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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 |
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I'm sorry, you've called at an inopportune moment. |
ADJ FML Happening or done at a time that is not suitable or convenient. |
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He wont be contented until he's upset everyone in the office. |
ADJ Happy and satisfied. |
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I just packed the bare essentials (the most basic and Necessary Things). |
ADJ C2. Only the most basic and important. |
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After a year of keeping his nose to the grindstone, he finally got a vacation. |
Phrase To work very hard without resting. |
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My boss is real slave-driver. |
Noun C INF disapprove A person who makes other people work very hard. |
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I'm up to my ears in work |
Phrase To be very busy, or to have more of something and you can manage. |
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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. |
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There is limited scope for further reduction in the workforce. |
Noun U C2. The opportunity for something. |
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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. |
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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. |
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It was a great project, so much so that it won first prize. |
Phrase
To such a great degree. |
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Many meteors disintegrate during their passage through the atmosphere. |
Noun U C2. An act of moving through somewhere. |
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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. |
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I thought he was the kind and honest man- I was wrong on both counts. |
Phrase with Count In both or several ways. |
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She has clear-cut evidence that the company treated her. |
ADJ Clear or obvious without needing any proof. |
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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. |
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Her greatest happiness and contentment was found in being a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. |
Noun U Being happy, content. |
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My teacher is expressed serious misgivings about the new tests. |
Noun C or U A feeling of doubt or worry about a future event. |
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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. |
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Ellipsis |
Noun C or U A situation in which words are left out of a sentence but the sentence can still be understood. |
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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. |
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Misanthrope |
Noun C Someone who dislikes and avoids other people. |
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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. |
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All authors need to be wary of inadvertent copying of other people's ideas. |
ADJ Not intentional. |
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A pale insipid wine |
ADJ Disapprove Not having a strong taste or character, or having no interest or energy. |
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Their offices are in a nondescript building on the edge of town. |
ADJ Very ordinary, or having no interesting or exciting features or qualities. |
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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. |
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The players were disgruntled with the umpire |
ADJ Unhappy, annoyed, and disappointed about something. |
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Umpire |
Noun C (In some sports) a person who controls the game and makes sure that the rules are followed. |
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Oddly enough, she didn't mention anything about the fact that she was getting married. |
ADV C2. In a strange or surprising way. |
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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 |
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I am/feel disinclined to offer him a job if he doesn't have a degree. |
ADJ To not want to do something. |
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I've never been afraid of hard graft. |
Noun INF Work. |
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It was United's sixth consecutive win this season. |
ADJ C2. Events, numbers, etc follow one after another without an interruption. |
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She made absolutely no pretence of being interested. |
Noun U A way of behaving that is intended to deceive people. |
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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. |