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28 Cards in this Set
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to stop doing something because there are too many problems and it is impossible to continue
They ( ) their ( ) to recapture the castle. |
abandoned attempt
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to stop doing something because there are too many problems and it is impossible to continue
Because of the fog they ( ) their ( ) of driving. |
abandoned idea
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to stop having a particular idea, belief, or attitude
Rescuers had ( ) all ( ) of finding any more survivors. |
abandoned hope
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[literary] to feel an emotion so strongly that you let it control you completely
She ( ) ( ) ( ) grief. |
abandoned herself to
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to leave a ship because it is sinking
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abandon ship
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to make a word or expression shorter by not including letters or using only the first letter of each word (synonym: shorten)
Information technology' is usually ( ) ( ) 'IT'. |
abbreviated
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to give up the position of being king or queen
The king was forced to ( ) ( ) ( ). |
abdicate the throne
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formal to refuse to be responsible for something, when you should be or were before
The government has largely ( ) its ( ) in dealing with housing needs. |
abdicated responsibility
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[law] to help someone do something illegal
Activist tendencies ( ) ( ) ( ) stage 1, having experiences. |
aid and abet
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to accept and obey a decision, rule, agreement etc, even though you may not agree with it
You have to ( ) ( ) the referee's decision. |
abide by
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used to say that someone dislikes something or someone very much
I ( ) ( ) that man - he's so self-satisfied. |
can't abide
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if a place, situation etc abounds with things of a particular type, it contains a very large number of them
The forests ( ) ( ) deer, birds and squirrels. |
abound with
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to say publicly that someone is not guilty or responsible for something
He cannot be ( ) ( ) all responsibility for the accident. |
absolved of
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to take in liquid, gas, or another substance from the surface or space around something
Water and salts are ( ) ( ) our blood stream. |
absorbed into
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to interest someone so much that they do not pay attention to other things
Judith lay on the settee, ( ) ( ) her book. |
absorbed in
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to become part of something larger
We were soon ( ) ( ) local village life. |
absorbed into
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to not do or have something you enjoy, especially alcohol or sex, usually for reasons of religion or health
Pilots must ( ) ( ) ( ) for 24 hours before flying. |
abstain from alcohol
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[intransitive and transitive]to take something that someone offers you, or to agree to do something that someone asks you to do
His school reports said that he is always ready to ( ) ( ) ( ) (=agree to do something difficult) . |
accept a challenge
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[transitive] to agree to take or deal with something that someone gives you, or to say that it is suitable or good enough
Please ( ) my sincere ( ). |
accept apologies
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to admit that you were responsible for something bad that happened
The University will not ( ) ( ) ( ) items lost or stolen. |
accept responsibility for
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[transitive]to allow someone to become part of a group, society, or organization, and to treat them in the same way as the other members
The children gradually began to ( ) her ( ) one of the family. |
accept as
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[transitive]to allow someone to become part of a group, society, or organization, and to treat them in the same way as the other members
It often takes years for immigrants to be ( ) ( ) the host community. |
accepted into
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[transitive]to decide that someone has the necessary skill or intelligence for a particular job, course etc or that a piece of work is good enough
They have ( ) him ( ) the representative of the company. |
accepted as
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[transitive]to decide that someone has the necessary skill or intelligence for a particular job, course etc or that a piece of work is good enough
Random House ( ) the book ( ) publication. |
accepted for
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[intransitive and transitive]to take something that someone offers you, or to agree to do something that someone asks you to do
He ( ) a glass of water ( ) Helen. |
accepted from
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[transitive] to decide that there is nothing you can do to change a difficult and unpleasant situation or fact and continue with your normal life
We have to ( ) ( ) this is not an ideal world. |
accept that
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[transitive] to decide that there is nothing you can do to change a difficult and unpleasant situation or fact and continue with your normal life
You need to ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) most of your problems are caused by jealousy. |
accept the fact that
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[intransitive and transitive]to take something that someone offers you, or to agree to do something that someone asks you to do
He ( ) ( ) ( ) to stay with us. |
accepted the invitation
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