Share CAE intensive W4 vocab
Save to Folder
The author explained the concept plainly so that even ___ could understand.
laymen
pundits
The sudden ___ for retro sneakers swept teens before fading as quickly.
fad
twinge
The committee chose to ___ the controversial clause in the report.
skirt
yield
Until ___ she hadn’t attempted public speaking in front of large audiences.
hitherto
thereby
She has some very ___ views on education.
contentious
vain
The fundraiser was organized in a(n) ___ manner and lacked clear direction.
earnest
haphazard
The hillside was too ___ for casual hikers.
steep
haphazard
To increase or decrease gradually but continuously, often intensifying
ratchet (up/down)
Mechanical memorization or routine without understanding
rote
A good example that illustrates a point
a case in point
Serious, sincere, and with determination
earnest
A wetland area often flooded or muddy, with trees and plants
swamp
To produce or provide (e.g., crops, results); or to give in
yield
By that means; as a result of that
thereby
An expert or authority who offers opinions publicly
pundit
After years abroad, she ___ back in her hometown.
wound up
