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Life Upper Intermediate Unit 9
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| dedication | Complete and wholehearted devotion, especially to a career, ideal, etc. |
| mat | a piece of cloth to put on floor like a carpet |
| only child | someone who has no brothers or sisters |
| settle | to move to and set up a new place to live |
| settle in | become comfortable somewhere |
| beg | ask in an anxious or desperate way |
| blanket | bedding that keeps a person warm in bed |
| accuse | to say that someone has done something wrong |
| admit | to confess - to say you have done something wrong |
| claim | state or assert that something is true, typically without providing evidence or proof. |
| convince | make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something |
| deny | to say that something is not true |
| erase | to remove |
| hardship | severe suffering or deprivation |
| invade someone's privacy | to get involved in someone's personal life without their permission |
| refugee | A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster |
| swear | vow; promise; |
| telephoto lens | a camera lens that produces a large image of distant or small objects |
| threaten | frighten someone by telling them you will hurt them |
| unethical | not morally correct |
| urge | to try to persuade strongly |
| victim | a person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident, or other event or action. |
| warn | to tell (someone) about possible danger or trouble |
| weathered | worn by long exposure to the air; weather-beaten. |
| bad publicity | negative attention and press reports |
| be lost for words | not know what to say |
| betray | to be disloyal to |
| clear your name | to prove that you are not guilty of something |
| fail | to not succeed |
| give your word | to promise |
| let down | to disappoint |
| miraculously | amazingly like a miracle |
| rumour | a piece of information, or a story, that people talk about, but that may not be true |
| runway | The area an aircraft uses for landing and take-off |
| take someone's word for it | to believe that what someone is saying is true |
| transformation | a complete change |
| wing flap | Hinged surfaces on the trailing edge of the wings of a fixed-wing aircraft |
| word goes round | information passes from one person to another so that eventually a lot of people know it |
| word of mouth | information that is known by people talking |
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