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Noun - praise and approval

Adjective : Her approval was the highest …… he could receive.

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Accolade

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Noun: a group of people who share a characteristic, usually age

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Cohort

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Noun - a small piece or amount of something that is left from a larger original piece or amount

The ….. of last nights meal

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remnant

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Noun : very great admiration or praise for someone, especially when it is more than is deserved

As a born performer, she loves the excitement and she loves the….

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Adulation

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Adjective: not intentional

All authors need to be wary of …… copying of other people’s ideas

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inadvertent

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Adjective : extremely small

The amounts of radioactivity present were …..

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infinitesimal

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Adjective: unusual; not often experienced or shown

E.g. He sprang to the phone with ….. eagerness.

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Unwonted

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Noun: the fact of containing salt of the amount of salt contained in something:

E.g. You should test the …… of the water.

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salinity

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Noun: written language in its ordinary form rather than poetry:

Reading ….. rather than poem

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Prose

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Adjective: (of something unpleasant or dangerous) gradually and secretly causing harm:

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Insidious

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Adjective: not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations.

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Scepticism

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Adjective : impossible to understand:

E.g. For some ……. reason they built the toilet next to the kitchen.

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Unfathomable

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Verb: to tell someone that they have done something wrong

His mother ……. him for eating too quickly.

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Admonish

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Adjective : very special and suitable for a king or queen:

E.g. he made a …. entrance

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Regal

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Adjective: arrogantly superior and disdainful.

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Haughty

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Verb: to cause someone or a group of people to stop supporting and agreeing with you

E.g. All these changes to the newspaper have …….. its traditional readers.

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Alienate

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Verb : to avoid someone intentionally, or to prevent someone from taking part in the activities of a group:

Eg His colleagues ……. him after he criticized the company in public.

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ostracise

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Verb : to make an expression of pain, strong dislike, etc. in which the face twists in an ugly way:

He tried to stand but ….. with pain

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Grimace

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Adjective: too organized and controlled:

Eg a …… school/society/lifestyle

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regimented

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Adjective : If you are ……., you are certain that you are right and that everyone else is wrong.

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Dogmatic

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Noun : the situation in which someone or something is laughed at and considered stupid or of no value

Her speech was met with hoots/howls of …..

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Derision

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Adjective : showing derision

A …… laugh

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Derisive

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Noun: Something that is out of fashion and no longer trendy

e.g. once a new social media site becomes trendy, all of the old sites become ….. and lose users

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Passe

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Noun: effective writing or speaking intended to influence people

As a teenager, the best way to avoid trouble is to avoid the angry….. from your peers

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Rhetoric

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Adjective: involving or producing movement

e.g. the ….. sculpture moved back and forth, startling the museum visitors

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kinetic

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Adjective: Attractiverly thin and able to move quickly and smoothly.

The ….. yoga instructor twisted herself into shapes that her students could only dream of.

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Lissome

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Verb: To trim something by cutting away the outer edges; reduce something in size, extent, or quantity

e.g. The cook’s hands were store after she …… hundreds of potatoes for the banquet

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pare

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Verb: To make something less likely to happen or succeed; to work against

e.g. The rain will …… a change of venue for our picnic

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militate

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Noun: A guide, especially one who takes tourists to museums, monuments, or architectural sites and explains what is being seen.

E.g. On Crete, they sought out a highly recommended ….., hoping to receive the best possible introduction to the noteworthy historical sites

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Cicerone

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Verb: To stop, close up, or block something

e.g. A shadow is thrown across the Earth’s surface during a solar eclipse when the light from the sun is …. by the moon

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occlude

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Noun: A desire or effect to promote goodness

The Metropolitan Museum of Art owes much of its collection to the ……. of private collectors who willed their estates to the museum.

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philanthropy

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Adjective: New or almost new, and in very good condition; not spoiled or worn from use.

Because there were few tourists on the island, the beaches were still ….. and beautiful

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pristine

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Adjective: Being intelligent, having a very good understanding of situations, possibilities, and people, and often willing to use tricks to achieve an aim.

Unfortunately, the young chess player was no match for the …. man who had been playing the game for over 35 years.

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Wily

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adjective suddenly filled with strong feelings of shock and worry

e.g. He looked at her ……

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Aghast

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adjective extremely polite or helpful or showing a lot of respect in a way that is annoying or does not seem sincere

e.g. She was trying to be friendly, but she just seemed ……. and insincere.

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smarmy

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adjective: having the same meaning

e.g. The words “annoyed” and “irritated” are more or less ……….

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Synonymous

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Adjective : pleasant and friendly

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Amiable

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adjective: unable to be explained or understood

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inexplicable

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Noun : a person who is one of the first people to do something

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Pioneered

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Adjective: to officially refuse to allow something

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Prohibit

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Adjective to prevent someone from doing something by making them feel nervous or embarrassed

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Inhibit

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Verb: to remove one or all of the organs from the inside of a body

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Eviscerate

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Noun : the belief that something is true

E.g I’m not prepared to give ….. to anonymous complaints.

His bruises added/lent ….. to his statement that he had been beaten.

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Credence

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Verb : to completely satisfy yourself or a need, especially with food or pleasure, so that you could not have any more

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Satiate

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Noun the furthest point, especially from the centre:

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Extremity

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Noun : a group of different types of something:

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assortment

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Noun : the return of objects that were stolen or lost

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Restitution

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noun: energy and strength

According to the packet, these vitamin pills will restore lost …..

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vitality

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Adjective active, positive, and full of energy

E.g. She’s one of those ….. personalities that you often see hosting TV game shows.

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effervescent

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Adjective : having or showing understanding and the ability to make good judgments:

E.g. a ….. person/comment/choice

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Sagacious

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(adj.) having little substance or strength
(Your argument is very ….. since it relies so much on speculation and hearsay.) I.e weak and does not exist

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Tenuous

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(adj.) good at speaking quickly, cleverly, and in a way that is likely to persuade people, whether speaking the truth or not
(He has got a ….tongue.)

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glib

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