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This set of flashcards helps university-level English learners expand their vocabulary. It covers a wide range of words, from "muddle" and "reckon" to "ambiguity" and "utilitarian," making it ideal for students aiming to enhance their language skills. The platform supports backward learning, allowing users to practice from the target language to the source language. Whether you're preparing for exams or aiming to improve fluency, these vocabulary flashcards offer a practical tool for intermediate to advanced learners.

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English

Category

English

Level

University

Created / Updated

24.05.2016 / 26.05.2016

to supply with abundance of anything desirable

enriched

not sure; not confident

uncertain

to long, aim, or seek ambitiously

aspire

a judgement, decision

verdict

the background of an event

backdrop

barely sufficient or suitable

adequate

to deal with on some problem; solve

tackle

tussle

struggle

reduce; minimise

mitigate

a view; opinion, or idea on any subject

apprehension

to raise to a higher degree; to raise the value or price of

to enhance

extreme or intense

a ________ beating

a FEROCIOUS beating

pertaining to or consisting in utility

_______ value

UTILITARIAN value

doubtfulness, an unclear

ambiguity

to form or create from diverse sources or elements

to knit

to join

to sew

to confine or keep limits

restrict themselves to

to count, to calculate

to reckon

the beginning or start

I wanted to explain the situation at the _______.

I wanted to explain the situation at the OUTSET.

to cause to become mentally confused

to muddle

free from error or defect; consistent with a standard, rule, or model; precise; exact

A history book full of up to date and true facts is an example of _________reading material.

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= for-/backward,

= scroll

A history book full of up to date and true facts is an example of ACCURATE reading material.

having or showing tact; sensitive

a _________ person

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a TACTFUL person

having the power or quality of deciding

a _________ moment in his career

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a DECISIVE moment in his career

involving an extremely important decision or result

a ___________ decision

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a CRUCIAL decision

to be disposed or inclined in action, operation, or effect to do sth

to ________ plants or animals

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= for-/backward,

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to TEND plants or animals

in a social manner; in social context

(adv)

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SOCIALLY

to bring to a standstill; to fasten or attach as by gluing, pinning etc.

to _______ a poster on a wall

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= for-/backward,

= scroll

to STICK a poster on a wall

to bring together or gather into one place

I tried to _________ the parts of a machine.

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= for-/backward,

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I tried to ASSEMBLE the parts of a machine.

acting with or characterized by violence

a _______ time

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= for-/backward,

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a ROUGH time

to indicate or suggest without being explicitly stated

When I state that your dog is brown, I am not _________ that all dogs are brown.

Commandes clavier:

= tourner,

= avant/arrière,

= faire défiler

When I state that your dog is brown, I am not IMPLYING that all dogs are brown. (IMPLY)

marked by monotony or tedium; long and tiresome

I want to break my __________ work routine.

I want to break my TEDIOUS work routine.

a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature

The number one personality ______ I hate is hypocrisy.

The number one personality TRAIT I hate is hypocrisy.

to take or receive by succession or will

to ______ the family business

to INHERIT the family business

present but not visible

________ ability

LATENT ability

given to inquiry, research, or asking questions; eager for knowledge

an ___________ mind

an INQUISITIVE mind

careful and painstaking

He was a thoughtful and ________ worker.

He was a thoughtful and CONSCIENTIOUS worker.

removed from circulation, contact, competition, etc; introverted

I'm a __________ person.

I'm a WITHDRAWN person.

relying on oneself or on one's own powers, resources

(adj)

SELF-RELIANT

securely fixed in place; rigid

a _______ friendship

a FIRM friendship

to free, to relieve

I'm glad to be _____of that stupid nickname.

I'm glad to be RID of that stupid nickname.

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fellowship; association as companion

companionship

the main or essential part of a matter

gist

very small

tiny

to supply with abundance of anything desirable

enriched

not sure; not confident

uncertain

to long, aim, or seek ambitiously

aspire

a judgement, decision

verdict

the background of an event

backdrop

barely sufficient or suitable

adequate

to deal with on some problem; solve

tackle

tussle

struggle

reduce; minimise

mitigate

a view; opinion, or idea on any subject

apprehension

to raise to a higher degree; to raise the value or price of

to enhance

extreme or intense

a ________ beating

a FEROCIOUS beating

pertaining to or consisting in utility

_______ value

UTILITARIAN value

doubtfulness, an unclear

ambiguity

to form or create from diverse sources or elements

to knit

to join

to sew

to confine or keep limits

restrict themselves to

to count, to calculate

to reckon

the beginning or start

I wanted to explain the situation at the _______.

I wanted to explain the situation at the OUTSET.

to cause to become mentally confused

to muddle

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