate

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To keep somebody’s attention

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15
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Catastrophe - disaster

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A sudden event that caused sudden damage

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16
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Phenomenon

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An event in nature

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17
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Inherit

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To receive maney from somebody when he dies

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18
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Substitute

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A person or thing acting or serving in place of another

19
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Stimulus

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

20
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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

21
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Deficiency

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

22
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Dedicated

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Used for one particular purpose only

23
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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

24
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Permanent

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Lasting for a long time

25
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Anonymous

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A person with a name that is not known or that is not made public

26
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Accomplish

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To succeed in doing or completing something

27
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Applaud

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To show your appeoval of something byclapping your hands

28
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Barrier

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An object like a fence that prevents people from moving forward from one place to another

29
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Consumption

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The act of using energy. Food or materials

30
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Conspiracy

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A secret plan by a group of people to do something harmful or illegal

31
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Elaborate

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Very complicated and detailed

32
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Refugee

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A person who has been forced to leave their country

33
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Immigration

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The process of coming to live permanently in a country that is not your own

34
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Grind

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To break something into very small pieces

35
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Adequate

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Enough in quantity

36
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Frustrated

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Feeling annoyed and impatient because you cannot do or achieve what you want

37
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Mandatory

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Must be done because of a low or a rule

38
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Alike

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In a very similar way

39
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Acquire

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To fain something by your own efforts

40
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Auction

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A public sale in which things are sold to the person who offers the most money for them

41
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Bitter

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Having a strong unpleasant taste not sweet

42
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Wrap

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To cover something completely in paper or other materials

43
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Heritage

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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

44
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Vicious

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Deliberately violent dangerously aggressive