Life

ADVANCED

Wordlist

Paul Dummett

C1 John Hughes
Helen Stephenson
 WORDLIST
Word class abbreviations
The following abbreviations are used in the wordlist: (n) = noun, (v) = verb, (adv) = adverb,
(adj) = adjective, (phr v) = phrasal verb, (prep) = preposition and (conj) = conjunction.

UNIT 1 LESSONS FOR LIFE PAGES 14–15

PAGE 9 albeit (conj)
coin (n)
ashamed (adj)
dramatist (n)
come to blows (v) foregone conclusion (n)
detail (n) insight (n)
frustrated (adj) jealousy (n)
informal (adj) light-hearted (adj)
react (v) relevance (n)
stead (n) sanctimonious (adj)
valuable (adj) scholar (n)
stray (v)
succinctly (adv)
PAGES 10–11
dizzying (adj) PAGES 16–17
harmony (n) approach (n)
heed (v) firm (adj)
ideological (adj)
misinterpret (v) PAGE 19
motive (n)
advisor (n)
reconciliation (n) ancestor (n)
respect (n) converse (v)
selfish (adj) disproportionate (adj)
stability (n) elders (n)
strive (v) healthcare (n)
unite (v) implement (v)
infant mortality (n)
orally (adv)
PAGES 12–13 pass down (phr v)
astronomy (n) pass on (phr v)
campaigner (n) self-esteem (n)
verbal (adj)
carpentry (n)
criterion (n)
doer (n) UNIT 2 MORE THAN A JOB
dreamer (n) PAGE 21
drifter (n) art (n)
factor (n) herder (n)
joker (n) horseback (n)
outlook (n) nomad (n)
self-centred (adj) pasture (n)
settle down (phr v)
technical (adj) PAGES 22–23
value (n) accumulate (v)
vulnerable (adj) anticipate (v)
worrier (n) beachcomber (n)

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cease (v) second-hand (adj)
harass (v) visa (n)
mollusc (n)
outsider (n) PAGE 31
reassuring (adj)
reluctant (adj) assignment (n)
stranger (n) awesome (adj)
traverse (v) cerebral (adj)
tsunami (n) cringe (v)
fortunate (adj)
free-soloing (n)
PAGES 24–25 insane (adj)
chainsaw (n) realm (n)
cotton wool (n) shovel (v)
fire hydrant (n) wait tables (v)
firebreak (n)
fraught (adj)
UNIT 3 FOUR WALLS
grade (n)
improvisation (n) PAGE 33
inaccessible (adj) blend (v)
initial (adj) cowboy (n)
parachute (n) grand (adj)
precaution (n) plain (adj)
protective (adj) preserve (v)
session (n) rock (n)
smokejumper (n) western (n)

PAGES 26–27 PAGES 34–35

blogger (n) built-in (adj)
chalk (n) completely (adv)
clinging (v) dwelling (n)
cornice (n) impress (v)
daring (adj) insulator (n)
disastrous (adj) literally (adv)
flawlessly (adv) mobility (n)
foothold (n) overcrowded (adj)
forge (v) premium (n)
granite (n) sauna (n)
paralysed (adj) sled (n)
participatory (adj)
practitioner (n) PAGES 36–37
ripple (n)
slab (n) affordable housing (n)
slick (adj) artificial (adj)
smear (v) estate (n)
heartless (adj)
historic (adj)
PAGES 28–29
imitate (v)
broadcasting (n) leafy (adj)
compulsory (adj) metropolis (n)
embark (v) nostalgia (n)
officially (adv) quaint (adj)
orientation (n) replica (n)
overseas (adj) reproduction (n)
perspective (n) sprawling (adj)
principal (n) suburb (n)

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 suburbia (n) PAGES 48–49
take root (v)
artery (n)
capacitor (n)
PAGES 38–39 crane (n)
complex (n) enthusiast (n)
complimentary (adj) ingenious (adj)
contemporary (adj) origami (n)
defy (v) reconfigure (v)
insertion (n) stent (n)
interconnect (v)
interlocking (adj)
PAGES 50–51
intrigued (adj)
masterstroke (n) ostracise (v)
promenade (v) relaxation (n)
sprout (v) thriving (adj)
zig-zag (n)
PAGES 52–53
PAGES 40–41
availability (n)
enhance (v)
preserve (v)
underestimate (v) PAGE 55
accessory (n)
PAGE 43 cause (n)
credentials (n)
cable-stayed (adj)
detergent (n)
consortium (n)
converge (v) naively (adv)
dangle (v) scholarship (n)
lousy (adj) sweat shop (n)
pact (n)
powerhouse (n) UNIT 5 THE WRITER’S JOURNEY
setback (n)
soar (v)
PAGE 57
strait (n) affable (adj)
cosy (adj)
UNIT 4 INNOVATION curator (n)
officious (adj)
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preconception (n)
breakthrough (n) romantic (adj)
contraption (n) superficially (adv)
friction (n) wary (adj)
monorail (n)
pod (n)
reinvent (v) PAGES 58–59
resistance (n) ascent (n)
revive (v) chasm (n)
smooth (adj) endeavour (n)
exaggerate (v)
PAGES 46–47 extremeness (n)
envisage (v) incredulity (n)
littered (v) paltry (adj)
transatlantic (adj) profound (adj)
unworthy (adj) quintessence (n)
vaccine (n) ravine (n)
wealthy (adj) sheer (adj)

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PAGES 60–61 UNIT 6 BODY MATTERS
chunk (n) PAGE 69
escapism (n) contradictory (adj)
foil (v) intensive (adj)
graphically (adv) regime (n)
military coup (n)
narrative (n) PAGES 70–71
opium (n)
callisthenics (n)
smuggle (v)
holistic (adj)
wry (adj)
immune (adj)
mechanism (n)
PAGES 62–63 scientifically (adv)
almond (n) self-defence (n)
tinkly (adj)
aperitif (n)
trigger (v)
artefacts (n)
cackle (v)
couplet (n)
PAGES 72–73
drizzle (n) consecutive (adj)
enchantress (n) exhaustion (n)
extinction (n) injury (n)
fleecy (adj) joint (n)
gaucho (n) ligament (n)
lithograph (n) nauseous (adj)
nutrition (n)
luminous (adj)
painkiller (n)
mistress (n)
physiologist (n)
oyster (n)
severe (adj)
paean (n)
strain (v)
pampas (n) twinge (n)
pebble (n)
specimen (n)
PAGES 74–75
stanza (n)
thistledown (n) aesthetic (adj)
verse (n) beholder (n)
complexion (n)
conversely (adv)
PAGES 64–65 diminish (v)
assiduously (adv) dissect (v)
circumstance (n) enigma (n)
illusion (n) extinguish (v)
motionless (adj) glowing (adj)
manicurist (n)
petulantly (adv)
perception (n)
stocky (adj)
quest (n)
suspense (n)
refrain (n)
scan (v)
PAGE 67 superficial (adj)
bunk bed (n) symmetry (n)
trait (n)
crusade (n)
Moors (n)
pilgrim (n) PAGES 76–77
terrifying (adj) brainstorm (n)
transformative (adj) coerce (v)

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 incentive (n) uninhabited (adj)
participation (n) wasteland (n)

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apathy (n) drought (n)
awkward (adj) plague (n)
obstacle (n) troublemaker (n)
poverty line (n)
stunt man (n) PAGE 91
underprivileged (adj)
artefact (n)
embroidered (adj)
UNIT 7 STORIES FROM HISTORY finery (n)
PAGE 81 hoard (n)
abolish (v) lot (n)
cavalry (n) regal (adj)
conquer (v) repatriate (v)
prevail (v) robe (n)
ruthless (adj) soar (v)
slave (n) stately (adj)
victor (n)
UNIT 8 DIGITAL MEDIA
PAGES 82–83 PAGE 93
advisor (n) detract (v)
amass (v) downloadable (adj)
exile (v) forum (n)
resistance (n) media (n)
submit (v) moderation (n)

PAGES 84–85 PAGES 94–95

archaeological (adj) bedrock (n)
attachment (n) cavity (n)
birdcage (n) debris (n)
cannon (n) freak (adj)
figurine (n) limestone (n)
renaissance (n) plausible (adj)
uncover (v) saturated (adj)
sinkhole (n)
PAGES 86–87
exquisite (adj) PAGES 96–97
improbable (adj) coupon (n)
ingenuity (n) engineer (v)
ingot (n) focused (adj)
inhospitable (adj) widget (n)
musket (n)
noble (n)
PAGES 98–99
odyssey (n)
scrub (n) accomplishment (n)
shipwreck (n) addict (n)
staggering (adj) do someone a service (v)
stern (n) etiquette (n)
sturdy (adj) geek (n)
unaware (adj) hacker (n)
unimaginable (adj) handcuffs (n)

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insecure (adj) stroke (n)
ironically (adv) PAGES 110–111
khakis (n)
marque (n) assassination (n)
mesmerising (adj) dislocation (n)
misfit (n) faction (n)
misrepresentation (n) globally (adv)
realisation (n) instil (v)
scrutiny (n) redeeming (adj)
sentiment (n)
shanty (n)
PAGES 100–101
slavery (n)
bioluminescent (adj)
organism (n) PAGES 112–113
podcast (n)
castaway (n)
eclectic (adj)
PAGE 103
devalue (v) PAGE 115
fluent (adj)
lexicon (n) afresh (adv)
linguistic (adj) numerically (adv)
migratory (adj) oppressed (adj)
pertain (v) philosophical (adj)
savvy (adj) privilege (n)
sustain (v) rags (n)
worthwhile (adj) solace (n)
tolerance (n)
tribulations (n)
UNIT 9 THE MUSIC IN US
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UNIT 10 SOCIAL LIVING
acoustic (adj)
PAGE 117
ballad (n)
busker (n) close-knit (adj)
gig (n) deep-rooted (adj)
instrumental (adj)
nerve-racking (adj) PAGES 118–119
solo artist (n)
citizenship (n)
songwriter (n)
clear-cut (adj)
soothing (adj)
institution (n)
soulful (adj)
open-minded (adj)
reasoning (n)
PAGES 106–107 sociologist (n)
generational (adj) variation (n)
heartbreak (n)
homogenise (v) PAGES 120–121
ingrained (adj)
altruistic (adj)
civilised (adj)
PAGES 108–109 flourish (v)
activate (v) forage (v)
degenerative (adj) pheromones (n)
dementia (n) prey (n)
dyslexia (n) scarce (adj)
elation (n) sterile (adj)
endorphin (n) synchronisation (n)
neuroscientist (n) unsurpassed (adj)

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 PAGES 122–123 glimpse (n)
prediction (n)
briny (adj)
rapport (n)
combative (adj)
confer (v)
domesticate (v) PAGES 132–133
doze (v) articulate (adj)
epidemic (n) articulate (v)
intermittent (adj) duplicate (v)
intolerable (adj) feminist (n)
livestock (n) irrational (adj)
outbreak (n) overwhelming (adj)
social stratification (n) probable (adj)
steward (n) rational (adj)
thorn (n)
tuber (n)
PAGES 134–135
PAGES 124–125 android (n)
bot (n)
capitalism (n)
cascade (n)
utopian (adj)
crazed (adj)
rigid (adj)
creepy (adj)
union (n)
inelastic (adj)
jerkily (adv)
PAGE 127 replicate (v)
carnivore (n)
dissipate (v) PAGES 136–137
excruciating (adj)
alarmed (adj)
gruelling (adj)
concerned (adj)
initiation (n)
conjure (v)
medicine man (n)
mitt (n) distressed (adj)
neurotoxic (adj) embarrassed (adj)
stab (n) offended (adj)
stupor (n) punctuality (n)
succumb (v) subjective (adj)
thrust (v) surprised (adj)
unfazed (adj) troubled (adj)
venom (n) worried (adj)
writhe (v)
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UNIT 11 REASON AND EMOTION educated guess (n)
PAGE 129 invaluable (adj)
irrelevant (adj)
despondent (adj)
moral values (n)
irritate (v)
scour (v)
livid (adj)
prior (adj)
mischievous (adj)
unadulterated (adj)
universal (adj) UNIT 12 LANDSCAPES
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PAGES 130–131 bleak (adj)
anxiety (n) expanse (n)
conceal (v) idyllic (adj)
constructive (adj) lush (adj)
eliminate (v) monotonous (adj)

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sparse (adj)
vista (n)

PAGES 142–143
innocent (adj)
photojournalism (n)
understatement (n)
wisp (n)

PAGES 144–145
fort (n)
heroic (adj)
masterpiece (n)
preoccupation (n)
simplicity (n)

PAGES 146–147
atmospheric (adj)
dime (n)
flip (v)
fuzzy (adj)
giddy (adj)
gravity (n)
haywire (adj)
invert (v)
mesmerise (v)
ray (n)
shutter (n)
trace (v)

PAGES 148–149
exempt (adj)
outskirts (n)

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bitumen (n)
bog (n)
boreal (adj)
crude (adj)
muskeg (n)
nesting spot (n)
peat (n)
spongy (adj)
strip mining (n)
synthetic (adj)
thermostat (n)
viscous (adj)

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