CET-6 Vocabulary

To refuse to deal with someone as protest; such a collective refusal

To remove surface matter from liquid; to glide over; to read quickly

An official who enforces rules in a sport; to act as a referee

A soft sweet or savoury dish; (British) dessert

An exclamation expressing sorrow or regret

Immediate understanding without conscious reasoning; a gut feeling

Familiar with something through habit; usual or customary

To calculate; to consider or believe something

The daughter of one's son or daughter

A feeling of unhappiness or discontent

Unusual or odd in behaviour; a person with unconventional habits

A nonmetallic element (Si) widely used in electronics

To accidentally hear a conversation not meant for you

Kind, polite, and warmly courteous; an exclamation of surprise

To make more varied or expand into different areas

The measurement or quality of being thick

To remove a government by force; the forcible removal of a ruler

To complain in a discontented way; a surly complaint

Careless and rash, without regard for consequences

A disadvantage or problem

Goods transported commercially; the cost of transporting them

Harm inflicted in return for a wrong; revenge

To make brighter, lighter, or more cheerful

A disadvantage or disability; to place at a disadvantage

Half of the Earth or a sphere

A woman whose main occupation is managing her home and family

The process of absorbing; complete engrossment of the mind

Directed toward the outside; visible or apparent; toward the outside

To fill with great wonder or surprise

Relating to or influenced by emotions

Less; reduced by; below zero; a disadvantage

A strap used to control a horse; to control or restrain

A baby's rocking bed; place of origin; to hold gently

A hereditary ruler such as a king or queen

A rotating handle on a shaft; an eccentric person; to turn with a crank

Having a lot of space; large and roomy

To care for lovingly; to hold dear

A violent outburst from a volcano; any sudden forceful outbreak

To import or export goods illegally; to bring something in secretly

Ordinary and unremarkable; a cliché or overused idea

To cause someone to believe something false or go in the wrong direction; to deceive

To form a clear mental image of something

A place where coins are made; a large sum of money; an aromatic herb

By the way; as a secondary or minor matter

Not correct or exact; containing errors

Happening or done at exactly the same time

Sudden and unexpected; curt in manner

A broad conclusion drawn from specific cases; the act of generalizing