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35 Cards in this Set
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Gently |
gently/gently does it! (BrE) (spoken) used to tell someone to be careful when they are handling something, moving something etc |
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Swift |
1) happening or done quickly and immediately 2) [only before noun] moving, or able to move, very fast |
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Spinal |
belonging to or affecting your SPINE |
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Ponitail |
hair tied together at the back of your head and falling like a horse’s tail |
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Loom |
1) [always + adv/prep] to appear as a large unclear shape, especially in a threatening way. 2) noun, a frame or machine on which thread is woven into cloth |
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Torch |
1) (BrE) a small electric lamp that you carry in your hand SYN flashlight. 2) verb (informal) to deliberately make a building, vehicle etc start to burn |
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Abrupt |
seeming rude and unfriendly, especially because you do not waste time in friendly conversation |
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Detach |
1) if you detach something, or if it detaches, it becomes separated from the thing it was attached to OPP attach 2) detach yourself from somebody/something to try to be less involved in or less concerned about a situation |
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Specimen |
small amount or piece that is taken from something, so that it can be tested or examined |
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Fracture |
1) if a bone or other hard substance fractures, or if it is fractured, it breaks or cracks. 2) if a group, country etc fractures, or if it is fractured, it divides into parts in an unfriendly way because of disagreement SYN split. |
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Pupil |
1) (especially) (BrE) someone who is being taught, especially a child. 2) the small black round area in the middle of your eye → iris |
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Awning |
a sheet of material outside a shop, tent etc to keep off the sun or the rain |
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Bruise |
1) a purple or brown mark on your skin that you get because you have fallen, been hit etc. 2) a mark on a piece of fruit that spoils its appearance. |
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Midriff |
the part of the body between your chest and your waist. |
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Bleed |
the condition of losing blood from your body |
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Tilt |
1) to move a part of your body, especially your head or chin, upwards or to the side SYN tip. tilt at somebody/something phrasal verb 1) to attack someone in what you say or write 2) tilt at windmills to waste time and energy attacking an enemy that is not real |
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Beneath |
1) in or to a lower position than something, or directly under something SYN underneath. 2) covered by something |
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Swirl |
1) to move around quickly in a twisting circular movement, or to make something do this. 2) if stories or ideas swirl around a place, a lot of people start to talk about them – used especially in news reports SYN circulate. |
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Drip |
1) one of the drops of liquid that fall from something. 2) a piece of equipment used in hospitals for putting liquids directly into your blood through a tube SYN IV |
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Inflate |
to fill something with air or gas so it becomes larger, or to become filled with air or gas |
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Reassuring |
making you feel less worried or frightened SYN comforting |
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Panic |
a sudden strong feeling of fear or nervousness that makes you unable to think clearly or behave sensibly. |
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Muddle |
to be confused |
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paralyse |
paralyze (AmE) if something paralyses you, it makes you lose the ability to move part or all of your body, or to feel it |
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Wiggle |
to move with small movements from side to side or up and down, or to make something move like this |
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Leap |
1) a big jump SYN bound. 2) a large increase or change |
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Gasp |
when you take in a breath suddenly in a way that can be heard, especially because you are surprised or in pain |
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Sob |
to cry noisily while breathing in short sudden bursts |
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Hip |
1) one of the two parts on each side of your body between the top of your leg and your waist. 2) doing things or done according to the latest fashion SYN cool |
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Convince |
to make someone feel certain that something is true |
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Brim |
if your eyes brim with tears, or if tears brim from your eyes, you start to cry |
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Blur |
a shape that you cannot see clearly |
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Awning |
a sheet of material outside a shop, tent etc to keep off the sun or the rain |
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Rib |
one of the 12 pairs of curved bones that surround your chest |
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Metatarsal |
one of the five bones that stretch from the heel to the toes |