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CAE2 14 Extra vocabulary (21.5) definitions

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  • enhance
    (v) improve the quality or value of
  • trail
    (n) a path in the countryside (v) be following behind
  • plain
    (adj)not decorated; uninteresting; easy to understand
  • flip side
    (n) reverse; other aspect, especially its reverse or unwanted aspect
  • due
    (adj) expected or scheduled
  • apt
    (adj) a tendency to; quick to learn; appropriate
  • submit
    (v) present for the consideration or decision of others
  • gather
    (v) understand; learn/conclude from observation
  • outweigh
    (v) be greater than (in value or importance)
  • avert
    (v) prevent / turn away
  • shortage
    (n) lack, not enough
  • impair
    (v) weaken or damage
  • mar
    (v) spoil, affect the quality or appearance of something (negatively)
  • fathom
    (v) work out/understand after much thought
  • fare
    (v) perform or do (in a particular situation)