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UG ETV1 VOC - 151-180 Cambridge Advanced English Word List

Cambridge Advanced English Word List - 330 Word set Front: Word - Back: Definition

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come to terms with something

Answer

to accept and deal with a difficult situation

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commonplace

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happening often or existing in large numbers, and so not considered special or unusual

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contemplate something

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to consider something for a long time or in a serious way

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deal with something

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to take action in order to achieve something or to solve a problem

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determine something

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to control what will happen

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diagnosis

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when a doctor says what is wrong with someone who is ill

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digital technology

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the use of an electronic system that changes sounds or images into signals in the form of numbers before it stores or sends them

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discriminate

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to notice and/or act on a difference between two or more things

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disturbing

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unpleasant in a way that makes you feel anxious or upset

Card 10

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disorder

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a disease or mental problem

Card 11

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download something

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to copy computer programs, music or other information electronically using the Internet

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dream something up

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to think of a new idea or plan

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endow somebody with something

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(formal) to give someone a particular quality or characteristic

Card 14

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exchange ideas

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if people do this, they tell each other their ideas

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exert control over

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to use control in order to make someone do something or to make something happen

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express an idea

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to say or write an idea

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eye-catching

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attractive, interesting, or different enough to be noticed

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feel lost without

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unable to live or work without someone/something

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fight a losing battle

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to try hard to do something when there is no chance that you will succeed

Card 20

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filter

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to focus on information you want and ignore information you do not need (verb)

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