C1 words

Question 1

presently

Answer 1

= at the present time

e.g. Of 200 boats, only 200 are CURRENTLY operational.

Question 2

conscientious

Answer 2

= putting a lot of effort into your work

e.g. a DILIGENT student

Question 3

endeavour

Answer 3

= an attempt to achieve a goal

e.g. Crossing the North Pole on foot was an amazing feat of human ATTEMPT.

Question 4

obsolete

Answer 4

= old-fashioned

e.g Gas lamps became OLD when electric lighting was invented.

Question 5

reluctant

Answer 5

= not willing to do something

e.g. She was AVOIDING to talk about it.

Question 6

foul

Answer 6

=extremely unpleasant

e.g. I’ve had a BAD day.

Question 7

idle

Answer 7

= not working/ not being used
e.g. Half these factories now stand UNUSED.
It’s crazy to have 7.000 dollars sitting UNUSED in the bank.

Question 8

unquestionably

Answer 8

= in a way that is obvious and impossible to doubt

e.g. She is UNDOUBTEDLY good at physics.

Question 9

tedious

Answer 9

=boring

e.g. The problem is I find most forms of exercise so BORING.

Question 10

the bulk of smth

Answer 10

=most of smth

e.g. In fact, THE MAJORITY OF the book is taken up with criticizing other works.

Question 11

in bulk

Answer 11

=in large amounts

e.g. The office buys paper IN LARGE AMOUNTS to keep down costs.

Question 12

conscious

Answer 12

=awake, thinking and knowing what is happening

e.g. She’s still AWARE but he’s very badly injured.

Question 13

counterpart

Answer 13

= a person/thing that has an equivalent in a different place

e.g. The prime minister is to meet his European EQUIVALENTS to discuss the war against drugs.

Question 14

garment

Answer 14

= a piece of clothing

Question 15

consumption

Answer 15

= the amount used or eaten

e.g. As a nation, out AMOUNT of junk food (EATEN) is horrifying.

Question 16

discontent

Answer 16

=a feeling of wanting better treatment or an improved situation
e.g. DISSATISFACTION among junior ranks was rapidly spreading.
There was widespread DISSATISFACTION at/about/over/with the plan.

Question 17

magistrate

Answer 17

= a person who acts as a judge in a law court that deals with crimes that are less serious
e.g. He will appear before the JUDGE tomorrow.

Question 18

meet

Answer 18

= to fulfil, satisfy or achieve (conditions/requirements/deadlines)
e.g. We haven’t yet been able to find a house that SATISFIES our needs/requirements.
They will only agree to sign the contract if certain conditions are FULFILLED.
Do you think we will be able to SATISFY our deadline/target?

Question 19

imitate

Answer 19

= to behave in a similar way to someone or something else, or to copy the speech or behaviour, etc. of someone or something
e.g Some of the younger pop bands try to REPLICATE their musical heroes from the past.

Question 20

a surge in

Answer 20

= a sudden and great increase

e.g. An unexpected INCREASE IN electrical power caused the computer to crash.

Question 21

numerous

Answer 21

= many

e.g. We have discussed these plans on MANY occasions.

Question 22

disturbance

Answer 22

= something that interrupts someone or makes someone feel worried
e.g. Residents are tired of the NOISE caused by the nightclub.

Question 23

unjustified

Answer 23

= wrong and/or not deserved

e.g. The defendant had supreme and, as it turned out, WRONGFUL confidence in his own judgment.

Question 24

hilarious

Answer 24

= extremely funny and causing a lot of laughter

e.g. He didn’t like the film at all - I thought it was FUNNY.

Question 25

vacancy for

Answer 25

= a space or place that is available to be used
= a job that no one is doing and is therefore available for someone new to do
e.g. There are still some PLACES for students in science and engineering, but the PLACES in humanities have been FILLED.
There is a PLACES for a shop assistant on Saturdays.

Question 26

eligible for

Answer 26

= having the necessary qualities or satisfying the necessary conditions
e.g. ALLOWED for early retirement/maternity leave/ a grant/
ALLOWED to vote

Question 27

deprived

Answer 27

= not having the things that are necessary for a pleasant life, such as enough money, food, or good living conditions
e.g UNPLEASANT childhood/ background/ area

Question 28

happens

Answer 28

= to do or be by chance
e.g. They OCCURRED to look in the right place almost immediately.
Fortunately it OCCURRED (that) there was no one in the house.
It just so OCCURS that I have her phone number right here.

Question 29

redundancy

Answer 29

= a situation in which someone loses their job because their employer does not need them
e.g. She took voluntary UNEMPLOYMENT.

Question 30

redundancy

Answer 30

= a situation in which someone loses their job because their employer does not need them
e.g. She took voluntary UNEMPLOYMENT.

Question 31

scarce

Answer 31

= not easy to find or get

e.g. ALMOST-NONE resources

Question 31

scarce

Answer 31

= not easy to find or get

e.g. ALMOST-NONE resources

Question 32

mislead

Answer 32

= to cause someone to believe something that is not true

e.g. He has admitted FOOLING the police about his movements on the night of the murder.