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Word
1
Meaning Word 2 Meaning
accept to agree toreceive or do
except not including
advers
e
unfavourable
, harmful
averse strongly
disliking;
opposed
advice recommendations about
what to do
advise to recommendsomething
affect to change or
make a
difference to
effect a result; to
bring about a
result
aisle a passagebetween
rows of seats
isle an island
all
togeth
er
all in one
place, all at
once
altoget
her
completely; on
the whole
along moving or
extending
horizontally
a long referring to
something of
great length
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on
aloud out loud allowedPermitted
altar a sacred tablein a church alter to change
amoral not
concerned
with right or
wrong/
making nosense
immora
l
not following
accepted moral
standards
apprai
se
to assess apprise to inform
someone
assent agreement,
approval
ascent the action of
rising orclimbing up
aural relating to
the ears or
hearing
an animal
with a verysensitive
aural
apparatus
oral relating to the
mouth; spoken
"an oral
agreement
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balmy pleasantly
warm
balmy daysand nights
barmy foolish, crazy
She made a
barmy BlueCheese
Dressing
bare to uncover ,
reveal
bear to carry; to put
up with
bated in phrase
'with batedbreath', i.e. in
great
suspense
baited with bait
attached orinserted
bazaar a Middle
Easternmarket
bizarre Strange
restaurants ofbizarre design--
one like a hat,
another like a
rabbit
berth a bunk in a
ship, train,etc.
birth the emergence
of a baby fromthe womb
born having
started life
borne Carried
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bough a branch of a
tree
bow to bend the
head; the front
of a shipbrake a device for
stopping a
vehicle; to
stop a
vehicle
break to separate into
pieces; a pause
breach to break
through, or
break a rule;
a gap
breech the back part of
a gun barrel
broach to raise asubject for
discussion
A decorative
pin worn by
women
brooch a piece ofjewellery
A decorative
pin worn by
women
canvas a type of
strong cloth
canvassto seek
peoples votes
censur to criticize censor to ban parts of
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e strongly a book or film;
a person who
does thiscereal a grass
producing an
edible grain;
a breakfast
food made
from grains
serial happening in a
series
chord a group of
musical
notes
cord a length of
string; a cord-
like body part
the bundle was
tied with a cordclimac
tic
forming a
climax
climati
c
relating to
climate
coarse rough course a direction; a
school subject;
part of a meal
complacent
smug andself-satisfied
he had
become
complaisant
willing toplease
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complacent
after years of
successcompl
ement
to add to so
as to
improve; an
addition that
improves
something
compli
ment
to praise or
express
approval; an
admiring
remark
counci
l
a group of
people who
manage or
advise
counseladvice; to
advise
cue a signal for action; a
wooden rod
queue a line of peopleor vehicles
curb to keep
something in
check; a
control orlimit
curb your
ange
kerb (in British
English) the
stone edge of a
pavement
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curran
t
a dried grape current happening
now; a flow of
water, air, orelectricity
defuse to make a
situation less
tense
diffuse to spread over
a wide area
The soldiers
diffused
desert a waterless,
empty area;to abandon
someone
dessert the sweet
course of ameal
Devic
e
The noun
device means
a gadget,scheme, or
procedure.
Devise The verb
devise means to
plan, conceive,or invent.
discre careful not to discreteseparate and
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et attract
attention
a discreetinvestor
a discreet
necklace
distinct
a government
with threediscrete
divisions
disinte
rested
Impartial
Disinterestedteacher
uninter
ested
not interested
draugh
t
A serving of
drink /a
current of air
they servedbeer on
draught
draft a first version
of a piece of
writing
draw an even score
at the end of
a game
drawer a sliding
storage
compartment
Dual(doou
l)
having twoparts
a dual role
for an actor
duel a fight or contest
between two
people
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elicit to draw out a
reply or
reactionelicit a
solution
illicit not allowed by
law or rules
ensure to make
certain that
something
will happen
insure to provide
compensation
if a person dies
or property isdamaged
envelo
p
to cover or
surround
envelop
e
a paper
container for a
letter
exercise physicalactivity; to
do physical
activity
exorcise to drive out anevil spirit
exorcise evil
spirits
fawn a young deer;
light brown
faun a mythical
being, part
man, part goatflaunt to display
ostentatiousl
y/proudly
flout to disregard a
rule
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flout the rules
flound
er
to move
clumsily; to
have
difficultydoing
something
He
floundered
along in the
heavy snow
founderto fail
The project
foundered
forbea
r
to refrain
she could not
forbear
weeping
forebea
r
an ancestor
foreword anintroduction
to a book
forwardonwards, ahead
freeze to turn to ice frieze a decoration
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along a wall
grisly Gruesome,
revoltinga grisly
murder
grizzly a type of bear
hoard a store horde a large crowd
of people
imply to suggest
indirectlyThe water
shortage
implies that
we have to
stop takinglong showers
infer to draw a
conclusion"He inferred
the right
number of
beans in the jar
and won theprize
loath reluctant,
unwilling
oath to go on
at such a
short notice
loathe to hate
I loathe that
man
loose to unfasten;
to set free
lose to be deprived
of; to be unable
to find
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meter a measuring
device
metre a metric unit;
rhythm in verse
militate to be apowerful
factor against
Politeness
militated
against this
opinion
mitigate to make lesssevere
The
circumstances
mitigate thecrime
palate the roof of
the mouth
palette a board for
mixing colours
pedal a foot-
operatedlever
peddle to sell goods
pole a long,
slender piece
of wood
poll voting in an
election
pour to flow or
cause to flow
pore a tiny opening;
to studysomething
closely
practic the use of an practiseto do
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e idea or
method; the
work orbusiness of a
doctor,
dentist, etc.
something
repeatedly to
gain skill; to dosomething
regularly
prescri
be
to authorize
use of
medicine; toorder
authoritativel
y
proscri
be
to officially
forbid
somethingI proscribe you
to call me late
at night
princi
pal
most
important;the head of a
school
principl
e
a fundamental
rule or belief
sceptic a person
inclined to
doubt
septic infected with
bacteria
sight the ability tosee
site a location
station
ary
not moving statione
ry
writing
materials
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storey a level of a
building
story a tale or
account
titillate to arouseinterest
A titillating
story
appeared in
the usually
conservativemagazine
titivate to make moreattractive,neat,s
mart,clean
"titivate the
child
tortuo
us
full of twists;
complex
a tortuous
road up themountain
"tortuous
legal
procedures
torturo
us
full of pain or
suffering
wreath a ring-shapedarrangement
of flowers
etc.
wreatheto surround orencircle
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1 Do you ......................... payment by credit card? (accept / except)2 Everybody turned up at Fiona's party ......................... her exboyfriend. (accept / except)3 What ......................... did the high altitude have on you? (affect / effect)4 Did the high altitude ......................... you when you were in Quito? (affect / effect)5 She gave me some excellent ......................... about my girlfriend. (advice / advise)6 I ......................... you not to get involved in Sandra and Mike's problems. (advice / advise)7 We need to find something to ......................... the curtains. (complement / compliment)8 She got annoyed with me because I didn't ......................... her on her new hair style.(complement / compliment)9 Don't tell anyone about my promotion. I want to be as ......................... about it as possible.(discreet / discrete)10 Catalan and Valencian are not ......................... languages. (discreet / discrete)
11 The weather forecast says that rain is ......................... . (eminent / imminent)12 Professor Pachorro is very ......................... among brain surgeons. (eminent / imminent)13 I wanted to see the ......................... about Manet in the Prado gallery in Madrid.(exhibition / expedition)14 A recent Spanish ......................... to the Antarctic has been collecting data about globalwarming. (exhibition / expedition)15 The South Downs, a range of hills running across Sussex, are not very ......................... .(high / tall)16 Tom Cruise is not ......................... . He's short. (high / tall)17 This is an ......................... device for opening bottles. (ingenious / ingenuous)18 Your argument is ......................... . Just tell me why you are in favour of a military solution.(irrelevant / irreverent)19 If you want to be a champion, you have to ......................... everyday. (practice / practise)
20 Learning to dance the salsa is a question of going to classes and lots of ......................... .(practice / practise)