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## infinitive, gerund
the -ing form is used after prepositions and: detest, dislike, enjoy, hate, like, love, prefer, resent
# words
## megacities
* sustainable infrastructure
* sprawling, increasing, expanding
* urban / metropolitan area
* accomodating
* enchancing / improving
* degradation
* multilingual / diverse
* density
* undergo
* urban sprawl
* successive waves of immigrants, an excessive influx of immigrants
* allure
* emulate / immitate
* veneer / to develop veneer
* assorted / diverse cultures
* racial tensions, prejudices against
* inadequate infrastructure
* exclusive / inclusive
* to be biased
* alienation = odtujitev
## advertising
* to skew / distort
* gender discrimination
* racist connotation
* perpetrated / perpatuated / stereotyped / portrayed
* submissive
* misogynistic
* misleading
* implicit
* catchy jingles
* subtle
* blatant
* ubiquitous
* watchdog
* exploit
* deceptive misleading / false advertisement
* to endorse a product / to recommend it
* product endorsement
* to disclaim / say you have no responsibility
## consumerism
* irresistible bargains
* an insatiable desire
* compulsive shopping
* resist temptation
* to be tempted into
* parlance / jargon
* avalanche
* parmy / crazy
* mock-up / replica
* meandered / wandered
* critical faculties / ability to judge objectively
* oasis / refuge
* blithely / in a carefree manner
* coughing up / spending
* banal repetitious and dull
* proceeds / profits
* glorified / seeming more important than in reality is
* gratifying
# phrasal verbs
## take
* to take after = to resemble
* to take back = apologise
* to take somebody for = identify wrongly
* to take in = fully understand
* to take off = remove / leave the ground / imitating
* take over = gain control of
* take to somebody = like immediately
* take up = start
* taken aback = strongly surprised
* taken in = be deceived
## set
* set about = began
* set aside = save
* set back = hindered = ovirati
* set in (weather) = started to continue
* set off/out = started a journey
* to set on = to cause to attack
* set up = started
## stand
* stand by = support
* stand for = represents
* stand in = replace temporarily
* stand out = be noticable
* stand up = support
## turn
* turn down = refused admittance / refuse an offer
* turn in = give to the police
* turn off = switch off
* turn out = proved to be
* turn up = appear
## wear
* worn away = reduced gradually
* wear off = stop
* worn out = exhausted
## work
* work on = what effect it has on
* work out = find a solution
* worked up = developed
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