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17 Cards in this Set
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that possibility was clear, present and extremely ________(close). |
that possibility was clear, present and extremely proximate |
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trapped/ensnared in a (negative) ________ loop of... |
trapped in a feedback loop |
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the Great Barrier Reef experienced successive bleaching ______s |
the Great Barrier Reef experienced successive bleaching events |
extreme weather ______s |
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There's no good reason for... |
There's no sane purpose in... |
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It’s time to make sharp demands of our ______________s, time to remove those who refuse to act in our common interest, time to elect people with courage, ingenuity and discipline |
It’s time to make sharp demands of our representatives, time to remove those who refuse to act in our common interest, time to elect people with courage, ingenuity and discipline |
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Do you all have a farm ____ __ (like) this? |
Do you all have a farm such as this? |
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still n. [C] |
a photograph of a scene from a film |
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President #XiJinping: "I took plane, train and car to visit you __________ly" |
President #XiJinping: "I took plane, train and car to visit you especially" |
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including and ________ly... |
including and especially... |
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there was seemingly one story and one story ____ to be told about Australia’s property market |
there was seemingly one story and one story only to be told about Australia’s property market |
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and it went _________ like this:... |
and it went something like this: a young couple, usually from Sydney or Melbourne, starts saving to buy a house but struggles to keep up with skyrocketing prices. |
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It’s a similar ______(situation) in Melbourne |
It’s a similar story in Melbourne |
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______ed with(incurring) debt |
saddled with debt |
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Yet ___ all their confusions, all these stories have become central to western culture. |
Yet for all their confusions, all these stories have become central to western culture. |
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Complaisant |
willing to please others; obliging; agreeable. |
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Archly |
Arch: deliberately or affectedly playful and teasing. |
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______ly polluting industry |
heavily polluting industry |
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