CAE week 6 Flashcards
inadvertently
accidently
insipid
without much taste
nondescript
very ordinary
nonchalant
casually calm and relaxed
disgruntled
annoyed or disappointed because you were treated unfairly
unassuming
showing no desire to be noticed or given special treatment
continual vs. continuous
continual: sth keeps happening again and again
continuous: 1 long time
during
+ noun phrase (event)
imaginary vs imaginative
imaginary: not real
imaginative: einfallsreich
permit vs. permission
permit: physical document that allows you to do sth
permission: abstract concept
sew vs. sow
sew: nähen
sow: säen
stationary vs stationery
stationary: not moving
stationery: office supplies
briefly vs shortly
briefly: an overview of sth
shortly: to be somewhere shortly (soon)
misgivings
feeling of doubt or uncertainty about what might happen
misprint
an error in print
mistrustful
not to have trust in sb.
to be mistrustful of sb
misanthrope
avoid/dislike people
to be anal about sth
very picky/ perfectionist
remain
remains (n) always S!
fit
unfit for sth.
analyse
analysis
analyst
analytical
to come to light
ans licht kommen
to come away feeling + adj
-
commensurate with sth
proportionate
obsolete
no longer produced or used ->machines
to have some lay-offs
kündigungen
there is no …
point in doing sth
reason to do sth
use doing sth
it is not …. doing
worth
to desist from
legal way of saying ‘stop doing’
persist …
in doing sth
-> continue in an opinion or course of action despite difficulties
to have a …. for figures
an eye for ….
a nose for …
head
detail
bargains
to have an understanding …
of sth
to be criticised…. doing sth
for
to be told-off … doing sth
for
to be accused … doing sth
of
to be charged … murder
with
to commission sb. to do sth
to pay sb to produce sth
to … money …. sth
plough . into
to … the benefits
reap
(receive) INF.
to object … doing sth
to
express disapprovement
to disapprove … sb …. sth
of . doing
to do sth with a view to … sth
doing
to go … strike
on
to keep … …. sb
in with
stay friendly
walk-out
a sudden angry departure
a prospect … doing sth
of
output
what is produced
subsidy
subsidise
amount provided or saved
support an organisation or activity financially
to resign … a job
from
(voluntarily leave a job)
resignation
put time and effort … sth
into
to keep sth in check
under control
ramifications
consequences
persevere with sth
persist in doing sth even with difficulties
perseverance
attainment
achievement
insight
understanding
to be entrenched
firmly rooted
trench
to squander
spend monez recklessly
