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CPE Voc U1

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This set of flashcards helps learn English at an advanced level, focusing on vocabulary and expressions. It includes words like "backdrop," "culminate," and "evocative," which are useful for travelers, students, and anyone improving fluency. The platform supports backward learning, allowing users to learn from the target language to the source language, making it versatile for various learning needs.
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a person whose strong admiration for something is considered to be extreme or unreasonable:

fanatics

showing that you really mean the opposite of what you are saying (Ironische/r)

ironics
neutral

non-committed

showing that you do not think something is worth considering

dismissive

describes a phrase or an idea that has been said or used so often that it has become boring and has no meaning

hackneyed

very ordinary and therefore not interesting

mundane
strange or unusual, sometimes in a humorous way

eccentric

doing something a lot and unable to stop doing it

compulsive

(especially of jokes, films, stories, etc.) showing no new ideas or too often repeated, and therefore not funny or interesting

corny

a story or a situation that is exciting because its ending or result is uncertain until it happens

cliffhanger
If an explanation or story is unconvincing, it does not sound or seem true or real

unconvincing

of very bad quality

atrocious

attractive in an exciting and special way

glamorous

of interest at the present time; relating to things that are happening at present

topical
very unlikely to be true, and difficult to believe

far-fetched

clever rather than honest / artificial and difficult to believe

contrived

the way that something is represented or shown

depiction

to express a thought, feeling, or idea so that it is understood by other people

convey
to have just enough money to pay for the things that you need

make ends meet

deserving praise

praiseworthy

more important than anything else

paramount

to move or spread untidily and in small numbers or amounts

straggling
to hit a person or animal hard many times as a punishment

thrash

a medium to large tropical Old World bird, having a very large curved bill that typically has a large horny or bony casque

hornbill

produce very clear, powerful, and detailed images in the mind / very brightly coloured:

vivid

very bad, of very low quality, or shocking and very sad:

dreadful

less bright in colour than before

faded

feeling happy and also slightly sad when you think about things that happened in the past

nostalgic

(of an image) having shapes that do not have clear edges, or (of a sound, especially from a television, radio, etc.) not clear, usually because of other unwanted noises making it difficult to hear

fuzzy

of great value because of being rare, expensive, or important

precious

to take great care of something because you love it or consider it very valuable

to treasure

containing a mixture of sadness and happiness

bitter-sweet

beautiful, but in a sad way and often in a way that cannot be forgotten

haunting

not clearly expressed, known, described, or decided / not clear in shape, or not clearly seen

vague

lasting a long time

lingering

short or quick

fleeting

to make someone remember something or feel an emotion

evoke

to hide or block the light from something, especially the sun

blot out

joined together as a group / If people are united, they all agree about something

united

to make an illegal copy of something in order to deceive

forge

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