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UG ETV1 VOC - 91-120 Cambridge Advanced English Word List

Cambridge Advanced English Word List - 330 Word set Front: Word - Back: Definition

Subject
Language / English
Language of creation
English
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Card 1

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have an excellent command of something

Answer

to have an excellent knowledge of a subject, especially a language

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have something in common

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to share features, interests or experiences with someone or something else

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highly articulate

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able to express ideas and feelings in words very clearly in words

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hold your own

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to be as successful as other people in a situation

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immerse yourself in something

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to become completely involved in something

Card 6

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indignant

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angry because something is unfair

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innate capacity, faculty, ability

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an ability that you were born with and not one that you have learnt (use 3 synonyms)

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in other respects

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in other ways

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intuitive

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based on feelings rather than facts or proof

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irreparable

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when damage, harm, injury, etc. is so bad that it can never be repaired

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little chance of something

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not much possibility of something

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loanword

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a word taken from one language and used in another

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major factor

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one of the main things that has an effect on a situation

Card 14

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make a fool of yourself

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to behave in a way which is embarrassing and makes you look silly

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make ends meet

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to have just enough money for the things that you need to live on

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make yourself understood

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to say something to someone in a way that they understand

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mother tongue

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the first language that you learn when you are a child

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native speaker

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someone who speaks a language as their first language

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naturally gifted

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able to do something very well because you were born with that ability

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not get very far

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to not make progress

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