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Word

1

Meaning Word 2 Meaning

accept to agree toreceive or do

except not including

advers

e

unfavourable

, harmful

averse strongly

disliking;

opposed

advice recommendations about

what to do

advise to recommendsomething

affect to change or

make a

difference to

effect a result; to

bring about a

result

aisle a passagebetween

rows of seats

isle an island

all

togeth

er

all in one

place, all at

once

altoget

her

completely; on

the whole

along moving or

extending

horizontally

a long referring to

something of

great length


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on

aloud out loud allowedPermitted

altar a sacred tablein a church alter to change

amoral not

concerned

with right or

wrong/

making nosense

immora

l

not following

accepted moral

standards

apprai

se

to assess apprise to inform

someone

assent agreement,

approval

ascent the action of

rising orclimbing up

aural relating to

the ears or

hearing

an animal

with a verysensitive

aural

apparatus

oral relating to the

mouth; spoken

"an oral

agreement


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balmy pleasantly

warm

balmy daysand nights

barmy foolish, crazy

She made a

barmy BlueCheese

Dressing

bare to uncover ,

reveal

bear to carry; to put

up with

bated in phrase

'with batedbreath', i.e. in

great

suspense

baited with bait

attached orinserted

bazaar a Middle

Easternmarket

bizarre Strange

restaurants ofbizarre design--

one like a hat,

another like a

rabbit

berth a bunk in a

ship, train,etc.

birth the emergence

of a baby fromthe womb

born having

started life

borne Carried


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bough a branch of a

tree

bow to bend the

head; the front

of a shipbrake a device for

stopping a

vehicle; to

stop a

vehicle

break to separate into

pieces; a pause

breach to break

through, or

break a rule;

a gap

breech the back part of

a gun barrel

broach to raise asubject for

discussion

A decorative

pin worn by

women

brooch a piece ofjewellery

A decorative

pin worn by

women

canvas a type of

strong cloth

canvassto seek

peoples votes

censur to criticize censor to ban parts of


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e strongly a book or film;

a person who

does thiscereal a grass

producing an

edible grain;

a breakfast

food made

from grains

serial happening in a

series

chord a group of

musical

notes

cord a length of

string; a cord-

like body part

the bundle was

tied with a cordclimac

tic

forming a

climax

climati

c

relating to

climate

coarse rough course a direction; a

school subject;

part of a meal

complacent

smug andself-satisfied

he had

become

complaisant

willing toplease


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complacent

after years of

successcompl

ement

to add to so

as to

improve; an

addition that

improves

something

compli

ment

to praise or

express

approval; an

admiring

remark

counci

l

a group of

people who

manage or

advise

counseladvice; to

advise

cue a signal for action; a

wooden rod

queue a line of peopleor vehicles

curb to keep

something in

check; a

control orlimit

curb your

ange

kerb (in British

English) the

stone edge of a

pavement


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curran

t

a dried grape current happening

now; a flow of

water, air, orelectricity

defuse to make a

situation less

tense

diffuse to spread over

a wide area

The soldiers

diffused

desert a waterless,

empty area;to abandon

someone

dessert the sweet

course of ameal

Devic

e

The noun

device means

a gadget,scheme, or

procedure.

Devise The verb

devise means to

plan, conceive,or invent.

discre careful not to discreteseparate and
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et attract

attention

a discreetinvestor

a discreet

necklace

distinct

a government

with threediscrete

divisions

disinte

rested

Impartial

Disinterestedteacher

uninter

ested

not interested

draugh

t

A serving of

drink /a

current of air

they servedbeer on

draught

draft a first version

of a piece of

writing

draw an even score

at the end of

a game

drawer a sliding

storage

compartment

Dual(doou

l)

having twoparts

a dual role

for an actor

duel a fight or contest

between two

people


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elicit to draw out a

reply or

reactionelicit a

solution

illicit not allowed by

law or rules

ensure to make

certain that

something

will happen

insure to provide

compensation

if a person dies

or property isdamaged

envelo

p

to cover or

surround

envelop

e

a paper

container for a

letter

exercise physicalactivity; to

do physical

activity

exorcise to drive out anevil spirit

exorcise evil

spirits

fawn a young deer;

light brown

faun a mythical

being, part

man, part goatflaunt to display

ostentatiousl

y/proudly

flout to disregard a

rule


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flout the rules

flound

er

to move

clumsily; to

have

difficultydoing

something

He

floundered

along in the

heavy snow

founderto fail

The project

foundered

forbea

r

to refrain

she could not

forbear

weeping

forebea

r

an ancestor

foreword anintroduction

to a book

forwardonwards, ahead

freeze to turn to ice frieze a decoration


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along a wall

grisly Gruesome,

revoltinga grisly

murder

grizzly a type of bear

hoard a store horde a large crowd

of people

imply to suggest

indirectlyThe water

shortage

implies that

we have to

stop takinglong showers

infer to draw a

conclusion"He inferred

the right

number of

beans in the jar

and won theprize

loath reluctant,

unwilling

oath to go on

at such a

short notice

loathe to hate

I loathe that

man

loose to unfasten;

to set free

lose to be deprived

of; to be unable

to find


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meter a measuring

device

metre a metric unit;

rhythm in verse

militate to be apowerful

factor against

Politeness

militated

against this

opinion

mitigate to make lesssevere

The

circumstances

mitigate thecrime

palate the roof of

the mouth

palette a board for

mixing colours

pedal a foot-

operatedlever

peddle to sell goods

pole a long,

slender piece

of wood

poll voting in an

election

pour to flow or

cause to flow

pore a tiny opening;

to studysomething

closely

practic the use of an practiseto do


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e idea or

method; the

work orbusiness of a

doctor,

dentist, etc.

something

repeatedly to

gain skill; to dosomething

regularly

prescri

be

to authorize

use of

medicine; toorder

authoritativel

y

proscri

be

to officially

forbid

somethingI proscribe you

to call me late

at night

princi

pal

most

important;the head of a

school

principl

e

a fundamental

rule or belief

sceptic a person

inclined to

doubt

septic infected with

bacteria

sight the ability tosee

site a location

station

ary

not moving statione

ry

writing

materials


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storey a level of a

building

story a tale or

account

titillate to arouseinterest

A titillating

story

appeared in

the usually

conservativemagazine

titivate to make moreattractive,neat,s

mart,clean

"titivate the

child

tortuo

us

full of twists;

complex

a tortuous

road up themountain

"tortuous

legal

procedures

torturo

us

full of pain or

suffering

wreath a ring-shapedarrangement

of flowers

etc.

wreatheto surround orencircle


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1 Do you ......................... payment by credit card? (accept / except)2 Everybody turned up at Fiona's party ......................... her exboyfriend. (accept / except)3 What ......................... did the high altitude have on you? (affect / effect)4 Did the high altitude ......................... you when you were in Quito? (affect / effect)5 She gave me some excellent ......................... about my girlfriend. (advice / advise)6 I ......................... you not to get involved in Sandra and Mike's problems. (advice / advise)7 We need to find something to ......................... the curtains. (complement / compliment)8 She got annoyed with me because I didn't ......................... her on her new hair style.(complement / compliment)9 Don't tell anyone about my promotion. I want to be as ......................... about it as possible.(discreet / discrete)10 Catalan and Valencian are not ......................... languages. (discreet / discrete)

11 The weather forecast says that rain is ......................... . (eminent / imminent)12 Professor Pachorro is very ......................... among brain surgeons. (eminent / imminent)13 I wanted to see the ......................... about Manet in the Prado gallery in Madrid.(exhibition / expedition)14 A recent Spanish ......................... to the Antarctic has been collecting data about globalwarming. (exhibition / expedition)15 The South Downs, a range of hills running across Sussex, are not very ......................... .(high / tall)16 Tom Cruise is not ......................... . He's short. (high / tall)17 This is an ......................... device for opening bottles. (ingenious / ingenuous)18 Your argument is ......................... . Just tell me why you are in favour of a military solution.(irrelevant / irreverent)19 If you want to be a champion, you have to ......................... everyday. (practice / practise)

20 Learning to dance the salsa is a question of going to classes and lots of ......................... .(practice / practise)

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