CPE Vocabulary 2

simple and easy to understand

straightforward # complicated

relatively/quite/fairly straightforward:Installing the program is relatively straightforward. 

This area of law is far from straightforward (=complicated)

kind and gentle

benign /bɪˈnaɪn/

a benign tumor # malignant /məˈlɪɡnənt//cancerous tumor

the animal's benign nature

to not do or have something pleasant or enjoyable SYN go without 

forgo

I had to forgo lunch.

to make it difficult for someone to belong to a particular group or to feel comfortable with a particular person

alienate /ˈeɪliəneɪt/

alienate sb from st = disconnect st from st

He felt that his experiences had alienated him from society.

a job, business, or piece of work (C2)

undertaking (C2)

Starting a new business can be a risky undertaking.

The construction of the tunnel is a large and complex undertaking.

to fail to notice or consider something or someone

overlook = miss (C2)

It is easy to overlook a small detail like that. 

Nobody could overlook the fact that box office sales were down.

I think there is one key fact that you have overlooked.

using new methods or ideas

innovative ideas/methods /ˈɪnəvətɪv $ ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv/

She was an imaginative and innovative manager.

an exchange, especially of ideas or information

interchange

An international medical conference was established for the interchange of new ideas and approaches.

if your attention centres on something or someone, or is centred on them, you pay more attention to them than anything else

centre on/upon st (also be centred on/upon st)

The debate centred on funding for health services. 

Much of their work is centred on local development projects.

trang trại

farming estates

to manage or control the operation of something; govern:

administer

Our office administers the affairs of the Society

of or typical of an early stage of development; not advanced or complicated in structure

primitive (C1): primitive art/tools

Early settlers had to cope with very primitive living conditions (Primitive living conditions are basic, unpleasant, and uncomfortable)

to take a machine or piece of equipment apart so that it is in separate pieces

dismantle /dɪsˈmæntl/

Chris dismantled the bike in five minutes.

having a lot of ideas and enthusiasm

dynamic (FULL OF ENERGY)

She's young and dynamic and will be a great addition to the team

if something happens on alternate days, weeks etc, it happens on one day etc and not the next, and continues in this pattern

alternate Mondays/weekends etc 

The service runs on alternate days.

to change the words of a text, especially a law or a legal document

amend (C2)

MPs were urged to amend the law to prevent another oil tanker disaster.

In line 20, "men" should be amended (= changed) to "people".

bị cáo

defendant

to change the shape of something so that it looks strange or unnatural (làm biến dạng, méo mó)

distort

We are looking at the picture through a distorting lens.

Tall buildings can distort radio signals.

to change in form or character, or to make it or them do this

convert st into st: Could we convert the small bedroom into a second bathroom?

What's the formula for converting pounds into kilograms?

to change to a new religion, belief, opinion, etc., or to make someone do this

convert to (C2): He converted to (= started believing in) Catholicism when he got married.

convert sb (to st) I used to hate exercise, but my sister has converted me (to it).

If a condition subsides, it becomes less strong or extreme

'The police are hoping that the violence will soon subside.

the scientific study of the structure of human or animal bodies

anatomy

He later became professor of anatomy at Kiel.

a radical change or difference is very big and important OPP slight

radical (a radical change/transformation/reform/overhaul)

They are proposing radical changes to the way the company is run. 

a radical reform of the tax system