CAE use of English - Parts 1,2, 3,4,5 (T)

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to reduce something by half or divide something into two equal pieces:
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halve
In the past eight years, the elephant population in Africa has been halved.
willing to accept or be influenced by a suggestion:
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amenable
She might be more amenable to the idea if you explained how much money it would save.
the level or degree of something:
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pitch
(= level of difficulty or interest)
If you teach children and adults in the same class, it's difficult to get the pitch right.
a typical quality or an important part of something:
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feature
Our latest model of phone has several new features.
of or about hearing:
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auditory
The stroke impaired her auditory function but not her vision.
an occasion when you seem to suggest something without saying it directly:
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implication
From what she said, the implication was that they were splitting up.
a disadvantage or the negative part of a situation:
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drawback
One of the drawbacks of living with someone is having to share a bathroom.
an evergreen tree (= one that never loses its leaves) with flat leaves like needles and small, red fruits:
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yew
cis
In the middle of the churchyard stands an old yew.
to be enough:
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suffice
I'm taking $400 - I think that should suffice.
(often used in newspapers) to get rid of something you do not need or want:
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shed
(= become thinner by losing)
I'm going on a diet to see if I can shed a few pounds.
to contain the bacteria, etc. that can cause a disease to spread:
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harbour
Bathroom door handles can harbour germs.
to move forward quickly and violently, especially towards something that has caused difficulty or anger:
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charge
move forward
The violence began when the police charged (at) a crowd of demonstrators.

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