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18 Cards in this Set
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blunder |
1. noun a careless or stupid mistake e.g. a last minute blunder cost them the match 2. adj careless or idiot e.g. you blundering idiot! |
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deplete |
to reduce the amount of something that is present or available e.g. Salmon population has been severely depleted. Synonymous: used up |
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far-fetched |
adj (quite informal) extremely unlikely to be true or to happen |
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implausible |
adj (neutral) difficult to believe and therefore unlikely to be true e.g. implausible theory, implausible idea, implausible explanation |
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insolvent |
not having enough money to pay what you own(bankrupt) e.g. the company was later declared insolvent (= officially said to be insolvent) |
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nimble |
1. able to move quickly and easily with light neat movements (agile/ swift) e.g. nimble figures, a nimble climber 2. a nimble mind/ brain/ wit an ability to think quickly and understand things easily |
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genre |
(formal) a particular type of art, writing, music, etc which has certain features that all examples of this type share e.g. genre of a new genre of filmmaking a literary genre |
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anthropology |
the scientific study of people and their societies, cultures, etc (ethnology-people races, sociology) anthropologist anthropological
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monograph |
an article or short book that discusses a subject in detail |
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witch |
1. a woman who is supposed to have magic powers, especially to do bad things 2. (informal) an insulting word for woman who is old and unpleasant |
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harness |
noun. a set of bands used to hold someone in a place or to stop them from falling in harness with somebody - working closely with another person or group |
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vessel |
1. (formal) a ship or a large boat e.g. vessels of harness fortune 2. (technical) a vein in the body 3. (old use) a container for holding liquids |
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paradoxical |
describing a situation that seems strange because there are two ideas or qualities that are very different |
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deprivation |
the lack of something you need in order to be healthy, comfortable or happy |
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threshold |
the level at which something starts to happen or have an effect e.g. eighty percent of the vote was the threshold for approval of the plan |
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median |
average |
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household |
all the people who live together in one house e.g. families are classified by the occupation of the head of the household (= the person who earns the most money and is most respected in a house) |
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to facilitate |
to make it easier for a process or activity to happen |
