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15 Cards in this Set
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As the neighborhood became _____, the people who had lived there for many years could no longer afford it. |
gentrified |
to change (a place, such as an old neighborhood) by improving it and making it more appealing to people who have money |
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A £2 million profit is not to be _____ __. |
sniffed at |
valuable or worth having |
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I'll let you ____. I'll leave you ____. |
be |
Leave him alone Don't bother him now |
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She ______ him for not replying to her letters. |
chided |
scold or rebuke. |
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Your _______ for pretty girls. |
predilection |
a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favour of something. |
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The office gradually returned to a _______ of normality |
semblance |
the outward appearance or apparent form of something, especially when the reality is different. |
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Many banks ______ __ large profits from their loans to internet companies. |
chalked up |
to record something special |
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The economy is on the ____. |
mend |
improving in health or condition; recovering |
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This manifesto would not _____ ____ with the voters. |
pass muster |
be accepted as adequate or satisfactory. |
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He gave hip hop a much-needed ____-__. |
leg-up |
an act of helping someone or something to improve their situation |
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All _____ literature are banned during the independence movement. |
subversive |
seeking or intended to subvert an established system or institution |
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The _____ demands of her contemporaries' music took a toll on her voice. |
exigent |
pressing; demanding |
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The _____ Italian actress Valeria Golino. |
comely |
(typically of a woman) pleasant to look at; attractive. |
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He spoke with a faint but recognizable Irish ____. |
lilt |
a characteristic rising and falling of the voice when speaking; a pleasant gentle accent. |
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Our _____ reporter. |
intrepid |
fearless; adventurous (often used for rhetorical or humorous effect). |
