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30 Cards in this Set
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panic |
N-VAR Panic is a very strong feeling of anxiety or fear that makes you act without thinking carefully. An earthquake has hit the capital, causing damage to buildings and panic among the population. N-UNCOUNT Panic or a panic is a situation in which people are affected by a strong feeling of anxiety. There was a moment of panic as it became clear just how vulnerable the nation was. V-T/V-I If you panic or if someone panics you, you suddenly feel anxious or afraid, and act quickly and without thinking carefully. Guests panicked and screamed when the bomb exploded. |
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mash |
V-T If you mash food that is solid but soft, you crush it so that it forms a soft mass. Mash the bananas with a fork. |
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voluntary |
V-T If you mash food that is solid but soft, you crush it so that it forms a soft mass. Attention is drawn to a special voluntary course in Commercial French. ADJ Voluntary work is done by people who are not paid for it, but who do it because they want to do it. In her spare time she does voluntary work. |
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stuff |
N-UNCOUNT You can use stuff to refer to things such as a substance, a collection of things, events, or ideas, or the contents of something in a general way without mentioning the thing itself by name. He pointed to a duffle bag. "That's my stuff." |
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pushy |
ADJ If you describe someone as pushy, you mean that they try in a forceful way to get things done as they would like or to increase their status or influence. She was a confident and pushy young woman. |
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beyond |
PREP If something is beyond a place or barrier, it is on the other side of it. On his right was a thriving vegetable garden and beyond it a small orchard of apple trees. PREP If something happens beyond a particular time or date, it continues after that time or date has passed. Few jockeys continue race-riding beyond the age of 40 |
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tutor |
N-COUNT A tutor is someone who gives private lessons to one student or a very small group of students. a Spanish tutor. |
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ambition |
N-COUNT A tutor is someone who gives private lessons to one student or a very small group of students. His ambition is to sail around the world. N-UNCOUNT Ambition is the desire to be successful, rich, or powerful Even when I was young I never had any ambition. |
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complicated |
ADJ If you say that something is complicated, you mean it has so many parts or aspects that it is difficult to understand or deal with. The situation in Lebanon is very complicated. |
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stressful |
ADJ If a situation or experience is stressful, it causes the person involved to feel stress. I think I've got one of the most stressful jobs there is. |
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heel |
N-COUNT Your heel is the back part of your foot, just below your ankle. He had an operation on his heel last week. N-COUNT The heel of a shoe is the raised part on the bottom at the back. the shoes with the high heels. N-PLURAL Heels are women's shoes that are raised very high at the back. She was dressed in heels and a clingy dress. |
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sympathy |
N-UNCOUNT If you have sympathy for someone who is in a bad situation, you are sorry for them, and show this in the way you behave toward them. We expressed our sympathy for her loss. |
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meditation |
N-UNCOUNT Meditation is the act of remaining in a silent and calm state for a period of time, as part of a religious training, or so that you are more able to deal with the problems of everyday life. Many busy executives have begun to practise yoga and meditation. |
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calmer |
She'll have to find food somewhere calmer. |
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conscious |
ADJ If you are conscious of something, you notice it or realize that it is happening. She was very conscious of Max studying her. ADJ If you are conscious of something, you think about it a lot, especially because you are unhappy about it or because you think it is important. I'm very conscious of my weight. |
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reclaim |
V-T If you reclaim something that you have lost or that has been taken away from you, you succeed in getting it back. In 1986, they got the right to reclaim South African citizenship. |
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departure |
N-VAR Departure or a departure is the act of going away from somewhere. the president's departure for Helsinki. N-COUNT If someone does something different or unusual, you can refer to their action as a departure. Such a move would have been a startling departure from tradition. |
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lounge |
N-COUNT In a hotel, club, or other public place, a lounge is a room where people can sit and relax. I spoke to her in the lounge of a big Johannesburg hotel where she was attending a union meeting. N-COUNT In an airport, a lounge is a very large room where people can sit and wait for aircraft to arrive or leave. Instead of taking me to the departure lounge they took me right to my seat on the plane. N-COUNT In a house, a lounge is a room where people sit and relax. |
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bilingual |
ADJ Bilingual means involving or using two languages. He is bilingual in an Asian language and English. |
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haunt |
V-T If something unpleasant haunts you, you keep thinking or worrying about it over a long period of time. He would always be haunted by that scene in Well Park. V-T Something that haunts a person or organization regularly causes them problems over a long period of time. The stigma of being a bankrupt is likely to haunt him for the rest of his life. V-T A ghost or spirit that haunts a place or a person regularly appears in the place, or is seen by the person and frightens them. His ghost is said to haunt some of the rooms, banging a toy drum. |
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radiator |
N-COUNT A radiator is a hollow metal device, usually connected by pipes to a central heating system, that is used to heat a room. N-COUNT The radiator in a car is the part of the engine that is filled with water in order to cool the engine. |
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mantra |
N-COUNT A mantra is a word or phrase repeated by Buddhists and Hindus when they meditate, or to help them feel calm. N-COUNT You can use mantra to refer to a statement or a principle that people repeat very often because they think it is true, especially when you think that it not true or is only part of the truth. Listening to customers is now part of the mantra of new management in public services. |
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conscience |
N-COUNT Your conscience is the part of your mind that tells you whether what you are doing is right or wrong. If you have a guilty conscience, you feel guilty about something because you know it was wrong. If you have a clear conscience, you do not feel guilty because you know you have done nothing wrong. What if he got a guilty conscience and brought it back? N-UNCOUNT Conscience is doing what you believe is right even though it might be unpopular, difficult, or dangerous. He refused for reasons of conscience to eat meat N-UNCOUNT Conscience is a feeling of guilt because you know you have done something that is wrong. I'm so glad he had a pang of conscience. |
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zip |
V-T When you zip something, you fasten it using a zipper. N-COUNT A zip is a device used to open and close parts of clothes and bags. It consists of two rows of metal or plastic teeth which separate or fasten together as you pull a small handle along them. He pulled the zip of his leather jacket down slightly |
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fund |
N-PLURAL Funds are amounts of money that are available to be spent, especially money that is given to an organization or person for a particular purpose. The concert will raise funds for research into AIDS. V-T When a person or organization funds something, they provide money for it. The airport is being privately funded by a construction group. |
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refund |
N-COUNT A refund is a sum of money that is returned to you, for example because you have paid too much or because you have returned goods to a shop. Face it – you'll just have to take those cowboy boots back and ask for a refund. V-T If someone refunds your money, they return it to you, for example because you have paid too much or because you have returned goods to a shop. We guarantee to refund your money if you're not delighted with your purchase. |
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solitair |
N-UNCOUNT Solitaire is a card game for only one player. It is often played on a computer. N-COUNT A solitaire is a diamond or other jewel that is set on its own in a ring or other piece of jewellery. |
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knitting |
N-UNCOUNT Knitting is something, such as an article of clothing, that is being knitted. She had been sitting with her knitting at her fourth-floor window. N-UNCOUNT Knitting is the action or process of knitting. Take up a relaxing hobby, such as knitting. |
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circus |
N-COUNT A circus is a group that consists of clowns, acrobats, and animals that travels around to different places and performs shows. My real ambition was to work in a circus. N-SING The circus is the show performed by these people. My dad took me to the circus. |
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track |
N-COUNT A track is a rough, unpaved road or path. We set off once more, over a rough mountain track N-COUNT A track is a piece of ground, often oval-shaped, that is used for races involving running, cars, bicycles, horses, or dogs called greyhounds.the athletics track. V-T If you track animals or people, you try to follow them by looking for the signs that they have left behind, for example, the marks left by their feet.the athletics track. N-COUNT Railway tracks are the rails that a train travels along. A cow stood on the tracks. He thought he had better track this wolf and see where it lived. V-T To track someone or something means to follow their movements by means of a special device, such as a satellite or radar. Our radar began tracking the jets. |
