SKEPTICAL(ADJ) DEFECTIVE(ADJ) DISPERSE(N)

/ˈskeptɪkl/ /dɪˈfektɪv/ /dɪˈspɜːs/

The public remain skeptical of these If the goods are defective you should get disperse somebody/something Police
claims. a full refund. dispersed the protesters with tear gas.
Cognate words: Cognate words: Cognate words:
- Skeptic(N) - Devection(N) -Dispersal(N)
- Skeptically(ADV) - Devect(V) -Dispersing(ADJ)
- Skepticism(N) - Devectively(ADV) -Dispesion(N)

EMERGE(V) EMPHASIZE(V) ERRATIC((ADJ)

/ɪˈmɜːdʒ/ /ˈemfəsaɪz/ /ɪˈrætɪk/
emerge from something She finally emphasize something His
speech emphasized the importance of She had learnt to live with his sudden
emerged from her room at noon. changes of mood and erratic behaviour.
Cognate words: attracting industry to the town.
Cognate words:
- Emergence(N) Cognate words:
- Emphatic(ADJ) -Errant(ADJ)
- Emergency(N) -Erratically(ADV)
- Emphatically(ADV)
-Errand(N)

AMENITY(N) EXAGGERATE(V) PREVALENT(N)\

/əˈmiːnəti/ /ɪɡˈzædʒəreɪt/ /ˈprevələnt/
These prejudices are particularly
Many of the houses lacked even basic Demand for the product has been greatly prevalent among people living in the
amenities exaggerated. North.
Cognate words: Cognate words: Cognate words:
-Amends(N) -Exactly(ADV) -precalence(ADJ)
-Amendment(N) -Exaggerated(ADJ)- -Prevaricate(V)
-Amerasian(ADJ) -Exaggeratly(ADV)- Prevarication(N)
 FRIGHTEN(V) OVERSTATE(V) RUDIMENTARY
/’fraɪtn/ /ˌəʊvəˈsteɪt/ /ˌruːdɪˈmentri/

frightened him that she could see so They were given only rudimentary
He tends to overstate his case when training in the job.
easily into his private thoughts. talking politics.
Cognate words: Cognate words:
Cognate words: - Rudely(ADV)
- - Overstatement(N) - Rudiment(N)
- Overstay(V) - Rudeness(N)

ADOBES(N) DWELLINGS(N) BROADEN(V)

/əˈdəʊbi/ /ˈdwelɪŋ/ /ˈbrɔːdn/

he floors were bare adobe and the walls The development will consist of 66 a promise to broaden access to higher
painted blue. dwellings and a number of offices. education
Cognate words; Cognate words: Cognate words:
-Adolencense(N) -Dweller(N) - Broaden out
-Adolescent(N) -Dwell(N)

BURGEON(V) DISGUISE(V) PORTRAY(V)

/ˈbɜːdʒən/ /dɪsˈɡaɪz/ /pɔːˈtreɪ/
A new wave of running clubs have She was cleverly disguised as a He was one of the first to portray
burgeoned over the past decade. policewoman. animals from the New World.
Cognate words: Cognate words: Cognate words:
- Burette(N) - Disguise(N) - Portraiture(N)
- Burg(N) - Dsgust(N) - Portrayal(N)
- Burgeoning(ADJ) - Disgracefully(ADV)
 STREAMLINE(V) NOTEWORTHY(ADJ) ASTOUNDING(ADJ)
/ˈstriːmlaɪn/ /ˈnəʊtwɜːði/ /əˈstaʊndɪŋ/
The cars all have a new streamlined It is noteworthy that only 15% of senior There was an astounding 20 per cent
design. managers are women. increase in sales.
Cognate words Cognate words: Cognate words:
- Streaming(V) - Notepad(N) - Astound(V)
- Streamer(N) - Notepaper(N) - Astounded(ADJ)
- Astoundingly(adv)

TREMENDOUS(ADJ) ELUDE(V) OBLIVIOUSLY(ADV)

/trəˈmendəs/ /ɪˈluːd/ /əˈblɪviəsli/
A tremendous amount of work has gone The two men managed to elude the In a way that shows that you are not
into the project. police for six weeks. aware of something
Cognate words: Cognate words: Cognate words:
- Tremendously(ADV) - Elucidation(N) - Oblivious(adj)
- Tremolo(N) - Elusive(Adj) - Oblong(N)
- Trembly(adj) - Elucidate(V)
- Oblivion(N)
OFFENSIVE(ADJ) FOSTER(V) HALT(V)
/əˈfensɪv/ /ˈfɒstə(r)/ /hɒlt/
The programme contains language The club's aim is to foster better The trial was halted after the first week.
which some viewers may find offensive. relations within the community. Cognate words:
Cognate words: Cognate words: - Halter(ADJ)
- - Foster(ADJ) - Halting(ADJ)
 HARBOR(N) PERILOUS(ADJ) REDUNDANT(ADJ)
/ˈhɑːbə(r)/ /ˈperələs/ /rɪˈdʌndənt/

She felt as though she'd reached a safe Metting the worst persong could take a She tries to be made redundant from
harbour after sailing in a vast, unfriendly long time your job
sea. Cognate words: Cognate words:
Cognate words: -Peril(N) - Redundantly(adv)
- Harbinger(N) -Perilously(ADV) - Redundancy(n)
- Reductive(ADJ)
- Harassment(N) -Perigee(N)

TRAIT(N) WITHSTAND(V) AMPLE(ADJ)

/treɪt/ /wɪθˈstænd/ /ˈæmpl/
Awareness of class is a typically British The materials used have to be able to There was ample time to get to the
trait. withstand high temperatures. airport.
Cognate words: Cognate words: Cognate words:
- Traitor(N) - Witless(ADJ - Amplicilin(N)
- Traitly(ADV) - Witness(N) - Amphoteric(ADJ)
- Traitorous(ADJ)

BAFFLING(ADJ) INEVITABLE(ADJ) ENCOMPASS(V)

/ˈbæflɪŋ/ /ɪnˈevɪtəbl/ /ɪnˈkʌmpəs/
Some of the country’s customs are It was inevitable that there would be job The job encompasses a wide range of
baffling to outsiders. losses responsibilities.
Cognate words: Cognate words: Cognate words:
- Baffle(V) -Inevitability(N) - Encode(V)
- Baffle(n) -Inestimable(ADJ) - Encomium(N)
- Bafflement(N) - Encore(N)
 RETRIEVE(V) ASTONISH(V) AGITATE(V)
/rɪˈtriːv/ /əˈstɒnɪʃ/ /ˈædʒɪteɪt/
The dog retrieved the ball from the She astonished us by saying she was Some militant groups have been
water. leaving. agitating for autonomy for the region.
Cognate words: Cognate words: Cognate words:
- Retrievable(ADJ) - Astonished(ADJ) - Aging(N)
- Retriever(N) - Astonishing(ADJ) - Agism(N)
- Retrieval(N) - Agotated(ADJ)

EVOKE(V) IMPARTIAL(ADJ) Inordinate(ADJ)

/ɪˈvəʊk/ /ɪmˈpɑːʃl/ /ɪnˈɔːdɪnət/
His case is unlikely to evoke public As chairman, I must remain impartial. They spent an inordinate amount of time
sympathy. Cognate words: and money on the production.
Cognate words: - Ampart(V) Cognate words:
- Evocative(ADJ) - Impartiality(N)) - Inordinately(ADV)
- Evocatively(ADV) - Ampanel(V)
- Evolution(N) - Impartially(Adv)

PRESUMABLY(ADV) SWIFT(ADJ) ROBUST(ADJ)

/prɪˈzjuːməbli/ /swɪft/ /rəʊˈbʌst/
I couldn't concentrate, presumably He rose to his feet in one swift He seems to be in robust (good) health.
because I was so tired. movement. Cognate words:
Cognate words: Cognate words: - Robustly(ADV)
- Presume(V) - Swiftness(N) - Robustness(N)
- Swiftly(ADV) - Robusted(ADJ)
 FEASIBLE(ADJ) FALLACY(N) ANTIQUATED(ADJ)
/ˈfiːzəbl/ /ˈfæləsi/ /ˈæntɪkweɪtɪd/
It's just not feasible to manage the It is a fallacy to say that the camera The committee has recommended that all
business on a part-time basis. never lies. antiquated legal procedures should be
Cognate words: Cognate words: simplified.
- Feast(N) - Fallacious(ADJ) Cognate words:
- To feast(V) - Fall - Antuque(N)
- Feasibility(N) - Antique(ADJ)
- Antiquarion(N)
NOTION(N) UNBIASED(ADJ) PLACID(ADJ)
/ˈnəʊʃn/ /ʌnˈbaɪəst/ /ˈplæsɪd/
She had only a vague notion of what She notting from unbiased advice The cattle are placid, so easy to work
might happen. Cognate words: with.
Cognate words: - Biased(ADJ) Cognate words:
- Notify(V) - Placidly(ADV)
- Notification(N) - Placidity(N)
- Notionally(ADV)

PLENTIFUL(ADJ) SCENIC(ADJ) SHELTERED(ADJ)

/ˈplentɪfl/ /ˈsiːnɪk/ /ˈʃeltəd/
In those days jobs were plentiful. There are seven miles of scenic drives Herbs need fertile soil and a sunny
Cognate words: with river walks and panoramic views. sheltered position.
- Plenteous(ADJ) Conate words: Cognate words:
- Plenitude(N) - Scenically(adv) - Shelter(V)
- Plenty(promoun) - Scent(n) - Sheltering(ADJ)
- Scenester(N) shelve(V)