Difficult words cpe 4

antipathy

strong dislike; a...

abhorrence

intense disgust; a...

scorn

lack of respect for something; s...

alarm

a feeling of being very worried or frightened; a...

offhand

done without preparation; o...

puerile

silly; childish; p...

obnoxious

unpleasant and rude; o...

dejected

unhappy and disappointed; d...

forlorn

sad, alone and not cared for; f...

distraught

extremely worried and upset; d...

sheltered accommodation

special housing, usually for old people, where care staff also live; s... a...

doddery

weak and unable to walk in a normal way, usually because you are old;

a ___ old man; d...

bereaved

deprived or left desolate, especially through death; b...

perished

suffer death, typically in a violent, sudden, or untimely way.; p...

to bequeath

to hand down, to give or to leave in a will; t.. b..

intestate

dying without a will; i...

dabbler

person who never keeps doing one activity for long; d...

went off

stopped liking, lost interest in; w... o...

locked herself away

isolates herself from the world; l... h... a...

fruitful

produces good results; f...

hovel

is a very small, dirty house or flat in a bad condition; h...

council estate

houses and flats built by the government; c... e...

high-rise

a building with many stories; h...-r...

a household word

something/someone everyone knows; a h... w.../n...