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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 49, A to Z.

ransack
verb
to search a place roughly, making a mess or stealing
Similar:
plunder
rarity
noun
something that is uncommon and hard to find
Similar:
rareness
Opposite:
abundance
ratify
verb
to make an agreement official by approving it
Similar:
approve
Opposite:
cancel
raucous
adj.
loud, rough and harsh to hear
Similar:
noisy
Opposite:
gentle
ravenous
adj.
extremely hungry and desperate to eat
Similar:
starving
Opposite:
full
reassured
adj.
feeling less worried because someone or something has made you feel better
Similar:
comforted
Opposite:
alarmed
rebuke
verb
to speak sharply to someone because they have done something wrong
Similar:
reprimand
Opposite:
commend
recede
verb
to move back or get further away
Similar:
retreat
Opposite:
advance
receptacle
noun
a container used for holding things
Similar:
container
Opposite:
absence
receptive
adj.
willing to listen to and accept new ideas
Similar:
open
Opposite:
closed
recklessly
adv.
without thinking about danger or what might go wrong
Similar:
carelessly
Opposite:
carefully
rectify
verb
to put right something that is wrong
Similar:
correct
Opposite:
damage

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