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This set of flashcards helps learn English at an advanced level, focusing on vocabulary and expressions. It includes words like "backdrop," "culminate," and "evocative," which are useful for travelers, students, and anyone improving fluency. The platform supports backward learning, allowing users to learn from the target language to the source language, making it versatile for various learning needs.

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English

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English

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Other

Created / Updated

02.02.2014 / 28.01.2019

to employ someone

engage

suitable or right for a particular situation or occasion

appropriate

acceptable or right for someone or something

suitable

looking suitable or good enough, especially in the way you are dressed

presentable

arranged or decided already and not able to be changed

fixed

making you remember or imagine something pleasant

evocative

making you remember a particular person, event, or thing

reminiscent

often used to describe something that makes people think about sex

suggestive

to persuade someone to do something

induce

unable to leave somewhere because of a problem such as not having any transport or money

stranded

If a place is ___, there are no people in it

deserted

not filled or occupied; available to be used / A ___ job is one that no one is doing and is therefore available for someone new to do

vacant

describes buildings or places that are not cared for and are in bad condition

derelict

an unpleasant situation that is difficult to get out of

predicament

to show that something is very important or worth giving attention to / to make something more obvious

to emphasize

carrying or holding a lot of something

laden

If an event or series of events ___s in something, it ends with it, having developed until it reaches this point

culminate in/with sth

a large piece of cloth with buildings, countryside, etc. painted on it, hung at the back of a stage during a performance / the view behind something / the general situation in which particular events happen

backdrop

to produce, increase, or fill with sound, by vibrating (= shaking) objects that are near

to resonate

to spoil something, making it less good or less enjoyable

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a person whose strong admiration for something is considered to be extreme or unreasonable:

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fanatics

showing that you really mean the opposite of what you are saying (Ironische/r)

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ironics

neutral

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non-committed

showing that you do not think something is worth considering

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dismissive

describes a phrase or an idea that has been said or used so often that it has become boring and has no meaning

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hackneyed

very ordinary and therefore not interesting

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mundane

strange or unusual, sometimes in a humorous way

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eccentric

doing something a lot and unable to stop doing it

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compulsive

(especially of jokes, films, stories, etc.) showing no new ideas or too often repeated, and therefore not funny or interesting

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corny

a story or a situation that is exciting because its ending or result is uncertain until it happens

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cliffhanger

If an explanation or story is unconvincing, it does not sound or seem true or real

unconvincing

of very bad quality

atrocious

attractive in an exciting and special way

glamorous

of interest at the present time; relating to things that are happening at present

topical

very unlikely to be true, and difficult to believe

far-fetched

clever rather than honest / artificial and difficult to believe

contrived

the way that something is represented or shown

depiction

to express a thought, feeling, or idea so that it is understood by other people

convey

to have just enough money to pay for the things that you need

make ends meet

deserving praise

praiseworthy

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Cartes-fiches

a meeting, especially one that happens by chance / an occasion when people have sex, usually with someone they have not met before / an occasion when two teams play against each other

encounter

to employ someone

engage

suitable or right for a particular situation or occasion

appropriate

acceptable or right for someone or something

suitable

looking suitable or good enough, especially in the way you are dressed

presentable

arranged or decided already and not able to be changed

fixed

making you remember or imagine something pleasant

evocative

making you remember a particular person, event, or thing

reminiscent

often used to describe something that makes people think about sex

suggestive

to persuade someone to do something

induce

unable to leave somewhere because of a problem such as not having any transport or money

stranded

If a place is ___, there are no people in it

deserted

not filled or occupied; available to be used / A ___ job is one that no one is doing and is therefore available for someone new to do

vacant

describes buildings or places that are not cared for and are in bad condition

derelict

an unpleasant situation that is difficult to get out of

predicament

to show that something is very important or worth giving attention to / to make something more obvious

to emphasize

carrying or holding a lot of something

laden

If an event or series of events ___s in something, it ends with it, having developed until it reaches this point

culminate in/with sth

a large piece of cloth with buildings, countryside, etc. painted on it, hung at the back of a stage during a performance / the view behind something / the general situation in which particular events happen

backdrop

to produce, increase, or fill with sound, by vibrating (= shaking) objects that are near

to resonate

to spoil something, making it less good or less enjoyable

mar

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