CAE week 1 - vocab

Question 1

enquiry

Answer 1

an enquiry into sth

Question 2

outline

Answer 2

to mention only major pointed

Question 3

exposed/uncovered

Answer 3

sth. that wants to be hidden

Question 4

to reveal information

+2

Answer 4

make previous unknown information known to others

revealable
revealer

Question 5

premises

Answer 5

a house together with its land & outbuildings

Question 6

to put up with

Answer 6

to deal with sth annoying

tolerieren

Question 7

aisle

Answer 7

passage between rows and seats in trains/ churches

Question 8

to lodge sth. in

Answer 8

present a complaint formally to the proper authorities

Question 9

to elapse

Answer 9

time pass or go by

Question 10

deteriorate
deterioration
deteriorative

Answer 10

become progressively worse

Question 11

make sth. out

Answer 11

1. manage with some difficulty to see/hear sth

2. assert, claim sth.

Question 12

expenses

Answer 12

the costs incurred in a specific task (Ausgaben)

Question 12

practicalities

Answer 12

the quality or state of being practical (Machbarkeit)

Question 12

disembark

Answer 12

leave a ship/plane/train

Question 12

notorious

Answer 12

known for sth bad

Question 12

profoundly

Answer 12

extremly

-profoundness

Question 12

unpretentious

Answer 12

down to earth, simple, modest

pretentiousness

Question 12

transcend

Answer 12

go beyond the limit (überschreiten)

Question 13

ignite

Answer 13

evoke a feeling
cause to catch fire

ignitability / ignitable

Question 14

unprecedented

Answer 14

never happened before

Question 15

enthral

Answer 15

capture fascinated attention

enthralment

Question 16

ambiguity

Answer 16

being open to more than one interpretation (zwiespältig)

• ambiguous
• ambiguousness

Question 17

awe

Answer 17

a great feeling of respect

be in awe of sb./sth

Question 18

ordeal

Answer 18

a very unpleasant and prolonged experience

Question 19

baffled

Answer 19

confused

• bafflement

Question 20

bewildering

Answer 20

confusing

• bewilderment

Question 21

feat (n)

Answer 21

an achievement that requires great skills

Question 22

fare

Answer 22

perform in a specific way
(more common -> negative)

they do not fare so well

Question 23

frantic (adj)

Answer 23

extremely worried or frightened

-franticness

Question 24

groan (v)

Answer 24

1. make a deep sound conveying pain/despair/pleasure
   2.object: make a long creaking sound when pressure or weight is applied
   groan with/under

Question 25

roar (v)

Answer 25

1. deep prolonged cry uttered by a lion/ big group of wild animals
2. laugh loudly

Question 26

screech

Answer 26

make a loud harsh squealing sound

-> screechy

Question 27

stumble (v)

Answer 27

trip, momentarily lose your balance

stumble over words/through presentations

Question 28

swarm (V)

Answer 28

move somewhere in large numbers

Question 29

thunder (v)

Answer 29

speak loudly/forcefully

make a loud deep resounding noise

Question 30

tremble (v)

Answer 30

shake involuntary as a result of anxiety/ excitement

all of a tremble

Question 31

whine (v)

Answer 31

long high-pitched complaining cry/ sound

whiner, whiny

Question 32

bark at sb.

Answer 32

utter a command agressively

Question 33

buzz (v)

Answer 33

be buzzing with - be full of excitement

sound of mosquitos

Question 34

quaint (adj)

Answer 34

small, cute charmingly

Question 35

to long for sth

Answer 35

miss/desire

Question 36

eccentric guests

Answer 36

strange, unique in their own way

Question 37

solitude

Answer 37

peacefulness

Question 38

mundane

Answer 38

boring, lacking interest

mundanity, mundaneness