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37 Cards in this Set

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Her handwriting is barely legible.

ADJ



A writing or a print that can be read easily.



Opposite: illegible

I'm sorry, you've called at an inopportune moment.

ADJ FML



Happening or done at a time that is not suitable or convenient.

He wont be contented until he's upset everyone in the office.

ADJ



Happy and satisfied.

I just packed the bare essentials (the most basic and Necessary Things).

ADJ



C2. Only the most basic and important.

After a year of keeping his nose to the grindstone, he finally got a vacation.

Phrase



To work very hard without resting.

My boss is real slave-driver.

Noun C INF disapprove



A person who makes other people work very hard.



I'm up to my ears in work

Phrase



To be very busy, or to have more of something and you can manage.

Making contacts can help you get a foot in the door when it comes to getting a job.

Phrase.



To enter business or organization at a low level, but with a chance of being successful in the future.

There is limited scope for further reduction in the workforce.

Noun U



C2. The opportunity for something.

They'll quite happily squander a whole year's savings on two weeks in the sun.

Verb T



C2. To waste money or supplies, or to waste opportunities by not using them to your advantage.

When I get my first paycheck I'm going to indulge in a shopping spree.

Verb T/I



To allow yourself or someone else to have something enjoyable.

It was a great project, so much so that it won first prize.

Phrase



To such a great degree.

Many meteors disintegrate during their passage through the atmosphere.

Noun U



C2. An act of moving through somewhere.

It's not easy to make ends meet with a big family, but somehow we manag.

Phrase



To have just enough money to buy what you need to live.

I thought he was the kind and honest man- I was wrong on both counts.

Phrase with Count



In both or several ways.

She has clear-cut evidence that the company treated her.

ADJ



Clear or obvious without needing any proof.

Many minority leaders called for the immediate resignation of the police commissioner.

PHS V with Call



To suggest strongly that something should happen or is necessary.

Her greatest happiness and contentment was found in being a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother.

Noun U



Being happy, content.

My teacher is expressed serious misgivings about the new tests.

Noun C or U



A feeling of doubt or worry about a future event.

It's been at the back of my mind to call Jose for several days now, but I haven't got around to it yet.

PHS V with Get



B2. To do something that you have intended to do for a long time.

Ellipsis

Noun C or U



A situation in which words are left out of a sentence but the sentence can still be understood.

He just wants to emulate his dad.

Verb T



To copy someone's behaviour or try to be like someone else because you admire or respect that person.

Misanthrope

Noun C



Someone who dislikes and avoids other people.

She was shy and unassuming and not at all how you expect an actor to be.

ADJ approving



Someone who is quiet and shows no wish for attention or admiration.


All authors need to be wary of inadvertent copying of other people's ideas.

ADJ



Not intentional.

A pale insipid wine

ADJ Disapprove



Not having a strong taste or character, or having no interest or energy.

Their offices are in a nondescript building on the edge of town.

ADJ



Very ordinary, or having no interesting or exciting features or qualities.

A nonchalant manner



She waited her turn to audition, trying to look nonchalant.

ADJ



Behaving in a calm manner, often in a way that suggest you are not interested or do not care.

The players were disgruntled with the umpire

ADJ



Unhappy, annoyed, and disappointed about something.

Umpire

Noun C



(In some sports) a person who controls the game and makes sure that the rules are followed.

Oddly enough, she didn't mention anything about the fact that she was getting married.

ADV



C2. In a strange or surprising way.

All the other teachers are thoroughly disillusioned with their colleagues.

ADJ



C2. Disappointed and unhappy because of discovering the truth about something or someone that you liked or respeced

I am/feel disinclined to offer him a job if he doesn't have a degree.

ADJ



To not want to do something.

I've never been afraid of hard graft.

Noun INF



Work.

It was United's sixth consecutive win this season.

ADJ



C2. Events, numbers, etc follow one after another without an interruption.

She made absolutely no pretence of being interested.

Noun U



A way of behaving that is intended to deceive people.

Spurred on (by) her early success, she went on to write four more novels in rapid succession.

Verb T



C2. To encourage an activity or development or make it happen faster.