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32 Cards in this Set
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a vehicle |
especially formal - a thing such as a car, bus etc. that is used for carrying people or things from one place to another - carriage/ conveyance |
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tiresome |
making you feel annoyed or impatient |
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a survey to survey |
a set of questions that you ask a large number of people in order to find out about their opinions or behavior - examine / view / review / scrutinize |
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steady steadily |
not moving ; firmly held in a particular position and not moving or shaking - constant / fixed / inert/regular -/- unsteady/ changeable |
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a rival to rival rivalry unrivaled |
a person, group or organization that you compete with in sport, business, a fight etc. - match / compete with/ vie with -/- ally |
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a profit to profit profitable unprofitable |
money that you gain by selling things or doing business - gain / benefit / advantrage / earnings -/- loss |
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to produce a product production productive unproductive |
to grow something or make it naturally - make / generate / create -/- consume |
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to predict a prediction predictable unpredictable |
to say that something will happen or that something will happen in a particular way - foresee / foretell / prophesy / divine |
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practical practicality |
concerned with real situations and events rather than ideas - utilitarian / useful / banausic -/- theoretical |
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phony |
false or not real and intended to deceive someone ; fake
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persuade persuasion persuasive persuaded |
to make someone decide to something, especially by repeatedly asking them or telling them reason why they should do it - convince / covert / induce / win over -/- dissuade |
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an odor |
a smell, especially one that is unpleasant - smell / scent / fragrance / essence |
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an obituary |
a report in a newspaper about the life of someone who has just died |
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a mortgage |
a legal arrangement by which you borrow money from a bank or similar organization in order to buy a house and pay back the money over a period of years - pledge / guaranty / security / contract |
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modest modestly modesty |
unwilling to talk proudly about your abilities and achievements - humble / bashful / shy / quiet -/- immodest / arrogant / pretentious |
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length lengthen |
size; the measurement of something from one end to the other - extent / measure / duration / span -/- width / breadth |
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invest investment invested |
to give money to a company, business or bank in order to get a profit - venture / stake / empower / place -/- divest |
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fuel to fuel |
a substance such as coal, gas or oil that can burned to produce heat or energy - combustible |
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fragrant a fragrance |
having a pleasant smell - perfumed / odorous / aromatic / sweet- smelling |
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to flex flexible flexibility inflexible |
to tighten your muscles or bend part of your body - arch / bend / curve |
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a feature to feature featured |
a part pf something that you notice because it seems important, interesting or typical - show / headline / star / mark
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a fake to fake |
to make an exact copy of something or invent figures or results in order to deceive people - imitation / counterfeit / false / unreal -/- real / true / original / genuine |
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a fad |
something that someone likes or does for a short time or that is fashionable for a short time - fashion / vogue / style / craze |
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exhaust to exhaust exhaustible exhausted |
to make someone extremely tired so that they have no energy left - empty / drain / consume / finish -/- supply / replace / replenish |
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entice enticement |
to persuade someone to do something by offering them something of they will do it - attract / tempt / lure / seduce |
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employ employee employment employed unemployed |
to pay someone to work for you - hire / engage / contract / sign -/- dismiss |
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a datum data |
a fact ot piece of information |
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to convert a convert conversion converted convertible |
to change or make something change from one form system or purpose to a different one - change / transform |
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to confirm confirmation confirmed |
to show that something is definitely true - prove / verify / establish / substantiate -/- deny / disprove / contradict |
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the census |
an official process of counting something for government planning - poll / head count / statistics |
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an aroma |
a strong pleasant smell - odor / fragrance / scent / perfume |
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alter alternative altered |
to change or make someone or something change - vary / diversify -/- preserve |
