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Advanced vocabulary

The words that separate strong scores in GL and CEM papers: precise, less common, often with tricky look-alikes. Each word has a meaning written for children, a similar word and an opposite. Have a look at the first words for free.

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Advanced level: the first 12 of 28, A to Z.

badger
verb
to keep asking someone to do something until they get annoyed
Similar:
harass
balk
verb
to stop and refuse to go on, often out of fear
Similar:
hesitate
Opposite:
agree
banal
adj.
so ordinary and dull that it shows no imagination
Similar:
boring
Opposite:
creative
banish
verb
to send someone away from a place for good
Similar:
exile
Opposite:
admit
barbarian
noun
a rough, cruel person who has no manners
Similar:
savage
Opposite:
gentleman
barren
adj.
too dry and poor for plants to grow
Similar:
empty
Opposite:
fertile
becoming
adj.
suiting someone and looking nice on them
Similar:
suitable
Opposite:
unbecoming
belittle
verb
to talk about someone or something as unimportant
Similar:
put down
Opposite:
admire
bemoan
verb
to complain about something with sadness
Similar:
lament
Opposite:
applaud
bemused
adj.
puzzled and a little confused
Similar:
puzzled
Opposite:
certain
benevolent
adj.
kind and generous towards others
Similar:
kind
Opposite:
cruel
benign
adj.
kind and gentle, or not harmful
Similar:
kind
Opposite:
cruel

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