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23 Cards in this Set
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after a long time, or after a lot of things have happened <e______> (101)
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eventually
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(esp. of speech, writing, or argument) naturally or reasonably connected and therefore easy to understand; showing consistency <c______> (102)
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coherent
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① badly damaging or destroying something; ② making someone feel extremely sad or shocked <d______> (103)
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devastating
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very unusual or surprising <e______> (104)
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extraordinary
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"that must be done because it is the law or because someone in authority orders you to <m______c______o______> (105)"
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"mandatory/compulsory/obligatory"
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very bad or very serious; grave <s______> (106)
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severe
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showing the true character or nature of someone or something <t______> (107)
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telling
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a method of gaining political advantage by pretending that you are willing to do something very dangerous <b______> (108)
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brink(s)manship
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to desire and work towards achieving something important <a______> (109)
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aspire to sth
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to manage to get past or through something that is in your way <b______ t______> (110)
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break through sth
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to avoid something that is difficult or causes problems for you <g______ a_____> (111)
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get around sth
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to pass a test or examination, or successfully complete a course <g______ t______> (112)
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get through sth
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to stop doing something, especially something that you do regularly <g______ something ↔ u__> (113)
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give something ↔ up
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to experience a difficult or unpleasant situation, feeling etc <g____ t____ sth> (114)
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go through sth
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to remain brave and determined when you are in a difficult situation <h____ (o__) i__> (115)
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hang (on) in
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to be paying so much attention to something that you do not notice anything else <l____ yourself i___ something> (116)
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lose yourself in sth
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to use a particular situation to do or get what you want <t____ a______ o__ sth> (117)
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take advantage of sth
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to leave someone or something and no longer help or support them [= abandon] <d______> (118)
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desert
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to do something or behave in the same way as someone else, especially because you admire them [= imitate] <e______> (119)
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emulate
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to suggest a possible explanation that has not yet been proved to be true <h______> (120)
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hypothesize
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to continue trying to do something in a very determined way in spite of difficulties 명: _______ance [pə̀ːrsǝvíːrəns] <p______> (121)
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persevere
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to cut through something completely, separating it into two parts, or to become cut in this way 명: ______ance [sévərǝns] <s______> (122)
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sever
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to state as a necessary condition, esp. of an agreement or offer <s______> (123)
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stipulate
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