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110 Cards in this Set
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Correpondence |
Communication by exchanging letters |
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Correspond |
To write letters to someone and receive letters from them |
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Contrary |
Used to add to a negative statement |
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Counterfeit |
To copy something exactly in order to deceive people Fake |
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Corrupt dealer |
If someone or something is corrupt, they are broken morally or in some other way. Corrupt people perform immoral or illegal acts for personal gain. |
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Copycat |
Someone who copies other people's clothes, behaviour, work, etc. Used by children to show disapproval. |
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Contest |
To say formally that you do not accept something or do not agree with. |
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Canvas |
A painting done with oil paints or the piece of cloth it is painted on. |
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Cultivate |
To work hard to develop a particular skill, attitude, or quality. |
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Con (artist) |
A trick to get someone's money or make them do something. |
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Commensurate |
Matching something in size, quality or length of time. |
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Congested |
Full of traffic |
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Contraction |
The process of becoming smaller or narrower. |
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Comprise |
To consist of particular parts, groups, etc. |
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Churn |
The number of people who stop buying or using a company's product or services during a particular period. |
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Deliberate |
Intended or planned |
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Depletion layer or depletion region |
لایه تخلیه ناحیه تخلیه |
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Devotional |
Relating to or used in religious services. |
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Devotee |
Someone who enjoys or admire someone or something very much. |
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Declare |
To state officially and publicly that a particular situation exists or that something is true. |
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Devote |
To use all or most of your time and effort in order to do something or help someone |
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Deed |
Something a person does, especially something that is very good or bad. |
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Divorcee |
A man or woman who is divorced |
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Drugstore |
US drugstore pharmacy UK chemist |
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Divorce |
Legal end of a marriage |
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Dispute |
Disagreements |
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Dictate |
To control or influence something or to tell people exactly what they must do. |
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Drift |
To move slowly on water or in the air. |
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Disillusioned |
Disappointed Depressed |
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Discipline |
Control Regulation Restraint |
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Distracted |
Unfocused Inatteractive |
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Deliberate |
On purpose Planned Intentional |
Adjective The attack on him was quite deliberate |
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Disastrous |
Very bad or ending in failure |
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Deception |
The act of deliberately making someone believe something that it is not true. |
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Distinguish |
To recognise and understand the difference between two or more things or people. Synonym differentiate |
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Exploit |
To use something fully and effectively |
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Explosive |
Increasing suddenly or quickly in amount or number |
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Evaporate |
If a liquid evaporates or if it heats evaporates it, it changes in to gas. Noun evaporation |
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Extensive |
Large in size Amount or degree |
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Extreme view |
To check |
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Eccentric |
Behaving in a way that is unusual and different from most people. |
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Esteemed |
Respected and admired. |
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Engagement |
Envolvement with something or some activity usually because it is interesting or important. |
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Erroneous |
Erroneous ideas or information are wrong and based on facts that are not correct. Synonym incorrect |
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Extend |
To continue for a longer period of time, or to make something last longer. |
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Esteem |
A feeling of respect for someone, or a good opinion of someone. |
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Explode |
To suddenly increase greatly in number, amount or degree. |
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Etching |
A picture made by printing from and etched metal plate. |
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Explore |
Investigate Inspect Examine |
Verb I'm going to explore the possibility of a part time job |
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Emulate |
To do something or behave in the same way as someone else, especially because you admire them. Synonym imitate |
Verb transitive He hoped to emulate the success of wilder. |
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Endeavor |
Formal An attempt to do something new or difficult |
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Evasive |
Not willing to answer questions directly |
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Embezzlement |
To steal money from a place where you work. |
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Explicit |
Expressed in a way that is very clear and direct. Opposite implicit |
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Elusive |
An elusive result is difficult to achieve |
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Foreword |
A short piece of writing at the beginning of a book that introduces the book or its writer. |
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Fog |
A state in which you feel confused and cannot think clearly. |
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Fatigue |
Very great tiredness Synonym exhaustion |
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Fabric |
The fabric of something The fabric of building in its basic structure. |
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Facilitate |
To make it easier for a process or activity to happen. |
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Frantic |
Extremely worried and frightened about a situation so that you cannot control your feelings. |
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Founded |
Based upon something |
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Foster |
Encourage |
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Flourish |
To develop well and be successful |
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Frequent |
To go to a particular place often |
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Flavoring |
A substance used to give something in a particular flavour or increase its flavour |
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Frequent |
Repeated Regular |
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Flavor |
The particular taste of a food or drink |
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Feedback |
Response Advice |
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Fictional |
Imaginary Made up |
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Firecely |
Energetically and with strong feelings. |
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Fullfillment |
The feeling of being happy and satisfied with your life because you are doing interesting useful or important things |
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Faint |
Difficult to see, hear, smell, etc. |
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Flourish |
To develop well and be successful |
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Forgery |
A document, painting, or piece of paper, money, that has neen copied illegally. Synonym false. |
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Forensic |
Relating or denoting the application or scientific methods and thechniques to the investigation of crime |
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Groom |
To prepare someone for an important job or position in society by training them over a long period. |
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Graft |
To add something very different to something, so that it becomes part of it. |
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Gripped |
Deeply engaged Interested |
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Genetic |
Relating to a whole group of things, rather than to one thing. |
Adjective Fine arts is a generic term of subjects such as painting, music and sculpture. |
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Grid |
The network of electricity supply wires that connects power stations and provides electricity to buildings in an area. |
National grid |
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Haul |
Something that takes a lot of time and effort. |
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Hectic |
Very busy or full of activity |
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Interleave |
Mix digital signal by alternating between them. |
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Inverse |
If there is an inverse relationship between two amount one gets bigger at the some rate as the other gets smaller |
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Instantaneous |
Happening Immediately |
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Integer |
A whole number |
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Isolated |
An isolated action event, example etc. Happens only once and is not likely to happen again |
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Intelligent |
An intelligent person has a high level of mental ability and is good at understanding ideas and thinking clearly. |
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Inscription |
A piece of writing inscribed on a stone in the front of a book, etc. |
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Incur |
If you incur a cost debt or a find, you have to pay money because of something you have done. |
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Impair |
To damage something or make it not as good as it should be |
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Indulgence |
The habit of allowing yourself to do or have whatever you want or allowing someone else to do or have whatever they want. |
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Instinctual |
Instinctive |
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Intervention |
Interference Treatment Interruption |
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Intermittent |
Stopping and starting often and for short period. |
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Indivisible |
Something that is indivisible cannot be separated or divided into parts. Opposite divisible |
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Indelible |
Impossible to remove or forget. Synonym permanent. |
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Inspiration |
A person, experience, place, etc, that gives you new ideas for how to do something. |
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Ink |
A colored liquid that you use for writing, painting, or drawing |
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Inherit |
To be born with the same character or physical appearance as your parents |
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Instinctively |
Occurring because of a natural tendency to behave in a particular way or a natural ability to know something that is not learned. |
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Intellectual |
Needing serious thought in order to be understood |
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Interval |
Period Time |
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Intrigue |
If something intrigues you, it interests you a lot, because it seems strange or mysterious |
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Indiscriminate |
An action that is done without thinking about the harm it might cause. |
Adjective The indiscriminate use of chemical fertilizers |
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Intriguing |
Fascinating Interesting Exciting |
Adjective The magazine carries on intriguing mixture of high fashion, gossip and racing. |
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Imminent |
An event that is imminent, especially an unpleasant one, will happen very soon. |
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Impressionist |
Someone who uses impressionism in the paintings or music that they produce. |
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Infiltration |
To secretly join an organisation or enter a place in order to find out information about it or harm it. |
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