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Counting the costs of bogus claims (34 Karten)

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bogus false

false
not genuine
crooked

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a tramp

person with no fixed home
wandering from place to place

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aided

helped

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was set to enjoy

was about to begin to enjoy

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plague

large number

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gripping

seizing

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skyward

very high

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crooked

bogus
false

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dire

terrible

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spanning

here: including

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revelation

things made known

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to crack down on

to make strong measures against

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startling

stunning
almost unbelievable

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claimant

person filing a claim

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aroused

caused

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exaggeration

making up thinks worse than expected

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a wholesale fiddle

an enormous swindle

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through the roof

sky high

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they are not entitled to it

they have no rights to it

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premium

sum of money paid to an insurance company

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a premium hike

a rise in premium

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prevalent

common
widespread

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respondents

persons responding in a survey

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latent

existing, but not yet visible or active

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to indulce in

to allow

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pastime

hobby

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scams

illegal schemes

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abuse

here: wrong use

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phoney

not genuine

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to clamp down on

to become stricter about

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the pendulum will swing too far in the other direction

opinions will go too far in the opposite direction

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scrupulously honest

extremely careful in being honest

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to cheat the system

to deceive the system

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to ensure

to make sure

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Autor: lenareifschneider

Oberthema: Englisch

Thema: Communication

Veröffentlicht: 04.05.2010

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Counting the costs of bogus claims (34 Karten)