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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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A first look at these words

Advanced level: the first 6 of 6, A to Z.

  • nauseating

    adj.

    so unpleasant that it makes you feel sick

    Similar:
    sickening
    Opposite:
    appealing

  • nauseous

    adj.

    feeling as if you might be sick

    Similar:
    queasy
    Opposite:
    fit

  • neglected

    adj.

    not looked after or given enough care or attention

    Similar:
    abandoned
    Opposite:
    cared-for

  • nobility

    noun

    high moral goodness, or the class of people with high rank

    Similar:
    honour
    Opposite:
    baseness

  • nonchalant

    adj.

    calm and relaxed, showing little worry or interest

    Similar:
    casual
    Opposite:
    anxious

  • nostalgia

    noun

    a warm, wistful longing for happy times in the past

    Similar:
    longing