Voca Test 2Nd Semester 1 (Advanced English Lessons 1-3)

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n. something that is difficult to deal with, and that is worrying or annoying (t_________)

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trial

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v. to make a sound like a stream flowing over stones (b_________)

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burble

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v. to let air from your stomach come out loudly through your mouth [= burp] (b_________)

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belch

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v. to burn or shine with an unsteady light that goes on and off quickly (f_________)

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flicker

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idiom. used to say what happened in the end (a__ i__ t____ o ___)

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as it turned out

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v. to defeat or control a person or group, especially using force (s_________)

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subdue

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n. a large heavy cloth or piece of thick plastic that water will not pass through, used to keep rain off things (t_________)

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tarpaulin

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phr. v. to begin to realize the possible effects of a situation (a_________ t___)

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awake to ~

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v. to make a long deep angry sound (g_________)

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growl

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n. a yellowish brown color (a_________)

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amber

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adj. very thin and weak (s_________)

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scrawny

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v. to appear in an unexpected and strange way (m_________)

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materialize

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v. to stay alive when you only have small amounts of food or money [= survive] (s_________)

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subsist

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adj. thinking or worrying about something all the time, so that you do not think about other things enough (o_________)

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obsessive

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[plural] n. a fixed amount of food given to a soldier or member of a group (r_________)

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rations

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v. to become or make something become smaller or less [= reduce] (d_________)

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diminish

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n. (written abbreviation lb), a unit for measuring weight, equal to 16 ounces or 0.454 kilograms (p_________)

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pound

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idiom. used to say that something that is happening should stop (e_____ i__ e______)

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enough is enough

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ad. directly or exactly (d_________)

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dead

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adj. clearly refusing to do what someone tells you to do (d_________)

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defiant

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v. to be involved in a war against someone, or a fight against something (w_________)

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wage

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adj. quite a large size, number etc (f_________)

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fair

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n. the largest part of something (l______ s________)

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lion's share

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idiom. used when you are saying something in words that do not have their usual meaning (s__ t__ s_________)

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so to speak

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n. food that people or animals need in order to live (s_________)

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sustenance

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n. a large group of fish, whales, dolphins etc that are swimming together (s_________)

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school

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n. a continuous movement of water in a river, lake, or sea (c_________)

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current

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adj. extremely thin from lack of food or illness (e_________)

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emaciated

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adj. very thirsty (p_________)

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parched

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n. an attractive shiny appearance (l_________)

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luster

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v. become drier and smaller and start to die (w_________)

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wither

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v. to change direction (v_________)

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veer

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idiom. not succeeding in getting what you want (t__/o___ n__ a____)

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to/of no avail

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v. if water, mud, etc.churns, or if something churns it (up), it moves or is moved around violently (c_________)

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churn

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adj. very important because it will have a great influence on the future (m_________)

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momentous

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n. something that prevents or saves someone or something from danger, loss, or failure (s_________)

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salvation

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adj. (especially North American English) bad-tempered (c_________)

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cranky

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ad. in a rough or sudden way, without showing any respect or politeness (u_________)

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unceremoniously

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n. someone or something that makes you suffer a lot (t_________)

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torment

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n. something that you imagine is real, but does not exist (f_________)

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figment

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v. frighten ~ very much (s______ ~ w______)

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scare ~ witless

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adj. in a different way from its usual meaning, to give you a particular idea or picture in your mind (f_________)

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figurative

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adj. very clear, and easy to understand or recognize [= obvious] (p_________)

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plain

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n. a situation that is unusual or amusing because something strange happens, or the opposite of what is expected happens or is true (i_________)

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irony

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phr. V. to start doing or saying something that a lot of people are already doing or saying (c(j)(g)____ o__ t__ b_______)

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climb/jump/get on the bandwagon

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n. someone who wears funny clothes, a red nose, bright make-up on their face etc, and does silly things to make people laugh, especially at a circus (c_________)

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clown

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phr. V. to make a great effort to achieve something (s_________ f___)

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strive for ~

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v. to invent a new word or expression, especially one that many people start to use (c_________)

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coin

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phr. V. to mention or speak about someone or something (r_________ t___)

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refer to ~

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phr. V. to agree with or support someone or something (g____ a_____ w___)

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go along with ~

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ad. Phr. without being affected or influenced by something (r_________ o___)

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regardless of ~

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n. behaviour that obeys the accepted rules of society or a group, and is the same as that of most other people (c_________)

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conformity

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phr. V. If someone _____s ___, they are accepted by the other people in a group; If something _____s ___ with other things, it is similar to them or goes well with them. (f____ i___)

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fit in

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adj. phr. likely to do something or suffer from something, especially something bad or harmful (p_________ t___)

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prone to ~

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phr. V. to behave in the way that most other people in your group or society behave (c_________ t___)

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conform to ~

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phr. V. to give a satisfactory explanation of why something has happened or why you did something [= explain] (a_________ f___)

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account for ~

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n. If someone or something has a ______________ to do or become a particular thing, they are likely to do or become it. (t_________)

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tendency

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n. a person or animal that is used in a test or experiment (s_________)

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subject

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n. a special room or building in which a scientist does tests or prepares substances (l_________)

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laboratory

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v. to plan or invent a new way of doing something (d_________)

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devise

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phr. V. to put your name on a list for something because you want to take part in it (s_____ u___ f___)

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sign up for ~

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n. someone who helps someone else do something, especially something secret or illegal [= accomplice] (c_________)

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confederate

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adj. a speech or broadcast that is ____________ has been written down before it is read (s_________)

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scripted

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adj. pointing up in a line that forms an angle of 90° with a flat surface [≠ horizontal; ↪ diagonal] (v_________)

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vertical

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v. If two things ___________, or if one ___________es the other, there is no important difference between them. (m_________)

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match

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adj. always behaving in the same way or having the same attitudes, standards etc - usually used to show approval (c_________)

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consistent

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v. phr. to refuse to change your mind about something, even though other people are trying to persuade you that you are wrong (s____ t___ y____ g_____)

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stick to your guns

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v. to influence someone so that they change their opinion (s_________)

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sway

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adj. wrong and based on facts that are not correct (e_________)

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erroneous

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v. to laugh at a person, idea etc and say that they are stupid (r_________)

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ridicule

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adj. behaving in a strange and slightly crazy way (p_________)

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peculiar

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n. something that shows what will happen in the future (p_________)

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predictor

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n. the belief that the rights and freedom of individual people are the most important rights in a society (i_________)

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individualism

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n. a political system in which all businesses, farms etc are owned by the government (c_________)

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collectivism

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v. to carefully watch and check a situation in order to see how it changes over a period of time (m_________)

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monitor

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n. something that happens in the same way as something that happened before [= repeat] (r_________)

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rerun

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prep. phr. in reverse in the opposite way to normal or to the previous situation (i__ r_________)

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in reverse

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adj. something genuine really is what it seems to be [= real] (g_________)

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genuine

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v. to give an example of something (e_________)

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exemplify

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n. a member of a jury (j_________)

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juror

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n. the person in a court of law who has been accused of doing something illegal (d_________)

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defendant

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n. an official statement in a court of law that someone is not guilty (a_________)

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acquittal

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v. a decision in a court of law that someone is guilty of a crime, or the process of proving that someone is guilty [≠ acquittal] (c_________)

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conviction

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phr. V. to no longer try to stop yourself from doing something you want to do (g______ i__ t__)

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give in to ~

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adj. a ______________ decision, vote, agreement etc is one in which all the people involved agree (u_________)

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unanimous

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adj. imaginary and from a book or story (f_________)

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fictional

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v. to change something into a different form of thing, or to change something so that it can be used for a different purpose or in a different way (c_________)

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convert

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adj. 1. someone who is _____________ can be easily harmed or hurt; 2. a place, thing, or idea that is _____________ is easy to attack or criticize (v_________)

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vulnerable

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n. the possibility that something will develop in a particular way, or have a particular effect (p_________)

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potential

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phr. V. to keep something rather than losing it, selling it, or giving it to someone else (h____ o__ t__)

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hold on to ~

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adj. relating to the past (h_________)

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historical

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v. if something ____________s a line, road, or river, part of it is on one side and part on the other side (s_________)

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straddle

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ad. in addition to someone or something else that you are mentioning (b_________)

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besides ~

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pl. n. the parts of something such as an organization, system, or set of ideas that remain after the rest have been destroyed (r_________)

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ruins

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n. a house, apartment etc where people live (d_________)

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dwelling

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v. if animals or people ___________ an area or place, they live there (i_________)

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inhabit

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adj. relating to a particular race, nation, or tribe and their customs and traditions (e_________)

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ethnic

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n. the Muslim religion, which was started by Muhammad and whose holy book is the Koran (I_________)

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Islam

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n. someone whose religion is Islam (m_________)

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Muslim

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n. phr. the name for the main part of Turkey east of the Sea of Marmara, which is used especially when talking about the history and archaeology of this area (A_____ M_____)

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Asia Minor

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phr. V. to start a journey, especially a long journey (s____ o___ o__)

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set out on ~

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n. a combination of separate qualities or ideas (f_________)

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fusion

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n. a very large city that is the most important city in a country or area (m_________)

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metropolis

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n. a building in which Muslims worship (m_________)

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mosque

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adj. relating to a god or religion (s_________)

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sacred

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v. to change something into a different form of thing, or to change something so that it can be used for a different purpose or in a different way (c_________)

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convert

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n. the process of trying to get people to stop arguing and agree (c_________)

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conciliation

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n. when two different things or groups of people exist together at the same time or in the same place (c_________)

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coexistence

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v. to reduce or get rid of the difference between two things (b_________)

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bridge

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n. in Greek mythology, the goddess of hunting and the moon. In Roman mythology her name is Diana. (A_________)

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Artemis

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v. to be on both sides of someone or something (f_________)

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flank

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n. an old object or custom that reminds people of the past or that has lived on from a past time (r_________)

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relic

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v. to say at the beginning of a book or film, or before a piece of music, that it has been written, made, or performed for someone that you love or respect (d_________)

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dedicate

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phr. V. to find the origins of when something began or where it came from (t_______ b_______)

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trace back

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phr. V. If a film, play, story etc is set in a particular place or period, the action takes place there or then. (b___ s____ a________)

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be set against ~

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n. a sweet substance put on cakes and made from powdery sugar and butter [= icing British English] (f_________)

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frosting

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adj. very impressive, exciting, or surprising (b_________)

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breathtaking

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v. If a room, building etc can ________________ a particular number of people or things, it has enough space for them. (a_________)

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accommodate

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n. shelter or protection from someone or something (r_________)

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refuge

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n. a piece of equipment that puts fresh air into a room, building etc (v_________)

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ventilator

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n. one of the two large circular stones that crush grain into flour in a mill (m_________)

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millstone

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v. to supply or provide something (f_________)

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furnish