Met Gold Vocabulary Unit 2 set 1

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• according to

• the profession or work of keeping or checking financial accounts, same as accountancy

• admiration

• as shown by something or stated by someone

• accessible

• not afraid of taking risks or trying new things

• accounting 

• a feeling of great respect and liking for something or someone

• adventurous

• a place, building, or object that is accessible is easy to reach or get into

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• benefit from

• be willing to do something

• alter

• the difference in age between two people

• be prepared to

• if you benefit from something, it gives you an advangage, improves your life or helps you in some way

• age gap

• to prevent something bad from happening

• avoid

• to change, or to make someone or something change

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• brief spell

• the process of looking after someone, especially because they are ill, old, or very young

• bond

• to become involved in a new job or business activity

• care

• something that unites two or more people or groups, such as love, or a shared interest or idea

• carry on

• a short period of time

• break into

• to continue doing something

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• close relationship

• two or more different things that exist together or are used or put together

• caution

• a quality or feature of something or someone that is typical of them and easy to recognize

• comfort

• the quality of being very careful to avoid danger or risks

• characteristic

• if you have a close relationship with someone you like or love each other very much

• combination

• a feeling of being physically relaxed and satisfied, so that nothing is hurting you, making you feel too hot or cold, etc.

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• compelling

• to make someone feel certain that something is true

• convince

• determined or trying very hard to be more successful than other people or businesses

• contradictory

• an argument, etc., that makes you feel certain that something is true or that you must do something about it

• competitive

• to think of someone or something in a particular way or to have a particular opinion

• consider

• two statements, beliefs, etc., that are contradictory are different and therefore cannot both be true or correct

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• define

• to describe something correctly and thoroughly, and to say what standards, limits, qualities, etc., it has that make it different from other things

• cope (with)

• to succeed in dealing with a difficult problem or situation

• criticise

• very high quality clear glass

• crystal

• the legal right to be the only producer or seller of a book, play, film, or record for a specific length of time

• copyright

• to find fault with or judge something/someone negatively

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• desirable

• done in a way that is intended or planned

• discourage

• the things that will happen to someone in the future, especially those that cannot be changed or controlled

• determined

• something that is desirable is worth having or doing

• destiny

• to persuade someone not to do something, especially by making it seem difficult or bad

• deliberately

• having a strong desire to do something, so that you will not let anyone stop you

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• dynasty

• a play for the theatre, television, radio, etc., usually a serious one, or plays in general

• emotion

• a family of kings or other rulers whose parents, grandparents, etc., have ruled the country for many years

• divided

• to persuade someone to help you to do something 

• enlist

• a strong human feeling such as love, hate, or anger

• drama

• if something divides, or if you divide it, it separates into two or more parts

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• fake

• a family group that consists not only of parents and children but also of grandparents, aunts, etc.

• fabulous

• a copy of a valuable object, painting, etc., that is meant to deceive people

• extended family

• to the same degree or amount

• extreme

• very great in degree   

• equally

• extremely good or impressive

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• firm

• to have a personality that does not change

• field

• a business or company, especially a small one    

• follow in (sb's) footsteps

• to start to exist, or make something start to exist, especially as the result of a natural process

• fixed personality

• to do the same thing as someone else, e.g. one of your parents, has done

• form

• an area of land in the country, especially one where crops are grown or animals feed on grass