Unit 1

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identify
Even the smallest baby can identify its mother by her voice.
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to recognize someone or something and say or prove who or what that the person or thing is
deplore
I deplore the attitude of this girl.
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to say or think that something is very bad
trait
His sense of humor is one of his best traits.
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a particular characteristic that can produce a particular type of behaviour
immediate
We must make an immediate response.
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happening or done without delay or very soon after something else
gal
You are just an old-fashioned gal, aren't you?
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(informal or humorous) a woman or a girl
extinct
There is concern that the giant panda will soon become extinct.
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not now existing
owe
I owe everything to my parents.
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to have a success only because of what someone has done for you
wherewithal
I'd like to buy a bigger house, but I don't have the wherewithal.
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The money or other means needed for a particular purpose
glance at sth
He glanced nervously at his watch.
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to give aquick short look
ease
She won 400 metres race with ease.
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the state of experiencing no difficulty effort pain
rip
I ripped his letters and burned the pieces.
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to tear something into small pieces
bizzare
bizzare situation bizzare question
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very strange and unusual
job-seeker
I am a job-seeker, I've been trying to find a job for 6 months now.
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someone who is trying to find a job
demanding
She is a very demanding child.
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needing a lot of attention, effort or time
stranded
You are stranded on a desert island.
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unable to leave somewhere because of a problem such as not having any transport or money
flapping
He was flapping his arms, pretending to be a chicken.
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moving sth quickly up and down
recruitment agency
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company which finds and interviews candidates too fill job vacancies in other companies
flustered
If I look flustred, it's because I'm trying to do too many things at once.
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upset and confused
nerve-racking
My wedding was the most nerve-racking situation I've ever experienced.
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difficult to do and causing a lot of worry for the person
blunder
I made a blunder by getting his name wrong
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stupid but serious mistake
distraction
I'm trying to work and your talking is a huge distraction!
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something that stops you from giving their attention to something else
fiddle
She couldn't stop fiddling with her hair before the job interview, she was very nervous.
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playing with something because you are nervous
sip
This tea is very hot so sip it carefully.
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to drink taking only very small amount at a time
inexcusable
It is inexcasuable that such yung children were left in the house alone.
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too bad to be accepted
stumped
Scientists are stumped by this mystery virus.
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be unable to answer a question or solve a problem because it is too difficult
focused
Right now I am only focused on my career.
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giving a lot of attention to one particular thing
get sidetracked
I was looking for my passport but got sidetracked by my old photos and forgot about it.
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start talking or doing something less important
can't stand
I can't stand her, she's so annoying.
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dislike very much
by heart
I used to hate learning definitions by heart when I was at school.
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from memory

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