Boost Vocabulary Cambridge Ielts 14

brick by brick

steadily in a step-by-step manner, the creation or destruction of something.

fairy-tale

enchanted, magical, fabulous

turret (/ˈtɜːrət/)

a small tower on a large building, especially a castle

fire-breathing

able to produce a stream of fire from the mouth

wicked (/ˈwɪkɪd/)

morally bad
= evil, unkind, sadistic, cruel

wicked (ˈwɪkɪd)

morally bad = evil

gallant (/ˈɡælənt/)

brave, especially in a very difficult situation, (of someone) giving polite attention to women

enchanting (/ɪnˈtʃæntɪŋ/)

attractive and pleasant

take the first step

start new things

repercussion (/riːpərˈkʌʃn/)

v. have an impact on somthinghave ... for something
The collapse of the company will have ... for the whole industry.

abandon (/əˈbændən/)

leave behind, give up, walk out on

in favour of

preferring to choose someone or something that you believe is better

boss someone around

= give orders, order around, command, bully

pretence/pretense (/ˈpriːtens/)

(of doing sth) the act of behaving in a particular way, in order to make other people believe something that is not true
(to sth/to doing sth) a claim that you have a particular quality or skill
a woman with some ... to beauty

settle down

to relax, doing a quiet activity

take turn (take it in turns)

= alternate

underpin (/ʌndərˈpɪn/)

to support or form the basis of an argument, a claim, etc.
The report is ... by extensive research.

intellectual (/ɪntəˈlektʃuəl/)

connected with or using a person's ability to think in a logical way and understand things = mental

adaptable (/əˈdæptəbl/)

​able to change or be changed in order to deal successfully with new situations

millennia (/mɪˈleniə/) (plural) - millennium (singular)

1000 years

extol (/ɪkˈstəʊl/)

to praise somebody/something very much
... somebody/something as something - She was ... as a genius.

virtue (/ˈvɜːrtʃuː/)

behaviour or attitudes that show high moral standards
Patient is not one of her ..., I'm afraid.

mindful of

be ... of = be aware of
... the danger of coronavirus's pandemic, I decided not to go out

point out

=show

scarce (/skers/)

if something is ..., there is not enough of it and it is only available in small quantities
(The ... resources)

curtail (/kɜːrˈteɪl/)

+sth - to limit something or make it last for a shorter time
The lecture was curtailed by the fire alarm going off.

perception (/pərˈsepʃn/)

an idea, a belief or an image you have as a result of how you see or understand something
A campaign to change public ... of the police

emphasis (/ˈemfəsɪs/)

special importance that is given to something
+on/upon something Since the elections there has been a greater ... on education.

implication

=effect
(have ... for)

leisure

facilities

buildings, services, equipment, etc. that are provided for a particular purpose

child-initiated play

play in which children choose what and how to play and who to play with

spontaneous

intervene

interrupt, get involved become involved in a situation in order to improve or help it

puzzle

possibility

self-control

undertake

thuc hien (=carry out)

toddler

baby, a child who has only recently learnt to walk

pre-schooler

a child who does not yet go to school

set-up

problem-solver

those who are good at finding ways of dealing with problems

playful

facilitate

(v) assist, smooth the progress of

self-regulate

predictor

something that can show what will happen in the future

indicator

investigate

observe

well-being

diagnosis

analysis, discover or identify the exact cause of an illness or a problem

neurodevelopmental disorders

a group of disorders in which the development of the central nervous system is disturbed

autism

a mental condition in which a person finds it very difficult to communicate or form relationships with others

approach

stimulus

backwater

untroubled

debate

controversy

landscape

hotly

trivial

contrasts (/ˈkɑːntræst/)

a difference between two or more people or things that you can see clearly when they are compared or put close together
There is an obvious ... between the cultures of East and West.

fundamental (/ˌfʌndəˈmentl/)

serious and very important; affecting the most central and important parts of something = basic
central; forming the necessary basis of something = essential

multitude (/ˈmʌltɪtuːd/)

(formal) an extremely large number of things or people
a ... of possibilities