Advanced Vocab for Cambridge Exam Part 1

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Question		Answer
rekindle passion/love start learning		to cause strong, positive feelings to SO or STH AGAIN. "The enthusiastic teacher rekindled the students' passion for English."
Render speechless start learning		To greatly surprise SO ""She was rendered speechless when he proposed to her in London. He was rendered speechless when she said no."
Blissfully unaware start learning		not knowing about sth unpleasant and therefore not affected by it emotionally. "Most people are blissfully unaware of how the products they consume are produced."
Wholeheartedly agree start learning		to enthusiastically support something (totally agree). "I wholeheartedly agree with your views on mobile phone use in schools."
Paramount (importance) start learning		very important. "It is paramount/of paramount importance that you expand your vocabulary before the exam."
Trifling start learning		unimportant/trivial."On the grand scale of things, the president's diet is a trifling issue." "Climate change is no trifling matter."
Baffling start learning		difficult to understand. very confusing "The exam format can be baffling at first, but over time you'll start to feel more confident."
sizeable start learning		Large, considerable amount. (often money) "The celebrity made a sizeable donation to charity, and told everyone about it on social media."
paltry start learning		very small amount (often money). "Despite all their hard work during the changes, the teachers received a paltry pay rise."
Quaint start learning		charming/pretty in an old-fashioned way."I was born in a lovely quiant village in the countryside but we moved to an industrial town when I was 6."

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