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UG ETV1 VOC - Cambridge Advanced English Word List

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

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English
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Card 81

Question

frankly absurd

Answer

ridiculous or unreasonable

Card 82

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fringe

Answer

the outer part of an area, group or activity

Card 83

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get attuned to something

Answer

to start to recognise or be able to understand something

Card 84

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get behind the scenes

Answer

to get beyond appearances and see things which most people don’t usually see

Card 85

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get down to something

Answer

to start doing something seriously and with a lot of attention and effort

Card 86

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get stuck into something

Answer

to start doing something with energy and determination (informal)

Card 87

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get to thinking about something

Answer

to start thinking about something

Card 88

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go about doing something

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to start to do something in a purposeful way

Card 89

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handicap

Answer

something that makes it more difficult for you to do something

Card 90

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have a reliance on something

Answer

to be in a situation when someone or something depends on someone or something else

Card 91

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have an excellent command of something

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

Card 92

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have something in common

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

Card 93

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highly articulate

Answer

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

Card 94

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hold your own

Answer

to be as successful as other people in a situation

Card 95

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immerse yourself in something

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to become completely involved in something

Card 96

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indignant

Answer

angry because something is unfair

Card 97

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innate capacity, faculty, ability

Answer

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

Card 98

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in other respects

Answer

in other ways

Card 99

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intuitive

Answer

based on feelings rather than facts or proof

Card 100

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irreparable

Answer

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

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