English-English CAE

English English vocabulary for CAE students

English English vocabulary for CAE students

Kari Kunz

Kari Kunz

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Language English
Category English
Level Secondary School
Created / Updated 22.06.2014 / 26.10.2020
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to go through sth.

to experience or suffer sth. / to look at or examine sth. carefully

to resolve (sth./itself)

to find an acceptable solution to a problem or difficulty

to achieve

to succeed in reaching a particular goal, status or standard, especially by making an effort for a long time

to let down

to fail to help or support sb. as they had hoped or expected.

desalination

the process of removing salt from sea water

stride

your way of walking or running

to confess

to admit, especially formally or to the police, that you have done something wrong or illegal‰Û¬

hardly ever

almost never

to row

to move a boat through water using oars (= long wooden poles with flat ends)

feat

an action or a piece of work that needs skill, strength or courage

to express there feelings

to show how they feel

to negotiate

to successfully get over or past a difficult part on a path or route

to cheat on sb.

to have a secret sexual relationship with somebody else

to distinguish

to recognize the difference between two people or things

likelihood

the chance of something happening; how likely something is to happen

to negotiate (with sb.) (for/about sth.)

to try to reach an agreement by formal discussion

distinct

1) easily or clearly heard, seen, felt, etc‰Û¬2) clearly different or of a different kind‰Û¬3) [only before noun] used to emphasize that you think an idea or situation definitely exists and is important

to go over sth.

to examine or check something carefully / to study something carefully, especially by repeating it

to omit

to not include sth./sb.

sponge

a piece of artificial or natural material that is soft and light and full of holes and can hold water easily, used for washing or cleaning

to concentrate (reduce)

to increase the strength of a substance by reducing its volume

sober

not drunk

prosperous

rich, wealthy

to admit

to agree, often unwillingly, that something is true

helm

a handle or wheel used for steering a boat or ship

to concentrate on sth.

to give all your attention to something

thorough / thoroughness

done completely; with great attention to detail

achievement

a thing that sb. has done successfully, especially using their own effort and skill

on edge

nervous / bad-tempered

landlocked

almost or completely surrounded by land

to cope with sth.

to deal effectively with sth.

riot

1) a situation in which a group of people behave in a violent way in a public place, often as a protest‰Û¬

claim

a statement that something is true although it has not been proved and other people may not agree with or believe it

to summon

to order somebody to come to you / to arrange an official meeting

deliberately

done in a way that was planned, not by chance

to fete (also: to f̻te)

to welcome, praise or entertain somebody publicly

heroine

a girl or woman who is admired by many for doing something brave or good

to take pains

to put a lot of effort into doing sth.

to assert

to state clearly and firmly that something is true

terms

the conditions that people offer, demand or accept when they make an agreement, an arrangement or a contract