Oxford Advanced Word Skills 17
stories about other people's private lives, which may be unkind or untrue (v)
gossip
gossip v
spread gossip v
the quality of not believing you
are better or more important than
others. (adj)
humility
humble
the hard work and effort that sb puts into an activity because they care about it
dedication
dedicate sth/yourself to sth/sb v
dedicated adj.
hate and have no respect for sb/
sth. (adj)
despise sb/sth
despicable
a calm, controlled manner in a had a go at him
difficult situation (adj)
dignity
dignified
a person who believes the world
can be perfect. (adj)
idealist
idealistic
not polite, elegant, or having good
taste. (syns)
vulgar
coarse
crude
a person who thinks they are better than people in lower social classes.
snob
showing hatred and the desire to
hurt people's feelings. (n, adj, syns)
malicious
malice n
spiteful adj
spite n syn
think that you are better than sb
look down on sb
say unkind things or complain
about sb (syn
have a go at sb
criticize sb
admire or love sb very much. (syn)
idolize sb
worship syn
a person who says they have
strong principles but does not act according to these principles. (n, adj)
hypocrite
hypocrisy n
hypocritical adj
do the same work or be as successful as sb before you
follow in sb's footsteps
Your heroine is a woman you More than anyone, she inspired me to
heroine
a person who opposes people in
authority. (v, adj)
rebel
rebel v
rebellious adj
admire and respect sb, often sb who is older or in a higher position.
look up to sb
inspire sb give sb the enthusiasm and
desire to do sth. (n, adj)
inspire sb
inspiration n
inspirational adj
be hurt or frightened by sb who
is bigger and stronger
be bullied
the ability to do sth even though it is dangerous, frightening or very difficult (adjs, syns)
courage
courageous adj
bravery syn n
brave adj