Week 7 V Flashcards

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1
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Coming later than expected, happening late or too late.

A

belated

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2
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To stand, walk or sit with your shoulders forward so that your body is not straight.

A

slouch

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3
Q

a) To move something, especially a liquid with great force.

b) If your stomach is [word], you feel ill usually because you’re nervous.

A

churn

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4
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An opinion or judgement about someone or something that someone has thought about carefully.

A

assessment

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5
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Do something very carefully and slowly.

A

painstaking

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6
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The power to influence people in order to get what you want.

A

leverage

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7
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To move quickly just above a surface without touching it.

A

skim

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To suddenly hold your body in a [word] way because you become nervous, worried or angry.

[To not move or operate easily]

A

stiffen

[stiff]

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9
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To make someone or something suddenly move roughly or violently.

A

jolt

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10
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To shake with short quick movements (slightly).

A

quiver

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11
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To encourage someone to speak or continue speaking.

A

prompt

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12
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A [word] look, expression or remark deliberately makes you feel silly, embarrased or ashamed.

A

withering

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13
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To stop or make something stop.

A

halt

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14
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Treating a serious situation or subject in a way that’s not serious, especially when this annoys other people.

A

flippant

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15
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To force someone to do something.

A

compel

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