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Flashcards by alicia Umbert alomar, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by alicia Umbert alomar
about 7 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| to work hard | toiled and sweated (v) |
| act or give compensation in recognition of someone' s behaviour or actions | rewarded (v) |
| a disadvantage or the negative part of a situation | drawback (n) |
| located at or near the back part of an animal | hind (adj) (hind legs = back legs) |
| to cut grass with a machine | mowing (v) (to mow) |
| to pull rake (a garden tool) over the ground in order to gather dead leaves together or make the earth level | raking (v) (to rake) |
| a continuous or regular movement backward and forward; and altering movement | to nad fro (expr) |
| with complete regularity and precision | went a clockwork (expr) |
| low, despicable | worthless (adj) |
| having or showing great strength or force or intensity | mighty (adj) |
| a provision or plan made in preparation for an undertaking | made an arrangement (expr) |
| an unfortunate happening that hinders or inpedes | setback (n) |
| a maxim adapted as a guide to one's conduct | motto (n) |
| the soft vibrant sound made by a cat | purred (v) |
| emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design | flag (n) |
| to propose for consideration | put forward (v) |
| the condition or fact of not achieving the desire end or ends. Unsuccessful | failure (n) |
| to conduct oneself in an specified way | behave (n) |
| to use an opportunity to get or achieve something | took advantage of (expr) |
| a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped | paw (n) |
| fine, dry particles of matter | dust (n) |
| to say firmly that you will not do something | refused (v) |
| in a tidy and careful way | neatly (adv) |
| a thin stem of wood that grows from a branch on a tree | twing (n) |
| executed without negligence or omissions | thoroughly (adv) |
| to take hold of intellectually; comprehend | grasped (v) |
| a young dog, esp. one less than a year old | puppies (n) |
| stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others | selfishness (n) |
| to appeal earnestly; beg | pleading (v) |
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