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Advanced Unit 4

79 words
#WordPronunciationTypeDefinition
1alcoholic/ˌælkəˈhɒlɪk/n
2amusingly/əˈmjuːzɪŋli/adv
3baptize/bæpˈtaɪz/v
4basis/ˈbeɪsɪs/n
5bedridden/ˈbedrɪdn/adj
6bishop/ˈbɪʃəp/n
7blow/bləʊ/n
8build/bɪld/n
9circumstance/ˈsɜːkəmstəns/n
10cold feet/kəʊld fiːt/id
11comedian/kəˈmiːdiən/n
12contestant/kənˈtestənt/n
13contort/kənˈtɔːt/v
14contract/ˈkɒntrækt/n
15court/kɔːt/n
16crate/kreɪt/n
17criminal justice system/ˈkrɪmɪnl ˈdʒʌstɪs ˈsɪstəm/n
18deduction/dɪˈdʌkʃn/n
19delude/dɪˈluːd/v
20detailed/ˈdiːteɪld/adj
21disguise/dɪsˈɡaɪz/v
22document/ˈdɒkjumənt/n
23eager/ˈiːɡə(r)/adj
24eliminate/ɪˈlɪmɪneɪt/v
25expose/ɪkˈspəʊz/v
26eyewitness/ˈaɪwɪtnəs/n
27fairy/ˈfeəri/n
28final straw/ˈfaɪnl strɔː/id
29fine line/faɪn laɪn/n
30folder/ˈfəʊldə/n
31foregone conclusion/ˈfɔːɡɒn kənˈkluːʒn/n
32formative/ˈfɔːmətɪv/adj
33frustrated/frʌˈstreɪtɪd/adj
34go on/ɡəʊ ɒn/phr v
35grey area/ˌɡreɪ ˈeəriə/nguidelines
36harbour/ˈhɑːbə(r)/n
37hypochondriac/ˌhaɪpəˈkɒndriæk/n
38illusionist/ɪˈluːʒənɪst/n
39inauspicious/ˌɪnɔːˈspɪʃəs/adj
40insanity/ɪnˈsænəti/n
41itchy feet/ˈɪtʃi fiːt/id
42justified/ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪd/adj
43last resort/lɑːst rɪˈzɔːt/n
44level playing field/ˈlevl ˈpleɪɪŋ fiːld/id
45likelihood/ˈlaɪklihʊd/n
46long shot/lɒŋ ʃɒt/id
47lost cause/ˌlɒst ˈkɔːz/id
48make an impression/meɪk an ɪmˈpreʃn/id
49medium/ˈmiːdiəm/n
50mistaken/mɪˈsteɪkən/adj
51mixed blessing/ˌmɪkst ˈblesɪŋ/id
52offend/əˈfend/v
53outcry/ˈaʊtkraɪ/n
54paradoxical/ˌpærəˈdɒksɪkl/adj
55photoshop/ˈfəʊtəʊʃɒp/v
56problematic/ˌprɒbləˈmætɪk/adj
57purely/ˈpjʊəli/adv
58raw deal/rɔː diːl/id
59saving grace/ˌseɪvɪŋ ˈɡreɪs/id
60séance/ˈseɪɒns/nsecond thoughts
61sham/ʃæm/n
62shore/ʃɔː/n
63slippery slope/ˈslɪpəri sləʊp/id
64smuggle/ˈsmʌɡl/v
65so-called/səʊ ˈkɔːld/adj
66sore point/sɔː(r) pɔɪnt/id
67specimen beaker/ˈspesɪmən ˈbiːkə(r)/n
68spirit/ˈspɪrɪt/n
69stage/steɪdʒ/n
70statement/ˈsteɪtmənt/n
71strike/straɪk/nsupernatural phenomena
72take (somebody) in/teɪk … ɪn/phr v
73take it in turns/teɪk ɪt ɪn tɜːnz/id
74temporary/ˈtemprəri/adj
75thoughtful/ˈθɔːtfl/adj
76uncanny/ʌnˈkæni/adj
77wake-up call/weɪk ʌp kɔːl/n
78wishful thinking/ˌwɪʃfl ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/n
79withstand/wɪðˈstænd/v