Vocabulary Flashcards

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Misprint

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A mistake, such as a word that is spelled wrong, in a printed text

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Mistrust

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To have doubts about the honesty or abilities ir someone

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Gripping

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So interesting and exciting that ir holds Tour attention completely

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Soppy

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Showing or feeling too much of emotions such as love or symphaty. Soppy ending or soppiest stories

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Gritty

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Showing or having a lot of unpleasant details

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Mindset

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A person’s way of thinking and their opinions

“to have a different/the same mindset”
“It’s extraordinary how hard it is to change the mindset of the public and the press”

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Squander

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Carelessly waste

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Foremost

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most important or best; leading

“This is one of the country’s foremost arts centres”.
“She’s one of the foremost experts on child psychology.”

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tailor-made

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Specially made for a particular purpose
“a tailor-made course”
To have all the right skills and abilities for a particular task
“It sounds as though you’re tailor-made for the job”.

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To tweak

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to change something slightly, especially in order to make it more correct, effective, or suitable

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ethos

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the set of beliefs, ideas, etc. about the social behaviour and relationships of a person or group

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Attainment

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formal the act of achieving something:

“the attainment of a goal”
“attainment targets”

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Insight

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A clear, deep, and sometimes sudden understanding of a complicated problem or situation

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Ramification

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the possible results of an action:

“Have you considered all the ramifications of your suggestion?”

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Typsy

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A little bit drunck

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retail park

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a shopping area on the edge of a town or city, where there are several large stores

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A keepsake

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a small present, usually not expensive, that is given to you by someone so that you will remember that person

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Deceased relative

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a recently dead familiar

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Slant

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Point of view or inclination

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Revenue

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the income that a government or company receives regularly.

“Taxes provide most of the government’s revenue”

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A slog

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a period of difficult or tiring effort
“This semester was a long hard slog; I’m glad it’s over.”
“That last hill before the finishing line was a long slog!”

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A cop-out

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a way of avoiding doing something difficult or unpleasant that you should do, or the excuse that you use to do this.
“She always thought that having a family instead of a career was a cop-out.”

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Sour note

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Annoying note

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Bare foot

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pies descalzos

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Snitch
to secretly tell someone in authority that someone else has done something bad, often in order to cause trouble: "She thought I'd snitched on her". "He snitched to my boss that I'd been making long-distance calls at work"
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Nonchalant
Behaving in a calm manner, showing that you are not worried or frightened: "She waited her turn to audition, trying to look nonchalant"
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Disgruntled
Unhappy, annoyed, and disappointed about something: "A disgruntled former employee is being blamed for the explosion"
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Nondescript
very ordinary, or having no interesting or exciting features or qualities: "Their offices are in a nondescript building on the edge of town".
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Dismay
a feeling of unhappiness and disappointment. "The fans watched in/with dismay as their team lost "She discovered, to her dismay, that her exam was a whole month earlier than she'd expected."
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Flattering
making someone look or seem better or more attractive than usual. "a flattering photograph" "That suit is very flattering" "He's always making flattering remarks".
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Brainwave
a sudden clever idea
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Brainteaser
a problem for which it is hard to find the answer, especially one which people enjoy trying to solve as a game: "The paper publishes two brainteasers every Saturday."
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Brainchild
an original idea, plan, or invention: The project was the brainchild of one of the students.
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Shelter
(a building designed to give) protection from bad weather, danger, or attack "The trees gave/provided some shelter from the rain"
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Breakthrough
an important discovery or event that helps to improve a situation or provide an answer to a problem: "Scientists are hoping for a breakthrough in the search for a cure for cancer."
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Hoarder
a person or organization that collects a lot of money or objects, sometimes secretly (acaparador)
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Mouldy
Old and rotting
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Impassable
impossible to go through
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Ephemeral
lasting for a short time
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Incensed
very angry
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Potty
silly or slightly crazy: "She must have been potty to sell that car so cheaply." "I'd go potty if I had to work here all the time."
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Bald
with little or no hair on the head: "At 20 he was already going bald"