CET-6 Vocabulary

Spontaneous emission of ionizing radiation from unstable nuclei

Showing respectful deference to others

A racquet sport played with a shuttlecock hit over a net

A person who delivers and collects mail

A white lime-and-water paint; to conceal faults or wrongdoing

An electricity generator; a very energetic person

A dishonest or mischievous person; a rogue or troublemaker

Large enough to be noticed or measured

The origin or source of something; the tracing of a word's etymology

A path or trail for pedestrians

To discharge waste from the body

A false spoken statement damaging someone's reputation; to make such statements

Causing fright or terror; dreadful; also used informally to mean extreme or very bad

Lying or extending across something; at right angles to the long axis

A harbour town where ships dock and load cargo

The scientific study of human populations and their characteristics

Giving way under pressure; compliant (adj.); a concession (n.)

A layer of ice crystals on surfaces; freezing cold weather

To wake someone from sleep; to stop sleeping

Careful and economical with money or resources; frugal

A machine tool for shaping wood or metal by rotation

The construction of ships

Protection from attack; a justification or argument; the defending side

Showing practical good judgment; based on common sense

Of sound frequencies above the range of human hearing

Speaking words for transcription; a school listening-and-writing exercise

A bird with a distinctive call; crazy or not sane

A circular road junction (n.); indirect or circuitous (adj.)

A severe tropical cyclone in the western Pacific

Stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action

Farthest from the centre; most external

To combine with oxygen; to cause oxidation or rusting

A simple brass instrument used for military calls; to sound a bugle

A violation of a law or rule; an act that causes hurt or anger

Refined petroleum fuel used in motor vehicles; gasoline

The meat of an adult sheep used as food

A small stream; to tolerate or endure

In a dull, lifeless, or dim manner

A small personal computer built around a microprocessor

A skilled manual worker; a shopkeeper

A period of two weeks

Of or relating to geometry; consisting of simple geometric shapes

British spelling of sulfur; a bright yellow chemical element (symbol S)

A person who types documents as their job

Tending to regenerate or promote renewal

A company or service providing professional expert advice

To distort or become misshapen; having an abnormal shape

Capable of being done; feasible and usable