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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 88, A to Z.

idyllic
adj.
perfectly peaceful, beautiful and happy
Similar:
perfect
Opposite:
dreadful
illicit
adj.
not allowed by law or by the rules
Similar:
illegal
Opposite:
lawful
illiterate
adj.
not able to read or write
Similar:
unable to read
Opposite:
literate
imbalance
noun
a lack of fairness or evenness between things
Similar:
mismatch
Opposite:
balance
immaculate
adj.
perfectly clean, neat and tidy
Similar:
spotless
Opposite:
dirty
immeasurable
adj.
too large or great to be measured
Similar:
boundless
Opposite:
limited
immense
adj.
extremely large or great
Similar:
enormous
Opposite:
minute
immerse
verb
to dip fully into liquid or become deeply involved
Similar:
plunge
Opposite:
lift out
imminent
adj.
about to happen very soon
Similar:
approaching
Opposite:
delayed
immobile
adj.
not moving, or not able to move
Similar:
motionless
Opposite:
mobile
immodest
adj.
showing off too much about how good you are
Similar:
bigheaded
Opposite:
humble
immoral
adj.
not right or good according to what people believe
Similar:
wrong
Opposite:
ethical

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