Vocabulary Flashcards

1
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Daunting

A

Assustador

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2
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Babbling

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Balbuciando

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3
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Garbling

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Deturpando

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4
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Cramming

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Amontoando

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5
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Stemming from

A

Decorrente de …

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6
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Sweep

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Varrer

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7
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To abide

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Aguentar

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8
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Ebony

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Madeira escura

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9
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Ivory

A

Marfim

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10
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Arbitrary

A

Arbitrário: “que não é regulado por lei ou praxe” / aleatório.

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11
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Scrutiny

A

Investigação / observação.

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12
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Uptick

A

Aumento

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13
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Plethora

A

Abundância

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14
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On purpose or in purpose?

A

On purpose

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15
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Faculty

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Corpo docente

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16
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Alas

A

Infelizmente

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17
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Hence

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Portanto

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18
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Realm

A

Reino / domínio / campo

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19
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Feasibility

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Factível

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20
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Goods

A

Objects for sale

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21
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Revenue

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Income

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22
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Taken at face value

A

Is accepted as true the way it appears to be

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23
Q

Sloths

A

Bicho preguiça

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24
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Idle

A

Ocioso

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25
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Indolent

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Preguiçoso

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26
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Strenuous

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Vigorosa / algo que te demanda energia

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27
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To slurp

A

Sugar

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28
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Smuggling rings

A

Áreas de contrabando

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29
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Entrepreneurial

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Empreendedora

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30
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Drought

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Seca

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31
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Frenzy

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Frenesi

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32
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On a whim

A

Em um desejo / em um impulso

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33
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To spur

A

Levar a…

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34
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To smugle

A

Contrabandear

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35
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To eschew

A

Evitar

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36
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Drought

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Seca

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37
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Succed…

A

In

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38
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Streetcars

A

Bonde

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39
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Draughts

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Poção

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40
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Lorry

A

Caminhão

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41
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Aftermath

A

Outcome

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42
Q

Braking and shunts

A

Freada e desvios

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43
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Whereas

A

While (but).

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44
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Stop to…

A

Parar para alguma coisa.

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45
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Stop + ing…

A

Parar de alguma coisa.

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46
Q

Spare

A

O que está em excesso.

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47
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Engulfed

A

Envolver / aderir.

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48
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To fire =

A

To lay off.

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49
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Appraisal

A

Avaliação.

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50
Q

Relayed

A

Transmitia

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51
Q

Installment

A

Parte

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52
Q

Merely

A

Simply

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53
Q

(UFRGS) The expression dusty northern
town (l. 14) has the same combination of
speech elements as
(A) pretty old painting.
(B) highly praised picture.
(C) dirty cotton shirt.
(D) lovely summer evening.
(E) commonly stressed point.

A

A.

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54
Q

Tending…

A

Cuidando.

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55
Q

“She was tending her goats” dá ideia de…

A

Ação.

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56
Q

O “including”, sozinho e depois da vírgula, é uma…

A

Conjunção integrante (inclusive).

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57
Q

Strives

A

Empenha-se.

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58
Q

Ubiquitous…

A

Onipresente.

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59
Q

Butcher.

A

Açougueiro.

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60
Q

Whimsical.

A

Caprichosa (muitos desejos).

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61
Q

Witty

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Espirituoso (inteligente).

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62
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Grin

A

Sorriso amarelo.

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63
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Hitherto

A

Until now.

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64
Q

Pouring.

A

Despejando / colocando.

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65
Q

Reaping.

A

Colher.

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66
Q

Swathe.

A

Pedaço de algo.

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67
Q

Deceptive

A

Algo que engana.

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68
Q

Firing off…

A

Sending quickly.

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69
Q

Self - consciousness

A

Insegurança

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70
Q

Crop

A

Plantação

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71
Q

Stir

A

Mexer (receita)

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72
Q

To still her

A

Acalmá-la

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73
Q

Flagged

A

Dropped

74
Q

To dwell

A

Habitar

75
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To tidy

A

Arrumar

76
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Motto

A

Lema

77
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Bigot

A

Intolerante

78
Q

Slum

A

Favela

79
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Awe

A

Temor

80
Q

Offspring

A

Filhotes

81
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Fabric

A

Tecido

82
Q

Adept

A

Especialista

83
Q

Amass

A

Acumular

84
Q

Baton

A

Batuta (música) ou cacetete.

85
Q

Carton

A

Caixa de papelão

86
Q

Deception

A

Fraude, logro

87
Q

Defendant

A

Réu ou acusado

88
Q

Hazard

A

Risco

89
Q

Ingenuity

A

Engenhosidade

90
Q

Moisture

A

Umidade

91
Q

Port

A

Porto

92
Q

Plait

A

Trançar

93
Q

Dispersed

A

Scattered (espalhada)

94
Q

Resumed

A

Concluded, retomou

95
Q

Rarely equals…

A

Seldom

96
Q

Eventually

A

Finalmente

97
Q

Utility

A

Empresa de serviço

98
Q

Contempt

A

Tristeza / desprezo

99
Q

Squeamishness

A

Aversion

100
Q

Scribbled

A

Scrawled —> rabiscou.

101
Q

On site

A

Algo físico

102
Q

Simmer

A

Ferver

103
Q

Mince

A

Picar

104
Q

Season

A

Temperar

105
Q

Trim

A

Aparar

106
Q

Mow

A

Cortar

107
Q

Utter

A

Total

108
Q

Withdraw

A

Retirar

109
Q

Owe

A

Dever

110
Q

Tackle

A

Abordar

111
Q

Inofensivo

A

Anodyne or innocuous

112
Q

Jaunty

A

Alegre

113
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Vanity

A

Vaidade

114
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Enroll

A

Matricular-se

115
Q

Repentance

A

Arrependimento

116
Q

Sort

A

Classificar

117
Q

Weariness

A

Tristeza

118
Q

Aperture

A

Abertura

119
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Thwart

A

Frustrar

120
Q

Rebuff

A

Repelir

121
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Scorn

A

Desprezo

122
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Flout

A

Desrespeitar

123
Q

Bolster

A

Reforçar

124
Q

Spurn

A

Desprezar

125
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Relinquish

A

Renunciar

126
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Sigh

A

Suspiro

127
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Grassy

A

Verde / gramada

128
Q

Wanted wear

A

Carece de uso

129
Q

Inquired

A

Interrogar

130
Q

Hence, como advérbio, pode ser…

A

De agora em diante.

131
Q

Quando o should está inserido na if clause do tipo um (if + should + present), a possibilidade se torna…

A

Mais remota.

132
Q

“That”, como pronome relativo, pode ser substituído por _____, mas nunca por ____.

A

Which (retoma) / what (introduz ideia).

133
Q

Lack there of

A

Ausência daquilo que foi mencionado anteriormente

134
Q

Yield

A

Colheita

135
Q

Thrice

A

Three times

136
Q

Meagre

A

Escasso (exiguous).

137
Q

Draw me in

A

Envolve me

138
Q

Foibles

A

Fraquezas (idiosyncrasies).

139
Q

Splitting hairs

A

Debating about small and unimportant details.

140
Q

Subtlety.

A

Sutileza.

141
Q

Brush - off

A

Disregard

142
Q

Marbles

A

Bolinha de gude

143
Q

Unhewn

A

Rough

144
Q

Enticing

A

Algo tentador

145
Q

Tamed

A

Domesticar

146
Q

Instead of equivale a…

A

Rather than.

147
Q

Snub

A

Upturned

148
Q

Meager room

A

A very small room

149
Q

Give yellow a go…

A

Give it a try

150
Q

Wear and tear…

A

Desgastar

151
Q

Due tu é o sinônimo de…

A

Because of

152
Q

Não se começa uma oração, no inglês culto, com…

A

O because.

153
Q

Must e mustn’t têm sentidos…

A

Diferentes.

154
Q

Amid equivale a…

A

Among.

155
Q

So as to

A

Só that

156
Q

Lie no presente e no passado é…

A

Lies / lay.

157
Q

With whom pode ser substituído por…

A

Who with.

158
Q

Increase or decrease…

A

In.

159
Q

Fast pode ser…

A

Rapidamente (advérbio) ou rápido.

160
Q

Fiend

A

Cruel person

161
Q

To dwell

A

Remain

162
Q

To nab thugs

A

Prender criminosos

163
Q

To baffle

A

Confundir

164
Q

Rather dá sentido de…

A

Ênfase.

165
Q

Thus, hence e ergo indicam…

A

Resultado.

166
Q

Accordingly—>

A

Consequently.

167
Q

Score pode ser…

A

Pontuação, partitura, grupo de 20 pessoas ou coisas.

168
Q

Leader is a…

A

Noun (substantivo).

169
Q

Utter significa…

A

Dizer alguma coisa.

170
Q

Notwithstanding detona…

A

Contraste (in spite of).

171
Q

Thus equals…

A

Therefore.

172
Q

Nevertheless indicates…

A

Contrast (in spite of).

173
Q

Conversely indicates…

A

Contrast.

174
Q

Quais são os sufixo de plural?

A

i, ora, es, a, ae.
—> Criteria, analyses, ellipses, genera, nuclei, etc.

175
Q

Awe

A

Temor / admiração

176
Q

Wavy

A

Sinuous

177
Q

Neat

A

Clean

178
Q

Unhealthily é…

A

Um advérbio.

179
Q

Despite

A

In spite of

180
Q

Regardless of

A

Contraste

181
Q

Albeit

A

Embora (although).