upstream unit 3 Flashcards

(52 cards)

1
Q

frog marched

A

jostle, manhandle

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2
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prefect

A

monitor

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3
Q

spool

A

bobina

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4
Q

grump

A

act in a grumpy manner

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5
Q

platitude

A

cliché

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6
Q

inception

A

incepere

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7
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evasive

A

vag

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8
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ill-inspired

A

lacking inspiration

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9
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harboured

A

adapostit

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10
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vested

A

investit

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11
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once every 2 weeks

A

fortnightly

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12
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once every 3 months

A

quarterly

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13
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once every 6 months

A

biannual

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14
Q

fanzine

A

blend of a fan and magazine
non-official publication produced by enthusiasts who want to share their interests

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15
Q

flyer

A

small handbill advertising an event or product

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16
Q

satellite..

A

dish

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17
Q

done for

A

doomed

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18
Q

do without

A

prefer not to have

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19
Q

drive away/off

A

repel

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20
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done down

A

unfairly give sb a bad reputation

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21
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done over

22
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do away with

23
Q

drive at

24
Q

drive out of

A

force to disappear

25
press..
officer
26
TV & radio..
listings
27
commercial..
break
28
regular..
columnist
29
quality..
press
30
prime..
time
31
coverage
extensive,full
32
gritty, gripping
drama
33
live,running
commentary
34
popular,local
press
35
stilted
unnatural
36
innocuous
inofensiv
37
outlandish
strain
38
spur on
encourage
39
extoll its virtues
highlight the advantages
40
give an added gloss
make sth seem more attractive
41
hindsight
understanding after an event
42
ordeal
painful experience
43
bogey
sth feared
44
demise
death/end
45
cajole
persuade by flattery
46
highbrow
intellectual
47
courtship
romantic pursue
48
columnist
opinion writer
49
allude to
to refer to sth indirectly
50
egg on
encourage to do sth foolish
51
pundits
experts
52
satellite dish
antena satelit