wrong questions B Flashcards by Aiai Tang | Brainscape

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hose

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N: 1. water spay

socks, stockings

a chorus girl’s fishnet hose

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hide

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N: the skin of an animal

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islet

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N: a small island.

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rivulet

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N: a very small stream

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masticate

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V: chew, champ, munch

N: mastication

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gesticulate

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use gestures, especially dramatic ones

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flit

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V: move swiftly and lightly;

The birds flitted around the flowers.

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foil

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V: prevent sth wrong from succeeding

A brave policewoman foiled the armed robbery.

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thwart

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V: prevent sm from doing sth

He never did anything to thwart his father.

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ravenous

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A: extemely hungry

i have been out all day and i am ravenous

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thrifty

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ADJ: unwilling to spend; miserly, close-fisted.

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bonanza

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发财机遇; jackpot, windfall

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windfall

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N: 1. an apple or other fruit blown down from the tree by wind

jackpot, bonoza

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