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24 Cards in this Set
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In the works |
In the procces of being planned ir done |
Changes to the system are already in the works |
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To grab (1) |
To take hold something or someone suddenly and roughly |
A mugger grabbed her handbag as she was walking across the park
Grab Grabbed |
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Sling (1) |
To throw or drop something carelessly |
Sling ung Slungslung slung |
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To grab (2) |
To take the opportunity to get, use or enjoy something quickly |
1-If you don't grab this opportunity, you might not get another one 2-We'd better get there early, or someone else will grab the best seats |
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To grab (3) |
To attract someone's attention |
With your first sentence you must grab the reader's attention |
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Sling (2) |
A device used to support, lift, or carry objects, often by ropes or straps |
The helicopter lowered a sling to the boat and rescue the sailor |
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Sling (3) (medical) |
A piece of material tied around the neck and providing support for a broken or damaged arm while heals |
They put his arm in a sling |
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Weight (1) (noun) |
The amount that something or someone weights |
What weight can this lorry safely carry? |
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Weight (2) (noun) (countable) |
Any object that is heavy |
I lift weights twice a week at the gym |
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Weight (3) (Noun) (Uncountable) |
Respect, influence, trust or importance |
1- Her experience does give her opinions quite a bit of weight 2- after he was voted out of office, few people attached much weight to what he said |
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Weight (4) (Verb) |
To fasten something heavy to something |
Paper tablecloths need to be weighted down or they blow away in the wind Weight Weighted |
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Length (1) (Noun) (C or U) |
The measurement of something from end to end or along its longest side |
The boat is ten metres in length |
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Length (2) (Noun) |
The amount of time something lasts |
1-The length of a file 2- he is unable to concentrate on his work for any length of time |
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Length (3) (Noun) (C or U) |
The amount of writing in a book or document |
All of your essays will be about the same length |
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At length |
For a long time, or something that happens after a long period of time |
At length, the authorities allowed her to go home |
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-Length (4) (Suffix) |
Long enough to reach the stated place Of the stated amount of time |
1-A knee-length skirt 2-A shoulder-length hair 1- a full-length movie (one which has not been shortened) |
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Girth (Noun) |
The distance around the outside of a thick or fat object, like a tree or a body |
His ample girth was evidence of his love of good food |
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School of fish |
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A flock of sheep |
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A pack of wolves |
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A gaggle of geese |
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A crash of rinos |
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Dizzy (Adjective) |
Feeling as if everything is turning around, and that you are not able to balance and may fall over |
1-I felt dizzy with excitement as I went up to collect the award 2-she felt dizzy and needed to sit down |
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Dizziness (Noun) (U) |
A temporary feeling that your sense of balance is not good and that you may fall |
The sight of blood may cause dizziness in some people |
