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32 Cards in this Set
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Hassle |
Something that is annoying because it causes problems or difficult to do
a fight or argument bother, give trouble, irk, molest, annoy |
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Ornamental |
used to make something more attractive : used for decoration |
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Counterparts |
someone or something that has the same job or purpose as another Colleague |
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Cognitive |
Relating to or involving conscious mental activities (such a thinking understanding aware, perceptive |
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Persist |
Continue to do something although is difficult or other people oppose it |
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Take some of sting out |
Make something less unpleasant or painful |
She smiled to take the sting out of her words |
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Appraisal |
evaluate |
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Limitation |
Weakness |
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Opt |
Choose one thing or do one thing instead of another |
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Reacquainted |
Familiar |
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Congestion |
Full of traffic in one place |
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Spectators |
Audience |
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Irritated |
Feeling of being annoyed or impatient |
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Referees |
a person who makes sure that players act according to the rules of a game or sport Judge |
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Incandescent bulb |
Very bright |
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Craft fair |
Event where people buy and sell crafts |
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Thermometer |
an equipment that measures a temperature of the air or body |
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Procedure |
Process method way |
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Wry |
1_I wry expression or wry humor shows that you know a situation is bad but you also think it is the slightly amusing _ sarcastic humor 2_ jokes funny stories etc in which you criticize or make fun of yourself |
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Pageant |
Beauty contest |
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Recruits |
To find new people to work in a company join an organization, do a job etc |
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Fraternity |
an organization of male students at a U.S. college |
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Sorority |
an organization of female students at a U.S. college |
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Rational |
Logical |
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Offset |
make up To use one cast payment or amount to cancel or reduce the effect of another |
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Indicator |
To show sth |
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Symmetrical |
Faces that are similar in shape on each side |
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Tuck |
To put something into a small space especially in order to protect, hide, carry, or hold it |
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Ample |
More than enough |
Ample space like football field or parking grage |
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Steadily |
Stable Continues |
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Mere |
used to say that something or someone is small, unimportant etc |
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Sheer |
Used to emphasize that something is large
Sheer happiness / luck / stupidity :pure...
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The sheer number The sheer size of something One reason for the abundance is the sheer number of tickets to the games |
