words Flashcards

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stumble

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stumble verb (WALK)
to step awkwardly while walking or running and fall or begin to fall:

stumble verb (PAUSE)
to make a mistake, such as repeating something or pausing for too long, while speaking or playing a piece of music:

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bridle

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noun [ C ]
a set of leather straps that are put around a horse’s head to allow its rider to control it

bridle verb (SHOW ANGER)
to show sudden anger

bridle verb (CONTROL ANIMAL)
to put a bridle on a horse or similar animal

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bits

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noun [C] (HORSE)
a piece of metal put in a horse’s mouth to allow the person riding it to control its movements

bit noun [C] (AMOUNT)
a small piece or amount of something:

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fierce

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adjective
physically violent and frightening:

strong and powerful:

showing strong feeling or energetic activity

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rudder

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noun [ C ]
a flat piece of wood or metal at the back of a boat or aircraft, moved from side to side in order to control the direction of travel

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boasts

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boast verb (SPEAK PROUDLY)
to speak too proudly or happily about what you have done or what you own:

boast verb (HAVE)
to have or own something to be proud of:

noun [ C ]
something you are proud of and like to tell people about:

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defiles

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verb [ T ] formal
to spoil something or someone so that that thing or person is less beautiful or pure:

noun [ C ]
a very narrow valley between two mountains

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tamed

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tame adjective (NOT WILD)
(especially of animals) not wild or dangerous, either naturally or because of training or long involvement with humans:

tame adjective (NOT EXCITING)
not interesting or exciting:

verb [ T ]
to make a wild animal tame
to control something dangerous or powerful:

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unruly

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adjective
difficult to control or manage:

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curse

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curse verb (ANGER)
to use a word or an expression that is not polite, usually when you are very angry:

curse verb (PERFORM MAGIC)
to say magic words that are intended to bring bad luck to someone:

curse noun (TROUBLE)
a cause of trouble and unhappiness:

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forth

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adverb
(from a place) out or away, or (from a point in time) forward:

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fig

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noun [ C ]
a sweet, soft, purple or green fruit with many seeds, or a tree from the ficus family on which these grow

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bear

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bear verb (ACCEPT, TAKE)
to accept, tolerate, or endure something, especially something unpleasant:

to be responsible for something:

bear verb (KEEP, HAVE)

bear verb (SUPPORT)

bear verb (PRODUCE)

bear verb (BRING)

bear verb (CHANGE DIRECTION)
to change direction slightly so that you are going in a particular direction:

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grapevine

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noun [ C ]
a type of climbing plant on which grapes grow

grape
noun
a small, round, purple or pale green fruit that you can eat or make into wine:

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spring

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spring noun (SEASON)

spring noun (CURVED METAL)
a piece of curved or bent metal that can be pressed into a smaller space but then returns to its usual shape:

spring noun (WATER)

spring verb [I usually + adv/prep] (MOVE QUICKLY)
to move quickly and suddenly towards a particular place:

spring verb [I usually + adv/prep] (APPEAR SUDDENLY)

adjective US
(of furniture) using springs (= curved pieces of metal) to give support

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meekness

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noun [ U ]
the quality of being quiet, gentle, and unwilling to argue or express your opinions:

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bitter

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bitter adjective (ANGRY)
Someone who is bitter is angry and unhappy because they cannot forget bad things that happened in the past:

A bitter experience causes deep pain or anger:

expressing a lot of hate and anger:

bitter adjective (TASTE)
with an unpleasantly sharp taste:

bitter adjective (COLD)
Bitter weather is extremely cold, especially in a way that causes physical pain:

16
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envy

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verb [ T ]
to wish that you had something that another person has:

17
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boast

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boast verb (SPEAK PROUDLY)

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sown

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past participle of sow

sow verb (PLANT)
to put seeds in or on the ground so that plants will grow:

sow verb (CAUSE)
to cause a bad emotion or condition to begin somewhere so that it will grow or continue:

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turn

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turn verb (GO ROUND)
to (cause to) move in a circle around a fixed point or line:

turn verb (CHANGE DIRECTION)
to (cause to) change the direction in which you are facing or moving:

turn verb (CHANGE POSITION)
to move, or to move an object or page, so that a different side or surface is on the top:

turn verb (BECOME)
to (cause to) become, change into, or come to be something:

turn verb (SWITCH)
to use a control to switch a piece of equipment or a power or water supply on or off, or to increase or reduce what it is producing:

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yield

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yield verb (PRODUCE)
to supply or produce something positive such as a profit, an amount of food or information:

yield verb (GIVE UP)
to give up the control of or responsibility for something, often because you have been forced to:

yield verb (BEND/BREAK)
to bend or break under pressure:

yield verb (STOP)
to stop in order to allow other vehicles to go past, especially before you drive onto a bigger road:

noun [ C usually plural ]
an amount of something positive, such as food or profit, that is produced or supplied:

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lust

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22
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covet

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verb [ T ] formal
to want to have something very much, especially something that belongs to someone else:

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amiss

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yearns

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flee

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Draw

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Cleanse

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mourn

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laughter

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mourning

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gloom

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32
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lift up

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33
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Lawgiver

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vanishes away

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