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Vocab C1 Group 8
Learning new words in context
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| alternative | 1. choice; one of two or more things offered for choice 2. other or remaining choice |
| beverage | drink; liquid for drinking |
| blunder | mistake or error caused by stupidity or carelessness |
| controversy | dispute; quarrel; debate; strife |
| custody | care; safekeeping; guardianship |
| diminutive | below average size; small; tiny |
| dispel | drive away by scattering; scatter; disperse |
| dormant | inactive, as if asleep; sleeping; quiet; sluggish; resting |
| exclusively | solely; without sharing with others; undividedly |
| exempt | freed or released from a duty, liability, or rule to which others are subject |
| imperil | endanger; jeopardize |
| lineage | descent (in a direct line from a common ancestor); ancestry; family; extraction |
| major | greater; larger; more important; principal |
| objective | aim or end (of an action) ; goal |
| opinionated | unduly attached to ones' own opinion; obstinate; stubborn |
| presently | in a little time; shortly; soon; before long |
| procrastinate | put things off; delay; postpone; defer; dawdle |
| prodigious | extraordinary in size, quantity, or extent; vast; enormous; huge; amazing |
| protract | draw out; lengthen in time; prolong; extend |
| retain | keep; continue to have, hold, or use |
| retentive | having the power to retain or remember; tenacious |