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listening B1-B2 12 11 17 Flashcards

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8019003808resemblegiống nhau0
8019007643glancenhìn thoáng qua1
8019011893virtuallyadv. /'və:tjuəli/ thực sự, hầu như, gần như2
8019016323promotequảng bá3
8019018463bankruptPhá sản4
8019020552ruin(v, n) làm hỏng, làm đổ nát, sự đổ nát, sự phá sản5
8019023993instantngay lập tức6
8019025572mysteriousadj. /mis'tiəriəs/ thần bí, huyền bí, khó hiểu7
8019027359sinisterđiềm gở8
8019033124manuallàm bằng tay thủ công9
8019035150screwn., v. /skru:/ đinh vít, đinh ốc; bắt vít, bắt ốc10
8019038307denote(v). biểu hiện, biểu thị, chứng tỏ, có nghĩa là, bao hàm11
8019052054ambidextrousthuận cả hai tay12
8019053687genuineadj. /´dʒenjuin/ thành thật, chân thật; xác thực13
8019062853distinctkhác biệt14
8019063934factionbè phái15
8019065361advocatesngười ủng hộ16
8019069408continuumliên tục, chuỗi17
8019071508can of wormschuyện rắc rối18
8019073437hemispherebán cầu19
8019074376skeletonbộ xương20
8019079448circulationsố lượng phát hành(báo,tạp chí)21
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Vocab 12 B Riley Flashcards

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9249288809Noli me tangere.Touch me not- John 20:170
9249292500SENTIO, sentire, sensi, sentum"to feel with the senses"1
9249294923TANGO, tangere, tetigi, tactum"to touch"2
9249302087assent "She was able to assent to the agreement only after being promised a week of paid vacation."v. to consent; to express agreement (used with to)3
9249312006dissent "Despite his constant dissent, his opinion was not taken into consideration."v. to have or express a different opinion4
9249318804presentiment "Her presentiment kept her in the house all week."n. a sense of something about to happen5
9249326145sensuous "The sensuous art exhibit was appreciated by many."adj. appealing to the senses, especially aesthetically6
9253013542sensual "Her first sensual experience was surprising."adj. gratification of the senses and physical pleasure, particularly sexual,7
9249334343sentinel "The sentinel stood watch well into the night."n. a sentry; one who keeps watch8
9249340418contiguous "The students in the contiguous classrooms struggled with separating the lessons being taught."adj. adjoining; sharing a boundary9
9249345408tangible "The tangible difference between fabrics was easily realized."adj. perceptible by sense of touch10
9249351709tactile "Her enhanced tactile sense helped her guess what had been placed into her hands."adj. pertaining to or using the sense of touch; tangible11
9249389061tangent "The pictures of the tangent circles appeared on the geometry test several times."adj. touching12
9249467339porphyry "The large cave sparkled with porphyry rocks."n. igneous rock containing crystals13
9249469452sentience "The robot slowly gained sentience."n. capacity for sensation or feeling14
9249469453similitude "She made sure to comment on the similitude of the two stories in her comparison essay."adj. likeness; resemblance15
9249471538vagaries "His vagaries made him a wildly unlikable person."n. an unpredictable or erratic action16
9249471539incubus "The incubus caused him to awaken in a cold sweat."n. nightmare; mental burden17
9249473376miasma "The miasma was obvious as soon as I stepped off of the plane."n. a noxious or poisonous atmosphere18
9249473377tarn "A quick dip in the tarn effectively woke me up."n. a small mountain lake19
9249473378prolixity "Her prolixity caused her to lose points in the speaking competition."adj. extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length; long and wordy20
9249476230doughty "Her doughty disposition made her a perfect candidate for the job."adj. brave and persistent21
9249476231prodigious "He has been a prodigious player since he was a child."adj. so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe22
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B3U12 The Journey Ahead Sentence Blanks Flashcards

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8305859331arrestedI was twenty-five when I was _____ for stealing a loaf of bread.0
8305859976forI was twenty-five when I was arrested _____ stealing a loaf of bread.1
8305860446loafI was twenty-five when I was arrested for stealing a _____ of bread.2
8305862505feedI stole a loaf of bread to _____ my starving family.3
8305863621starvingI stole a loaf of bread to feed my _____ family.4
8305865259reachedBy the time I _____ Digne, the sun had already set, and I was hungry and exhausted.5
8305865653setBy the time I reached Digne, the sun had already _____, and I was hungry and exhausted.6
8305868177exhaustedBy the time I reached Digne, the sun had already set, and I was hungry and _____.7
8305868916headed forI _____ _____ an inn, seeking accommodation for the night.8
8305869471seekingI headed for an inn, _____ accommodation for the night.9
8305870183accommodationI headed for an inn, seeking _____ for the night.10
8305872300distrustThe owner of the inn looked me up and down with _____ and suspicion.11
8305873119suspicionThe owner of the inn looked me up and down with distrust and _____.12
8305876504handedWhen the boy returned, he _____ the owner a note.13
8305908522and thatFrom the note, the owner learned that my name was Jean Valjean _____ _____ I was an ex-convict. As a result, he refused to let me in.14
8305909416As a resultFrom the note, the owner learned that my name was Jean Valjean and that I was an ex-convict. _____ _____ _____, he refused to let me in.15
8305909803refusedFrom the note, the owner learned that my name was Jean Valjean and that I was an ex-convict. As a result, he _____ to let me in.16
8305910483inI left the inn _____ humiliation.17
8305912775exchangingPeople behind me were _____ looks of fear.18
8305913375fearPeople behind me were exchanging looks of _____.19
8305914560asJust _____ I had expected, everyone in Digne knew that I was released on parole.20
8305915071thatJust as I had expected, everyone in Digne knew _____ I was released on parole.21
8305915555on paroleJust as I had expected, everyone in Digne knew that I was released _____ _____.22
8305917044Consequently_____, no one was willing to reach out to me.23
8305919101reach outConsequently, no one was willing to _____ _____ to me24
8305920281shiveringCold and starving, I was left _____ in the dark.25
8305921848took pity onFortunately, the bishop of Digne _____ _____ _____ me and welcomed me with open arms.26
8305922815with open armsFortunately, the bishop of Digne took pity on me and welcomed me _____ _____ _____.27
8305924834identityEven after he knew my true _____, this man didn't drive me out of his home as most others had done.28
8305925333driveEven after he knew my true identity, this man didn't _____ me out of his home as most others had done.29
8305927338Instead_____, he invited me to stay and dine with him.30
8305929736disturbedI found myself deeply _____ by the thought of how unfairly society had treated me over the past years.31
8305931673unfairlyI found myself deeply disturbed by the thought of how _____ society had treated me over the past years.32
8305933691hesitationAfter a slight _____, I got up, stole the silverware, and slipped away.33
8305936399slippedAfter a slight hesitation, I got up, stole the silverware, and _____ away.34
8305939197However_____, I didn't get far. By the time it was dawn, the police had caught me and taken me back to the bishop.35
8305940385dawnHowever, I didn't get far. By the time it was _____, the police had caught me and taken me back to the bishop.36
8305941579With_____ my eyes nearly popping out of my head, I was stunned by his words.37
8305942723popping outWith my eyes nearly _____ _____ of my head, I was stunned by his words38
8305945038secondEveryone deserves a _____ chance.39
8305945039Promise_____ me that you will use this silver to become an honest man.40
8305945919honestPromise me that you will use this silver to become an _____ man.41
8305947645belong toJean Valjean, my brother, you no longer _____ _____ evil, but to good.42
8305948468It_____ is your soul that I am buying for you, and I give it to God!43
8305951579onMy thoughts were _____ my dreadful days in prison and _____ my wasted life. (同一個字)44
8305952400wastedMy thoughts were on my dreadful days in prison and on my _____ life.45
8305953265overBut as I brooded _____ my misery, the bishop's words flashed through my mind.46
8305953978miseryBut as I brooded over my _____, the bishop's words flashed through my mind.47
8305954638flashed throughBut as I brooded over my misery, the bishop's words _____ _____ my mind.48
8305955939vanishedAll at once, my anger and gloom somehow _____.49
8305957139cast outThe bishop's love and forgiveness had _____ _____ my hatred for the world.50
8305959506changedI, Jean Valjean, became a _____ man and never committed another crime.51
8305959730committedI, Jean Valjean, became a changed man and never _____ another crime.52
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VocB 12 Flashcards

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9254894996gird (v)to encircle as with a belt; to prepare as for action0
9254894997egress (n)means of going out; exit1
9254894998glean (v)to gather bit by bit2
9254894999Jargon (n)Vocabulary distinctive to a particular group of people3
9254895000Gothic (adj)Medieval; a type of fiction that uses remote, gloomy settings4
9254895001Careen (v)to lean, sway, or tip to one side while in motion5
9254895002Impervious (adj)unable to be affected by6
9254895003gratify (v)to please7
9254895004fiat (n)an official order8
9254895005bibliophile (n)a lover of books9
9254895006Gyrate (v)To rotate, spin10
9254895007harp (v)to talk or write about excessively11
9254895008haughty (adj)arrogant12
9254895009Lax (adj)Careless or negligent13
9254895010Delude (v)To mislead; to fool14
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EMPOWER B1 Unit 12 Flashcards

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6851677828Absolutely (adv.):It's absolutely impossible to work with that noise.0
6851677829Actually (adv.):I didn't actually see her, I just heard her voice.1
6851677830Definitely (adv.):"Are you going to have any children?" "Oh, definitely." (=without any doubt)2
6851677831Excellent (adj.):The restaurant is well known for its friendly atmosphere and excellent service.3
6851677832Female (n.):She voted the best female vocalist.4
6851677833Male (n.):She's going out with male model.5
6851677834Difference (n):Chimpanzees and gorillas are both primates, but there are a lot of differences between them.6
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Vocab 12 B Flashcards

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6165787950Tercet StanzaA stanza that consists of three lines rhyming together or connected by rhyme with the adjacent group or groups of three lines.0
6165787951SestetA stanza consisting of six lines1
6165787952OctaveA stanza consisting of eight lines of iambic pentameter2
6165787953SestinaA poetic form consisting of thirty-six lines in six sestets and a final tercet called the envoi. Don't rhyme each stanza repeats the end words of the lines but in a different order.3
6324870297VillanelleA nineteen line poem with two repeating rhymes and two refrains. Five tercets followed by a quatrain. The first and third rhymes in the first tercet are repeated alternately in the succeeding stanzas. Then the final two lines in the last stanza serve as a refrain.4
6325042237Broken rhymeA rhyme where one of the rhyming elements is divided by a break or a pause5
6325042238Internal rhymeA rhyme between a word within a rhyme and another at either end of the same line or at the end of another rhyme6
6386292592CaesuraA pause in a line of poetry. It can occur anywhere within a line and may or may not be punctuated.7
6386292593BalladA ballad is a narrative poem with simple stanzas and simple rhyme scheme that often contains repetitio, dialogue, and a repeated refrain.8
6495044804End-stoppedA line of poetry that comes to a grammatical conclusion at it's termination.9
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SS8H12.b Flashcards

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8601235513Camp David peace accordsThe Camp David Accords, signed by President Jimmy Carter, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin in September 1978, established a framework for a historic peace treaty concluded between Israel and Egypt in March 1979.0
8601237115SALT IIThe Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) were two rounds of bilateral conferences and corresponding international treaties involving the United States and the Soviet Union—the Cold War superpowers—on the issue of armament control. The two rounds of talks and agreements were SALT I and SALT II.1
8601239702Iranian Hostage CrisisFifty-two American diplomats and citizens were held hostage for 444 days (November 4, 1979, to January 20, 1981), after a group of Iranian students, belonging to the Muslim Student Followers of the Imam's Line, who were supporting the Iranian Revolution, took over the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.2
8601257458Boycotta punitive ban that forbids relations with certain groups, cooperation with a policy, or the handling of goods.3
8601258965human rightsa right that is believed to belong justifiably to every person:4
8601265155StagflationIn economics, stagflation, a portmanteau of stagnation and inflation, is a situation in which the inflation rate is high, the economic growth rate slows, and unemployment remains steadily high. It raises a dilemma for economic policy, since actions designed to lower inflation may exacerbate unemployment, and vice versa.5
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AP World History Assessment 1 Must-Know-Dates Flashcards

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74210621848000 BCEBeginning of agriculture: Jericho in 8000 BCE, Catal Huyuk in 7000 BCE0
74210652833500 BCEInvention of the wheel, irrigation, and plough (Mesopotamia) and sail (Egypt)—surplus food- => trade1
74210722033200 BCEInvention of writing (Mesopotamia, cuneiform)2
74210765161750 BCECode of Hammurabi3
74210797517th century (700-601 BCE)Invention of ironworking and Zoroastrianism (Persia)4
74210888715th Century (500-401 BCE)Beginnings of Confucianism, Buddhism, Daoism, Greek Golden Age (Greek plays & Indian epics)5
7421092914490 BCEPersians (Darius I) attack Athens, Battle of Marathon6
7421095475480 BCEPersians attack Sparta (Hellenic League) Battle of ThermopylaeLed by Athens and Delian League 477 BCE7
7421118881323 BCEAlexander the Great, Hellenistic Synthesis (323 to 30 BCE)8
7421121896221 BCEQin unify China (Warring States Period ends)9
7421124099184 BCEFall of the Mauryan dynasty10
742112894332 CEBeginnings of Christianity11
7421131465180 CEEnd of the Pax Romana12
7421134642220 CEEnd of the Han13
7421137532312 CERoman Emperor Constantine converts to Christianity14
7421143139320 CERise of Gupta in India15
7421146214333 CERoman capital moved to Constantinople (German invaders/German soldiers)16
7421148181476 CEFall of Rome in the west ends 800 years of Roman hegemony17
7421150882527 CEJustinian rules Byzantine Empire (Plague of Justinian)18
7421153806550 CEFall of the Gupta19
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AP world history: China Flashcards

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7629777326What was the main religion in classical China?Confucianism0
7629789307What is legalism in classical China?-all people except the emperor were bad -so all people had to be ruled very strictly and harsh punishments were needed to keep everyone in line1
7629831492What was the 1st dynasty in china?Qin dynasty2
7629842471What did Qin Shi Huang do in the Qin dynasty?-created large army -imposed legalism -held sons of people captive to insure loyalty -burned books -if you disagreed you were put to death or hare labor3
7629873587What was centralism in the Qin dynasty?-government lead everything4
7629882071What were majoy public projects during the Qin dynasty?-Great wall -Big Army5
7629945464Warring states?Qin dynasty conquered other states with put the period of warring states to an end.6
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AP World History Period 3 Vocabulary 600-1450 CE Andreatos Flashcards

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5942787739An outbreak of bubonic plague that spread across Asia, North Africa, and Europe in the mid-fourteenth century, carrying off vast numbers of persons.Black Death0
5942787740"the way of the warrior"; Japanese word for the Samurai life ; Samurai moral code was based on loyalty, chivalry, martial arts, and honor until the deathbushido1
5942787741Office established in succession to the Prophet Muhammad, to rule the Islamic empire; also the name of that empire.caliphate2
5942787742Raised fields constructed along lake shores in Mesoamerica to increase agricultural yields.chinampa3
5942787743Code of conduct for knights during the Middle Ageschivalry4
5942787744Christian-dominated Western Europe of the Middle Ageschristendom5
5942787745In China, it was an exam based on Confucian teachings that was used to select people for various government service jobs in the bureaucracy.civil service exam6
5942787746(1095-1204) Armed pilgrimages to the Holy Land by Christians determined to recover Jerusalem from Muslim rule. The Crusades brought an end to western Europe's centuries of intellectual and cultural isolation.Crusades7
5942787747an Arabic term that means the "house of Islam" and that refers to lands under Islamic ruleDar al-Islam8
5942787748influenc of greek and indian mathematics on muslim scholars, spread of printing and gunpowder technologies from east asia into the islamic empires and western europediffusion of scientific and technological traditions9
5942787749Big commercial center for importing and exporting commodities.entrepot10
5942787750A political system in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to a king in return for loyalty and military servicefuedalism11
5942787751In medieval Europe, land granted in return for a sworn oath to provide specified military service.fiefs12
5942787752In China, the class of prosperous families, next in wealth below the rural aristocrats, from which the emperors drew their administrative personnel. Respected for their education and expertise, these officials became a privileged group and made the government more efficient and responsive than in the past. The term gentry also denotes the class of landholding families in England below the aristocracy.gentry13
5942787753The 1,100-mile (1,700-kilometer) waterway linking the Yellow and the Yangzi Rivers. It was begun in the Han period and completed during the Sui Empire.Grand Canal (China)14
5942787754The period in Chinese history (403-221 BCE) in which many different states emerged and were fighting for control of China.Period of Warring States15
5942787755Professional oral historians who served as keepers of traditions and advisors to kings within the Mali EmpireGriots16
5942787756In medieval Europe, an association of men (rarely women), such as merchants, artisans, or professors, who worked in a particular trade and banded together to promote their economic and political interests. ____ were also important in other societies, such as the Ottoman and Safavid Empires.guilds17
5942787757A pilgrimage to Mecca, performed as a duty by Muslimshajj18
5942787758An economic and defensive alliance of the free towns in northern Germany, founded about 1241 and most powerful in the fourteenth century.Hanseatic League19
5942787759A Mongol rulerKhan20
5942787760to kneel, touch the head to the ground in expression of deep respect worship or submissionkow tow21
5942787761A century-long period of cool climate that began in the 1590s. Its ill effects on agriculture in northern Europe were notable.Little Ice Age22
5942787762In medieval Europe, a large, self-sufficient landholding consisting of the lord's residence, outbuildings, peasant village, and surrounding land.manorialism23
5942787763Andean labor system based on shared obligations to help kinsmen and work on behalf of the ruler and religious organizations.mit'a24
5942787764Term used to describe new approaches to understanding classic Confucian texts that became the basic ruling philosophy of China from the Song period to the twentieth century.Neoconfucianism25
5942787765A high-ranking social classnobility/daimyo/zamindars26
5942787766The central administration of the Roman Catholic Church, of which the pope is the head.papacy27
5942787767An arrangement of knotted strings on a cord, used by the Inca to record numerical information.quipu28
5942787768Class of warriors in feudal Japan who pledged loyalty to a noble in return for land.samurai29
5942787769In medieval Europe, an agricultural laborer legally bound to a lord's property and obligated to perform set services for the lord.serfs30
5942787770A body of law governing the lives of Muslimsshari'a31
5942787771Muslims belonging to the branch of Islam believing that God vests leadership of the community in a descendant of Muhammad's son-in-law Ali. Shi'ism is the state religion of Iran.Shi'ite32
5942787772Developments that were first made in Southern Asia and then spread to other places through trade and conquestsouthernization33
5942787773A Muslim who seeks to achieve direct contact with God through mystical meanssufi34
5942787774Military and political leader with absolute authority over a Muslim countrysultan35
5942787775Muslims belonging to branch of Islam believing that the community should select its own leadership. The majority religion in most Islamic countries.Sunni36
5942787776East African shores of the Indian Ocean between the Horn of Africa and the Zambezi River; from the Arabic sawahil, meaning 'shores.'Swahili Coast37
5942787777A government's use of private collectors to collect taxes. Individuals or corporations contract with the government to collect a fixed amount for the government and are permitted to keep as profit everything they collect over that amount.tax farming38
5942787778Farming method also called steep farming.terraces39
5942787779made by bringing together different elementssynthesized40
5942787780A system in which defeated peoples were forced to pay a tax in the form of goods and labor. This forced transfer of food, cloth, and other goods subsidized the development of large cities. An important component of the Aztec and Inca economies.tributary system41
5942787781Muslim religious scholars. From the ninth century onward, the primary interpreters of Islamic law and the social core of Muslim urban societies.ulama42
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