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argue /"A:gju:/ (v) give reasons
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adolescent /&
[email protected]"lesnt/ (n) a
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intelligence quotient /In"telIÙ@
true/not true, etc. w
The student
council argued that an eight-hour day
person’s intelligence that is calculated
was too long and that they should only
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competent /"
[email protected]/ (adj)
Usually referred to as
IQ.
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sentimental /sentI"mentl/ (adj)
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overall /@
[email protected]"O:l/ (adj) general
standard w
I don’t know anything
w
Molly is a little weak in her writing
about astronomy, so I don’t really feel
than reason w
This ring isn’t made
but overall she’s a very good student.
competent to give my opinion. ➤ (in)
of silver or gold but my mother gave
it to me, so it has sentimental value.
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back up /b&k "Vp/ (phr v)
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self-reliant /self rI"
[email protected]/
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graduate /"gr&Ù
[email protected]/ (n) a
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score /skO:(r)/ (v) win points, goals,
etc. in a game or competition w
In
this card game the winner is the first
self-reliant; they can now look after
person to score more than 21 points.
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productivity /prQdVk"
[email protected]/ (n)
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dependable /dI"
[email protected]/ (adj)
or country produces goods w
Last year
our productivity fell to two thousand
want or need w
If Beth said she’d
boxes per month, but this year it’s
arrange everything then she will – she’s
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upbringing /"VpbrININ/ (n) the way
very dependable you know. ➤ (in)
hundred. ➤ product (n), production
in which a child is cared for and taught
w
Nigel lived with his grandparents
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indecisive /IndI"saIsIv/ (adj)
when he was a child, so perhaps that’s
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contribute /
[email protected]"trIbju:t/ (v)
unable to make decisions w
Rebecca
why he had such a strict upbringing.
be one of the causes of sth w
He was
is so indecisive – she can’t even make
an inexperienced driver, but the heavy
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superior (to) /su:"
[email protected]@(r)/ (adj)
rain also contributed to the accident.
coffee when you ask her! ➤ decision
sth else w
This new washing powder is
definitely superior to the old one. The
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grab /gr&b/ (v) take or hold sb/
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isolated /"
[email protected]/ (adj)
roughly w
As soon as I took the biscuit
out of the box, my son grabbed it and
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out of date /aUt @v "deIt/ (phr)
people w
The island is really isolated,
even the letters only come once a week. ➤
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follow up /
[email protected] "Vp/ (phr v)
longer useful w
Recording information
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intellectual /
[email protected]"lekÍ
[email protected]/ (adj)
in books is out of date. People keep
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temptation /temp"teISn/ (n)
everything in electronic files now.
The opposite of
out of date is
up
things ➤ intellect (n), intellectually
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recruit /rI"kru:t/ (v) take on sb
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outline /"aUtlaIn/ (v) give a
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in sight /In "saIt/ (phr) in view,
for a job, employ w
Our hotel is very
busy during the summer months, so we
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chase /ÍeIs/ (v) run after sb/sth in
usually recruit some extra staff then.
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recollection (of) /
[email protected]"lekSn/ (n)
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ring a bell /rIN @ "bel/ (phr) sound
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tutor /"tju:
[email protected](r)/ (n) private
remembering sth w
After the accident
she had no recollection of what had
heard it before w
The name ‘Wilson’
does ring a bell. Maybe I have met
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make up one’s mind /meIk Vp
. "maInd/ (idm) decide sth w
I can’t
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baboon /
[email protected]"bu:n/ (n) a large
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effective /I"fektIv/ (adj) producing
Oliver’s party, can you help me?
the result that is wanted or intended w
Aspirin is a simple but very effective
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throughout /Tru"aUt/ (adv)
everywhere w
The author talks about
his childhood throughout the book.
Each chapter deals with a different
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relieve /rI"li:v/ (v) remove or
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jog your memory /ÙQg jO: "
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w
This cream is excellent for burns as it
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survival /
[email protected]"vaIvl/ (n) the state of
relieves the pain instantly. ➤ relief (n)
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sweat /swet/ (v) when you
sweat
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guarantee /g&
[email protected]"ti:/ (v) make
drops of liquid appear on your skin, for
sth certain to happen w
A university
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twig /twIg/ (n) a small very thin
degree doesn’t always guarantee a
successful career, but it certainly helps!
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besides /bI"saIdz/ (adv) apart
from sth said previously w
I don’t fancy
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harmless /"hA:
[email protected]/ (adj) unable
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capacity (for) /
[email protected]"p&
[email protected]/ (n)
going to the cinema tonight; besides,
there’s nothing good on anyway.
w
Most children’s cartoons are quite
My dad’s capacity for work is amazing.
When
besides is used as a
harmless, although some can be a bit
preposition, it means
in addition to. Do
frightening. ➤ harm (n, v), harmful
not confuse
besides with
beside, which
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gene /Ùi:n/ (n) a unit inside a cell
is a preposition and means
next to.
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imitate /"ImIteIt/ (v) copy sb/sth
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daydream /"deIdri:m/ (v)
w
A lot of young singers try to imitate
Beyonce’s style but none of them are as
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poisonous /"
[email protected]@s/ (adj)
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duties /"dju:tiz/ (n pl) tasks that
death or illness if the animal or insect
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pretend /prI"tend/ (v) to behave
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deliberate /dI"
[email protected]@t/ (adj) done
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cheat /Íi:t/ (n) a person who
true w
I had to pretend that I liked his
painting but in actual fact I thought
w
I don’t like playing cards with him
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ape /eIp/ (n) a large animal like a
it was terrible! ➤ pretence (n),
because he’s such a cheat. He always
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a matter of chance /@ m&
[email protected]
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prescribe /prI"skraIb/ (v) (of a
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dig /dIg/ (v) make a hole in the
treatment w
The doctor prescribed
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into the distance /
[email protected] [email protected] "
[email protected]
antibiotics and cough syrup for Julia’s
ns/ (phr) far away w
She stood thinking
deeply and staring into the distance.
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chimp /ÍImp/ (n) short for
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soundly /"saUndli/ (adv) (for
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to some extent /
[email protected] "sVm Ikstent/
chimpanzee: a small intelligent
sleep) very well and very deeply w
The
children were sleeping soundly when
completely w
To some extent you’re
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crept
we arrived, so they didn’t hear us.
right, but I don’t agree with you entirely.
/krept/ (v) pt of
creep move
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race /reIs/ (v) function very
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electrode /I"
[email protected]/ (n) a small
piece of metal used to carry an electric
w
The boy crept up behind his sister
without her seeing him and gave her a
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pillow
piece of fabric filled with soft material,
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drop off /drQp "Qf/ (phr v)
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on tiptoe /Qn "
[email protected]/ (phr)
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armed robbery /A:md "
[email protected]/ (n)
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shallow /"S&
[email protected]/ (adj) not deep
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twitch /twIÍ/ (v) make sudden
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severe /sI"
[email protected](r)/ (adj) extremely
quietly w
She had to stand on tiptoe to
that you cannot control w
When my
cat twitches in her sleep I like to think
she’s dreaming about chasing rabbits!
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take (sth) into account /teIk .
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truancy /"tru:@nsi/ (n) staying
Intu @"kaUnt/ (phr) consider particular
facts w
If you take into account the fact
w
Levels of truancy at some schools
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rapid /"r&pId/ (adj) quick, fast
that she was ill for six weeks I think she
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elementary /elI"mentri/ (adj)
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goal
of the most basic kind w
To follow
expression
to play truant.
this course you need at least some
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the rush hour /
[email protected] "rVS
[email protected](r)/
elementary knowledge of computers.
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measure /"
[email protected](r)/ (n) a sign
The unemployment rate is a measure
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peak /pi:k/ (n) the highest level
of how well or badly the country’s
of sth w
The tourist season in Greece
economy is doing. ➤ measure (v),
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passionately /"p&
[email protected]@tli/ (adv) in
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tremble /"trembl/ (v) shake
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tool /tu:l/ (n) an instrument that
making things, repairing things, etc.
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attentively /@"tentIvli/ (adv)
w
The boys were trembling with fear as
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instinctive /In"stINktIv/ (adj)
they waited outside the headmistress’s
and with interest w
All the students
office to receive their punishment.
training w
When I saw the car coming
listened attentively while their teacher
towards us, I just jumped in front of
Mary. It was an instinctive reaction.
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label /"leIbl/ (v) describe sb/sth in
w
Just because I’m not interested in art
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maintenance /"
[email protected]@ns/
he labelled me as uneducated, which I
think is very unfair. ➤ label (n)
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nightmare /"
[email protected](r)/ (n) a
beautiful to look at but have very high
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siesta /si"
[email protected]/ (n) a rest or
maintenance costs. ➤ maintain (v)
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jumble /"ÙVmbl/ (v) mix things
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put right /pUt "raIt/ (phr) mend,
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insomnia /In"
[email protected]/ (n) the
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use up
events in such a way that the plot is
impossible to follow! ➤ jumbled (adj)
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follow up find out more about sth after some time has
passed w
The researchers followed up the participants in the
experiment ten years later to see if they had changed at all.
back up support sb/sth, say that what sb says, etc. is true
w
The new information backs up what researchers already
go off start making a sudden loud noise w
I had forgotten that
the alarm was set, so it went off as soon as I opened the door.
drop off fall into a light sleep w
I love watching late night
use up use all of sth so that there is none left w
I used up
films, but I’m usually so tired that I drop off as soon as they
all the eggs yesterday when I made the cake so you’ll have to
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shrunk /SrVNk/ (v) pp of
shrink
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entry /"entri/ (n) sth that you
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consistent /
[email protected]"
[email protected]/ (adj)
part in a competition w
If you want
continuing for a period of time w
The
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slam
to take part in the school painting
country’s consistent economic growth
shut, with a lot of force, making a loud
competition you must bring your entry
is helping international trade. ➤ (in)
to the art room by Friday afternoon.
the windows and doors to slam shut.
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demand
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doormat /"dO:m&t/ (n) a small
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groom /gru:m/ (n) a man on
bridegroom.
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briefcase
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tear /
[email protected](r)/ (v) to damage sth by
pulling it apart or into pieces w
Annie,
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explosion /Ik"
[email protected]/ (n) the
be careful with that book – don’t tear
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shown /
[email protected]/ (v) pt of
show lead
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postmark
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suspicion /
[email protected]"spISn/ (n) a
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my heart sank /maI hA:t "s&Nk/
where it was posted w
This letter has a
German postmark on it. I wonder who
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dash /d&S/ (v) go somewhere very
proof w
I have a suspicion that Alex
quickly w
I won’t be a minute, I’ve just
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set the scene
is lying about last night, but I can’t
got to dash out to the baker’s for some
prove it, so I won’t say anything.
➤ suspicious (adj), suspiciously (adv),
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stroll /
[email protected]/ (v) walk somewhere
in a slow relaxed way w
Since there’s
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background /"b&kgraUnd/ (n)
nothing good on television, why don’t
we stroll along the beach? ➤ stroll (n)
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whisper /"
[email protected](r)/ (v) speak very
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sleepwalking /"sli:pwO:kIN/ (n)
The teacher asked the students not to
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anecdotal /&nIk"
[email protected]/ (adj)
whisper to each other during the exam.
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excessive /Ik"sesIv/ (adj) more
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yell /jel/ (v) shout loudly w ‘
Get
up! It’s time for school!’ Mum yelled
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account /@"kaUnt/ (n) written
happened w
Graham gave an account
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uneventful /VnI"ventfl/ (adj) in
of everything that had happened to
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stumble /"stVmbl/ (v) Here: walk
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root cause /"ru:t kO:z/ (n) the
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well /wel/ (adv) to a great extent
or degree w
The town is very beautiful
and the museum is well worth a visit.
w
It was so dark that I stumbled over
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straightforward /streIt"fO:
[email protected]/
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harvest /"hA:vIst/ (v) to cut and
a pair of shoes which had been left in
complicated w
I’m afraid there’ s no
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outstretched /"aUtstreÍt/ (adj)
straightforward solution to our problem
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crop /krQp/ (n) the amount of
– things are much more complicated
season w
The orange crop is harvested
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disorder /dIs"O:
[email protected](r)/ (n) illness
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fierce /
[email protected]/ (adj) angry and
functioning correctly w
She suffers
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insist /In"sIst/ (v) demand that
w
The fierce opposition to the new
from an eating disorder which makes
measures made the government change
her think that she is overweight when
sth w
He insisted that he paid for the
broken vase as it had been his fault.
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violate /"
[email protected]/ (v) go against
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nocturnal
etc. w
Countries which violate human
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blackout
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queue
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amnesia /&m"ni:
[email protected]/ (n) a
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bold /
[email protected]/ (adj) brave and
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articulate
confident w
I must say, it was a bold
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figure /"
[email protected](r)/ (n) number
pronounce sth in a clear way w
When
decision to move to another country
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postpone /
[email protected]"
[email protected]/ (v) arrange
someone is drunk they often can’t
and leave all their friends and family
for an event, etc. to take place at a later
articulate properly and it’s difficult to
behind. ➤ boldness (n), boldly (adv)
time or date w
As everyone is ill with the
understand what they’re saying.
flu, let’s postpone the party until next
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trout /traUt/ (n) a common
➤ articulation (n), (in)articulate (adj)
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treble /"trebl/ (v) become three
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inject /In"Ùekt/ (v) put a drug or
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remark (on)
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forecast /"fO:kA:st/ (n) statement
weather is getting better,’ he remarked.
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venom /"
[email protected]/ (n) the
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lengthy
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scattered /"sk&
[email protected]/ (adj) spread
w
Your introduction is rather lengthy,
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neocortex /"ni:@UkO:t2eks/ (n)
just a couple of lines would be enough.
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shower /"
[email protected](r)/ (n) short period
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shiver
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go off /
[email protected] "Qf/ (phr v)
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bloated /"
[email protected]/ (adj) full of
excited, etc. w
I had forgotten my
jacket, so I spent the whole evening
cattle /"k&tl/ (n) cows and
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global warming /
[email protected]
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lawn /lO:n/ (n) an area of ground
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shy /SaI/ (adj) nervous, easily
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rock /rQk/ (v) move gently
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glare /
[email protected](r)/ (v) look at sb/sth in
embarrassed or frightened w
Don’t be
an angry way w
When the children say
shy Annie – come and say hello to Uncle
something rude their parents glare at
Harry. ➤ shyness (n), shyly (adv)
them until they apologise. ➤ glare (n)
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gravel /"gr&vl/ (n) small
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shoal /
[email protected]/ (n) a large number
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peep /pi:p/ (v) look quickly and
a small opening w
The girl peeped
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forgetful /
[email protected]"getfl/ (adj)
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school of thought /sku:l @v
through the keyhole to see who was
often forgetting things w
My mother
quite forgetful so when something
universities have their own school
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peer /
[email protected](r)/ (v) look closely or
is important I make sure I remind
of thought about which educational
her. ➤ forget (v), forgetfully (adv),
cannot see it clearly w
We peered
through the fog to see who was coming
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outer /"
[email protected](r)/ (adj) on the
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tank /t&Nk/ (n) a large
outside of sth w
We have only painted
the outer walls of the house – the
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clumsily /"klVmzili/ (adv) doing
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carp /kA:p/ (n) a large
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mammal /"m&ml/ (n) any
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merely /"
[email protected]/ (adv) only, simply
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perform /
[email protected]"fO:m/ (v) do sth,
w
He said nothing, merely smiled and
w
A computer can perform many tasks at once. ➤ performance (n),
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wave sb through /weIv . "Tru:/
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glance /glA:ns/ (v) take a quick
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vibration /vaI"breISn/ (n) a
look at sth w
I usually glance at the
breakfast and then read the articles at the office. ➤ glance (n)
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