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Advanced Vocabulary 9

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    Vocabulary for C1
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  • in a situation where something has complete power over you - Poor people are increasingly at the _________ of money-lenders.
    mercy
    foot
    power
    pity
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  • at this particular point in time - At _______, it is impossible to say whether he will make a full recovery.
    this juncture
    that time
    now in day
    this hour
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  • extremely cruel and unpleasant behaviour - He witnessed some appalling acts of _____ during the war.
    barberian
    bartendering
    barbelist
    barbarism
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  • driving a motor vehicle - I’m a different person when I’m _________.
    over the wheels
    at the steering
    behind the wheel
    taking the control
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  • to treat a particular event or problem far too seriously - It’s ridiculous – we have a tiny disagreement and you blow the whole thing out of ________!
    fit
    size
    proportion
    parameters
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  • to use as little energy as possible - The new light bulbs use less electricity and therefore _________ energy.
    store
    save up
    conserve
    waste
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  • Someone who has been found guilty of crimes in the past. - The company will not employ anyone with a __________.
    crimes history
    theft history
    legal problem
    criminal record
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  • became worse - The demonstration soon _______ into violence.
    dismembered
    digressed
    degenerated
    disembarked
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  • confused and not knowing where to go or what to do - He woke up feeling completely ______.
    discorded
    disordered
    disoriented
    dismembered
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  • able to be made, done, or achieved - With the extra resources, the project now seems _______.
    fillable
    feasible
    fallible
    formidable
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  • the amount of money that is available to spend - The country doesn’t have the __________ to invest in housing.
    financial records
    financial balance
    financial statements
    financial resources
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  • to think something is stupid or ridiculous - I fingd their plan to change fruit into oil __________.
    funny
    amusing
    hilarious
    laughable
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  • not perfect, containing mistakes to - Further studies show that her data was ______.
    forged
    faked
    forfeited
    flawed
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  • Something being given to a person in the family who is younger - When I was younger I didn´t get new clothes, everything was _________ to me by my brother.
    given over
    let down
    passed by
    handed down
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  • speaking in a general way - He described the job in b________ terms, without going into details.
    fat
    wide
    thick
    broad
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  • a machine or piece of equipment that saves time and effort - Vacuum cleaners and washing machines are __________ devices.
    task-saving
    labour-saving
    job-saving
    business-saving
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