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20 Cards in this Set
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collapse (V)
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it falls down suddenly
EX: I was so scared that I actually collapsed once. |
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crush (V)
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to press something so hard that it breaks or is damaged
EX: The stay about how the machinery crushed the applicant's mother's legs was really moving. |
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crutch (N)
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one of a pair of long sticks that you put under the arms to help a person walk.
EX: My mother walks with crutches. |
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landscape (N)
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a view across an area of land
EX: The landscape was so beautiful. |
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limitation (N)
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things that keep you from going beyond certain boundaries
EX: I learned a lot about my mental limitation and how to meet those challenges. |
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overcome (V)
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succeed in controlling a problem
EX: This applicant admires people who are able to overcome serious obstacles. |
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proof (N)
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facts or evidence that prove that something is ture.
EX: This is proof that we need to make this kind of experience available to all our students. |
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revelation (N)
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insight; sudden realization
EX: This experience was a revelation to the candidate. |
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scar (N)
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marks left on skin from a cut or wound
EX: My mother walks with crutches and scars all over her legs. |
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soar (V)
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fly very high or fast
EX: The landscape was so beautiful. Birds soared above us. |
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dilapidated (ADJ)
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a dilapidated building, vehicle etc is old and in very bad condition
EX: Which sat in midst of dilapidated tenement buildings on Manhattan's Lower East Side. |
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yearning for (N)
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a strong desire for something
EX: Maybe these kids are yearning for a way of figuring out this new teacher. |
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poverty (N)
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the situation or experience of being poor
EX: Theirs wasn't the kind of poverty McCourt had know; they had electricity and food. |
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shame (N)
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used when you wish a situation was different, and you feel sad or disappointed
EX: It's a shame that you have to leave so soon. |
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hopelessness (N)
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very bad
EX: hopelessness he knew all too well |
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miseries (N)
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great suffering that is caused for example by being very poor or very sick
EX: Since humor had been the McCourts' weapon against life's miseries in Limerick |
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sordid (ADJ)
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involving immoral or dishonest behaviour
EX: But for the first time, he bagan to see his sordid childhood |
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torment (N)
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to make someone suffer a lot, especially mentally
EX: But for the first time, he bagan to see his sordid childhood, with all the miseries, betrayals and longings that tormented him still |
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meager (ADJ)
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a meagre amount of food, money etc is too small and is much less than you need
EX: He began to appreciate more the companionship that enriched the meager meals his mother had struggled to put on the table. |
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defeated (ADJ)
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sad and unable to deal with problems
EX: He looked lost and defeated. |
