Wordlist Expert Proficiency - Pearson

1 Wordlist Expert Proficiency Wordlist Expert Proficiency Word Part of speech Pron Definition Example Unit to remember to think about something take (sth) into te k (*) nt important when you are making a We will take your recent illness into consideration noun phrase k n s d re n decision or judgement consideration when marking your exams. 1B - It's live! to remember and talk about things that Stop harking back to the past and start hark back phrasal verb h k b k happened in the past looking to the future. 1B - It's live! to go somewhere with someone, especially when they have not asked you Susan's little sister tagged along with us tag along phrasal verb t l to go with them everywhere we went.

2 1B - It's live! get your teeth into et j ti nt to start to do something with a lot of I can't wait to get my teeth into the new (sth) phrase (*) energy and determination course. 1B - It's live! the quality of being determined and firm He showed great ruthlessess in dealing 1A - Have you got ruthlessness noun ru l sn s when making unpleasant decisions with his enemies. what it takes? to enjoy or be successful in a particular situation, especially one that other Unlike most of us, she seems to thrive on thrive on (sth) phrasal verb ra v n (*) people find difficult or unpleasant pressure.

3 1B - It's live! I was disappointed by the mediocrity of 1A - Have you got mediocrity noun mi di kr ti the state of not being very good the food at the hotel. what it takes? k m li if a business, project etc is commercially Rising costs mean the project is no longer 1A - Have you got commercially viable noun phrase va b l viable, it will make a profit commercially viable. what it takes? if a plan, project etc is brought to fruition, br (*) t it is successfully put into action and Many people have worked together to 1A - Have you got bring (sth) to fruition phrase fru n completed, often after a long process bring this scheme to fruition.

4 What it takes? 2016 Pearson Schweiz AG. Wordlist Expert Proficiency Word Part of speech Pron Definition Example Unit 1A - Have you got tatty adjective t ti in bad condition a few tatty old chairs what it takes? someone who is jaded is no longer interested in or excited by something, usually because they have experienced The concert should satisfy even the most 1A - Have you got jaded adjective d e d d too much of it jaded critic. what it takes? 1A - Have you got notorious adjective n t ri s famous or well known for something bad notorious cases of human rights abuses what it takes?

5 To do something with a lot of energy and Cindy's not a great player, but she really 1A - Have you got hustle verb h s l determination hustles. what it takes? the ability to become strong, happy, or successful again after a difficult situation People showed remarkable resilience 1A - Have you got resilience noun r z li ns or event during the war. what it takes? something that is necessary before A reasonable Proficiency in English is a 1A - Have you got prerequisite noun pri rekw z t something else can happen or be done prerequisite for the course.

6 What it takes? relating to clothes, especially the style of clothes that a man wears used 1A - Have you got sartorial adjective s t ri l especially humorously a man of great sartorial elegance what it takes? 1A - Have you got lousy adjective la zi of very bad quality What lousy weather! what it takes? a period during which the level of something does not change, especially 1A - Have you got plateau noun pl t after a period when it was increasing Inflation rates have reached a plateau. what it takes? an innate quality or ability is something Children have an innate ability to learn 1A - Have you got innate adjective ne t you are born with language.

7 What it takes? a situation in which it is very difficult to decide what to do, because all the choices seem equally good or equally 1A - Have you got dilemma noun d lem bad a moral dilemma what it takes? 2016 Pearson Schweiz AG. Wordlist Expert Proficiency Word Part of speech Pron Definition Example Unit 1A - Have you got acclaimed adjective kle md publicly praised by a lot of people His work was critically acclaimed. what it takes? behaviour that hides someone's real A thin veneer of politeness hid Lady 1A - Have you got veneer noun v n character or feelings Bride's growing anger.

8 What it takes? a film or programme that shows pictures, clay models etc that seem to be really 1A - Have you got animated adjective n me t d moving an animated Disney film what it takes? to do something or behave in the same way as someone else, especially because He hoped to emulate the success of 1A - Have you got emulate verb emj le t you admire them Wilder. what it takes? a job or activity that is lucrative lets you He inherited a lucrative business from his 1A - Have you got lucrative adjective lu kr t v earn a lot of money father.

9 What it takes? The new exams will only add to the having a lot of problems and not enough workload of already hard-pressed hard-pressed adjective h dprest money or time teachers. 1B - It's live! He can do a passable imitation of the passable adjective p s b l fairly good, but not excellent maths teacher. 1B - It's live! to reduce or prevent the bad effect of something, by doing something that has They gave him drugs to counteract his counteract verb ka nt r kt the opposite effect withdrawal symptoms. 1B - It's live! certain to happen and impossible to A further escalation of the crisis now inevitable adjective nev t b l avoid seems inevitable.

10 1B - It's live! spending a lot of time sitting down, and health problems caused by our sedentary adjective sed nt ri not moving or exercising very much sedentary lifestyles 1B - It's live! hilarious adjective h le ri s extremely funny a hilarious story 1B - It's live! special skills or knowledge in a particular subject, that you learn by experience or What he's bringing to the company is expertise noun eksp ti z training financial expertise. 1B - It's live! 2016 Pearson Schweiz AG. Wordlist Expert Proficiency Word Part of speech Pron Definition Example Unit a few occasions, days etc that happen at various times but not often and not odd adjective d regularly I take the odd day off work.