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Quiz von Manuel Lujan, aktualisiert more than 1 year ago
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Erstellt von Manuel Lujan
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The enormous number of human casualties and the appearance of thousands of refugees attest to the fact that this was neither a mistake nor a [blank_start]fortuity[blank_end] by pre-planned criminal actions. (an accidental occurrence)
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fortuity
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The cemeteries lining the roads [blank_start]attest to[blank_end] the bloodshed.
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attest to
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Weld
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The worst dictatorship in Argentina began in 1976, when Jorge Rafael Videla [blank_start]took office[blank_end] after the [blank_start]coup d'état[blank_end] that took place on the 23° of March.
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took office
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coup d'état
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ale
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heel
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eel
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Getting to know someone enables people to [blank_start]let go of[blank_end] their fears.
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let go of
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banister
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shutter
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hearth
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The years have [blank_start]gone by[blank_end] at once slowly and fast.
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gone by
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I cannot and I will not [blank_start]recant[blank_end] (take back, deny something said) anything, for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe.
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recant
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lobster
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[blank_start]Nosy[blank_end]: offensively curious or inquisitive.
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Nosy
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[blank_start]Debouch[blank_end]:
v. To march out from a narrow or confined place into open country, as a body of troops.
v. To emerge from a relatively narrow valley upon an open plain.
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Debouch
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perambulator
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[blank_start]Pant[blank_end]: breathe with short, quick breaths, typically from exertion or excitement.
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Pant
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When the thieves saw us coming, they [blank_start]made off with[blank_end] our television and our stereo.
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made off with
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[blank_start]lark[blank_end] [blank_start]about[blank_end]/around:
v. To have fun by joking or playing.
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lark
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about
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I've always [blank_start]confused[blank_end] John [blank_start]with[blank_end] George. Each of them could pass for the other, I wouldn't notice.
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confused
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with
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bench
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dew
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A pair of [blank_start]oars[blank_end].
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oars
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nettle
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fuse
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quiver
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These are some [blank_start]hieroglyphics[blank_end].
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hieroglyphics
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The thing that joins the oxen is a [blank_start]yoke[blank_end].
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yoke
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I congratulated him [blank_start]on[blank_end] winning the election because, although we pretend to be political rivals, after all we are pretty much the same.
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on
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A [blank_start]heap[blank_end] of clothes.
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heap
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kerb
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According to your [blank_start]reasoning[blank_end], if a foetus is a human being, so is a leg, or an eye, or evey cell in our bodies.
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reasoning
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frets
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We live in a modern society [blank_start]peopled[blank_end] (inhabited) by well-educated, mobile and responsible citizens.
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peopled
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Cole knew his own body would eventually die and [blank_start]decay[blank_end] (get rotten) and be reduced to dirt.
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decay
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[blank_start]Sunken[blank_end] cheeks.
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Sunken
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dusk
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Sometimes, the water [blank_start]ripples[blank_end]. Wind can make water [blank_start]ripple[blank_end]. A [blank_start]ripple[blank_end] is what you can see in the picture above.
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ripples
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ripple
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ripple
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To [blank_start]shudder[blank_end] is to shiver.
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shudder
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Private clinics also exist to [blank_start]cater for[blank_end] (provide [someone] with) the needs of those who choose to pay for their treatment.
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cater for
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Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the [blank_start]wiles[blank_end] (cunning or devious stratagems) of the devil.
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wiles
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We are also [blank_start]ill at ease[blank_end] (unconfortable, nervous) with the position pushed by a minority that the jurisdiction of the Court with respect to the crime of aggression should [blank_start]be subject to[blank_end] (depend on) the will of the Security Council.
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ill at ease
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be subject to
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Risen [blank_start]hackles[blank_end].
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hackles
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This tree is [blank_start]gnarled[blank_end] (twisted or knobbly).
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gnarled
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Yes, I didn't know, but this kind of honey some trees have is actually [blank_start]sap[blank_end] (the fluid that circulates in the vascular system of a plant).
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sap
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The path is [blank_start]dappled in[blank_end] (marked with spots) shadow.
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dappled in
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Braveness and courage are synonyms of [blank_start]valour[blank_end].
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valour
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sigil
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"[blank_start]Windpipe[blank_end]" is another way of saying "trachea".
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Windpipe
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