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CET Level4 Unit10 (vocabulary)
- CET Level4 Unit10 (vocabulary)
- 1. Inference (n.) An inference is a conclusion that you draw about something by using information that you already have about it.
- e.g. There were two inferences to be drawn from her letter.
- 2. Principal (adj.) Principal means first in order of importance.
- e.g. The principal reason for my change of mind is this.
- 3. Refine (v.) When a substance is refined, it is made pure by having all other substance removed from it.
- e.g. Oil is refined to remove naturally occurring impurities.
- 4. Span (n.) A span is the period of time between two dates or events during which something exists, functions, to happen.
- e.g. The batteries had a life span of six hours.
- 5. Swell (v.) If the amount or size of something swells or if something swells it, it becomes larger than it was before.
- e.g. The human population swelled, at least temporarily, as migrants moved south.
- 6. Triumph (n.) A triumph is a great success or achievement, often one that has been gained with a lot of skill or effort.
- e.g. The championships proved to be a personal triumph for the coach, Dave Donovan.
- 7. Wit (n.) Wit is the ability to use words or ideas in an amusing, clever, and imaginative way.
- e.g. Boulding was known for his biting wit.
- 8. Cease (v.) If something ceases, it stops happening or existing. [Formal]
- e.g. At one o’clock the rain had ceased.
- 9. Emerge (v.) To emerge means to come out from an enclosed or dark space such as a room or a vehicle, or from a position where you could not be seen.
- e.g. Richard was waiting outside the door as she emerged.
- 10. Install (v.) If someone is installed in a new job or important position, they are officially given the job or position, often in a special ceremony.
- e.g. A new Catholic bishop was installed in Galway yesterday.
- 11. Patch (n.) If you patch something that has a hole in it, you mend it by fastening a patch over the hole.
- e.g. He and Walker patched the barn roof.
- 12. Reinforce (n.) If something reinforces a feeling, situation, or process, it makes it stronger or more intense.
- e.g. A stronger European Parliament would, they fear, only reinforce the power of the larger countries.
- 13. Transparent (adj.) If a situation, system, or activity is transparent, it is easily understood or recognized.
- e.g. The company has to make its accounts and operations as transparent as possible.
- 14. Acquaintance (n.) An acquaintance is someone who you have met and know slightly, but not well.
- e.g. The proprietor was an old acquaintance of his.
- 15. Inhabitant (n.) The inhabitants of a place are the people who live there.
- e.g. They were the inhabitants of Glasgow.
- 16. Render (v.) You can use render with an adjective that describes a particular state to say that someone or something is changed into that state. For example, if someone or something makes a thing harmless, you can say that they render it harmless. (Render = make)
- e.g. It contained so many errors as to render it worthless.
- 17. Clarity (n.) The clarity of something such as a book or argument is its quality of being well explained and easy to understand.
- e.g. …the ease and clarity with which the author explains difficult technical and scientific subjects.
- 18. Herd (v.) If you herd people somewhere, you make them move there in a group.
- e.g. He began to herd the prisoners out.
- 19. Resemble (v.) If one thing or person resembles another, they are similar to each other.
- e.g. Some of the commercially produced venison resembles beef in flavour.
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