C1 VOCABULARY Flashcards
A tough experience that tests you, like a difficult situation or a painful event.
ordeal
An impressive accomplishment like doing something hard or remarkable.
feat
Something that gets in your way or makes it harder to do something, like a barrier or challenge you have to overcome.
obstacles
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)
exploits
facing a tough challenge head-on, trying to beat it or solve it actively.
battle
something that is achieved after a lot of work or effort (like an achievement but a little less impressive)
accomplishment
a problem that you must solve or deal with before you can make progress
hurdle
a test to discover how effective something is
trial
start to do something or to start to have success in something
(enter a property by force)
(interrupt a conversation)
break into
join an organisation by signing a contract
sign up (for)
practive or improve your skill or knowledge of something
(informarte, ponerte al día, repasar)
brush up on
be easy to see or notice for being different
stand out
pretend to have a particular way of speaking or behaving
put on
be similar to the objects, people or things around them
(camuflarse)
blend in (with)
provide people with everything they want or need
catered for
be seen by others in a certain way
come across
required or demanded
called for
change into something different
turn into
practice
run through
be forced to experience something unpleasant
come under
officially suggest that someone should be considered for a particular job
put (someones name) forward
Doing something good for others without expecting anything in return. (not selfish)
altruistic
collect money for a cause (recaudar)
fundraising
Giving money or resources to help others, usually through charities or organizations.
philanthropic
someone is paying for something to happen or be promoted
sponsored
autocomplacencia
self-indulgence
people who doubt so want for evidence (desconfiado)
sceptical
engañado
decived
easilly deceived (inocente)
gullible
specting te worst for someone or something
cynical
feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others.
compassionate
putting a lot of effort in your work
conscientious
behaving in a moral and honest way
principled
able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions
resilient
being a person who desires to inflict a wrong or injury on someone, usually in return for one received
spiteful
being disorderly and disruptive
unruly
= altruistic and the antonym is selfish
selfless
an external force needed (rise meaning that something does it on its own)
raise
