Week 3 Day 3 Flashcards

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lurk

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to wait somewhere secretly and quietly, usually because you’re going to do sth wrong

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assemble

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if a large number of people are assembled they are gathered in one place often for a particular purpose (A black suburban SUV lurked by the door of number 11 Downing street as Mitt Romney spoke to the assembled press.)

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3
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hump day

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Wednesday is the middle of work week, sometimes people refer to it as hump day

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4
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spice things up

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try new things, to add interest or excitement to sth (Millions of people have bought the book to spice up their sex lives.)

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5
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like crazy

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a lot, with passion, very much or very quickly (We’re going to have to work like crazy to get this finished on time.)

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6
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kickin it

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a slang word for resting and relaxing

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7
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crib

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(american English spoken): the place where sb lives (I’m not at my crib, I’m at David’s house.)

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chilling

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a slang term for taking it easy or relaxing (What’s my plan for the weekend? I’m just kickin it around the crib and chilling.)

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9
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weigh in (phrasal v)

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to join an argument or discussion or fight (The chairman then weighed in with his views.)

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10
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glitch

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a fault in a system that may stops it from working (The problem that your system has is due to a glitch in the operating system.)

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11
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remedy

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a medicine to cure an illness or pain that is not very serious, cure When we’re ill we usually try a home remedy at first.)

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12
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round sth out

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to make an experience more thorough or complete

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13
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tier

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one of several levels or layers that rise up one above the other (Rounding out the top tier are Bruce Springsteen followed by Justine Bieber and Taylor Swift.)

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