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15 Cards in this Set
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Staff were under enormous pressure and there was no time for _____. |
laggards |
a person who makes slow progress and falls behind others. |
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The region's history of savage ______ warfare. |
internecine |
destructive to both sides in a conflict. |
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The party shrank from the trauma of more _____ strife |
internecine |
relating to conflict within a group |
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He _____ __ his parents for years because they never insisted that he get a job. |
sponged off |
to live off someone; to take advantage of someone by taking food and shelter from them without compensation. |
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Gregory came from the same aristocratic ____ as Sidonius. |
milieu |
a person's social environment. |
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Britain has begun to ___ __ ___ in world markets. |
hold its own |
retain a position of strength in a challenging situation. |
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He's still ill but _____ ___ ___. |
holding his own |
to not become more ill or more weak |
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Josie can _____ ___ ___ in any argument. |
hold her own |
to be as successful as other people or things in a situation |
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The most _____ condemnation of the system was that it failed to fulfill its function. |
Having a striking or revealing effect; significant. |
telling |
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They were subjected to a ten-minute ______ by two border guards. |
harangue |
a lengthy and aggressive speech. |
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A shy and ____ teenager. |
gauche |
unsophisticated and socially awkward. |
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We have the same blood ______ ___ our veins. |
coursing through |
to run or move swiftly through or over |
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Marriage is a statement of two individuals saying, We love each other and want to ____ _ __ __ it |
make a go of |
to try to make a relationship succeed |
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To ____ _ __ __ it overseas, you have to respect the local culture and tradition. |
make a go of |
to try to succeed in an activity |
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The timing for such a meeting seemed ______. |
propitious |
giving or indicating a good chance of success; favourable. |
