C1 VOCABULARY Flashcards

1
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A tough experience that tests you, like a difficult situation or a painful event.

A

ordeal

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2
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An impressive accomplishment like doing something hard or remarkable.

A

feat

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3
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Something that gets in your way or makes it harder to do something, like a barrier or challenge you have to overcome.

A

obstacles

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4
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something unusual, brave, or funny that someone has done (but is more like an accomplishment not as a risk-taking since that would be an adventure)

A

exploits

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5
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facing a tough challenge head-on, trying to beat it or solve it actively.

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battle

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6
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something that is achieved after a lot of work or effort (like an achievement but a little less impressive)

A

accomplishment

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7
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a problem that you must solve or deal with before you can make progress

A

hurdle

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8
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a test to discover how effective something is

A

trial

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9
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start to do something or to start to have success in something
(enter a property by force)
(interrupt a conversation)

A

break into

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10
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join an organisation by signing a contract

A

sign up (for)

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11
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practive or improve your skill or knowledge of something
(informarte, ponerte al día, repasar)

A

brush up on

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12
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be easy to see or notice for being different

A

stand out

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13
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pretend to have a particular way of speaking or behaving

A

put on

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14
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be similar to the objects, people or things around them
(camuflarse)

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blend in (with)

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15
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provide people with everything they want or need

A

catered for

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16
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be seen by others in a certain way

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come across

17
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required or demanded

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called for

18
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change into something different

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turn into

19
Q

practice

A

run through

20
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be forced to experience something unpleasant

A

come under

21
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officially suggest that someone should be considered for a particular job

A

put (someones name) forward

22
Q

Doing something good for others without expecting anything in return. (not selfish)

A

altruistic

23
Q

collect money for a cause (recaudar)

A

fundraising

24
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Giving money or resources to help others, usually through charities or organizations.

A

philanthropic

25
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someone is paying for something to happen or be promoted

A

sponsored

26
Q

autocomplacencia

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self-indulgence

27
Q

people who doubt so want for evidence (desconfiado)

A

sceptical

28
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engañado

A

decived

29
Q

easilly deceived (inocente)

A

gullible

30
Q

specting te worst for someone or something

A

cynical

31
Q

feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others.

A

compassionate

32
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putting a lot of effort in your work

A

conscientious

33
Q

behaving in a moral and honest way

A

principled

34
Q

able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions

A

resilient

35
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being a person who desires to inflict a wrong or injury on someone, usually in return for one received

A

spiteful

36
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being disorderly and disruptive

A

unruly

37
Q

= altruistic and the antonym is selfish

A

selfless

38
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an external force needed (rise meaning that something does it on its own)

A

raise