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Nadja CAE14

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  1. counterfeit
    not genuine; imitating something superior
  2. housekeeping
    the work of cleaning and running a house
  3. ransom
    the act of freeing from captivity or punishment
  4. redundancy
    the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded
  5. in arrears
    in debt
  6. in full
    referring to a quantity
  7. hire-purchase
    installment plan
  8. credibility
    the quality of being believable or trustworthy
  9. bargain
    an agreement between parties fixing obligations of each
  10. value
    the quality that renders something desirable
  11. windfall
    a sudden happening that brings good fortune
  12. consumerism
    the theory that increasing use of goods is beneficial
  13. spree
    engage without restraint in an activity and indulge
  14. heap
    a collection of objects laid on top of each other
  15. relieve
    free from a burden, evil, or distress
  16. voracious
    devouring or craving food in great quantities
  17. swap
    exchange or give in exchange for
  18. frugality
    prudence in avoiding waste
  19. cushion
    protect from impact
  20. sweatshop
    a factory where workers earn low pay in poor conditions
  21. patch
    a piece of cloth for decoration or to mend or cover a hole
  22. exploited
    developed or used to greatest advantage
  23. vintage
    the oldness of wines
  24. tiresome
    so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
  25. chuck
    throw carelessly
  26. pile
    a collection of objects laid on top of each other
  27. crate
    a rugged box (usually made of wood); used for shipping
  28. guideline
    a rule that provides direction for appropriate behavior
  29. scrap
    a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
  30. lump
    a compact mass
  31. interconnected
    operating as a unit
  32. entrepreneur
    someone who organizes a business venture
  33. blackmailer
    a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them
  34. enabling
    providing legal power or sanction
  35. revealing
    showing or making known
  36. drawer
    a boxlike container in a piece of furniture
  37. cocoa
    powder of ground roasted cacao beans with most of the fat removed
  38. ray
    a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
  39. fistful
    the quantity that can be held in the hand
  40. occurrence
    an instance of something happening
  41. inversion
    the act of turning inside out
Created on 四月 7, 2013 (updated 四月 7, 2013)

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