CAE Preparatory - Part 2
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superstition
he dismissed the ghost stories as mere superstition
excavations
dignitaries
The dignitary is a person of power.
to exasperate
this futile process exasperates prison officials
imprecations
to derive
inherent
The barrier is inherent to the system.
regarding
your recent letter regarding the above proposal
with reference to
in regard to
on the subject of
concerning
in addition
along with
nonetheless
accordingly
The court accordingly upheld the contract.
compressing
advantageous
sceptical
enclosure
a deer enclosure
insulation
Cleanliness of the insulation remains imperative.
upbringing
The narrator describes the boy and his upbringing so far.
managerial position
behaviourist
presumably
Presumably it irritates the esophagus and maybe the stomach.
to infer
from these facts we can infer that crime has been increasing
conduct
the conduct of the police during the riot
withdrawn
She seems withdrawn to me.
estimates
to facilitate
That should facilitate the calculation of the radius.
unavoidable
the natural and unavoidable consequences of growing old
deliberate
a deliberate attempt to provoke conflict
uncontrollable
her brother had an uncontrollable temper
burgled
mistakenly
they mistakenly believed her to be pregnant
likelihood
Then the likelihood function is the product of the likelihood of each datum.
deterrent
The purpose of sanctions is deterrent, not punitive.
intention of giving up
the notion of
nowadays
She is in rapture nowadays.
offspring
the offspring of middle-class parents
profusion
a rich profusion of wildflowers
circuit
I ran a circuit of the village
mushroomed
insatiable
an insatiable hunger for success
to ply
obscurity
He died in obscurity in the capital.
blandish
devising
deviation
deviation from a norm
diluted
diluted fruit juice
ashen
the ashen morning sky
spellbound
How did they spellbound her
groundwork
Let's get the groundwork in first.
elderly
she was elderly and silver-haired
practitioners
indisputable
a far from indisputable fact
articulate
an articulate account of their experiences
credibility
the government's loss of credibility
disallow
stitched
A knit stitch is flat, while a purl stitch is raised.
venture
The enormous cost incurred doomed the venture.
insultation
to undertake
diverse
The culture is diverse.
dwindling
dwindling resources
to reckon
I reckon the list fits in with the guidlelines.
fern
Amambay is the name of a fern.
discrepancy
I noticed the discrepancy.
fleece
Its fleece formed the clothing of the idol.
insightful
The writing is entertaining and insightful.
ailing
I went to see my ailing mother
gritty
The current one is gritty and unrecognizable.
paradoxical
The article is paradoxical.
seismologist
ambiguities
The ambiguity is the key to compromise.
unprecedented
The recent spate of killings is unprecedented.
menagerie
This is a fantastical menagerie of wild animals.
acute
an acute housing shortage
husbandry
The primary employment is agriculture and animal husbandry.
grim
his grim expression
hellish
Meantime the hellish tattoo of the heart increased.
daunting
The daunting task did not faze him.
italicized words
volunteers
versatility
The main difference was in its versatility.
tobacco
Tobacco comes from the word for the pipe.
to enact
Summary of the laws that enact the flag.
crackdown
a crackdown on crime and corruption
substance
The scientist demagnetized the substance.
accumulation
the accumulation of wealth
accuracy
I doubt the accuracy of the calculation.
ancestor
Theobald was the ancestor of the Butler family of Ireland.
ancestry
his Viking ancestry
branch
Sophie was in the branches of a tree eating an apple
descendant
Shakespeare's last direct descendant
descent
The descent from the Kings of Scotland.
hurdle
a hurdle race
fragment
small fragments of pottery, glass, and tiles
multitude
a multitude of medical conditions are due to being overweight
reminiscence
He is the font of wry, well painted, avuncular reminiscence.
root
The height of the root is the height of the tree.
scrap
The remainder of the ship was sold as scrap.
verifier
to accumulate
investigators have yet to accumulate enough evidence
to dig
Undeterred, he began to dig a replica coal mine in the back garden of his home.
to disclose
they disclosed her name to the press
hoard
Coins were also part of the hoard.
to originate
the word originated as a marketing term
to reminisce
Father and son reminisce on war.
genealogical
inaccurate
The rest is ridiculously inaccurate.
valuable
a valuable antique
verifiable
an easily verifiable claim
eerily
their footsteps echoed eerily
a multitude of
branch of your roots
criminal record
grain of truth
line of descent
skeleton in the cupboard
compiling
The list is too long to compile.
to equate
customers equate their name with quality
industriousness
However, never underestimate the industriousness of the obsessed.
busyness
lulls
However, the fighting quickly resumed after the brief lull.
ripple
There is a ripple in the puddle.
to backburner
proponents
thievery
The soilders saw it as thievery.
banknotes
discoloured
furnace
The furnace doesn't defrost her.
to confide
he confided his fears to his mother
trickling
The blood is trickling on the head.
shifty person
heist
wanly
to chime
Bells hung on the eaves of the pagoda chime in breeze.
deputy
his deputy has been largely running the business for the past year
invariably
The men invariably chose the drink.
incentive
there is no incentive for customers to conserve water
outsized
An outsized crown topped the monument.
implemented
Government urged to speedily implement labour laws.
silhouette
I saw Santa's silhouette.
showing off
exhibition
an exhibition of French sculpture
posing
I suggest you pose an amendment to the board.
leisure
people with too much enforced leisure
floating
a massive floating platform
swing
her long black skirt swung about her legs
driving them nuts
assets
This value is broadly equivalent to the value of the underlying assets.
vehicle
The engine was in the centre of the vehicle.
engine
the roar of a car engine
crane
a dockside crane
utility pole
cherry-picker
exhilarated
all this hustle and bustle makes me feel exhilarated
trepidation
the men set off in fear and trepidation
log
she tripped over a fallen log
timber yard
timber
the exploitation of forests for timber
deforestation
Deforestation increases the risk of washouts.
single minded
to promote
I shall cheerily promote tomorrow.
gobsmacked
I'm utterly gobsmacked to see this here.
flabbergasted
I'm rather flabbergasted by the discussion.
stamp on something
eroding
spearhead
Spearhead of the bowling attack.
extraction
mineral extraction
tread lightly
gamifying
archipelago
the Indonesian archipelago
reef-safe
partake
Females partake in feeding the cubs.
history-buff
redeem
But the screenplay is said to redeem the melodrama.
collocation
The solution is multiple collocation centers.
do someone a favor
have a row
take pleasure in
take notice
put your mind to something
put pressure on someone
put something into practice
set fire to something
The protesters set fire to several vehicles.
keep a diary
vitally
the economy depends vitally on having a skilled, productive workforce
chiefly
It is chiefly the adoration of Naklank.
vitally important
widely available
the point of joining someting
My brother was on the point of joining the police force, but then he changed his mind.
safely assume
narrowly lost
to be typical of something
It is very typical of young people.
to be opposed to
Local businesses were strongly opposed to the introduction of a new property tax.
to be ligible for
My father will soon be eligible for a pension.
to be convinced by
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