CAE unit 1-2 vocabulary list

consistenly

to underestimate

roughly

to let down

to retrieve from

properly

sensible

to prime oneself with

to absorb

to consolidate

to establish

to set aside

to coincide with

a boost

a misconception

to lose one’s grip

an inevitable consequence

anxiety

to attend to (some task)

to the detriment of

despite claims to the contrary

soothing

to chew over

to parrot

bird-brained

scatter-brained

a brainchild

to brainwash

brainy

to pick someone’s brains

to jot down

to put through

to move around

to send away

to ask out

to see to

to stick to

to make for

to summon up

to take in

to pick out

to wind up

to put off

to make up

to fit in

to break off

to let in

sleet

draught

flooding

hazard

hail

gale

slump

blizzard

drought

scorching heat

torrential rain

choppy sea

commuters

a plea

chilling admission of defeat

drifts

crawl

to be under illusion

stranded

to run smoothly

chains on tyres

traffic hold-up

chaos

to clear roads

a slight increase

to be stocked up

to obtain unemployment benefit

to be prone to violence

to confirm

significantly

to be on edge

irritability

muggy

sunny spells

rain showers

humidity

moisture

a drop in temperature

to get odd aches and pains

to carry out a research

a stormy relationship

a frosty look

a sunny smile

a breezy manner

a biting remark

a storm of protest

to shower someone with gifts

a hail of bullets

gales of laughter

to be in floods of tears

to blow hot and cold

the foggiest idea

a storm in a teacup

under the water

like greased lightning

on cloud nine

to be snowed under