Reading7 Test #3

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convenience

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noun
he quality of being suitable or useful for a particular purpose, especially by making something easier or saving you time

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franchise

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noun
permission given by a company to someone who wants to sell its goods or services

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flattered

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flatter [verb]
to be praise someone in order to please them or get something from them, even though you do not mean it

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imposing

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adj.
large, impressive, and appearing important

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inclined

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adj.
to be likely to do something or behave in a particular way

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startled

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verb
to make someone suddenly surprised or slightly shocked

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effusive

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adj.
showing your good feelings in a very excited way

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amicable

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adj.
an amicable agreement, relationship etc is one in which people feel friendly towards each other and do not want to quarrel

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mortify

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verb
to cause someone to feel extremely embarrassed or ashamed
mortifying - adj.

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enormous

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adj.
very big in size or in amount

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drama

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noun
a play for the theater, television, radio etc, usually a serious one, or plays in general

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absentmindedly

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absentminded adj.
likely to forget things, especially because you are thinking about something else
adv, -ly
= forgettable

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inadequate

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adj.
not good enough, big enough, skilled enough etc for a particular purpose

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vindictive

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adj.
unreasonably cruel and unfair towards someone who has harmed you

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anticipated

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anticipate verb
to expect that something will happen and be ready for it

=expected

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assistance

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noun
help or support

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depressed

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adj.
1. very unhappy
2. suffering from a medical condition in which you are so unhappy that you cannot live a normal life

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monitors

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verb.
to carefully watch and check a situation in order to see how it changes over a period of time

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role

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noun
the way in which someone or something is involved in an activity or situation, and how much influence they have on it

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promotion

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noun
a move to a more important job or position in a company or organization

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violations

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noun
an action that breaks a law, agreement, principle etc

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perception

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●丸丸noun
the way you think about something and your idea of what it is like

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eloquence

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eloquent adj.
able to express your ideas and opinions well, especially in a way that influences people

eloquence - noun

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definitive

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adj.
a definitive book, description etc is considered to be the best and cannot be improved

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obstinacy

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obstinate adj.
determined not to change your ideas, behaviour, opinions etc, even when other people think you are being unreasonable = stubborn

obstinacy - noun

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remarkably

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adv.
in an amount or to a degree that is unusual or surprising
[= surprisingly]

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energetic

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adj.
having or needing a lot of energy or determination

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boldly

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bold adj.
not afraid of taking risks and making difficult decisions

boldly - adv.

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stunningly

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stunning adj.
extremely attractive or beautiful

stunningly - adv.

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compulsory

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adj.
something that is compulsory must be done because it is the law or because someone in authority orders you to [= mandatory, must; ⇔ voluntary]:

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contemporary

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adj. can be noun
belonging to the present time [= modern]

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conventional

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adj.
[only before noun] a conventional method, product, practice etc has been used for a long time and is considered the usual type

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pioneer

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noun can be verb
someone who is important in the early development of something, and whose work or ideas are later developed by other people

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fatigue

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noun
very great tiredness [= exhaustion]

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weariness

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weary - adj.
very tired or bored, especially because you have been doing something for a long time
weariness - adv.

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smirk

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verb.
to smile in an unpleasant way that shows that you are pleased by someone else's bad luck or think you are better than other people

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liberal

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noun. can be adj.
someone with liberal opinions or principles [≠ conservative]

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open-minded

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willing to consider and accept other people's ideas and opinions [≠ narrow-minded]

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bias

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noun can be verb.
an opinion about whether a person, group, or idea is good or bad which influences how you deal with it

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self-evaluation

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Looking at your progress, development and learning to determine what has improved and what areas still need improvement. Usually involves comparing a "before" situation with a current situation.

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repugnant

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adj.
very unpleasant and offensive [= repellent]

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hue

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noun
a colour or type of colour [↪ tint, shade]

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inconceivable

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adj.
too strange or unusual to be thought real or possible

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aspect

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noun
one part of a situation, idea, plan etc that has many parts

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outcome

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noun
the final result of a meeting, discussion, war etc - used especially when no one knows what it will be until it actually happens [= result]

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constantly

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adv.
all the time, or very often