words to Impress an Examiner! aberration παρέκκλιση, εκτροπή, παρεκτροπή (n.) something (n.) something that differs from the norm (In 1974, Poland won the World Cup, but the success turned out to be an aberration, and aberration, and Poland have not won a World Cup since! abhor (v.) to (v.) to hate, detest ("ecause he alwa#s wound up getting hit in the head when he tried to pla# cric$et, %arcin began to abhor the the sport! acquiesce (v.) to (v.) to agree without protesting (&hough %r! Pospies'n# wanted to sta# outside and wor$ in his garage, when his wife told him that he had better come in to dinner, he acquiesced to her demands! alacrity ζωηράδα, ευθυμία, ευδιαθεσία (n.) eagerness, (n.) eagerness, speed (or some reason, )imon loved to help his girlfriend whenever he could, so when his girlfriend as$ed him to set the table he did so with alacrity ! ! amiable (adj.) friendl# (adj.) friendl# (*n amiable fellow, amiable fellow, +eil got along with ust about ever#one! appease (v.) to (v.) to calm, satisf# (When -err# cries, his mother gives him chocolate to appease him! appease him! arcane (adj.) obscure, (adj.) obscure, secret, $nown onl# b# a few (&he professor is an e.pert in arcane /ashubian arcane /ashubian literature! avarice φιλαργυρία (n.) e.cessive (n.) e.cessive greed (&he ban$er0s avarice led avarice led him to amass an enormous personal fortune! brazen αδιάντροπος, θρασύτατος, ορειχάλκινος
(adj.) e.cessivel# bold, brash, clear and obvious (Critics condemned the writer0s brazen attempt to plagiarise ran$ow C'erwon$o0s wor$! brusque (adj.) short, abrupt, dismissive ()imon0s brusque manner sometimes offends his colleagues! cajole καλοπιάνω, παίρνω με το καλό, πείθω, τουμπάρω (v.) to urge, coa. (%agda2s friends cajoled her into drin$ing too much! callous a!" # ασυγκίνητος, άκαρδος, ροζιασμένος (adj.) harsh, cold, unfeeling (&he murderer0s callous lac$ of remorse shoc$ed the ur#! candor ανυποκρισία (n.) honest#, fran$ness (We were surprised b# the candor of the politician0s speech because she is usuall# rather evasive! chide κατσαδιάζω (v.) to voice disapproval (3ania chided regor# for his vulgar habits and slopp# appearance! circumspect (adj.) cautious (&hough I promised %arta0s father I would bring her home promptl# b# midnight, it would have been more circumspect not to have specified a time! clandestine (adj.) secret (*nnouncing to her bo#friend that she was going to the librar#, %aria actuall# went to meet eorge for a clandestine liaison! coerce ε$αναγκάζω (v.) to ma$e somebod# do something b# force or threat (&he court decided that 5avid "ec$ham did not have to honor the contract because he had been coerced into signing it! coherent
(adj.) logicall# consistent, intelligible (William could not figure out what 3arold had seen because he was too distraught to deliver a coherent statement! complacency αυταρέσκεια, εφησυχασμός (n.) selfsatisfied ignorance of danger ()imon tried to shoc$ his friends out of their complacency b# painting a frightening picture of what might happen to them! confidant (n.) a person entrusted with secrets ()hortl# after we met, he became m# chief confidant ! connive (v.) to plot, scheme ()he connived to get me to give up m# plans to start up a new business! cumulative (adj.) increasing, building upon itself (&he cumulative effect of hours spent using the World 6nglish website was a vast improvement in his vocabular# and general level of 6nglish! debase υποτιμ%, υπο&αθμίζω, ε$ευτελίζω (v.) to lower the ualit# or esteem of something (&he large raise that he gave himself debased his motives for running the charit#! decry (v.) to critici'e openl# (*ndr'e 8epper, the leader of the Polish )elf 5efence part# decried the appaling state of Polish roads! deferential (adj.) showing respect for another0s authorit# (5onata is alwa#s e.cessivel# deferential to an# $ind of authorit# figure! demure σεμνός, συνεσταλμένος (adj.) uiet, modest, reserved (&hough ever#one else at the part# was dancing and going cra'#, she remained demure!
deride (v.) to laugh at moc$ingl#, scorn (&he native spea$er often derided the other teacher0s accent! despot (n.) one who has total power and rules brutall# (&he despot issued a death sentence for an#one who disobe#ed his laws! diligent (adj.) showing care in doing one0s wor$ (&he diligent researcher made sure to double chec$ her measurements! elated (adj.) overo#ed, thrilled (When he found out he had won the lotter#, the postman was elated ! eloquent (adj.) e.pressive, articulate, moving (&he best man gave such an eloquent speech that most guests were cr#ing! embezzle (v.) to steal mone# b# falsif#ing records (&he accountant was fired for embezzling 1:,::: of the compan#0s funds! empathy (n.) sensitivit# to another0s feelings as if the# were one0s own (I feel such empathy for m# dog when she0s upset so am I; enmity (n.) ill will, hatred, hostilit# (-ohn and )cott have clearl# not forgiven each other, because the enmity between them is obvious to an#one in their presence! erudite (adj.) learned (%# 6nglish teacher is such an erudite scholar that he has translated some of the most difficult and abstruse
(v.) to praise, revere (/amila extolled the virtues of a vegetarian diet to her meatloving bo#friend! fabricate (v.) to ma$e up, invent (When I arrived an hour late to class, I fabricated some e.cuse about m# car brea$ing down on the wa# to wor$! feral (adj.) wild, savage (&hat beast loo$s so feral that I would fear being alone with it! flabbergasted (adj.) astounded (Whenever I read an *gatha Christie m#ster# novel, I am alwa#s flabbergasted when I learn the identit# of the murderer! forsake (v.) to give up, renounce (I won2t forsake m# conservative principles! fractious (adj.) troublesome or irritable (*lthough the child insisted he wasn0t tired, his fractious behaviour especiall# his decision to crush his am sandwiches all over the floor convinced ever#one present that it was time to put him to bed! furtive (adj.) secretive, sl# (Claudia0s placement of her drugs in her soc$ drawer was not as furtive as she thought, as the soc$ drawer is the first place most parents loo$! gluttony (n.) overindulgence in food or drin$ (3elen0s fried chic$en tastes so divine, I don0t $now how an#one can call gluttony a sin! gratuitous
(adj.) uncalled for, unwarranted (6ver# evening the gu# at the fish and chip shop gives me a gratuitous helping of vinegar! haughty (adj.) disdainfull# proud (&he superstar0s haughty dismissal of her costars will bac$fire on her someda#! hypocrisy (n.) pretending to believe what one does not (
(adj.) la'# (Wh# should m# indolent children, who can0t even pic$ themselves up off the sofa to pour their own uice, be rewarded with a trip to "urger /ing> inept (adj.) not suitable or capable, unualified ()he proved how inept she was when she forgot two orders and spilled a pint of cider in a customer0s lap! infamy (n.) notoriet#, e.treme ill repute (&he infamy of his crime will not lessen as time passes! inhibit (v.) to prevent, restrain, stop (When I told #ou I needed the car last night, I certainl# never meant to inhibit #ou from going out! innate (adj.) inborn, native, inherent (3is incredible athletic talent is innate, he never trains, lifts weights, or practices! insatiable (adj.) incapable of being satisfied (%# insatiable appetite for blondes was a real problem on m# recent holida# in -apan; insular (adj.) separated and narrowminded? tight$nit, closed off ("ecause of the sensitive nature of their obs, those who wor$ for %I@ must remain insular and generall# onl# spend time with each other! intrepid (adj.) brave in the face of danger (*fter scaling a live volcano prior to its eruption, the e.plorer was praised for his intrepid attitude! inveterate (adj.) stubbornl# established b# habit (I0m the first to admit that I0m an inveterate cider drin$erAI drin$ four pints a da#!
