SPEAKING AND LISTENING TESTS

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to be unhappy because of failure/little chance of success
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to be despondent
to be extremely happy
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to be elated
wander around looking sad
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to mope around
to be extremely happy (to be ........ to ...)
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to be thrilled to bits
continuing without stopping
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incessant
sb who has unbreakable habits
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incorrigible
harmless, not dangerous
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innocuous
taking very long time, being very boring
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interminable
happening often but not at regular intervals
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intermittent
complicated, containing many small details
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intricate
offensive and unneccessary
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uncalled-for
sb who remains calm in crisis
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unflappable
big, awkward, clumsy
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ungainly
badly behaved, undisciplined
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unruly
intense disgust
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abhorrence
a strong feeling, expression, or attitude that someone or something is worthless, inferior, or deserving of no respect
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scorn
strong disgust
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revulsion
opposite of strong attraction
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repulsion
unfriendly, aggressive, or showing opposition
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hostile
oppose to
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averse to
too confident, too bright
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brash
dull in appearance or lacking style
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dowdy
changing opinions quickly without reason
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fickle
old-fashioned
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fuddy-duddy
always wanting more money
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grasping
too concerned about unimportant details
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nit-picking
unpleasant and rude
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obnoxious
too eager to praise or obey
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obsequious
showing rude lack of interest in others
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off-hand
too eager to tell others what to do
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officious
displaying wealth or possessions in vulgar way
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ostentatious
too formal and thinking one's better than others
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pompous
too silly and childish
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puerile
very dirty, unpleasant
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squalid
lacking in originality
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trite
extremely careful, thorough
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meticulous
acts on sudden idea without thinking first (negative)
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impetuous
gives exaggerated expressions of pleasure, praise, or gratitude
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effusive
always selfishly promoting one's own position or interests
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pushy
talks too much, especially about silly things
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garrulous
reserved, talks very little (negative)
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taciturn
lacks confidence, has low self-esteem
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diffident
unfriendly, not sociable
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aloof
unfriendly, thinks oneself better than others
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haughty
does not believe others deserve respect
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disdainful
to have high opinion on own abilities, importance
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conceited
easily deceived
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gullible
unwilling to change
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obstinate
a cycle of problems
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vicious circle
to criticise or punish sb severely
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chastise
accidentally, without intending to
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inadvertently
to move away from a place where you should be or from a direction in which you should go
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stray
to laugh in a loud, high-pitched, unpleasant way
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cackle
to laugh quietly in a disrespectful or sly way
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snigger
to laugh loudly, especially at something stupid that someone has said or done
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guffaw
to give a short, restrained giggle or nervous laugh
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titter
to laugh, showing pleasure and satisfaction
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chortle
a person responsible for making strategic policy decisions
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policymaker
to make a determined effort to deal with a problem or difficulty
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tackle
only, exclusively, without involving anything else
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solely
the achievement or accomplishment of a goal or skill
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attainment
a formal promise or agreement to do sth
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pledge
to multiply or increase by eight times
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octuple
very enthusiastic (for ppl)
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avid
shocking, making you feel upset
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harrowing
not strict or not careful enough (for safety measures, law, disciplines, etc.)
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lax
very quick and sudden (generally used with the noun 'rise')
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meteoric
very loyal
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staunch
very general and not valid (for statements, generalisations)/large and affecting everyone (for changes/reforms)
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sweeping
impossible to prove wrong or argue against
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watertight
very bad (informal)
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lousy
tiring, involving a lot of effort
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arduous
needing a lot of physical effort
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strenuous
tiring and lasting a lot of time
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gruelling
untidy, dirty (for ppl)
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bedraggled
untidy
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dishevelled
clever at understanding people and situations
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astute
clever and showing good judgement of other people and situations
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shrewd
clever, experienced at deceiving people and not easily deceived
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wily
clear enough to read
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legible
accepted or used by most people
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orthodox
likely to be true, valid
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plausible
to be treated better than other ppl
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preferential treatment
to be in for sth
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to be likely to experience/have sth bad
sb is going to be in trouble
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sb is in for it
to talk about something for a long time, especially in a way that is boring to o
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to be on about sth
a situation in which there is not enough food for a great number of people, causing illness and death, or a particular period when this happens
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famine
physical weakness and bad health caused by having too little food, or too little of the types of food necessary for good health
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malnutrition
putting a lot of effort into your work
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conscientious
determined and unwilling to change their opinions and beliefs
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strong-minded

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