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16 Cards in this Set
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to change or influence sth, often in a negative way. |
affect (v) |
Did the newspapers really affect the outcome of the election? |
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to keep a particular quality, feature, etc; to make sure that sth is kept |
preserve (v) |
He was anxious to preserve his reputation. Efforts to preserve the peace have failed. |
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feeling worried and nervous |
anxious (adj) |
Parents are naturally anxious for their children |
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to bite sth into small pieces in your mouth with you teeth to make it easier to swallow |
chew (v) |
After the operation you may find it difficult to chew and swallow. |
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to make a person or an animal healthy again after an illness. to make illness go away |
cure (v) |
Will you able to cure him, Doctor? TB is a serious illness, but it can be cured. |
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a medicine or medical treatment that cures an illness. |
cure (n) |
The only real cure is rest |
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to stop sb from doing sth; to stop sth from happening. |
prevent (v) |
The accident could have been prevented. |
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a small piece of solid medicine that you swallow with water |
pill (n) |
Did you remember to take your pills this morning |
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having a taste like that a lemon of of fruit that is not ready to eat. having an unpleasant taste or smell because it is not fresh |
sour (adj) |
If it is too sour add some sugar |
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to change so that they become less pleasant or friendly than before; to make sth do this |
sour (v) |
The atmosphere at the house soured. The disagreement over trade tariffs has soured relations between the two countries. |
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to move food or a liquid using a spoon or other object. |
stir (v) |
Stir the sauce gently over a low heat |
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calm and kind; doing things in a quiet and careful way. (of weather, temperature, etc) not strong or extreme. having only small effect; not strong or violent. not steep or sharp |
gentle (adj) |
a quiet and gentle man She was gentlest of nurses. Cook over a gentle heat. We went for a gentle stroll a gentle curve |
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the act of persuading sb to do sth or to believe sth |
persuasion (n) |
After a little gentle persuasion, he agreed to come. She has great powers of persuasion. |
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to walk somewhere in a slow relaxed way |
stroll (v) |
People were strolling along the beach |
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a slow relaxed walk |
stroll (n) |
We went for a stroll in the park The beach is a leisurely ten-minutes stroll away |
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a person who is enjoying a slow relaxed walk |
stroller (n) |
The street was crowded with evening strollers |
