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vocabulary 1

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    unit 2
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  • binge-watch: to watch many or all episodes of (a TV series) in rapid succession
    verb: today are a binge-watch of my series
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  • bling: expensive, ostentatious clothing and jewelry, or the wearing of them
    noun: the necklace is bling
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  • clickbait: (on the internet) content whose main purpose is to attract attention and encourage visitors to click on a link to a particular web page
    noun:  these recent reports of the show´s imminet demise are hyperbolic
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  • crowdfunding: the practice of funding a project or venture by raising many small amounts of money from a large number of people, typically via the internet
    noun:  Crowdfunding provides locally sourced finance for renewable energy projects around the country
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  • downvote/upvote: Downvote is the opposite of upvote, which represents support for something.
    verb and noun:  when one of my comments gets downvoted I don´t take it personally
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  • earworn: a catchy song or tune that runs continually through a person's mind
    noun:  An earworm is a piece of music that sticks in your mind.
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  • Google: The term google itself is a creative spelling of googol
    verb and noun: today i have to use google for a homework
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  • meme: an amusing or interesting item (such as a captioned picture or video) or genre of items that is spread widely online especially through social media
    noun: I saw a vey good meme
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  • photobomb: spoil a photograph of (a person or thing) by unexpectedly appearing in the camera's field of view as the picture is taken, typically as a prank or practical joke
    noun and verb:  We were photobombed by a guy dressed in a gorilla suit
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  • staycation: a vacation spent in one's home country rather than abroad, or one spent at home and involving day trips to local attractions
    noun:  It's easy to have a staycation in a place like NYC.
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  • trend: a general direction in which something is developing or changing
    verb and noun:  Surveys show a trend away from home-ownership and toward rented accommodation
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  • tweet: a post made on the social media application Twitter
    verb and noun: I posted a tweet today
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  • check out: establish the truth or inform oneself about someone or something
    noun:  We checked out (of/from our hotel) at 5 a.m. to catch a 7 a.m. flight.
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  • take off: If an aircraft, bird, or insect takes off, it leaves the ground and begins to fly
    verb: The plane take off at 8.30 a.m
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  • turned on: to attack or criticize someone suddenly and unexpectedly
    verb: Suddenly she just turned on me and accused me of undermining her
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  • turned off: to stop someone feeling interested or excited, especially sexually
    verb: I would think the smell of her breath would turn anyone off
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