CET-6 Vocabulary

A cabinet with shelves for storing food or dishes

A driving force or stimulus that encourages progress

Having a full, rounded shape; to become fuller; to drop heavily

The largest ape native to central Africa; a brutish or violent person

The process of absorbing and integrating people, ideas, or nutrients

A person or tool that cuts things

An industrial plant for purifying raw materials such as oil or sugar

Clearly visible and attracting attention

Usually; under normal circumstances

Cruel and without pity

A criminal or fugitive; to make something illegal

To severely damage or disable; a person with serious physical impairment

Sheltered from sunlight; suspicious or dishonest

To sway unsteadily; to hesitate or be indecisive

The distance from centre to edge of a circle; the forearm bone on the thumb side

A performer of magic tricks or a practitioner of sorcery

A prediction about the future, especially one divinely inspired

A long-handled tool used for sweeping; to sweep

To give or confer something, especially as a gift or honour

To absorb information or nutrients; to integrate into a culture

A strip of cloth for covering wounds; to wrap with such a strip

A material covering the inside surface of something

To raise or lift something heavy; a device for lifting

To twist into a confused mass; a knotted mass; a complicated situation

A task or enterprise undertaken; a formal promise

To move quickly; to make something happen sooner or faster

To break down food; to absorb information; a summary of written material

To make something last longer; to extend its duration

To begin or start

The quality of being sweet in taste or character; pleasantness

Paying close attention; considerate and courteous

To die suddenly or untimely; to decay or rot

The surrounding area; nearness to a place

Excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements; something worthless or futile

To walk unevenly due to injury; an awkward gait; lacking stiffness

To touch lightly causing laughter or twitching; the sensation of being tickled

To weaken by adding liquid; having low concentration

A toy flown in the wind on a string; a bird of prey; a fraudulent cheque

To press into a smaller space; a cloth pad applied to the body for treatment

Subject to death; a human being

To move upward; to climb to a higher position

Free from an obligation; to release someone from a duty

Electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths shorter than visible light; ultraviolet light

On or towards the shore

Having the shape of a rectangle; meeting at right angles

The act of convincing someone; a firmly held belief

To officially cancel a law; the act of cancelling a law

To happen afterwards as a result or consequence