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CAE intensive W4 vocab

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