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33 Cards in this Set
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#1 keep straight |
remember clearly ex: I can't keep straight all the students' names this being the second day of school. |
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#2 grow |
Note: grow - grew - grown Grow up : -I grew up in Scotland (= I lived there when I was young). -What do you want to be when you grow up?She wants to be a doctor when she grows up Grow out : - If you grow out of an interest or way of behaving, youstop having or doing it as you become. -Lucas says he wants to join the army when he turns 18, but I hopehe'll grow out of the idea. Grow into: - If children grow into clothes, they gradually become bigenough to wear them. |
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#3 not have a clue |
-I don’t have a clue what I did with my baseball glove. -He doesn’t have a clue about how to fix a car. |
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#4 joke |
noun /dʒəʊk/ Something, such as a funny story or trick, that is said or done in order to make people laugh: - Did I tell you the joke about the chicken crossing the road? - She spent the evening cracking (= telling) jokes and telling funny stories. |
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#5 deserve |
verb / dɪˈzɜːv/ To have earned or to be given something because of the way you have behaved or the qualities you have: -After all that hard work, you deserve a holiday. -Chris deserves our special thanks for all his efforts. |
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#6 respect |
noun /rɪˈspekt/ Admiration felt or shown for someone or something that you believe has good ideas or qualities: -I have great/the greatest respect for his ideas, although I don't agree with them. -She is a formidable figure who commands a great deal of respect(= who is greatly admired by others). |
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#7 disaster |
noun /dɪˈzɑː.stər/ (an event that results in) great harm, damage, or death, or serious difficulty: -An inquiry was ordered into the recent rail disaster (= a serioustrain accident). -This is one of the worst natural disasters ever to befall the area. -Inviting James and Ivan to dinner on the same evening was arecipe for disaster (= caused a very difficult situation) - they alwaysargue with each other. |
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#8 politics |
noun /ˈpɒl.ə.tɪks/ - the activities of the government, members of law-making organizations, or people who try to influence the way a country is governed: +Joe is very active in left-wing politics. - the job of holding a position of power in the government: +The group is campaigning to get more women into the study of the ways in which a country isgoverned: +She studied politics at Leicester University . +He is planning to retire from politics next year. - the study of the ways in which a country is governed: +She studied politics at Leicester University. |
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#9 taxes |
noun /tæks/ (an amount of) money paid to the government that isbased on your income or the cost of goods or servicesyou have bought: -They're increasing the tax on cigarettes. -Tax cuts (= reductions in taxes) are always popular. -What do you earn before/after tax (= before/after you have paid tax on the money you earn)? |
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#10 white |
/waɪt/ of a colour like that of snow, milk, or bone: - a white T-shirt - white walls - a black and white do - He's white-haired now. - uk "How do you like your coffee?" "White (= with milk or cream) and no sugar,please." |
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#11 orange |
/ˈɔːr.ɪndʒ/ - Vitamin C is found in oranges and other citrus fruit. - She went to the shop to get some oranges but they had none. - Those oranges were looking a bit old and shrivelled, so I threw them out. - She drank two whole glassfuls of orange juice. -He cut the orange into quarters. |
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#12 yellow |
/ˈjel.oʊ/ a colour like that of a lemon or gold or the sun. - It was early autumn and the leaves were turning yellow. - You should wear more yellow - it suits you. - We've had the bathroom done out in pale yellow. |
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#13 pink |
/pɪŋk/ of a pale red colour: - pretty pink flowers - Have you been in the sun? Your nose is a bit pink - She was wearing a vivid pink shirt. - Prawns are grey when they're raw, and turn pink when they're cooked. |
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#14 red |
/red/ of the colour of fresh blood: - red lipstick - The dress was bright red. |
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#15 brown |
/braʊn/ the colour of chocolate or soil: - She stripped the floorboards in the living room and stained them dark brown. - Lightly brown the onion before adding the tomatoes. - Allow the meat to brown before adding the vegetables. |
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#16 black |
/blæk/ having the darkest colour there is, like the colour of coal or of a very dark night: - There's a large black community living in this area. - The armed forces are now giving positive encouragement to applications from Asians and black people. - The police had to fend off allegations of institutional racism after a black suspect wasbeaten by four white police officers. - Britain is a multi-ethnic society, with many black and Asian people. - He had a black mother and a white father. |
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#17 green |
/ɡriːn/ of a colour between blue and yellow; of the colour of grass: - The male mallard has a green head and reddish-brown chest. - He's got pink walls and a green carpet, which to my mind looks all wrong. - I think I'll take your advice and get the green dress. - I put my new green shirt in a hot wash and the colour ran. - I wore that skirt with the green spots. |
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#18 blue |
/bluː/ of the colour of the sky without clouds on a bright day, or adarker or lighter type of this: - a faded blue - shirtpale blue eyes - Her hands were blue with cold (= slightly blue because of the cold). - She's got fair hair and blue eyes. - She wore a pale blue hat.For weeks we had cloudless blue skies. - I caught a tantalizing glimpse of the sparkling blue sea through the trees. - Police are looking for a small blue car with the registration number K17 EMW. |
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#19 purple |
/ˈpɝː.pəl/ of a dark reddish-blue colour: - purple plumsa dark - purple bruise - Her face was covered in purple blotches. - He admired the queen's resplendent purple robes. - Her face was covered in purple blotches. |
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#20 grey and gray |
/ɡreɪ/ 1. of the colour that is a mixture of black and white, the colour ofrain clouds: a grey sky. 2. having hair that has become grey or white, usually because ofage: He started to go/turn grey in his mid-forties. 3.used to describe the weather when there are a lot of clouds and little light: Night turned into morning, grey and cold. |
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#21 silver |
/ˈsɪl.vɚ/ 1. a chemical element that is a valuable shiny, whitemetal, used for making cutlery (= knives, spoons, etc.), jewellery,coins, and decorative objects: - We gave them a dish made of solid silver as a wedding present. - Cleaning the silver (= silver objects) is a dirty job. - Shall we use the silver (= knives, spoons, plates, etc. made of silver) for dinnertonight? - uk I need some silver (= coins made of silver or a metal of similar appearance) for the ticket machine in the car park. |
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#22 even after |
thậm chí sau đó |
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#23 devote - devoting |
/dɪˈvoʊt/ 1. She devoted herself entirely to writing. 2. He devoted a lifetime to working with disabled children. 3.He devoted all his attention to his mother |
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#24 entire |
/ɪnˈtaɪər/ 1. The entire village was destroyed. 2. I wasted an entire day on it. 3. I have never in my entire life heard such nonsense! 4. The disease threatens to wipe out the entire population. |
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#25 repetition |
/repəˈtɪʃn/ 1. Blues is a musical form that uses a lot of repetition. 2. If you can, perform multiple repetitions of this exercise on each hand. 3. She said I should avoid repetition of words in my essay. 4. The mindless repetition of the official linethe rote repetition of mythological formulasIn her work we find a constant repetition of the same themes. 5. We do not want to see a repetition of last year’s tragic events. |
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#26 pitcher |
cầu thủ ném bóng |
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#27 eccentric = strange |
kỳ lạ, bất thường |
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#28 murky = cloudy |
bẩn, dơ, âm u |
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#29 debris = trash |
rác, vụn |
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#30 censure = criticize |
phê bình |
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#31 frugal = economical |
save money |
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#32 nocturnal = active at night |
hoạt động về đêm |
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#33 productive = profitable |
lợi nhuận |