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Description
Flashcards by Francisco José Vázquez Grandal, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Francisco José Vázquez Grandal
over 7 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Calf / calves | A young bovine animal, especially a domestic cow or bull in its first year. |
| subpoena | a writ ordering a person to attend a court. |
| Snot | mucus produced in the nose |
| Unbearable | insupportable, insufferable, beyond all bearing |
| layoff / lay-off | an occasion when a company stops employing someone, sometimes temporarily, because the company does not have enough money or enough work |
| Surge | A sudden and great increase. "An unexpected surge in electrical power caused the computer to crash." |
| Pun | A humorous use of a word or phrase that has several meanings or that sounds like another word "What's black and white and red (= read) all over?" "A newspaper." |
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