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73 Cards in this Set
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bleak |
unhappy, unpleasant, or without hope |
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brittle |
easily broken |
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inoculation |
a form of disease protection |
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cosiness |
a feeling of being warm comfortable, and safe |
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emissions |
gases produced by something |
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in this day and age |
these days |
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ethical |
moral |
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veganism |
the vegan diet |
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arid |
dry, too dry to support crops |
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livestock |
farm animals |
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indulgent |
allowing you to do something when you shouldn't |
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decadent |
pleasant but immoral |
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jazzier |
brighter, more colorful and more attractive |
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a bad press |
critism in the media |
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fishy |
suspicious |
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down to |
depending on |
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meltdown |
the complete failure of a system |
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fiasco |
a complete and embarrassing failure |
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leftovers |
the remains of food or a meal, which have not been eaten |
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landfill |
a place where rubbish is dropped or buried |
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a household name |
wellknown by ordinary people of a particular place or culture |
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abundance |
more than needed |
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decompose |
break down and decay |
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grave |
a hole in the earth where a body is placed |
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toxin |
a substance which is poisonous |
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implant |
something artificial put into the body |
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subjective |
based on personal experience, beliefs or feelings rather than fact |
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content |
satisfied and wanting nothing |
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status symbol |
something you own to show off your wealth and social position |
biểu tượng cho sự thành đạt |
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to make business sense |
to be good for business |
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pecking order |
the informal social system from most to least powerful |
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conspicuous consumption |
spending a lot of money so people notice your wealth |
tiêu dùng xa hoa |
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staggering |
very large, shocking or surprising |
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scaffold |
a structure of interconnected pipes and boards that creates a frame or shape |
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clutching |
holding extremely tightly to something |
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unscathed |
uninjured |
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unprecedented |
never happened or done before |
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distraught |
extremely worried and upset |
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onlooker |
a person who watches an activity or event without being involved in it |
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crouch |
lower your body to the ground by bending your legs |
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coma |
a state of profound unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison |
fall into a coma |
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cardio-respiratory |
of or relating to the heart and the respiratory system |
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reflex |
a physical action you can't control |
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alveoli |
tiny sacs of air in our lungs |
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to breathe a sigh of relief |
to feel better after worrying about something |
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reckon |
to think or suppose |
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regulate |
to set or adjust the amount, degree, or rate of (something) |
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gizmos |
a small piece of technology - a gadget |
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screw |
a little metal thing like a nail that we use to join things together |
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throwaway culture |
describes a society in which people throw things out very easily |
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portfolio |
a group or collection of things |
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make ends meet |
make enough money to live |
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add another string to my bow |
learn a new skill |
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corporate |
relating to a large company |
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luthier |
one who makes stringed musical instruments (as violins or guitars) |
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psychotherapist |
treatment of mental or emotional illness by talking about problems rather than by using medicine or drugs |
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serial entrepreneur |
some one who starts and runs business after business |
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philosopher |
a person who studies ideas about knowledge, truth, the nature and meaning of life, etc. : a person who studies philosophy |
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peasant |
a poor farmer or farm worker who has low social status |
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waistline |
the distance around the narrowest part of your waist |
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gut |
your stomach and other organs through which food passes and is digested |
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anxiety |
fear or worry |
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germs |
very small organisms which often cause disease |
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fermented |
(of food or drink) having gone through a process where sugars are changed into acids and alcohol |
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diet |
(here) the kinds of food and drink eaten by people in an area |
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it's not rocket science |
it's not difficult to understand |
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whole grains |
the seeds of plants (such as wheat, corn, and rice) that are used for food ; also : a single seed of wheat, corn, rice, etc. |
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eclair |
a type of long pastry that is filled with whipped cream or a sweet cream filling and usually topped with chocolate |
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bun |
a sweet or plain small bread; especially : a round roll |
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you've got guts |
you've got bravery |
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brew |
to prepare (as beer or ale) by steeping, boiling, and fermentation or by infusion and fermentation |
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yeast |
a type of fungus that is used in making alcoholic drinks (such as beer and wine) and in baking to help make dough rise |
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hops |
the ripe dried pistillate catkins of a perennial north-temperate zone twining vine (Humulus lupulus) of the hemp family used especially to impart a bitter flavor to malt liquors |
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