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Vocab 7
Power Struggle in Florence
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Undergraduate 1
01/02/2013

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employ (vt)
Definition
to pay sb. to work for you
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envious (adj)
Definition
wanting sth. that sb. else has
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scandal (cn/un)
Definition
an event in which sb., esp. sb. important, behaves in a bad way that shocks people
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donate (vi/vt)
Definition
to give sth., esp. money, to a person or an organization in order to help them
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inscription (cn)
Definition
sth. engraved or written on a stone, in the front of a book, etc.
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ritual (cn/un)
Definition
a ceremony that is always performed in the same way, in order to mark an important religious or social occasion
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assembly line (cn)
Definition
a system for making things in a factory in which the products move past a line of workers who each make or check one part
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expert (cn)
Definition
sb. who has a special skill or special knowledge of a subject, gained as a result of training or experience
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pump (cn/vt)
Definition
(cn) a machine for forcing liquid or gas into or out of sth.
(vt) to make liquid or gas move in a particular direction, using a pump
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pageant (cn)
Definition
1 a public competition for young women in which their appearance,or other qualities are compared and judged
2 an organized public show where people dress in decorated or unusual clothes
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dazzling (adj)
Definition
very impressive and attractive
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array (cn)
Definition
a group of people or things, esp. one that is large or impressive
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marvel (cn/vt)
Definition
(cn)sth. or sb. that is extremely useful or skilled
(vt) to be filled with wonder, admiration, or astonishment, as at sth. surprising or extraordinary
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exotic (adj)
Definition
1 sth. that is exotic seems unusual and interesting because it is related to a foreign country
2 strikingly unusual or strange in effect or appearance
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coax (vt)
Definition
to persuade sb. to do sth. that they do not want to do by talking to them in a kind, gentle, and patient way
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solitary (adj)
Definition
doing sth. without anyone else with you or spending a lot of time alone
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take sb.'s breath away (idiom)
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used to describe sth. that is overwhelmingly beautiful or amazing
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obvious (adj)
Definition
1 easy to notice or understand
2 what clearly seems the best thing to do
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vision (cn)
Definition
an idea of what you think sth. should be like. You can imagine it happening.
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approval (un)
Definition
a favorable response or attitude; official agreement
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