Proficiency Masterclass. Unit 1 People & Places.

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fanatic

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(noun) a person whose strong admiration for something is considered to be extreme or unreasonable.

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ironic

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adjetive, interesting, strange or funny because of being very different from what you would usually expect.

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dismissive

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adjetive, showing that you don´t think something is worth considering.

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hackneyed

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adjetive, used too often and therefore boring, e.g. a hackneyed phrase.

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mundane

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adjetive, not interesting or exciting.

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corny

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adjetive, not original; used to often tobe interesting or to sound sincere.

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unconvicing

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adjetive, not seeming true or real.

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far-fetched.

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adjetive, very difficult to believe.

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contrived

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adjetive, planned in advance and not natural or genuine; written or arrange in a way that is not natural or realistic.

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atrocious

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adjetive, very bad or unpleasant.

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eccentric.

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adjetive, considere strange or unusual.

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compulsive

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adjetive, behaviour that is difficult to stop or control. 2. describes a film, play, sports event, book, etc, that is so intreresting or exciting that you don´t want to stop watching or reading it.

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cliffhanger

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noun, a situation in a story, movie, competition, etc, that is very exciting because you cannot guess what will happen next, or you don´t find out inmediately what happen next.

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glamorous.

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adjetive, especially attractive and exciting, and different from ordinary things or people.

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topical

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adjetive, connected with something that is happening or of interest at the present time.

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swarm

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verb, move in or form a large group 8usually insects)

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dirt road.

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noun, a road in the countryside made from soil.

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to draw up

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verb, come to a halt, stop (usually vehicles)

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siding

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noun, a short track beside a main railway line, where trains can wait when they are not being used.

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stoker

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noun, a person whose job is to add coal or other fuel to a fire, specially on a ship or train.

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dash

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verb, to go somewhere quickly, often used with out/in/off etc as a phrasal verb.

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toss

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verb, throw something carelessly

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straggle

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verb, to move or spread untidily and in small number or amounts.

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trash

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verb. Hit a person or animal many times as a punishment.

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perch

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verb, sit on or near the edge of something.

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bear.

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verb, accept, tolerate or endure especially something unpleasant.

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wail

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verb, make a long, haig cry, usually because of pain or sadness.

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cherish

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verb, keep an idea, a gope or a pleasant feeling in your mind for a long time.

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bitter-sweet

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adjetive, bringing pleasure mixed with sadness.

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lingering.

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slow to end or disappear.

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haunting

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adjetive, beautiful, sad or frightening in a way that cannot be forgotten.

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fleeting

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adjetive, lasting only a short time.

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fuzzy

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adjetive. (of an image) having shapes that don´t have clear edges, or a sound especially forom a television, radio, etc, not clear, usually because of other unwanted noises making it difficult to hear.

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blot out

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verb, hide or block from something, especially the sun.

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spark

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verb, cuase the start of something

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conjure up

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verb, make a picture or idea appear in somebody´s mind.

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trigger

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verb, cause something bad to start.

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rekindle

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verb, make somebody have a feeling that they they had in the past.

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flood back

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if memories or feelings fllod back, you suddenly remember them very clearly.

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traumatic

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adjetive, an experience is traumatic, it makes you feel very shocked and upset.

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treasure.

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verb, if you treasure something, it is very important to you and gives you a lot of peasure.

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crack of dawn

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nonu, very early in the morning.

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engage with

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verb, show interest in.

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respectable

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adjetive, fairly good (as well as having social meaning)

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to fall hook, line and sinker

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a fixed expression meaning to fall in love with or believe in completely: commonly used when somebody has been tricked into believing in something,

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evocative

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adjetive, making you think of a stron image or feeling in a pleasant way.

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reminiscent

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adjetive, reminding you of a previous strong image or feeling.

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deserted

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adjetive, with no people, empty.

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derelict.

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adjetive, in bad condition and empty; usually used for buildings.

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take heed /give heed to

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pay careful attention to advice or warning

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predicament

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noun, an unpleasant situation that is difficult to get out of.

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have a clear conscience

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to be free of guilt about something or somebody

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heart.

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noun, the central or most importatn part. A disagreement about boundaries is at the heart of the dispute.

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breathe (new) life into something.

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to bring new ideas and energy to something.

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compelling.

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adejtive. If a reason, argument is compelling, it makes you believe it or accept it because it is so strong.

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mount

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to gradually increase, rise or get bigger.

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backdrop

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noun the general situation in which particular events happen: their love affiar began aginst a backdrop of war.

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mirror.

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verb. To represent something honestly.

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paint a picture of

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describe something or somebody in a particular way; The president painted a grim picture of life in the next century.

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laden (with)

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adjetive, to be holding a lot of something; be full of.

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resonate

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verb, evoke images, memories and emotions.

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culminate

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verb, to finish with a particular event, or reach a final result after gradual develoment and often a lot of effort

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a nod to

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noun, a gesture of acknowledgement to something or somebody.

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doomed

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adjetive, certain to fail, die, or have problems

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mar

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verb, often passive, to spoil something.