Insight Upper-Intermediate Vocabulary Unit 4

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based on general ideas and not on any particular real person, thing or situation
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abstract
to gradually get more and more of sth over a period of time
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to accumulate
of, pertaining to, or containing aluminium
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aluminium
to colect sth, especially in large quantities
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to amass
old and often valuable
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antique
defeated
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defeatedbeaten
the things that you own which can be moved, for example not land or buildings
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belongings
to throw away
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to bin
very exciting or impressive (usually in a pleasant way)
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breathtaking
wide
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broad
willing to listen to there people's opinions and accept behaviour that is different from your own
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broad-minded
to be gold brown colour
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bronze
a piece of furniture with drawers for keeping clothes in (BrE)
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chest of drawers
a piece of furniture with drawers for keeping clothes in (NAmE)
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dresser
a process of getting rid of things that you no longer want
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clear out
having too many things, so that is untidy
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clutter
a small flat piece of metal used as money
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coins
full of bright colours or having a lot of different colours
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colourful
belonging to the same time
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contemporary
causing a lot of angry public discussion and disagreement
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controversial
a large piece of equipment for cooking food, containing an oven and gas or electric rings on top (BrE)
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cooker
a large piece of equipment for cooking food, containing an oven and gas or electric rings on top (NAmE)
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stove
reddish-brown in colour
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copper
pulverized, rendered into small, disconnected fragments
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crushed
a piece of cloth that is hung to cover a window (BrE)
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curtains
a piece of cloth that is hung to cover a window (NAmE)
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drapes
old-fashioned; belonging to a time in the past
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dated
implies the deterioration from sound condition
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decaying
easily damaged or broken
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delicate
to no longer take part in or be part of sth
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drop out of
a large container with a lid, used for putting rubbish/garbage in, usually kept outside the house (BrE)
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dustbin
a large container with a lid, used for putting rubbish/garbage in, usually kept outside the house (NAmE)
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trash can
based on new ideas, forms or methods that are used to find out what effect they have
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experimental
including a lot of things happening quickly
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fast-paced
a set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor of a building (BrE)
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flat
a set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor of a building (NAmE)
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apartment
a piece of land next to or around your house where you can grow flowers, fruit, vegetables, etc. (BrE)
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garden
a piece of land next to or around your house where you can grow flowers, fruit, vegetables, etc. (NAmE)
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yard
of or pertaining to Germany, its inhabitants, or their language
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German
to make yourself free of sb/sth that is annoying you or that you do not want; to throw sth away
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get rid of
made by hand, not by machine, and typically therefore of superior quality
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handmade
a lot of sth
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heap of
a strong feeling of sadness
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heart-breaking
a type of hard hat that protects the head, worn, for example, by a police officer, a soldier or a person playing some sports
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helmet
to help sb, especially in a difficult situation
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help out
admired by many people for their achievements or good qualities
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highly respected
to accumulate for preservation, future use, etc., in a hidden or carefully guarded place
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hoard
extremely large in size or amount
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huge
a type of cuisine, often eaten as a take away
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Indian
pieces of jewellery or decorative objects that contain precious stones
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jewels
things that are considered useless or of little value
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junk
a moving platform or cage for carrying passengers or freight from one level to another, as in a building (BrE)
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lift
a moving platform or cage for carrying passengers or freight from one level to another, as in a building (NAmE)
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elevator
a large number or amount of sb/sth; plenty
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loads of
a covering for part or all of the face, worn to hide or protect it
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mask
very exciting, impressive or surprising
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mind-blowing
a very large amount or number of sth
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mountains of
to feel or realise beforehand
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much-anticipated
a body of a human or an animal that has been mummified
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mummy
seeming to last for ever
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never-ending
a thing that can be seen and touched, but is not alive
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object
the act of choosing not to be involved in an agreement
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opt out
made of paper or paper like material
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paper
to choose sb/sth carefully from a group of people or things
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pick out
a quantity of things heaped together
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piles of
made of plastic
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plastic
sth that you have or own
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possession
pots, dishes, etc. made with clay that is baked in an oven
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pottery
a thing that is grown or produced, usually for sale
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products
to be seen or heard by sb
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reach out
a flat shape with four straight sides, two of which are longer than the other two, and four angles of 90°
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rectangular
torn, either partly or into separate pieces
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ripped
things that you throw away because you no longer want or need them
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rubbish
to use up or finish supply of sth
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run out (of)
covered with rust (rdza)
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rusty
a work of art that is a solid figure or object made by carving or shaping wood, stone, clay, metal, etc.
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sculpture
causing more problems and difficulties instead of solving them; not achieving what you wanted to achieve but having an opposite effect
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self-defeating
to be made from a type of fine smooth cloth made from silk thread
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silk
completely flat and even, without any lumps, holes or rough areas
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smooth
an act of arranging or organizing the contents of sth in a tidy or neat way and removing things you do not want
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sort out
to fill a container and go over the edge
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spill out
to stretch your body or arrange your things over a large area
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spread out
a large number or amount of sth; a lot of sth
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stacks of
a figure of a person or an animal in stone, metal, etc., usually the same size as in real life or larger
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statue
interesting and unusual enough to attract attention
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striking
used to refer to a substance, material, group of objects, etc. when you do not know the name
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stuff
extremely attractive or impressive
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stunning
a flat piece of stone that has writing on it
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tablet
to move st from one place to another
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take out
twisted together in an untidy way
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tangled
a device that controls the flow of water from a pipe (BrE)
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tap
a device that controls the flow of water from a pipe (NAmE)
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faucet
an object whose name you do not use because you do not need to or want to, or because you do not know it
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thing
making people think seriously about a particular subject or issue
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thought provoking
to get rid of sth that you no longer want
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throw away
very small in size or amount
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tiny
an instrument such as a hammer, screwdriver, saw, etc. that you hold in your hand and use for making things
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tool
a small electric lamp that uses batteries and that you can hold in your hand (BrE)
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torch
a small electric lamp that uses batteries and that you can hold in your hand (NAmE)
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flashlight
allowing you to see through it
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transparent
shaped like a triangle
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triangular
causing stress or anxiety
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troubling
a container made of glass etc, used for holding cut flowers or as a decorative object
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vase
a large cupboard for hanging clothes in which is either a piece of furniture or built into the wall (BrE)
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wardrobe
a large cupboard for hanging clothes in which is either a piece of furniture or built into the wall (NAmE)
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closet
an object such as a knife, gun, bomb, etc. that is used for fighting or attacking sb
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weapons
to become, or to make sth become, thin or unusable, usually because it has been used too much
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wear out
having a lot of written evidence to prove, support or explain it
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well documented
much deserved
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well earned
known about by a lot of people
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well known
including or dealing with a large number of different subjects or areas
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wide ranging
having a curving and twisting shape
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windling
able to say or write clever, amusing things
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witty
made of wood
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wooden

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