wordlist2 Flashcards

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(v) = to desert, to leave a place, thing or person A

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abandoned

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(C n) = an uncontrollable desire to have sth regularly A

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addiction

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(C n) = a tremor after an earthquake

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aftershock

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(v) = to have an impact/influence on sb/st A

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affected

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(adj) = very modern; ahead of time A

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advanced

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(adj) = contrary; unfavourable A

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adverse

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C n) = an idea which was not originally intended but was thought of later

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afterthought

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(adj) = moving in the air

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airborne

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(C n) = a landmass made from coral

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atoll

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(adj) not sleeping A

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awake

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(C n) = a snowstorm with strong winds B

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blizzard

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(C n) = a way of thinking and acting

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attitudes

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(U n) = the act of using your strength or power to hurt or frighten weaker people (usually at school)

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bullying

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(U n) = the greyish-white or black powder created when a volcano erupts

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ash

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(v) = to ask firmly and forcefully D

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demanded

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(adj) = cruel; violent B

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brutal

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(U n) = the practice of a group of people taking turns to drive each other to work, or drive each other’s
children to school, rather than using separate cars C

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carpooling

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(U n) = a serious, often deadly, disease of the stomach and intestines found mainly in tropical countries C

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cholera

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(v) = to believe sth to be true c

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claim

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(C n) = a member of a country, city, etc C

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citizens

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(C n) = sb wounded or killed in an event C

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casualty

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(v) = to fall down due to a sudden inability to support my own weight

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collapsed

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(C n) result C

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consequences

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(adj) = made right C

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corrected

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(v) = to make a substance harmful by putting sth in it C

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contaminating

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(C/U n) = an act which is not legal and may be punished by law c

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crime

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(v) = to become worse

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declined

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(v) = to harm; to injure D

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damaged

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(adj) = highly destructive D

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devastating

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(v) = to formally announce D

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declared

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(U n) = the cutting down of trees D

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deforestation

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(U n) = the process of sharing; spreading or supplying sth D

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distribution

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(C n) = an interruption causing disorder D

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disruption

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(U n) = a long period of time in which no rain falls D

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drought

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(C n) = a sudden and unexpected heavy fall of rain D

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downpour

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(v) = to become known E

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emerged

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(adv) = totally; fully

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entirely

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(C n) = a result; a consequence E

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effect

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(v) = to leave my country in order to go and live in another country E

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emigrated

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(adj) = having or causing strong feelings E

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emotional

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(C n) = an instance of hot rocks and ash exploding out of the top of a volcano E

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eruption

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(v) = (of a group of people) to move away from a place of danger to somewhere where it is safer E

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evacuate

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(U n) = the act of using sb/sth to your advantage e

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exploitation

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(C n) = a forceful outburst of a bomb

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explosion

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(U n) = a situation in which large numbers of people have little or no food, and many of them die F

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famine

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(C n) = a prediction about sth based on given information F

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forecast

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(adv) = intensely or violently F

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fiercely

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(C n) = a number F

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figure

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(U n) = water that comes naturally from under the ground g

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groundwater

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(U n) = a thin white layer of ice formed on surfaces when it is very cold

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frost

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(C n) = an ancestor F

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forefathers

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(C n) = a short and sudden rush of wind g

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gusts

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(C n) = our native country H

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homeland

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(U n) = the condition of not having a home H

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homelessness

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(adj) = better than before I

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improved

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(U n) = the need for food H

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hunger

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(v) = to cause injury or pain H

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hurt

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(U n) = inability to read and write I

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illiteracy

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(v) = to bring into a country through legal means I

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imports

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(adv) = more and more I

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increasingly

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(adj) = certain to happen and can’t be prevented or avoided I

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inevitable

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(v) = to affect with a disease-causing organism I

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infect

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(v) = to have an effect I

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influence

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(v) = to hurt or wound I

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injured

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(adj) = not guilty of doing sth wrong I

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innocent

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(adv) = in a direction away from the sea and towards the centre of an area of land I

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inland

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(C n) = putting some equipment in position or into working order I

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installation

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(C n) = a matter I

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issue

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(phr) = a means of automatically watering plants and crops I

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irrigation

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(v) = to hit sth, such as a door, in a fast action in order to get attention K

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knocked

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(U n) = an absence of sth; a shortage L

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lack

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(C n) = a large deep hole where large amounts of rubbish are put L

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landfills

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(adj) = following legal rules

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law-abiding

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