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21 Cards in this Set
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to communicate or express something, with or without using words |
convey |
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begin or cause something to begin |
kick off |
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give responsibility for something important to another person or group |
pass the baton |
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finish something |
wrap up |
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the use of several words together that begin with the same sound or letter in order to make a special effect, especially in poetry |
alliteration |
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a big event where people dance to loud music with a strong beat and often take drugs |
rave |
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formal to attach something to a high place so that it hangs down |
suspend |
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a deep empty hole in the ground |
abyss |
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verb [transitive]1 to give support to an opinion, idea, or feeling, and make it stronger |
reinforce |
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Bezbrachie |
celibacy |
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thought something was lower than it really was |
underestimated |
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(phrasal verb) gave something as a reason for something else |
put (something) down to |
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very bad, and deserving to be criticized or hated |
detestable |
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to suggest something in an indirect way, but so that someone can guess your meaning SYN imply to suggest something in an indirect way, but so that someone can guess your meaning SYN imply |
hint at |
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talk to someone to find out their thoughts and ideas |
sound out (B2) |
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basing your ideas on information you have heard or read |
by the sound of it (C2) |
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seems |
sounds (B2) |
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is unhappy about a situation he has heard about |
doesn't like the sound of (something) (C1) |
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nobody has seen or heard from (someone) |
not a sight or sound of (someone) (C2) |
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to behave in a way that shows that you do not care about someone’s rights or feelings |
trample |
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to accept and deal with a difficult fact or problem |
face up to something |
