Word lists for the Proficiency Unit 4 Relationship

1. to relieve to stop smth unpleasant 2. apart from except, besides 3. resource ability to find solutions 4. stamina resilient energy and strength 5. capacity mental or physical ability 6. obsession an idea or feeling that completely occupies the mind 7. fractious bad tempered, irritable and li!ely to complain or misbeha"e #. siblings brothers or sisters $. attrition process of tiring or %ea!ening 1&. pretext made up excuse, untrue reason for doing sth in an attempt to conceal the real reason 11. conciliation action ta!en to reach agreement or restore trust 12. sifting examining closely 13. fraud deliberately decei"ing people 14. neophyte a beginner or no"ice at some tas! or %or! 15. spouse husband or %ife 16. be denied to be refused to 17. tenacious persistent, "ery determined or stubborn 1#. to have time on ones hands to ha"e free time 1$. laboriously re'uiring a great deal of effort 2&. remorse a strong feeling of guilt 21. to blight to spoil, damage sth 22. compulsory caused by force, re'uired by la% or an authority 23. breach a hole in sth 24. retaliate to hurt smb in return, in re"enge 25. sue to underta!e legal proceedings 26. prosecute to ha"e smb tried in court of la% for a criminal or ci"il offence 27. recourse chance to see! assistance 2#. onslaughts a po%erful attac! or force that o"er%helms smb or sth

Unit 6 Crime and Punishment

1. Indictable offence serious crime 2. raud criminal deception 3. orgery ma!ing a copy (of a document) in order to decei"e 4. Caution %arning 5. Probation system by %hich offenders, esp young, are allo%ed to go unpunished for their first offence %hile they continue to li"e %ithout brea!ing the la% 6. !hop"lifting #hoisting stealing things from shops %hile pretending to be customers 7. $oose loop of rope %ith a running !not that becomes tighter %hen the rope is pulled Put ones head in the noose allo% oneself to be caught #. %latant too ob"ious, noisy and rough $. &ault *ump in a single mo"ement 1&. $ic' small 11. (oot goods ta!en a%ay unla%fully 12. Rac' shelf for the goods in a shop

13. )ivert turn in another direction 14. *bstruct be in the %ay, ma!e sth difficult 15. +ive"a,ay sth that exposes for detection 16. (oiter go slo%ly and stop fre'uently on the %ay 17. )ither hesitate 1#. -ngle here point of "ie% 1$. or my li'ing to my taste 2&. *n the discrete side secretly 21. .o be in possession of to ha"e 22. /ac'ing brea!ing into secured computer system in order to cheat 23. +eta,ay help to escape 24. .o be held to ransom to be threatened until money is paid 25. .o be the scourge of to cause a lot of trouble 26. -llege put for%ard as an excuse or reason 27. .ampering interfering %ith 2#. iddle ma!e aimless mo"ements 2$. Unconditional discharge allo%ing to lea"e %ithout any conditions 3&. la, crac!, sth that lessens the "alue or beauty 31. Proceeds financial results, profits 32. Prosecute start legal actions against smb 33. Croo' dishonest person 34. .o mingle ,ith to mix %ith smb 35. Ruse tric!, deceitful %ay of doing sth 36. %idder a person %ho tries to obtain sth at an auction offering some price for the ob*ect

Proficiency Unit 0
1. to emerge to come into "ie% 2. innovation a ne% idea, method 3. conscientious scrupulous, careful 4. dismiss set free 5. resolve itself to gradually change into something else +, become-. 6. ,ith a vie, to %ith intention of 7. redress compensate for #. glimpse a brief, 'uic! "ie% of $. elusive difficult to find or to achie"e 1&. stumble to %al! in an unsteady %ay and often almost fall 11. 'een resentment bitter resentment 12. at the drop of a hat to act immediately %ithout any hesitation 13. d,indle become gradually smaller 14. prod to ma!e someone do something by persuading or reminding them that it is necessary, especially %hen they are la/y or un%illing 15. rush to do or decide something too 'uic!ly, especially so that you do not ha"e time to do it carefully or %ell 16. doom to ma!e someone or something certain to fail, die, be destroyed etc 17. to hog to !eep, use, or ha"e all of something that should be shared 1#. to dog if a problem or bad luc! dogs you, it causes trouble for a long time 1$. to fox to confuse or decei"e someone in a cle"er %ay 2&. to ,orm to mo"e through a small place or a cro%d slo%ly, carefully, or %ith difficulty 21. to ,olf to eat something "ery 'uic!ly, s%allo%ing it in big pieces 22. to s,an to en*oy yourself and beha"e in a relaxed %ay that is annoying to other people

0nit # 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. stal' to %al! in a proud or angry %ay, %ith long steps ailing ill and not li!ely to get better proprietor an o%ner of a business vehicle something you use to express and spread your ideas, opinions etc crave to ha"e an extremely strong desire for something ca1ole to gradually persuade someone to do something by being nice to them, or ma!ing promises to them 7. circulation the a"erage number of copies of a ne%spaper or maga/ine that are usually sold each day, %ee!, month etc #. specious seeming to be true or correct, but actually false $. corrode to gradually ma!e something %ea!er or destroy it completely 1&. etch on if an experience, name etc is etched on your memory or mind, you cannot forget it and you thin! of it often 11. bevy a large group of people of the same !ind, especially girls or young %omen 12. contractor a person or company that agrees to do %or! or pro"ide goods for another company 13. argot expressions used by a particular group of people +, *argon14. flattery praise that you do not really mean 15. duly in the proper or expected %ay 16. pastiche a piece of %riting, music, film etc that is deliberately made in the style of someone or something else + parody17. front stalls the seats on the main le"el of a theatre or cinema. 1#. hypocrite someone %ho pretends to ha"e certain beliefs or opinions that they do not really ha"e used to sho% disappro"al 1$. shallo, not interested in or not sho%ing any understanding of important or serious matters used to sho% disappro"al 2&. ac2uisitive %anting to ha"e and !eep a lot of possessions 21. sloppy not done carefully or thoroughly +, careless22. infatuation a strong feeling of lo"e for someone or interest in something, especially a feeling that is unreasonable and does not continue for a long time 23. advent the time %hen something first begins to be %idely used 24. detractor someone %ho says bad things about someone or something, in order to ma!e them seem less good than they really are 25. retain to !eep something or continue to ha"e something 26. brutality cruel and "iolent beha"ior, or an e"ent in"ol"ing cruel and "iolent treatment 27. sheer used to emphasi/e that something is "ery hea"y, large etc 2#. to impart to gi"e information, !no%ledge, %isdom etc to someone 2$. deteriorating to de"elop into a bad or %orse situation. 3&. amenable %illing to accept %hat someone says or does %ithout arguing 31. to ta'e your mind off to ma!e someone stop thin!ing and %orrying about something 32. a scrap a small amount of information, truth etc 33. former ha"ing a particular position in the past 34. startle to ma!e someone suddenly surprised or slightly shoc!ed 35. glamour the attracti"e and exciting 'uality of being connected %ith %ealth and success 36. disregard for %hen someone ignores something that they should not ignore 37. lure something that attracts people, or the 'uality of being able to do this 3#. stem to de"elop as a result of something else 3$. crumble to brea! apart into lots of little pieces, or ma!e something do this,

crumble a%ay to lose po%er, become %ea!, or fail 4&. elapse if a particular period of time elapses, it passes