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ENGLISH DAY 48

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  • He works as an ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT in a financial services organization.
    SB whose job is to do tasks such as arranging meetings, typing letters, etc. for SB
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  • Managers and supervisors are authorized to approve paid ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE for individuals in their areas who were affected by the fire. (US)
    a period of time when an employee does not have to go to work for a particular reason
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  • He spoke quietly, in HALTING English, His mind is clear, but his speech is slow and HALTING=> She walks HALTINGLY toward him.
    (Esp. of speech or movement) slow, stopping and starting repeatedly, as if lacking confidence
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  • Is it PERMISSIBLE to park my car here?, A PERMISSIBLE level for vehicle exhaust emissions=> IMPERMISSIBLE (FML)
    Allowed (FML)
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  • We CLEANED UP at the poker table last night (SLANG)/ We need a mayor who is tough enough to CLEAN UP this town
    Win a lot f money/ Stop illegal o dishonest activity in a place o org
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  • We'll go out as soon as I've CLEANED UP the kitchen. I need to CLEAN UP (= clean myself or the place where I am) before we go out. CLEAN yourself UP a bit before dinner/ Some people think that television should be CLEANED UP
    Make a person o place clean & tidy/ Stop o limit the violence, sex o bad behavior shown o contained in programs o books, magazines, etc. make em more acceptable
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  • There was a MARKED improvement in my health when I gave up smoking/ Everything in the store is being offered at 20% less than the MARKED price. => Eyewitness accounts differed MARKEDLY from police reports of the incident.
    A marked change o difference in behavior o in a situation is very obvious o noticeable/ Written or printed on something
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  • He is still free to travel the world, but he knows that he is a MARKED MAN (MARKED WOMAN)
    SB who is at risk of being harmed by SB
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  • These louts PERSONIFY all that is wrong with our society today/ In Greek myth, love is personified by the goddess Aphrodite.
    Be a perfect example f ST/ Treat ST as if it were in the form f a human being (LITERATURE)
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  • She played a character who was the PERSONIFICATION of evil/ Nemesis, in Greek mythology, is the PERSONIFICATION of divine justice and the vengeance of the gods.(LITERATURE)
    A person who is a perfect example f ST/ The act f giving a human quality o characteristic t ST which is nt human, o an example f this
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  • The CHIEF problem we have in the area now is the spread of disease/ The CHIEF fire officer/accountant=> A police CHIEF, A new CHIEF of the security forces has just been appointed.
    Most important or main/ Highest in rank=> The person in charge f a group o org, o the ruler f a tribe
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  • The game involved throwing metal RINGS over a stick. The children sat in a RING around the teacher.
    A circle of any material, or any group of things or people in a circular shape or arrangement
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  • A boxing RING, The horses trotted round the RING.
    a special area where people perform or compete
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  • RINGS
    two round handles at the ends of two long ropes that hang from the ceiling and are used in gymnastics
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  • In the next game they will face the MIGHTY Patriots.(LITERARY)/ (US) They offered to raise salaries by 15 percent - that's a MIGHTY generous deal.
    Very large, powerful, or important/ VERY
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  • As a news reporter, when something important happens, I have to FOLLOW it UP. Brocchini failed to FOLLOW UP ON leads pointing to any other suspects.
    Discover more about something or to take further action connected with it
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