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.