11th vocabulary set

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abrasive

• causing damage or wear by rubbing, grinding, or scraping

• very unpleasant or irritating



- The chair legs created an ∼ mark on the wall along the stairs.

- Everybody in the office resents her ∼ attitude.

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bar

• a building or room where a particular food or drink is served

• a straight piece of metal, wood, etc., that is used as a tool, as part of a structure, or to keep people from entering or leaving through a door or window

• the standard that is used to judge whether someone or something is good, successful, etc.



- There's a chinese food ∼ beside the swimming pool.

- The gorilla is clenching his fists on the ∼.

- She finally lowered the ∼ of an ideal boyfriend after many unsuccessful attempts in the dating world.

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blank slate

• someone or something that is still in an original state and that has not yet been changed by people, experiences, etc.



- I'm a ∼ looking for work.

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cutoff

• the act of stopping the movement or supply of something

• the time when something must be done or completed



- They threatened a ∼ of our electricity if we didn't pay for it before the end of the month.

- The ∼ for the assignment submission is July 20th.

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dead meat

• a person or thing that is certain to fail, suffer, or be punished

- You'll be ∼ if mom finds out about this.

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deficit

• an amount (such as an amount of money) that is less than the amount that is needed



- The budget set on infrastructure is experiencing a ∼ of $2 milliion.

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denounce

• to publicly state that someone or something is bad or wrong : to criticize (someone or something) harshly and publicly



- I really hope many people will open their eyes and ∼ the people behind these radical movements as pushy and destructive to the fabric of society.

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dredge

• to remove mud from the bottom of (a lake, river, etc.) in order to deepen it or to search for something

• to start talking or thinking again about (something unpleasant that happened a long time ago)



- Somebody opened a mysterious portal to another world while ∼ the surface of the lake.

- He deliberately ∼ up the rift between his girlfriend and her sister to evoke resentful feelings from her.

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excursion

• a short trip especially for pleasure



- Our dad took us on an ∼ to go skydiving because he saw how bored to death we were on the weekend.

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extravagant

• more than is usual, necessary, or proper

• very expensive and not necessary



- The principal ordered their marketers to churn out ∼ advertisements for the wider promotion of the school.

- After winning the lottery, Tony embarked on ∼ trips to European countries.

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haphazard

• having no plan, order, or direction



- We had one thoroughly enjoyable day in Roma, but in Milan, we just did some ∼ sightseeing.

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instinctive

• based on feelings or desires that do not come from thinking or learning



- My ∼ reaction to hearing his wife's pregnancy was uttering "Congratulations!"

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intuitive

• having the ability to know or understand things without any proof or evidence

• based on or agreeing with what is known or understood without any proof or evidence

• easily and quickly learned or understood



- An ∼ individual would say that it's impossible to become a doctor without having never attended medical school.

- We all possess ∼ understanding that leaving a small fire can eventually burn down your house.

- This chapter of the subject is rather ∼.

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jeer

• to shout insulting words at someone : to laugh at or criticize someone in a loud and angry way



- The left section of the audience ∼ Daniel for refusing their request for elaboration on his tax answer.

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leisure

• time when you are not working : time when you can do whatever you want to do



- I usually surf social media and play a mobile game in my ∼.

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lucid

• very clear and easy to understand



- I love her ∼ style of storytelling.

- People are not ∼ when they get drunk.

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showpiece

• something that is seen as an excellent or outstanding example of something



- The ∼ of this year's exhibit will be a masterpiece of a young painter who drew a daring representation of poverty.

- Iphones are always a ∼ to people of the lower class.

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sneer

• to express dislike and a lack of respect for someone or something in a very open way

- My coworker, who sits next to me, once ∼ at my first-day outfit.

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surplus

• an amount (such as an amount of money) that is more than the amount that is needed



- The government should allocate that ∼ of $1.5 million for poverty.

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unwind

• to move the end of something (such as a piece of string) that is wound in a roll, coil, etc., so that it becomes straight

• to relax and stop thinking about work, problems, etc.



- I ∼ the thread around my finger.

- My coworkers and I usually down a couple of beers to ∼ after work.

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