Unit 10 B2 Flashcards

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connection (n)

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a relationship between things or people *Some journalists are saying that there’s a connection between the criminal and the bank manager.

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blame (n)

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responsibility for an accident, problem or bad situation *Why do I always get the blame for everything?

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fault (n)

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the fact of being responsible for a bad or unpleasant situation *It’s my fault – I forgot to give him the message.

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old (adj)

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something that is old has existed or been used for a long time *I’m meeting an old friend for lunch.

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ancient (adj)

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relating to a period of history a very long time ago *The ancient Egyptians built pyramids for the dead bodies of the kings.

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crowd (n)

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a large number of people in the same place *The boys disappeared into the crowd.

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audience (n)

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the people who watch or listen to a performance *His jokes offended many people in the audience.

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enjoy (v)

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to get pleasure from something *Did you enjoy your meal?

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please (v)

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to make someone feel happy and satisfied *He’ll do anything to please her.

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support (v)

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to provide someone with the money, food, shelter or other things that they need in order to live *How can we support our families on such low wages?

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assist (v)

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to help someone or something *Her job is to assist the head chef.

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kind (adj)

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behaving in a way that shows you care about other people and want to help them *Thank you, Mark, you’ve been very kind.

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polite (adj)

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behaving towards other people in a pleasant way that follows all the usual rules of society *It’s not polite to talk with your mouth full of food.

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sympathetic (adj)

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willing to understand someone’s problems and help them *You’re not being very sympathetic.

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likeable (adj)

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pleasant, friendly and easy to like *I’ve always found Bill to be a very likeable person.

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nervous (adj)

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feeling excited and worried, or slightly afraid *Driving on mountain roads always makes me nervous.

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bad-tempered (adj)

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made annoyed or angry very easily *I don’t like our new history teacher – she’s so bad-tempered.

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sensitive (adj)

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likely to become upset very easily *Paul was always a very sensitive little boy.

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sensible (adj)

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reasonable and practical *This seems to be a sensible way of dealing with the problem.

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company (n)

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the activity of being with other people *I thought you might want some company tonight.

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relationship (n)

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the way in which two or more people or groups behave towards each other *What was your relationship with your mother like?

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group (n)

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several people or things that are together or that are related to each other in some way *Why don’t you join the local drama group?

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popular (adj)

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liked by many people *Jenny is one of the most popular girls in the school.

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famous (adj)

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if someone or something is famous, a lot of people know their name or have heard about them *He dreamt of becoming a famous footballer.

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typical (adj)
behaving in a way that is usual for a particular person or thing *He responded with typical enthusiasm.
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usual (adj)
typical of what happens in most situations, or of what people do in most situations *She gave us her usual polite smile.
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ordinary (adj)
normal or average, and not unusual or special *It was just an ordinary Saturday morning.
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close (adj)
related to you directly, for example by being your parent, child, brother or sister *All my close relatives live in Oxford.
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near (adj)
close to someone or something *A group of students were standing near the entrance.
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unknown (adj)
if something is unknown, people do not know about it or do not know what it is *For some unknown reason, the plane landed at the wrong airport.
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infamous (adj)
well known for something bad *Al Capone was an infamous gangster.