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Advanced Vocabulary 16

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    Vocabulary for C1
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  • unhappy and hopeless, especially because of a disappointment - Dave was __________ after his divorce and did not leave the house for months. (not depressed)
    deceived
    deprived
    downhearted
    deepcast
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  • to sign up to become an official member of a course, college, or group - Susi wants to _________ in a flight school to get a pilot´s license.
    inscribe
    ingress
    enrol
    enlist
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  • one who starts a business, especially when it involves risks - He was an __________ and started his computer repair business when he was only 18.
    amprendor
    ambitioner
    anprender
    entrepreneur
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  • was more than a particular number or amount - The amount of people who signed up for the course ____________ what the teacher expected.
    exceeded
    upped
    overwhelmed
    surplussed
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  • start to succeed - They found it hard to get the company _____________ at first.
    open and well
    operating full
    off the ground
    on to start
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  • try very hard to achieve something - If you really want to be a nurse, I think you should _________.
    reach for it
    try for it
    attempt for it
    go for it
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  • Experiencing problems - Bill and Tommy are in __________ with their parents.
    problem
    danger
    hassle
    trouble
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  • Oil that has come out of a container - There was an oil __________ and many of the water birds had to be rescued.
    stain
    soil
    spread
    spill
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  • Someone in a group with the same age, position, or ability - Experiencing _________ pressure at school is one of the reasons some students do not go on to college.
    peer
    scholastic
    group
    teen
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  • to decide something will not happen or is not suitable - A knee injury will _____________ of playing football for the rest of the season.
    run you out
    ruin you from
    rule you out
    rub you out
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