CET-6 Vocabulary

The way a word is spelled; the practice of forming words correctly with letters

A substance that speeds up a chemical reaction; something that triggers change

A large cupboard for clothes; a person's entire clothing collection

Thick oily substance used for lubrication; to apply grease to something

The science and practice of flying aircraft

A bird of prey; a person favouring aggressive policies; to sell goods in public

Having a lively, creative imagination; original and inventive

Without hope or chance of success; unskilled

Arousing pity or contempt due to inadequacy or misery

To attach or secure firmly in place

To rot or deteriorate; the process of decomposition or decline

A deep echoing quality of sound; vibration at a matching frequency; emotional depth

To protect from loss or waste; a fruit jam or preserve

For a particular purpose or person; in a special way

Trembling or unsteady; unreliable

Long-lasting and resistant to wear or decay

The quality of giving freely and willingly; liberality

To pass through a sieve; to examine carefully

A device for finding direction; range or scope

The quality of being new; something novel or unusual

The quality of being bright in light; intelligence

The beginning or start of something

To pay back money owed; to reward or recompense someone

To put something at risk of harm or failure

To pay for regular access to a service or publication; to agree with an idea

To establish or start; an organization promoting education or science

Of or relating to the spine or spinal cord

A common city bird; a person easily deceived

To increase in intensity or degree; to make higher

Distance north or south of the equator; freedom from restrictions

To consider or treat two things as equal or equivalent

To have a deep longing for something (v.)

The scientific study of human society and social relationships

A boundary or limit; obliged to do something; to leap forward

To bring together into one; consolidate

An open treeless area in a forest; the act of clearing

The distance between wave peaks; a shared way of thinking

A winding curve around a central point; to move or increase in a spiral pattern

Clearly and unmistakably

The clawed foot of an animal; to touch or scrape with a paw

To spin or rotate rapidly; a rapid spinning movement

A monarch or supreme ruler of a country; a British gold coin worth one pound sterling; Having supreme political power or authority; independent from external control; exceptionally effective

To flap or wave quickly and irregularly; a state of agitation

To bring something undesirable upon oneself

A large bright fire; to burn or shine brilliantly

Relating to the normal functions of living organisms

A skilled woodworker who builds with timber; to do carpentry work

An object kept to remind you of a place or event; to take something as a keepsake