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Words3 Flashcards

1
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Irate

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Very angry (formal)

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2
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Bottle

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To not do something due to fear

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3
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Knuckle down

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To start working or studying hard / seriously

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4
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Fork out

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To spend a lot of money on something reluctantly / unwillingly

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5
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Astounded

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Very surprised (formal)

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Elated

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Very happy (formal)

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7
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Fatigued

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Tired (formal)

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Balloon

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To increase in size or amount quickly

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Dwell on

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To spend too much thinking or talking about something negative

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Crop up

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To appear / occur unexpectedly

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11
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Weight in

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To give one’s opinion during an argument / discussion

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12
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Petrified

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Very afraid

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13
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Made up

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Very happy (informal)

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14
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Scared stiff

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Very afraid (informal)

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15
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Cherish

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To feel great affection for. To hold dear

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Clamp down on

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To take strong action to stop or limit an activity / behaviour

17
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Hinder

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To make something difficult to obstruct / be an obstacle to

18
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Shirk

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Avoid or neglect (usually responsibilities / duties )

19
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Factor in

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To take into account (especially in calculations)

20
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Ramp up

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To increase the amount / extent / intensity of something

21
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Flabbergasted

A

Very surprised (informal)

22
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Thrive

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To crow / develop strongly. To flourish be successful

23
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Dread

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To fear / worry about something that is going to happen

24
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Paltry

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Very small amount (often money)

25
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Iron out

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To resolve difficulties or problems

26
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Shelve

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To delay / postpone something (usually plans)

27
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Stunning

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Very impressive / attractive

28
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Turn out

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To prove to be / to have a particular (unexpected) result

29
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Blissfully unaware

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Not knowing about something unpleasant and therefore not affected by it emotionally

30
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Drab

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Boring. With little colour

31
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Narrow down

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To reduce the number of options or possibilities (often in a list)

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