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List GA-8
Vocabulary GA-8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| penetrate | (v) enter into or pass through |
| compare | (v) find out how persons or things are alike or different |
| compel | (v) force by authority |
| compete | (v) try hard to obtain sth wanted by others; take part in a contest |
| competition | (n) an effort to obtain sth wanted by others; a contest |
| complicate | (v) make hard to understand, make difficult |
| admit | (v) say (sth) is true; allow (someone) to enter |
| commit | (v) perform (a crime); hand over for safekeeping; pledge oneself |
| permit | (v) allow (a person) to do sth; let (sth) be done |
| submit | (v) yield to the power of another; refer for the consideration of another |
| transmit | (v) send over, pass along |
| advancement | (n) movement forward |
| amendment | (n) change made in a law or bill |
| amusement | (n) condition of being amused; means of recreation |
| commitment | (n) an agreement or pledge to do sth in the future, involvement |
| development | (n) process of developing; growth |
| payment | (n) act of paying; money given |
| brawl | (n) a noisy quarrel or fight |
| debris | (n) the remains of anything broken down or destroyed |
| despise | (v) to regard with contempt, disgust, or disdain |
| dividend | (n) an unexpected gain, benefit or advantage; (n) money earned b a company and divided among the owners or stockholders as their profit; [Math] - (n)a number that is to be divided by a divisor |
| grudge | (n) feeling of anger or resentment |
| irreparable | (adj) that cannot be repaired |
| rival | (n) person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, competitor |
| rivalry | (n) the action, position of rivals; competition |
| surgery | (n) the art, practice or work of treating diseases, injuries, by operative procedures |
| a clean bill of health | to have nothing wrong |
| do you a world of good | to make you feel better |
| not up to par (or below par) | not feeling as good as you usually feel |
| under the weather | not feeling well |
| stress you out | to make you feel nervous |
| worn out | very tired |
| not agree with you, also upset your stomach | to make you feel sick |
| come down with something | to begin to get sick |
| fight something off | to try not to get sick |
| have bags under your eyes | to have dark circles under your eyes |
| run a fever | to have a higher than normal temperature |
| going around | said of an illness that is affecting many people |
| fighting for your life | in danger of dying |
| have one foot in the grave, also at death's door | seriously ill and likely to die soon |
| on the mend | feeling better after an illness or injury |
| get over an illness | to get well or stop being sick |
| get back on your feet | to recover and feel healthy again |
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mackerman
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