Allison Class

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think straight (v)

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think clearly

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groggy (adj)

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weak and unable to move well or think clearly because you are ill or very tired

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dread (v)

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to feel anxious or worried about something that is going to happen or may happen

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go off

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run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along

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离开；进行；变质；睡去；断掉；爆炸

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cringe (v)

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to move away from someone or something because you are afraid

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despise (v)

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to dislike and have a low opinion of someone or something (look down on)

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bias (n)

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an opinion about whether a person, group, or idea is good or bad that influences how you deal with it

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proficient (adj)

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able to do something well or skilfully

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incompetent (adj)

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not having the ability or skill to do a job properly

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overestimate (v)

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to think something is better, more important etc than it really is

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stereotype (n/v)

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a belief or idea of what a particular type of person or thing is like. Stereotypes are often unfair or untrue

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trigger (v)

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to cause

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testimony (n)

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an expert's statement or truth

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realm (n)

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an area or field of interest

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threshold (n)

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the point when something changes/is impacted

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incident (n)

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rate/number of times something happens

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decay (v)

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to get worse or to be ruined

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hypothesis (n)

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something we think is true but hasn't been proven

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refute (v)

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to prove something wrong or argue the opposite

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to formulate

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to develop/to create

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to obscure

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to make something difficult to see/understand

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enterprise (n)

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a project or company, especially a new one that requires hard work

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facilitator (n)

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a person who helps somebody by making an acction or process easier

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capture (v)

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take something in order to use it or to hold the attention of somebody

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initiate (v)

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cause an action or process to start or a project to be launched

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dedicated (adj)

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describing people who put a great deal of time or energy into something

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servant (n)

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a person who performs duties for others, such as household tasks

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infrastructure (n)

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basic things like equipment and power needed for society or a project

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activate (v)

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making something active or start working, or start something moving forward

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make a living

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earn enough money from work to pay for all the things one needs

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confidentiality (n)

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the state of keeping information or ideas secret or private

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entrepreneur (n)

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someone who starts a new business or arranges business deals in order to make money, often in a way that involves financial risks

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one-on-one

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between only two people

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patronizing (adj)

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someone who is patronizing talks to you in a way that shows they think you are less intelligent or important than them

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shaped by

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affected by

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in the nick of time

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just in time

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blunder around

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make mistakes

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distraught (adj)

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very worried and upset

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hype (n)

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exaggerated statement about the quality or importance of something

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store (v)

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keep or stay sonething for use in the future

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transmit (v)

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pass something, especially information or data, from place to place

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process (v)

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perform a series of steps in order to understand information or data

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static (adj)

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stationary; not moving or changing

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dynamic (adj)

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constantly changing, moving, or full of energy

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branch (n)

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a division of an academic subject

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trait (n)

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a quality or characteristic that makes it easy to diatinguish somebody or something

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labor (n)

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work, especially work that requires tiring physical activity

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eliminate (v)

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remove or get rid of something or somebody completely

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uni

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university

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floaty (adj)

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tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas

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indie (adj)

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not affiliated with a major recording company

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fancy (v)

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to like or want something, or want to do something

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gut (n)

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the courage and determination you need to do something difficult or unpleasant

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n. 内脏；肠子；剧情；胆量；海峡；勇气；直觉；肠vt. 取出内脏；摧毁（建筑物等）的内部adj. 简单的；本质的，根本的；本能的，直觉

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romantic (adj)

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showing strong feelings of love

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shallow (adj)

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not deep

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ecstatic (adj)

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feeling extremely happy and excited

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mortal (adj)

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relating to death

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collide (v)

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to impact with force/ to conflict

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be accountable to

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to be responsible to something and answer to someone about it

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hamper (v)

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to prevent progress/ to make more difficult

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predominant (n)

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main most common

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embody (v)

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to truely be an example of something

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be exempt from

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to not have to do something

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corrode (v)

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decay

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interwoven (v)

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connected

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preface (v)

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to explain something before hand

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knit (v)

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to join closely

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straight answer

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clear and honest information

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intensively

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with maximum effort/ maximum amount

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conversion (n)

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change

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feast (n)

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eat large amount

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thrive (v)

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do very well

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deplete (v)

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use up

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contemplate (v)

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to think about something

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simulate (v)

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to make or produce something that is not real but has the appearance or feeling of being

to pretend to have a feeling

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pop (adj)

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popular

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synthetic (adi)

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made artificially

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utter (v)

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to say something

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glorious (adj)

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having or deserving great fame, praise, and honour

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invulnerable (adj)

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someone or something that is invulnerable cannot be harmed or damaged if you attack or criticize them

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prestige (n)

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the respect and admiration that someone or something gets because of their success or important position in society

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accrue (v)

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grow by addition

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cognitive (adj)

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related to the process of knowing, understanding, and learning something

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prosperity (n)

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when people have money and everything that is needed for a good life

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commodity (n)

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a product that is bought and sold

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longing (n/adj)

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a strong feeling of wanting something or someone

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overblown (adj)

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made to seem greater or more impressive than something really is