H.ADV - Unit 6, compound nouns | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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read the definition and give the compound noun

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a company or activity that has developed from one that already existed:

offshoot

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an increase in the amount or success of something, such as a country's economic activity:

upturn

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to damage a vehicle so badly that it cannot be repaired:

write-off

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an event, such as a meeting or fight, that ends a disagreement or decides who will win:

showdown

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a return to an earlier and better position or condition / to become famous, powerful, or important again after a period of being much less famous, etc

comeback

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in boxing, the act of hitting the other fighter so that they fall to the ground and are unable to get up again within ten seconds:

knockout

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a sudden forceful expression of emotion, especially anger:

outburst

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a disadvantage or the negative part of a situation:

drawback

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the cost or process of keeping something, such as a building, in good condition:

upkeep

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a person whose job is to watch for someone or something to appear (e.g. danger):

lookout

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a lot of rain falling in a short time

downpour

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something that causes the destruction of a person, organization, or government and that causes a loss of power, money, or health:

downfall (In the end, ambition was his downfall.)

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very important in the progress or development (e.g. scientific advance)

breakthrough

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a failure to work or be successful:

breakdown

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a situation in which a company gets control of another company by buying enough of its shares:

takeover

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a shop that is one of many owned by a particular company and that sells the goods that the company has produced:

outlet

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