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Flashcards by Edgar Josué Ramírez Martínez , updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Edgar Josué Ramírez Martínez
about 6 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Mugging /ˈmʌɡ.ɪŋ/ | An act of attacking someone and stealing their money. e.g. She suffered an assault. |
| Acquaintance /əˈkweɪn.təns/ | A person that you have met but do not know well. e.g. Heis the only writer of my knowledge. |
| Folly /ˈfɒl.i/ |
The fact of being stupid, or a stupid action, idea, etc.
e.g. I pointed out the stupidity of overspending on that scale.
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Folly (binary/octet-stream)
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| Shady /ˈʃeɪ.di/ |
Dishonest or illegal.
e.g. That's an illegal movie!
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Shady (binary/octet-stream)
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| Libel /ˈlaɪ.bəl/ |
A piece of writing that contains bad and false things about a person.
e.g. They wrote only lies about me.
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Libel (binary/octet-stream)
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Manslaughter vs murder
/ˈmænˌslɔː.tər/ /ˈmɜː.dər/
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Murder (binary/octet-stream)
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1. The act of killing a person without intending to. e.g. He killed them in a car accident. 2. The action of intentionally killing a person. e.g. Did you know his wife killed him to have his money? |
| Smuggling /ˈsmʌɡ.əl/ | To take things or people to or from a place secretly and often illegally. e,g, They were entering the zoo with illegal stuff. |
| Forgery /ˈfɔː·dʒər·i/ | An illegal copy of something. e.g. This painting is a copy, it is not real. |
| Charge (sb with sth) | To accuse. e.g. He was imputed with theft. |
| Ringleader /ˈrɪŋˌliː.dər/ | The leader of a group of people who are doing something harmful or illegal. e.g. The chief of the bad people was arrested. |
| Snatch /snӕtʃ/ |
To grab suddenly.
e.g. The monkey seized my biscuit.
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Snatch (binary/octet-stream)
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| Put out | To cause problems or difficulties for someone. e.g. I do not want to embarrass you |
| Set out | To explain, describe, or arrange something in a clear and detailed way. e.g. In his report, he explains his plans for the department. |
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