A1 English Vocabulary

Having certain manners; artificially stylized or affected

To disturb someone's composure or confidence; to unsettle

Deep, rich, and resonant in sound

Containing or conveying a promise or commitment

The principle that group interests take priority over individual ones

Pieces of furniture for sleeping; plots for plants; rock layers

The state of having a bad reputation

Able to be logically defended or justified; well-founded

To record using a system of symbols or notation

An animal or person that searches for and gathers food

The quality of being unnatural or man-made

Declining in energy or enthusiasm; a pavement of flat stones

Gloomy and solemn, like a funeral

The state of being controlled by another; the act of conquering or subduing

To treat someone as a celebrity or important person

In a way that evokes strong emotion or deep feeling

Having a lot of money; wealthy

To leave suddenly or secretly; to break up camp

To transform appearance; to glorify or idealize

To drink and party noisily; a rowdy drinking party

Harsh and unpleasant in sound; not in harmony or agreement

The quality of being strict and demanding

Having teeth or tooth-like projections

A person who pursues career advancement at the expense of other values

Savage, cruel, or beast-like in behaviour

Impossible to justify or excuse

The quality of being inherent or present within something

Infectious or contagious; attractively appealing

An unimportant person; the state of nonexistence

The right to occupy property by paying rent; the period of such occupation

A fixed-wing powered aircraft

In a manner showing great pleasure

The process of organizing farms or industries under collective control

Relating to or written in poetic meter; having regular rhythm

A nobleman or ruler; God; to domineer over others

Impossible to overcome or surmount

To appoint or act as a deputy or substitute

The tendency to yield to others' authority or will

Capable of being passed on or transmitted, especially a disease

A seller of stationery and writing materials

Childish irritability or sulkiness

A floor or level of a building

A preference for using one hand over the other

To heat food or drink to kill harmful bacteria

A hardened area of skin from friction; bony tissue formed during healing

A state of mental disturbance or disorder

The activity of riding a bicycle

Having been explained or resolved