6 // English vocabulary
6 // voc, phrasal verbs, collocations CAE// 18/01/17, 19/01/17
6 // voc, phrasal verbs, collocations CAE// 18/01/17, 19/01/17
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Grausamkeit // abscheulich
I think that cruelty to animals is absolutely despicable.
while knowing the truth or likely result of what you are doing
She was accused of knowingly making a false statement to the police
Genauigkeit
accuracy
erweitern, vergrössern
to enlarge sth
other word: under no circumstances ____ account
On no account
verstärken oder stärken
strengthen
used to give facts or an opinion about a particular aspect of something
As far as punctuality (sth or sb) is concerned, Fiona really takes after her mother.
Breite
breadth
opposite: tolerant
intolerant
other word: is required // calls __
Working as a primary school teacher calls for a gread deal of patiences these days.
after "enough" we need ______
after "enough" we need a noun
__ terms // in Sachen
The region has a lot to offer in terms of natural resources.
before enough we need ______
before "enough" we need a adjective
word family: care
carer (Pflegekraft), un/caring, careful, carefully, careless, carelessly, carefree (sorglos)
word family: critic
criticise, criticism, un/critical, un/critically
umkehren
to reverse
word family: child
children, childhood, childlike (kindlich positive meaning), childish (kindisch negative meaning), childishly, childishness, childless (Kinderlos)
Unumkehrbar
irreversible
word family: break
un/broken, un/breakable, unbreakably, outbreak (disease), breakdown (Panne)
word family: occasion (gelegentlich)
occasional, occasionally
Verschwinden. // His ________ is a complete mystery.
His disappearance is a complete mystery.
word family: force
forceful, forcefully, forcible, forcibly, enforce (durchsetzen), reinforce (verstärken), reinforcement (Verstärkung Militär)
not following normal ways of thinking or behaving
nonconformist
word family: deep
deepen (vertiefen), depth, deeply, deepening
(of a bank account) with more money taken out than was paid in or left in
Your account is £200 overdrawn.
zurückdatieren // to be built or formed, or to happen, at an earlier date than something else in the past
Few of the town's fine buildings predate the earthquake of 1755.
word family: fragile
fragility (Zerbrechlichkeit)
to not cook something for long enough, with the result that it is not ready to eat
to undercook sth
word family: friend
un/friendly, un/friendliness (Un/Freundlichkeit), friendship, befriend (unterstützen), friendless (keine Freunde)
word family: repair
ir/repairable, irreparably
überzeugen
He was unable to persuade his co-workers / colleagues in the factory to join him on the strike.
word family: government
govern, non/governmental, governor (Gouverneur), governing (organisation/body like FIFA), un/governable (un/regierbar)
other word: determination to work hard at something; great effort
Success as a writer demands great application.
expressions with get // to clarify sth
Peter saw his boss to get some details straight...
Kurzfassung
abridgement
disagreement between people or within a group
dissension within the government
durchführen, leiten // to organize and/or do a particular activity
The negotiations have been conducted in a positive manner.
weglassend
If you are a student, you can omit questions 16–18.
altbekannt // (of a road or path) much used
via a well trodden path following the slope
vertraulich
He knew an intimate little bar where they would not be disturbed.
