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Teclas de Derecha/Izquierda: Navegar entre tarjetas.tecla derechatecla izquierda
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The powdery residue of matter that remains after burning. A light, silvery-gray color. deathlike grayness; extreme pallor suggestive of death. ruins, especially the residue of something destroyed; remains; vestiges. Examples the ........ of their love; the ......... of the past. the glowing ........ of the dying fire Fine ......... covered the hill near the volcano. Collocation glowing, hot, red-hot, smouldering fine bonfire, cigarette, coal, volcanic, wood Synonyms charcoal cinders dust |
Ash
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A stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material. A straight, slender shoot or stem of any woody plant, whether still growing or cut from the plant. (in plastering or mortaring) a straightedge moved along screeds to even the plaster between them. Examples any ....... -shaped bacterium fishing ......... Synonyms baton cane cylinder ingot |
Rod
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a wise and trusted counselor or teacher. an influential senior sponsor or supporter. Examples She spent years .......ing to junior employees. The brash young executive did not wish to be .........ed by anyone. Synonyms adviser coach guide |
Mentor
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To strike lightly or gently with something flat, as with a paddle or the palm of the hand, usually in order to flatten, smooth, or shape. to stroke or tap gently with the palm or fingers as an expression of affection, approbation, etc. Examples to ...... dough into flat pastry forms. He gave the dog a ..... He gave her a reassuring ..... on the shoulder. Collocation affectionate, friendly | reassuring give sb/sth Synonyms fitting rehearsed apposite |
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to speak with exaggeration and excessive pride, especially about oneself. a cause for pride. to speak with pride (often followed by of) to speak of with excessive pride or vanity to be proud in the possession of. Examples. He ........ed of his family's wealth. The town ....... a new school. He ..... himself a genius. Talent is his ........ It is her ....... that she has never betrayed a friend. Collocation proud | empty, idle, vain make about Synonyms bluster avowal bombast |
Boast
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to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid. to raise or take up by a bailing, scooping, or ladling action to plunge into water or other liquid and emerge quickly Examples He .......ed the brush into the paint bucket. To ....... water out of a boat; to dip ice cream from a container. The boat ........ed into the waves. Share prices have taken a slight ......... Collocation sharp | slight | sudden suffer, take Synonyms dive plunge |
Dip
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something that incites to action or exertion or quickens action, feeling, thought, etc. Physiology , Medicine/Medical . something that excites an organism or part to functional activity. Examples The approval of others is a potent ........... The initial .......... came from a letter in the newspaper. PREP. ~ for The very act of lying down in bed should provide a strong ......... for sleep. Collocation great, major, powerful, strong | negative, positive | external | initial | auditory, intellectual, sensory, verbal, visual act as, give, provide | react to, respond to come from sth Synonyms catalyst encouragement fillip impetus |
Stimulus
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a thick mass or lump of anything Informal . a thick-set and strong person. a strong and stoutly built horse or other animal. Examples a ............ of bread; a .......... of firewood. ...........that wedge of cheese and put the pieces on a plate. Storms have ......... out the road. to form, give off, or disintegrate into ......... He cut the food up into bite-size ........ The listening texts consist of short, bite-sized .......... which are accessible to beginners.. Collocation big, great, huge, large, sizeable, substantial bite-size/bite-sized, manageable Synonyms block dollop hunk |
Chunk
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Military . to spread out (troops) so as to form an extended front or line. to arrange in a position of readiness, or to move strategically or appropriately to spread out strategically or in an extended front or line. to come into a position ready for use. Examples to ......... a battery of new missiles. the plane can't land unless the landing gear ........s. Tanks were ..........ed effectively during the long campaign. She rejected the arguments that had been ...........ed against her. Collocation effectively against Synonyms expand open set up use |
Deploy
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a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like. a longitudinal division of an interior area, as in a church, separated from the main area by an arcade or the like. any of the longitudinal divisions of a church or the like. passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores Synonyms avenue corridor hallway |
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To picture mentally, especially some future event or events imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind Examples to ........ a bright future. I cannot ......... him as President Synonyms anticipate conceive contemplate |
Envision
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menacingly wild, savage, or hostile violent in force, intensity, etc. furiously eager or intense Informal . extremely bad or severe Examples ......... animals; a ......... look. ......... winds. ......... competition. a ......... cold. Synonyms angry bold brutal cutthroat |
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the grain of any cereal grass of the genus Triticum, especially T. aestivum, used in the form of flour for making bread, cakes, etc., and for other culinary and nutritional purposes. the plant itself. Collocation ripe | cracked, whole | durum | spring, winter ear, grain | bag, sack, sheaf | field grow | sow | cut, harvest | thresh | grind | eat harvest | field | flour, germ Synonyms cereal grass |
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To draw back, as in retreat or avoidance to contract or lessen in size, as from exposure to conditions of temperature or moisture Examples to .......... from danger; to .......... from contact. This cloth will not ........ if washed in lukewarm water. competing in a market that is .......ing fast Their profits ......... by 4% last year. Their share of the market has ......... from 14% to 5%. Households have been ..........ing in size but increasing in number. Collocation dramatically | a little, slightly | further | fast, rapidly gradually, slowly | steadily from, to Synonyms decrease diminish drop off |
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to take or receive (property, a right, a title, etc.) by succession or will, as an heir to receive as if by succession from predecessors to receive (a genetic character) by the transmission of hereditary factors. Examples to .......... the family business. She .........ed some money from her mother. How many of these traits are genetically .......ed? the problems the new government .........ed from its predecessors. Collocation stand to from Synonyms acquire derive obtain |
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