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Flashcards by abdelrahman rabie, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by abdelrahman rabie
about 3 years ago
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| COMMUTE (v) # He commuted every day, back and forth, an hour and 20 minutes each way. | = to make the same journey regularly between work and home. |
| PRONE (n) #Passive smoking affects non-smokers and makes them more prone to respiratory infections. #He is prone to study hard the night before the test | = Likely to do something. =APT |
| NOCTURNAL (adj) # We stood and admired Shanghai's nocturnal skyline. | =being active or happening at night rather than during the day. |
| SCARCE (adj) #Food and clean water were becoming scarce. #I could scarce believe my eyes. | =not easy to find or get. = almost not. =deficient. = rare. |
| DECAY (v) # Sugar makes your teeth decay. | =to become gradually damaged, worse, or less; to cause something to do this. |
| BARTER -with, for (v) #He bartered his stamp collection for her comics. | =to exchange goods for other things rather than for money. |
| HIBERNATION (n) # The turtle hibernates in a shallow burrow for six months of the year. |
=(of some animals) to spend the winter sleeping.
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| PERISHABLE (adj) #It's important to store perishable food in a cool place. | =decays quickly. ANT= NONPERISHABLE V= TO PERISH= TO DIE |
| GORGE- on(v) #If you gorge yourself on snacks like that, you won't eat your dinner. |
=to eat until you are unable to eat any more.
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| CONVENIENT (adj) #I find it convenient to be able to do my banking online. |
=near or easy to get to or use.
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