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CAE 2 Unit 2 Vocabulary Review

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  • Very tired or annoyed
    thoroughly fed up
  • Listen very carefully
    hang on every word
  • Not completely sure
    not entirely convinced
  • Something amazing or ideal
    the stuff that dreams are made of
  • In good condition
    in good shape
  • Be caused by something
    be down to something
  • The quality of being urgent or instant
    immediacy
  • Not informed
    not in the know
  • A complete lack of success
    total failure
  • A very exciting experience
    the ride of your life
  • Greatly overstated
    wildly exaggerated
  • Thought to be true by many people
    widely believed
  • Perform a dance move
    throw a move
  • A complete disaster with nothing positive
    unmitigated disaster
  • Tough rivals or opponents
    strong competition
  • If nothing else works
    if all else fails
  • Very impressive or amazing
    awesome
  • Stay angry for a long time
    hold a grudge
  • A personality that makes people like you
    endearing character
  • A very clear and impressive success
    resounding success
  • Lose control of your emotions
    let something get the better of you
  • Perform well in a difficult situation
    rise to the occasion
  • An extremely large quantity
    colossal amount
  • Beating strongly like a heart
    pulsing
  • If not or differently
    otherwise
  • A very difficult challenge
    formidable challenge
  • To start again from the beginning
    it’s back to square one
  • Keep something at the same level
    maintain
  • The state of being an adult
    adulthood
  • A very short time
    fleeting moment
  • Very difficult or scary
    not for the faint-hearted
  • Completely believable
    perfectly plausible
  • Speak loudly and formally
    declaim
  • Chosen without a pattern
    randomly selected
  • Exciting but overwhelming
    heady
  • A pessimistic attitude
    glass half empty
  • Stop before things get worse
    cut your losses
  • Extremely disappointed
    bitterly disappointed
  • Remain successful or competitive
    stay on top of the game
  • Criticize strongly or shut loudly
    slam
  • Buy a lot of something
    stock up on
  • A situation where everyone benefits
    it’s a win-win situation
  • Be ambitious
    think big
  • A very large amount
    vast number
  • Someone who searches for talent
    scout
  • An effort with no chance of success
    futile effort
  • Not clear
    blurry
  • Show contempt with your face
    sneer
  • Beat strongly like pain or heart
    throb
  • A very strong desire to achieve something
    burning ambition
  • Very important
    massively important
  • A very intense argument
    all-out argument
  • Calm or quiet
    sedate
  • Physically present
    in person
  • To appear slowly and gradually
    creep in
  • Manipulate someone psychologically
    play mind games
  • Distracted from the main topic
    sidetracked
  • Time to consider something
    thinking time
  • An intense discussion
    heated debate
  • Very much or seriously
    big time
  • Redirect attention or criticism
    deflect
  • A small and unimportant disagreement
    petty argument
  • Making progress but not finished yet
    getting there
  • Very strict and careful
    rigorous
  • Someone who is always studying or learning
    eternal student
  • Reacting to protect yourself emotionally
    defensive
  • Strongly affected
    heavily influenced
  • Accept the consequences of your actions
    face the music
  • Very restricted
    strictly limited
  • In a bad mood
    in a huff
  • A complete and depressing failure
    dismal failure
  • Extremely shy
    painfully shy
  • Having a serious problem that causes failure
    fatally flawed
  • To win or succeed
    come out on top
  • Intimidating or overwhelming
    daunting
  • A weak or unenthusiastic reaction
    lukewarm response
  • Someone who prefers traditional methods
    purist
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