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CAE UNIT 10

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    VOCABULARY BOOSTER
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  • undergraduate
    a student who is studying for a first degree at a college or university
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  • mindful
    conscious or aware of something.
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  • be right in thinking
    to be correct
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  • leading adj
    main, most important or most succseeful
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  • have second thoughts about sth
    to begin to doubt a decision that you have already made is wrong
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  • think very highly of sbdy
    to admire and respect someone a lot
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  • talk sense
    to speak in a reasonable way
  •  15
  • think long and hard about sth
    to take the time needed to understand something before making a decision about it
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  • "Do you think you might be in line for promotion?" "No, it's just wishful thinking."
    the imagining or discussion of a very unlikely future event or situation as if it were possible and might one day happen
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  • I was so tired, I couldn't think straight
    to be unable to use your mind in an effective way
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  • I have a mind to go without him if he's going to be such an idiot!
    to think that you might do something, often because something has annoyed you
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  • Bearing in mind that it’s Christmas, how much do you think the flight will cost?
    to remember to consider something when you are thinking about or doing something else
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  • Can I pick your brain about how you got rid of those weeds?
    to ask someone's advice about a subject the person knows a lot about
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  • When I was younger, I thought nothing of riding my bike 50 miles in a day.
    to consider that an activity is easy and not unusual
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  • I'm going to sue them for everything they're worth—maybe then they'll think twice about trying to steal my ideas!
    To reconsider, be cautious about, or thoroughly contemplate something before committing to it
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  • I really need some headspace just now
    time to think clearly away from mental pressures
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