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FlashCards por abdelrahman rabie, atualizado more than 1 year ago
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Criado por abdelrahman rabie
quase 3 anos atrás
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| BEFALL, Should any harm befall me on my journey, you may open this letter. |
If something bad or dangerous befalls you, it happens to you.
= occur
= happen
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| ACCLAIMED for sth, She was universally/widely/publicly acclaimed for her contribution to the discovery. | to give public approval and praise. = approve = hail |
| EMANATE from/through sth/sb, Angry voices emanated from the room. | to come from or out of something |
| BOND with/ of/ between, The hospital gives mothers no quiet private time in which to bond with their babies. | to develop a close connection or strong relationship with someone, or to make someone do this. =form/forge a bond |
| EXCEED, The success of our campaign has exceeded our wildest expectations. |
to be greater than a number or amount, or to go past an allowed limit.
=outperform.
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| PERMEATE, The smell of detergent and bleach permeated the air. | to spread through something and be present in every part of it. =pervade. |
| MINE for, The company first started mining for salt in 1851. |
to dig large holes in the ground in order to remove coal, gold etc
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| DISTORT, She accused her opponent of distorting the truth. |
to change the appearance, sound, or shape of something so that it is strange or unclear
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| REPLENISH, Many banks rely on profits from credit cards to help replenish their capital. | to put new supplies into something, or to fill something again = FILL |
| WITHSTAND, The building has to be strong enough to withstand severe winds and storms. |
to be strong enough, or not be changed by something, or to oppose a person or thing successfully.
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