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62 Cards in this Set
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resemble |
to look like or be like someone or something |
You resemble your mother very closely. |
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envelope |
a flat paper container with a sealable flap, used to enclose a letter or document. |
I folded the letter in half and put it in an envelope. |
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exposure |
the fact of experiencing something or being affected by it because of being in a particular situation or place: |
Even a brief exposure to radiation is very dangerous. |
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prohibit |
to officially refuse to allow something: |
Motor vehicles are prohibited from driving in the town centre. |
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restrain |
to control the actions or behaviour of someone by force, especially in orderto stop them from doing something, or to limit the growth or force of something: |
When he started fighting, it took four police officers to restrain him. |
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conventional |
traditional and ordinary: |
a conventional wedding |
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confrontation |
a hostile or argumentative meeting or situation between opposing parties |
çatışma |
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vice versa |
used to say that what you have just said is also true in the opposite order: |
He doesn't trust her, and vice versa (= she also doesn't trust him). |
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impose |
to officially force a rule, tax, punishment, etc. to be obeyed or received: |
very high taxes have recently been imposed on cigarettes. |
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precipitate |
to make something happen suddenly or sooner than expected: |
An invasion would certainly precipitate a political crisis. |
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dowdy |
(especially of clothes or the person wearing them) not attractive or fashionable: |
She looked dowdy and plain. |
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intimate |
having, or being likely to cause, a very close friendship or personal or sexualrelationship: |
He's become very intimate with an actress. |
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repress |
to not allow something, especially feelings, to be expressed: |
He repressed a sudden desire to cry. |
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inhibit |
to prevent someone from doing something by making them feel nervous or embarrassed : |
Some workers were inhibited (from speaking) by the presence of their managers. |
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reprieve |
an official order that stops or delays the punishment, especially by death, of a prisoner: |
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moral |
relating to the standards of good or bad behaviour, fairness, honesty, etc. that each person believes in, rather than to laws: |
It's her moral obligation to tell the police what she knows. |
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profoundly |
deeply or extremely: |
Society has changed so profoundly over the last 50 years. |
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repudiate |
to refuse to accept something or someone as true, good, or reasonable: |
He repudiated the allegation/charge/claim that he had tried to deceive them. |
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exert |
to use something such as authority, power, influence, etc. in order to make something happen: |
If you were to exert your influence they might change their decision. |
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virtue |
a good moral quality in a person, or the general quality of being morally good: |
Patience is a virtue. |
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conceive |
to become pregnant, or to cause a baby to begin to form: |
Do you know exactly when you conceived? |
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transmission |
the process of passing something from one person or place to another: |
the transmission of disease |
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legitimate |
allowed by law: |
The army must give power back to the legitimate government. |
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abomination |
something that you dislike and disapprove of: |
Cruelty to animals is an abomination. |
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retain |
to keep or continue to have something: |
She has lost her battle to retain control of the company. |
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deteriotion |
the process or fact of becoming worse: |
We cannot allow continued deterioration of our production standards. |
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tackle |
to try to deal with something or someone: |
There are many ways of tackling this problem. |
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assess |
to judge or decide the amount, value, quality, or importance of something: |
The insurers will need to assess the flood damage. |
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vulnerable |
able to be easily physically, emotionally, or mentally hurt, influenced, or attacked: |
Tourists are more vulnerable to attack, because they do not know which areas of the city to avoid |
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heredity |
the process by which characteristics are given from a parent to their childthrough the genes: |
Diet and exercise can influence a person's weight, but heredity is also a factor. |
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substitude |
to use something or someone instead of another thing or person: |
You can substitute oil for butter in this recipe. |
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undergo |
to experience something that is unpleasant or something that involves a change: |
She underwent an operation on a tumour in her left lung last year. |
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serenity |
peaceful and calm; worried by nothing: |
She has a lovely serene face. |
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initial |
of or at the beginning: |
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cope |
to deal successfully with a difficult situation: |
It must be really hard to cope with three young children and a job. |
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withhold |
to refuse to give something or to keep back something: |
During the trial, the prosecution was accused of withholding crucial evidence from the defence |
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formidable |
causing you to have fear or respect for something or someone because that thing or person is large, powerful, or difficult: |
a formidable adversary/enemy/opponent |
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exempt (from) |
to excuse someone or something from a duty, payment, etc.: |
Small businesses have been exempted from the tax increase. |
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adopt adopt the alternative option/a policy/an approach |
to accept or start to use something new: |
I think it's time to adopt a different strategy in my dealings with him. |
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eventual |
happening or existing at a later time or at the end, especially after a lot ofeffort, problems, etc.: |
The Dukes were the eventual winners of the competition. |
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discard |
to throw something away or get rid of it because you no longer want or need it: |
Discarded food containers and bottles littered the streets. |
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convenient |
suitable for your purposes and needs and causing the least difficulty: |
Our local shop has very convenient opening hours. |
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remote |
slight: |
a remote possibility |
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irrational |
not using reason or clear thinking: |
It's totally irrational, but I'm frightened of mice. |
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legitimate |
allowed by law: |
The army must give power back to the legitimate government. |
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retain |
to keep or continue to have something: |
She has lost her battle to retain control of the company. |
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deteriote |
to become worse: |
She was taken into hospital last week when her condition suddenly deteriorated. |
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intensify |
to become greater, more serious, or more extreme, or to make something do this: |
fighting around the capital has intensified in the las few hours. |
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assess |
to judge or decide the amount, value, quality, or importance of something: |
the insurers will need to asses the damage. |
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accuse(of) |
to say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind: |
he's been accused of murder |
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mature |
A mature decision is one that is made after a lot of careful thought: |
upon mature reflection, we find the accused guilty. |
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reside |
to live, have your home, or stay in a place: |
The family now resides in southern France |
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fundamental |
forming the base, from which everything else develops: |
we need to make fundamental changes in which we treat our environment |
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approve |
to have a positive opinion of someone or something: |
he doesn't approve of my friends |
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commitment |
a willingness to give your time and energy to something that youbelieve in, or a promise or firm decision to do something: |
her commitment to left-wing politics/the cause of feminism/the company |
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foster |
to encourage the development or growth of ideas or feelings: |
I'm trying to foster an interest in classical music in my children. |
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profound |
felt or experienced very strongly or in an extreme way: |
His mother's death when he was aged six had a very profound effect on him. |
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promote to promote positive social values |
further the progress of (something, especially a cause, venture, or aim); support or actively encourage. |
some regulation is still required to promote competition |
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interact |
to communicate with or react to: |
characters interact with each other |
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formidable |
causing you to have fear or respect for something or someone because that thing or person is large, powerful, or difficult: |
formidable fighters |
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superficial |
never thinking about things that are serious orimportant: |
a superficial sense of failure |
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succesive |
happening one after the other without any break: |
It was the team's fourth successive defeat. |