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CPE vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Non-committed | Not involving oneself to a particular view, course or the like |
| Dismissive | feeling or showing that something is unworthy of consideration |
| Hackneyed | Corny, trite |
| Cliffhanger | a story or event with a strong element of suspense |
| Contrived | created or arranged in a way that seems artificial and unrealistic. Forced. |
| Ghetto | Slum area |
| Reluctant | unwilling and hesitant; disinclined |
| Despair | lose or be without hope. |
| Make ends meet | earn just enough money to live on. |
| Praiseworthy | deserving approval and admiration |
| Paramount | more important than anything else; supreme |
| Swarm | a large or dense group of flying insects. (metaphorically: numerous people)/(v) move in a swarm |
| Dash out | leave a place in a hurry to get something |
| Unattainable | not able to be reached or achieved |
| Clutter | cover or fill sth with an untidy collection of things |
| Flutter | fly unsteadily or hover by flapping the wings quickly and lightly |
| Linger | be slow to disappear / stay in a place longer than necessary |
| Fleeting | brief |
| Fuzzy | difficult to perceive; indistinct or vague |
| Cherish | protect and care for (someone) lovingly |
| Blot-out | to make obscure, insignificant, or inconsequential. Ruin. |
| Rekindle | stir up, spark |
| Conjure up | present to the mind; evoke |
| Take heed | Pay attention |
| Off the beaten track | in or into an isolated place. |
| Stranded | left without the means to move from somewhere. |
| Reminiscent | tending to remind one of sth or suggesting sth by resemblance |
| Can't help myself | to be unable to control one's actions or stop oneself from doing something |
| Give in to sb | to admit that you have been defeated by somebody/something. |
| Help yourself | to serve oneself as much food or drink as one would like |
| Can't help | to not be able to control or stop something |
| Give it a little time | To wait to make a definitive judgment on some thing or situation. Often used as a phrase of encouragement. |
| Help me out | ask for help |
| I'll give you that | To partially agree |
| Lest | for fear that — used to say that you do not want something to happen. |
| Derelict | Lacking maintanance |
| Laden | Heavily filled, loaded with |
| Strike a chord with | The same as resonates with |
| Mounts | Pile up or accumulate |
| Compelling | something that is attractive, evocative, difficult to resist. A compelling idea could be one that convinces |
| to paint a lucid picture | gives an idea, explains correctly |
| sth is at play | at stake |
| Hence | Gives reason. (Thus) |
| Doomed | destined to failure |
| Mar | to ruin sth |
| To be answearable | To be responsible or accountable for sth |
| Conceive / Conceptualize | form or devise (a plan or idea) in the mind. |
| Come to terms with | Accept sth |
| Reject out of hand | Reject without previous discussion |
| Acquire a taste for | Start to like sth |
| Undermine | make sth less or weaker |
| Become acquianted with | Get to know sb |
| Poultry | Birds kept to be eaten |
| Deplete | oposite of complete. empty |
| Burgeoning | developing (positive connotation) |
| Detrimental | harmfull |
| Reprehensible | punisheable |
| Only so much | limited amount of |
| On the verge of | Just about to do sth. |
| Lurk | be or remain hidden so as to wait in ambush for someone or something. |
| Purchase | buy, invest, spend money |
| Manslaughter | the crime of killing a human being without malice aforethought, or in circumstances not amounting to murder. |
| In tatters | torn in many places; in shreds. Destroy |
| Unwittingly | without being aware; unintentionally. |
| Contrived | created or arranged in a way that seems artificial and unrealistic. |
| Engage with sb | become involved |
| Obliterate | Destroy, wipe out. Make invisible or indistinct |
| Mere | Empasize. Insignificance |
| Predicament | a difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation. |
| In the face of | Despite |
| Suscribe to an idea | To agree with sth |
| Stifle | To stop or restrain sth |
| Over/under state | Give more or less importance to sth |
| Strain | Pressure |
| Seemingly | so as to give the impression of having a certain quality; apparently. |
| Far-fetched | unlikely and unconvincing; implausible. |
| Blatant | done openly and unashamedly. |
| Deem | regard or consider in a specified way. |
| Knock sb down with a feather | to surprise |
| Convey | Transfer, deliver, comunicate sth. |
| Pluck up courage | to become brave enough (to do something) |
| Enhance | Make sth better |
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