Słówka CAE (2011-08)

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parch
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to become very dry; to make someon thirsty; to feel very hot; to be very thirsty
bereaved
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"left" by a close person who has just died
jiggle
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to move quickly, with short movements; to move from side to side
aspersion
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slander, calumny
perpetuate
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to continue something
courteous
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polite, kind
diffident
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shy, lacking confidence
serrated
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having sharp points on the surface (of e.g. a knife)
flurry
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a series of things happening suddenly; a small amount of rain, snow, etc.; a short period of activity or emotion
pithy
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brief and expressing exactly what you wanted to say
trivia
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unimporatnt details; evereday issues
receptive
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open, willing to accept new ideas; capable of accepting new information
emasculate
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to make weaker or effective; to make a man weaker, less male
embankment
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a slope made of stones or earth next to a river, road, railway
elucidate
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to make easier to understand, to explain, to clarify
niggle
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to worry or annoy someone continuously
squint
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to partly close the eyes
unconcerned
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carefree, not worried when you ought to be
aspiring
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ambitious, wishing to achieve something
hackneyed
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repeated or used so often that no longer original or interesting
crick
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painful feeling in the neck or back; to experience sudden pain in the neck or back
frowsty
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stuffy, smelling unpleasantly
frumpy
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lacking style or taste, unfashionable
gory
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boody, full of violence and brutality
brainwave
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a great idea

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