Higher level Flashcards
question
enquiry
lay down
dictate
pick up
acquire
speak badly of
disparage
drunk
inebriated
to make an apology
to issue an apology
counter-argument
rebuttal
in the middle of
amid, amidst
to keep expectations
to live up to expectations
to select
to shortlist
deceived
short-changed
to harm
to scathe
fame
limelight
praised
lauded
linked
interwoven
agreement
consensus
interesting
compelling
completely
utterly
extremely bad
abysmal
total agreement
unanimous
highly-skilled
virtuoso
too intense
frenetic
unmatched
unparalleled
innovative
groundbreaking
ending
finale
not very good
mediocre
lonely
bereft
to express
to convey
to criticise
to rave
to dig
to delve
fail to impress
to underwhelm
bad situation
plight
distressing
harrowing
happy
buoyant
regretful
apologetic
interesting
engaging
to try to impress
to be pretentious
new, different
refreshing
difficult experience
ordeal
to discourage
to deter
thrilled
rapt
to want
to yearn
to tempt
to tantalise
lovable
endearing
dull
prosaic, pedestrian, lustreless
bland
vapid
fascinating
riveting, spellbinding, enrapturing, gripping
tedious
wearisome
captivating
enthralling
clichéd
bromidic
interesting
absorbing
to make an agreement
to come to terms with
disability
impairment
negative
adverse
not knowing
unbeknownst
in abundance
profusely
improvised
impromptu
after your death
upon your death
serious
acute
quick (plot, novel)
fast-moving
full of drama
action-packed
funny
hilarious
exciting
thrilling
moving, touching
heart-warming
a portrayal of
a depiction of
clever
witty
careful
skilful
in my opinion…
to my mind…
regarding that
as far as (…) is concerned…
not fair
not cricket
silly
empty-headed
happy
good-humoured, buoyant
thief of wallets
pickpocket
a difficult situation
predicament, ordeal
safari park
game reserve
health
welfare
young people
adolescents
true character
inherent characteristics
mercy
leniency
forever
for good
get information, answers
elicit
obsessively fond of sb
infatuated
advanced
cutting edge
strong liking
penchant
hasty, brief
cursory
inventive - naive
ingenious - ingenuous
serious
grave, acute
docilely
tamely
revive
rekindle
fascinated
mesmerized
absurd, ridiculous
farcical
picky
selective
careful
thorough, skilful
fantastical, imaginative
fanciful, whimsical
think up
conceive
puzzle, riddle
brainteaser
to compare
to liken
meticulous
painstaking
casual
fortuitous
aggressively
viciously
renovation, improvement
revamp
joke
hoax
reduction
depletion
to generate, to provoke
to trigger
to make it happen
to set off
to exaggerate
to overstate
realistic
feasible
to minimise importance
to downplay
activity
hustle and bustle
to avoid
to avert
late
belatedly
clever
shrewd, witty
integrative, panoramic
holistic
to give
to yield
difficult achievement (proeza)
prowess
skilfully
stealthily
dead body (carroña)
carrion
to look for in the rubbish
to scavenge
to confirm
to corroborate, to bear out
to put obstacles
to hinder
to disappear
to vanish
to kick out
to banish
to kill selectively
to cull
to move awkwardly
to lumber
to be bitter and very bad-tempered (hiel)
gall
to consider
to deem
enemy
foe
a purchase
a buyout
doubt
hesitate
think
figure
or
alternatively
open
unlock
nice
thoughtful
with six years old
at the age of six
to ignore
to downplay
to worsen
to aggravate
to ease
to alleviate, to mitigate
to compromise
to jeopardize
to compensate
to counteract
to limit, to restrict
to curb
to decrease, to make smaller
to diminish
to stop
to halt
to identify
to pinpoint
to avoid
to sidestep, to overlook, to avert
to increase
to snowball
cold, grey
bleak
grey
grim
undeniable
unchallenged
innegable
undisputed
to exaggerate
to overstate
to tax
to levy
to confirm
to bear out
to simplify
to streamline
efficient
streamlined
very important
vital
effort, attempt
endeavour
to accept
to acquiesce
acceptance, consent
acquiescence
war
warfare
to establish
to ascertain
disadvantage
drawback
to begin, to carry out
to undertake
to hire
to recruit
to multiply for six
sixfold (adj. adv.)
to limit
to narrow
old
long-lived
rough
rugged
too big
oversized
to tremble
to wobble
very tiny
minuscule, infinitesimal
too huge
colossal
to give up
to surrender
