Mots Croisés
Midterm Vocab Review
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to succeed in doing something good
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the mixture you get when two or more things are put together
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extremely important or necessary
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to make an exact copy of something
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to appear from somewhere or come out of somewhere
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not wanting or needing anyone else to help you
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to deal with and control a problem or feeling
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strange, often in a bad way
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to confuse and worry someone slightly by being difficult to understand or solve
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existing only in small amounts over a large area
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to move your hand or head in a way that tells someone to come nearer
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to give something as an honor or present
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something that needs great mental or physical effort in order to be done successfully
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to become less, or to make something become less
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necessary or needed
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Extremely Large
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in a way that gives all your attention to something
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not large in size or amount, or not expensive
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to look like or be like someone or something
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serious and without any humor
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correct, exact, and without any mistakes
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the way of life, especially the general customs and beliefs, of a particular group of people
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to make someone stop giving their attention to something
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Happening often
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to pause before you do or say something, often because you are uncertain or nervous about it
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to make someone extremely angry
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all the people living in a particular country, area, or place
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seeming to exist or be happening in fact
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a useful or valuable possession or quality of a country, organization, or person
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to grow, develop, or be successful
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to tell someone confidently that something is true, so that they do not worry
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to understand something completely
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To set up or start something
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to make something seem larger, more important, better, or worse than it really is
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not having enough knowledge, understanding, or information about something
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extremely large in size or degree
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a very unpleasant and painful or difficult experience
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A detailed plan to win in wars, politics, business, or sports
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to order someone to come to or be present at a particular place
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to annoy and upset someone by making unkind remarks to them or laughing unkindly at them
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something very good and difficult that you have succeeded in doing
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to produce music, poetry, or formal writing
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very unusual, special, unexpected, or strange
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to look in great surprise at someone or something, especially with an open mouth
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happy, excited, or pleased
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to recognize someone or something and say or prove who or what that person or thing is
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to make someone do or believe something by giving them a good reason to do it or by talking to that person and making them believe it
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to say that an event or action will happen in the future
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to accept behavior and beliefs that are different from your own, although you might not agree with or accept them
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not clearly expressed, known, described, or decided
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to say something suddenly and without thinking, usually because you are excited or nervous
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To show that you don’t agree or have a negative opinion about someone or something
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very thin, or easily broken or destroyed
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Lucky
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to light something and make it brighter
To explain something (to make someone’s understanding “brighter”)
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to have as a plan or purpose
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to copy the way in which a particular person usually speaks and moves, usually in order to make people laugh
a person who can copy the sounds or movements of other people
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to laugh at someone in an unkind way
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A characteristic, especially of someone’s personality
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to say something or to make a sound with your voice
complete or extreme
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to change something slightly, especially to make it more correct or fit
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to accept, allow, or officially agree to something
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to organize and perform a particular activity
behavior
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A disagreement or problem between people that needs to be solved
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having the same amount, value, or meaning
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Something that will probably happen or is expected
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to not give enough care or attention to something or someone properly
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Almost Never
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Something that is very important, meaningful or noticeable
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very important and necessary. Usually relating to life
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To say something/A statement that you think is true or is a fact, although other people might not believe it
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The situation in which something happens and can help explain it
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broken or torn pieces of something larger
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strange in a frightening and mysterious way
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related to drawing or painting
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to examine something carefully to discover the truth about it
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not according to usual rules or what is expected
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To move and make a soft, dry sound (example: sound of leaves)
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unpleasantly thin, often with bones showing
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A particular amount of money that is paid to an employee
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to have an influence on someone or something
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the feeling that there is no hope and that you can do nothing to improve a difficult situation
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to notice something that is partly hidden or not clear, or to discover something, especially using a special method
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Relating to, or coming from the outside
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to produce or reflect a small, bright light
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relating to, or coming from the inside
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great danger, or something that is very dangerous
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to limit the movements or actions of someone, or to limit something and reduce its size or prevent it from increasing
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positioned or fixed firmly and correctly and so it is not likely to move, fall, or break
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a short, clear description that gives the main facts or ideas about something
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