CPE Vocab/Expert Word Checks
Expert Word Checks/CPE Vorab from the EXPERTS course book
Expert Word Checks/CPE Vorab from the EXPERTS course book
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Cartes-fiches
shabby
tatty
stressy, noisy
hustle
very strong and determined
resilience
need to have
prerequisite
sense of style
sartorial
average
mediocrity
horrible
lousy
cruelty, merciless
ruthlessness
tired
jaded
bad reputation (bad guy)
notorious
distressed, in a bad way
hard-pressed
to weaken, to neutralize
to counteract
meaning: etw. entgegenwirken
unavoidable
inevitable
stationary, settled
sedentary
to participate at sth.
to tag along
to come back to sth.
to hark back
adequate
passable
to flourish because of sth.
to thrive on
very, very funny
hilarious
to deal with something with great enthusiasm
to get your teeth into sth.
to devastate
to ravage
to scream for help
to clamour
accessory
tributaries
revived
resurgent
aboriginal
indigenous
to get unwillingly involved in sth.
to get enmeshed
to butcher
to slaughter
a lumberjack, a feller
a logger
to exhibit, reveal
to dredge up
acknowledgments, admissions
concessions = Zugeständnis
false belief
fallacy
to recommend
to advocate = befürworten
misunderstanding
misconception
assertion, assumption
premise = Voraussetzung
to comfort, soothe
to solace
daunting, kind of frightening
intimidating
domino effect
knock on effect
to banish, ban (f.e. thoughts)
to dispel
reserve, closeness
reticence
to squat
to crouch
