CET-6 Vocabulary

Having won a contest or battle; triumphant

A vehicle designed to travel through outer space

A large graceful white waterbird; to wander casually

The ability to solve problems in clever and inventive ways

Full of stones; cold and unfeeling in manner

Most common or influential; having the greatest power or importance

A cruel, oppressive ruler who governs unjustly; a person who uses power harshly; Tyrannical; characteristic of a tyrant

Having rough weather; full of conflict or strong emotion

A large or dangerous snake; a treacherous person

To make more efficient; to shape for reduced resistance

A person who begs for money; to reduce to poverty

Producing good results; productive and beneficial

Strange or odd; relating to non-heterosexual identity; to spoil a plan

The official expulsion of a person from a country

A puzzling question or mystery; to speak ambiguously

A fast, violent stream; a large outpouring

The engine unit of a train; relating to movement

The act of informing someone; an official notice or alert

A tall vertical pole on a ship supporting sails or equipment

Deserving or causing shame; disgraceful

The greatest possible degree or extent; of the highest degree

A device for lifting heavy objects; to lift or raise

A stretchy material; able to stretch and return to original shape

To completely confuse or perplex; a plate that controls flow of sound or fluid

An armed robber or outlaw

Feeling great misery; of very poor quality; contemptible

A stinging flying insect with a yellow-and-black striped body

A metal made by combining two or more elements; to mix metals together

Playful naughty behavior causing annoyance; harm or damage

Nearly correct or exact; to come close to

To sparkle brilliantly; bright sparkling light or shiny decorative particles

The quality of being humble and unassuming

To spread ideas widely; to reproduce or multiply

To swing from side to side; a witty, joking person

An addictive narcotic drug made from the opium poppy

To shrivel or dry up from lack of water; to lose vitality

To pay back money spent on someone's behalf

A thick black sticky substance from coal or wood; to coat with tar

A savage animal or cruel person; lacking reason or intelligence

To put out a fire or light; to end something completely

To formally induct into office; to officially open or begin with a ceremony

Able to use a language accurately and with ease; smooth and flowing

A large spotted wild cat native to Africa and Asia

A person who weaves cloth as a profession

A soft woollen or cotton cloth; a washcloth

Strong contempt or disdain; to treat with contempt or reject as unworthy

A fragrant substance burned in ceremonies; to make someone very angry

A large triangular stringed instrument; to keep talking about something repeatedly