C2 Blog: Objective Proficiency p 13. Vocabulary

Ex 4

Pick up on something: To notice something and perhaps react to it. Percibir. E.g. She failed to pick up on the humour in his remark.
Mauve: /məʊv/ pale purple in colour. Malva. E.g. The colour Mauve is said to represent femininity, grace and elegance.

Dentistry: the medical study of the teeth and mouth. Odontology /ˌəʊdɒnˈtɒlədʒi/. Odontología. E.g. Following a year of travel, he studied dentistry at Bristol University.
Electron microscope: an electron microscope is a type of microscope that uses a particle beam of electrons to illuminate the specimen and produce a magnified image. Microscopio electrónico, microscopio de electrones. E.g. The taste buds were examined with an electron microscope.

Concoct: /kənˈkɒkt/ to make sth, especially food or drink, by mixing different things. E.g. The soup was concocted from up to a dozen different kinds of fish.

Ex. 5

Concise: giving only the information that is necessary and important, using few words. E.g. A concise summary. Clear concise instructions. Concision (n). E.g. I find his concision and ingenuity with language quite charming.
Cook sth up: to invent something, especially in order to trick somebody. Concoct. E.g. to cook up a story.
Push forward: push ahead/forward (with something). To continue with a plan in a determined way. E.g. The government is pushing ahead with its electoral reforms. The President had strongly held views which he pushed forward throughout his administration.
Get/set/start/keep the ball rolling: to make something start happening; to make sure that something continues to happen. E.g They set the ball rolling in the right direction.
Unduly: /ˌʌnˈdjuːli/ more than you think is reasonable or necessary. Excessively. E.g. He did not sound unduly worried at the prospect.The levels of pollution in this area are unduly high.The thought did not disturb her unduly.The sentence was criticized as being unduly lenient.
Wordy: /ˈwɜːdi/ using too many words, especially formal ones. Verbose. Farragoso. E.g A wordy and repetitive essay. Wordiness (n) /ˈwɜːdinəs/ E.g. Her fondness for long lines sometimes leads to wordiness.
Lift something (from something): to use somebody's ideas or words without asking permission or without saying where they come from. Plagiarize. E.g. She lifted most of the ideas from a book she had been reading.

Ex 6

Minute: (adj) /maɪˈnjuːt/ extremely small. E.g. The kitchen on the boat is minute.

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Objective Proficiency p 13. Vocabulary

Pick up on something: To notice something and perhaps react to it. Percibir. E.g. She failed to pick up on the humour in his remark.

Mauve: /məʊv/ pale purple in colour. Malva. E.g. The colour Mauve is said to represent femininity, grace and elegance.

Dentistry: the medical study of the teeth and mouth. Odontology /ˌəʊdɒnˈtɒlədʒi/. Odontología. E.g. Following a year of travel, he studied dentistry at Bristol University.

Electron microscope: an electron microscope is a type of microscope that uses a particle beam of electrons to illuminate the specimen and produce a magnified image. Microscopio electrónico, microscopio de electrones. E.g. The taste buds were examined with an electron microscope.

Concoct: /kənˈkɒkt/ to make sth, especially food or drink, by mixing different things. E.g. The soup was concocted from up to a dozen different kinds of fish.

Ex. 5

Concise: giving only the information that is necessary and important, using few words. E.g. A concise summary. Clear concise instructions. Concision (n). E.g. I find his concision and ingenuity with language quite charming.

Cook sth up: to invent something, especially in order to trick somebody. Concoct. E.g. to cook up a story.

Push forward: push ahead/forward (with something). To continue with a plan in a determined way. E.g. The government is pushing ahead with its electoral reforms. The President had strongly held views which he pushed forward throughout his administration.

Get/set/start/keep the ball rolling: to make something start happening; to make sure that something continues to happen. E.g They set the ball rolling in the right direction.

Unduly: /ˌʌnˈdjuːli/ more than you think is reasonable or necessary. Excessively. E.g. He did not sound unduly worried at the prospect.The levels of pollution in this area are unduly high.The thought did not disturb her unduly.The sentence was criticized as being unduly lenient.

Wordy: /ˈwɜːdi/ using too many words, especially formal ones. Verbose. Farragoso. E.g A wordy and repetitive essay. Wordiness (n) /ˈwɜːdinəs/ E.g. Her fondness for long lines sometimes leads to wordiness.

Lift something (from something): to use somebody's ideas or words without asking permission or without saying where they come from. Plagiarize. E.g. She lifted most of the ideas from a book she had been reading.

Ex 6

Minute: (adj) /maɪˈnjuːt/ extremely small. E.g. The kitchen on the boat is minute.

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