ENGLISH C1 ADVANCED VOCABULARY

DEPENDENT PREPOSITIONS

preoccupied
1) engrossed in thought, distracted
with

2) reminiscent of reminding you of people or experiences in your past

3) irrespective of without considering something

4) exempt from allowed to ignore something such as a rule or payment

5) liable for legally responsible for paying the cost of something

acquainted
6) familiar with sth, having read, seen or experienced it
with

inseparable
7) incapable of being separated or disjoined
from

commensurate
8) corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree
with

9) notorious for famous for something bad

10) devoid of completely lacking in something

1) reticent about not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily

2) diffident about modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence

3) impervious to not affected by something or not seeming to notice it

4) incumbent on necessary as part of somebody’s duties

5) amenable to willing to do something or to agree with someone

6) engrossed in giving all your attention to something

7) inherent in belonging naturally to someone or something

8) detrimental to harmful or damaging

 9) reliant on dependent on someone or something

10) versed in experienced or skilled in, knowledgeable about

1) abashed by embarrassed or ashamed about something that you have done

2) destined for certain to do something,or certain to happen in the future

lukewarm
3) showing little enthusiasm
about

4) lacking in not having enough of something

5) intent on determined to do sth, especially sth. that will harm other people

6) adjacent to next to or near something else

7) desirous of having a wish for something, wanting something

8) fraught with full of problems, difficulties, or things that are confusing

descended
9) to be related to somebody who lived a long time ago
from

malevolent
10) having or showing a wish to do evil to others
towards

congenial | inclined |
repugnant | to
susceptible

accompanied | baffled
by
| divisible | inhabited

appraciative |
bereaved | heedless | of
observant

accountable |
favourable | notable | for
noted

associated |
conversant | with
inconsistent | intimate
absorbed | diligent |
in
prompt | resulting

apprehensive | crazy |
about
mistaken | optimistic

aghast | brilliant |
at
clever | startled

apparent | derived |
from
isolated | save

1) apprehensive about/of worried or frightened that sth. unpleasant may happen

2) apparent from easy to see or understand

3) baffled by extremely confused or puzzled

4) resulting in occurring or following as the consequence of something

5) conversant with familiar with or knowledgeable about something

6) heedless of not paying careful attention to somebody or something

7) noted for well known for a particular quality or ability

8) susceptible to likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by sth.

9) appreciative of feeling or showing gratitude or pleasure

10
absorbed in having one's attention fully engaged; greatly interested
)

required or expected to justify actions or decisions,

1) accountable for
responsible

2) isolated from without much contact with other people or other countries

3) diligent in showing care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties

4) inconsistent with not matching a set of standards, ideas, etc.

5) mistaken about wrong in your opinion or judgement

 (of a job, place, etc.) pleasant because it suits your
6) congenial to
character

7) divisible by capable of being divided

8) observant of adhering strictly to the rules of a particular religion

9) aghast at filled with horror or shock

10
repugnant to extremely unpleasant or offensive
)

1) replete with full of something

2) startled at feeling or showing sudden shock or alarm

3) bereaved of having lost a relative or close friend who has recently died

4) abhorrent to causing or deserving strong dislike or hatred

having knowledge gained by close association, study, or

5) versed in
experience

6) renowned for widely acclaimed and highly honoured

7) exempt from not affected by something, or not having to do it or pay it

8) bent on determined to do something usually something bad

9) sympathetic towards caring and feeling sorry about someone's problems

10
beloved by/of loved very much by someone
)

1) off-putting unpleasant, disconcerting, or repellent

2) downhearted sad and feeling that things will not get better

3) incoming arriving at or coming towards a place

4) overdone with too much done, said, or used

5) inborn existing from birth

6) upbeat positive and enthusiastic

7) up and running starting to work correctly

8) across-the-board involving everyone or everything in a place or situation

9) up-and-coming likely to develop, become successful or popular soon

10
down-and-out having no luck, no money, and no opportunities
)

1) downcast sad or depressed

2) oncoming approaching from the front, moving towards one

3) uplifting making you feel happier and more hopeful

4) overwhelming difficult to fight against, very great or very large

5) backhanded having a meaning that is expressed indirectly

6) outbound travelling from a place rather than arriving in it

7) overarching including or influencing every part of something

8) underhand done secretly and sometimes dishonestly

9) bygone happening or existing a long time ago

10
offhand said or done without thinking or planning
)

1) associate with to connect sb. or sth. with something else in one's mind

2) persist in to keep on doing sth. in spite of opposition or difficulty

3) earmark for designate (funds or resources) for a particular purpose

ingratiate yourself
4) to do things in order to make somebody like you
with

5) despair of to lose or be without hope

6) establish yourself in to achieve permanent acceptance or recognition for

7) cater for to provide with what is needed or required

8) acquit of to free sb. from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty

9) comply with to obey a rule, an order, etc.

10
indulge in to allow yourself to have or do something that you like
)

1) guess at to say what you think is likely or probable

2) commit to to make a definite promise or decision

3) succumb to to not be able to fight an attack, a temptation, etc.

4) derive from to receive or obtain something from something else

5) embark on to start to do something new or difficult

to escape from a place where you are being kept as a

6) abscond from
punishment

7) attribute to regard something as being caused by

8) estimate at to roughly calculate or judge the value, number, quantity

9) impose on to order that a rule, punishment, etc. be used

10
pride yourself on to be proud of something
)

1) embroil in to involve someone in a difficult situation

to fail to protect someone or something from something

2) expose to
harmful

3) aim at to try or plan to achieve something

to get rid of by throwing away or giving or selling to

4) dispose of
someone else

5) hanker for to have a strong feeling of wanting something

6) tamper with to make changes to something without permission

7) conceal from to prevent something from being known; keep secret

 to explain something or to express your opinion about it in
8) expound on
detail

9) refrain from to stop oneself from doing something

10
conceive of to form an idea, a plan, etc. in your mind
)

absorb | implicate |
in
participate | result

comment | bet | elaborate |

on
lecture

clutter | console | fiddle |

with
mingle

deter | elicit | emerge | infer from

account | barter | vouch |

for
yearn

compose | consist |
of
disapprove | suspect

appeal | confine | resort |

to
subject

boast | fret | grumble | wail about

1) fiddle with touch or fidget with something in a restless or nervous way

2) resort to to do sth extreme or unpleasant in order to solve a problem

3) fret about/over to be worried or unhappy and not able to relax

4) barter for to exchange goods etc. for other goods without using money

5) elaborate (up)on to explain or describe something in a more detailed way

6) result in to cause something, or to produce something

7) abide by to accept and act according to a law, an agreement, etc.

8) compose of to combine together to form a whole

9) emerge from to stop being involved in a difficult situation or period of time

10) gape at to look in great surprise at someone or something

1) clutter with to cover or fill something with an untidy collection of things

2) account for to give an explanation of something

3) implicate in to show that something is the cause of something bad

to make sb. or sth. experience, suffer or be affected by

4) subject to
something

5) disapprove of to not approve of someone or something

6) lecture on to deliver an educational lecture or lectures

7) wail about to cry or complain about something in a loud high voice

8) deter from to make someone decide not to do something

9) roar at to make a very loud, deep sound

10) appeal to to attract or interest somebody

insure sth against arrange for compensation in the event of damage to or loss of
1)
sth property

devote oneself to
2) give all or most of one's time or resources to a person
sb

be earmarked for
3) decide that something will be used for a particular purpose
sb/sth

acquaint sb with
4) make someone or yourself familiar with something
sth

engross yourself in
5) absorb all the attention or interest of
sth

decide and state officially in court that somebody is guilty of a

6) convict sb of sth
crime

impose sth (up)on make somebody accept the same opinions, wishes as your
7)
sb own
8) refrain from sth stop oneself from doing something

9) tamper with sth interfere so as to weaken or change for the worse

10) hint at sth suggest something in an indirect way

1) backslide revert to bad habits or lapse in religious practice

2) undermine gradually make sb or sth less strong or effective

3) withhold refuse to give someone something

4) outweigh be greater or more important than something

5) uphold support something that you think is right

6) oversell praise someone or something too much

7) downplay make something seem less important than it really is

8) uplift make someone feel happier or more hopeful

9) overthrow remove a leader or government from power by force

10) outlive live longer than somebody

1) downgrade reduce to a lower grade, rank, or level of importance

2) uphold confirm or support something which has been questioned

3) outclass be much better than somebody you are competing against

4) withstand be strong enough not to be harmed by something

5) underestimate think something is smaller, cheaper etc. than it really is

6) offload take a load of goods off a ship, train or truck

7) overhang stick out over and above something else

8) backfire have a result opposite to what was planned

9) outlast continue to exist for a longer time than something else

10) upbraid reprove or reproach angrily

the quality of being faithful to your husband,

1) fidelity to
wife or partner

2) breach of a failure to follow a law or rule

comprehensive skill in a particular subject or

3) mastery of
activity

4) confidence in trust or belief in someone

5) craving for a powerful desire for something

an event that happens before something, or

6) prelude to
leads the way to it

a special aptitude or ability for doing

7) flair for
something well

the action of keeping away from or not doing

8) avoidance of
something

a feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or

9) pleasure in
satisfaction

alternative
10) a choice between two possibilities
to

encounter to meet somebody, or discover or experience

1)
with something

someone who is considered an expert in a

2) authority on
particular subject

the way in which something is related to

3) bearing on
something

a short extract from a film, a piece of music

4) excerpt from
or writing

a chance to understand something or learn

5) insight into
more about it

obsession a person or thing that somebody thinks

6)
with about too much
 a place or situation providing safety or
7) refuge from
shelter

translation the process of translating words from one

8)
into language into another

an official statement ordering people not to

9) ban on
do, sell, or use sth.

a short period of rest or relief from sth.

10) respite from
difficult or unpleasant

a natural liking for and understanding of

1) affinity with
someone or something

the process of excluding or the state of being

2) exclusion of
excluded

an official examination of a crime, accident,

3) enquiry into
problem etc.

a force that brings bad luck that often affects

4) jinx on
someone or something

5) exception to a thing that does not follow a rule

6) diligence in careful and persistent work or effort

regret for something bad you have done,

7) remorse for
pity

abstinence the practice of avoiding something such as

8)
from alcohol or sex

attendance the number of people present at a particular

9)
at place or event

confusion uncertainty about what is happening,

10)
about intended, or required

effect | impact | onslaught | tax on

aptitude | credit | remedy | substitute for

allusion | devotion | reference | tribute to

flock | mistrust | portent | recipient of

acquaintance | compliance | link | preoccupation with

deficiency | fall | improvement | surge in

abstraction | freedom | independence | recovery from

a sudden increase in the

1) surge in amount or number of
something

a comment that mentions

2) reference to
someone or something

a natural ability to do
3) aptitude for
something

the practice of obeying a law,

4) compliance with
rule, or request

5) onslaught on a fierce or destructive attack

a feeling that you should not

6) mistrust of
trust someone or something

freedom from political control

7) independence from
by other countries

a preconceived idea or
8) preconception about/of
prejudice

an act of trying to do sth,

9) attempt at
especially something difficult

an act, statement, or gift that

10) tribute to
is intended to show gratitude

a sign or warning of sth. that

1) portent of is going to happen in the
future

the state of not being

2) freedom from affected by the thing
mentioned

3) impact on a marked effect or influence

 a medicine or treatment for a
4) remedy for
disease or injury

an indirect reference to
5) allusion to
someone or something

a lack of something that your

6) deficiency in
body needs

a relationship between two or

7) link with
more people, countries etc.

a feeling of worry,
8) anxiety about/over nervousness, or unease
about something

a person or thing acting or

9) substitute for
serving in place of another

knowledge or experience of
10) acquaintance with
something

the amount of something that

1) intake
you eat or drink

the parts of a city that are

2) outskirts
furthest from the centre

the consequences of a
3) aftermath
significant unpleasant event

a large violent attack by an

4) onslaught
army

a small picture or map inside

5) inset
a larger one

a reduction in economic or
6) downturn
business activity

everything that can be seen

7) backdrop
around an event or scene

a person who has little status

8) underdog
in society

a person who has been

9) outcast
rejected by their society
 a change of opinion, position
10) about-turn
or policy

a reaction of anger shown by

1) outcry
people in public

a loss of power, prosperity,

2) downfall
or status

a road or path that goes

3) underpass under another road or a
railway

the light that is left in the sky

4) afterglow
after the sun has set

a small arm of the sea, a

5) inlet
lake, or a river

the changing of the tense of

6) backshift
a verb from present to past

a sudden development or
7) onrush
appearance of something

a big change that causes a lot

8) upheaval
of worry and problems

necessary changes or repairs

9) overhaul
made to a machine or system

a company, group that has

10) offshoot
developed from a larger one

PREPOSITIONAL
PHRASES

without deciding in advance

1) at random
what is going to happen

2) at odds with disagreeing with someone

with loss or damage to

3) at the expense of
somebody/something
 be bitterly hostile towards
4) at daggers drawn
each other

whatever happens or may

5) at any rate
have happened

6) at a push with difficulty, only just

no longer in prison or in a
7) at liberty
cage

available for you to use at

8) at somebody's disposal
any time

with a single immediate

9) at a stroke
action

at whatever time or in
10) at will
whatever way one pleases

over or after a long period of

1) in the long run
time, eventually

2) in compliance with in accordance with

in a state of disorganization
3) in disarray
or untidiness

within reasonable limits, not

4) in moderation
to excess

having more information

5) in the know
about sth than most people

late in making a regular

6) in arrears
payment

7) in unison together, or at the same time

in the centre of public

8) in the limelight
attention

considering something,
9) in view of
because of something

in the period of time between

10) in the meantime
two times or two events
 done for another person’s
1) on behalf of
benefit or support

2) on the trot one after the other

at the point where something

3) on the brink/verge of
is about to happen

used to say that you have

4) on second thoughts
changed your opinion

5) on the level honest, legal

6) on no account not for any reason

nervous about something

7) on tenterhooks
that is going to happen

exactly on time or at the

8) on the dot
exact time mentioned

9) on remand in custody pending trial

10) on account of because of

apart from that, as far as

1) for the rest
other matters are concerned

assume that something is

2) take for granted
true without questioning it

in case you make something

3) for fear of
bad happen

to ensure that something is

4) for safekeeping
not lost or damaged

for the benefit or good of

5) for the sake of
someone or something

6) for a song at a very cheap price

only for fun, excitement, or

7) for kicks
distraction

8) for donkey's years for a long time

 for a short period of time but
9) for the time being
not permanently

10) for keeps for ever

according to what one has

1) by all accounts
heard or read

using dishonest methods if

2) by fair means or foul
honest ones do not work

by means of or because of
3) by virtue of
something

4) by degrees a little at a time, gradually

by being told by another

5) by word of mouth
person

6) by the dozen in large quantities

7) by the same token in a similar way

judging by the information

8) by the look(s) of
we have now

9) by design deliberately

with the official permission of

10) by courtesy of
someone and as a favour

1) off the beaten track in or into an isolated place

without previous thought or

2) off the cuff
preparation

of a place where people are

3) off limits
not allowed to go

4) off colour feeling slightly ill

5) off your rocker to be crazy

no longer in difficulty or
6) off the hook
trouble
 not even, stable, or in correct
7) off balance
proportions

clothes made to fit a

8) off the peg
particular person

a long way from an intended

9) off the mark
target

not made as an official or

10) off the record
attributable statement

1) with the exception of except, not including

2) with the compliments of as a gift from

with the intention or hope of

3) with a view to
doing something

4) with reference to in relation to, as regards

very well, with a very high

5) with flying colours
mark

doing the same thing at

6) with one accord
exactly the same time

7) with the aid of with the help of

8) with regret with a feeling of sadness

to understand a situation only

9) with the benefit of hindsight
after it has happened

used when you are going to

10) with all due respect
disagree with somebody

1) under false pretences by tricking people

completely controlled by
2) under the heel of somebody
somebody

3) under a cloud under suspicion or discredited

with the protection of a

4) under the aegis of
particular organization
 very seriously attacked or
5) under siege
criticized by many people

bought or sold secretly and

6) under the counter
illegally

being kept secret until some

7) under wraps
time in the future

slightly unwell or in low

8) under the weather
spirits

never, whatever the situation

9) under no circumstances
is or might be

believing, usually wrongly,

10) under the impression
that something is true

1) without fail in every case, for certain

2) without detriment to without harm or damage to

generously and in large

3) without stint
amounts

smoothly, easily, and

4) without a hitch
successfully

acting immediately, without

5) without a second thought
stopping to think

6) without respite non-stop, without stopping

without asking permission,

7) without a by your leave
rudely

8) without a murmur without complaining

9) without fear or favour in a fair way

without prejudice to without affecting any other

10)
something legal matter

considered by most people to

1) beyond the pale
be unacceptable
 impossible to bring back to
2) beyond recall
the original state

used to say that something is

3) beyond a shadow of a doubt
definitely true

too bad to be improved or

4) beyond redemption
saved

5) beyond measure to a very great extent

such that no criticism can be

6) beyond reproach
made, perfect

not within the range of what

7) beyond your ken
someone knows

8) beyond one's purse too expensive to afford

9) beyond the grave after death

10) beyond a joke no longer funny, serious

having lost money in a

1) out of pocket
transaction

in the wrong relation to the

2) out of all proportion
size, shape, or position

too far away to be reached,

3) out of range
seen or heard

4) out of the ordinary unusual or different

outside the limits of where

5) out of bounds
one is permitted to be

not typical of a person’s

6) out of character
behaviour

7) out of sorts ill or upset

in a situation that is beyond

8) out of one's depth
one's capabilities

without warning,
9) out of the blue
unexpectedly
10) out of a hat as if by magic, at random

1) to such an extent so much

2) to one's advantage to one's benefit or gain

used for describing the way

3) to the touch
that something feels

4) to the detriment of in a way that is harmful to

5) to one's dismay to one's disappointment

to emphasize how much

6) to the tune of
money sth has cost

7) to the exclusion of in a way that excluded

right up until someone dies

8) to the last
or something ends

showing or proving the

9) to the contrary
opposite

10) to the best of your knowledge as far as you know

1) up the wall very angry or annoyed

2) up the creek in a difficult or bad situation

3) up and running starting to work correctly

good enough to meet a particular

4) up to scratch
standard

5) up the spout ruined, lost, wasted

available for anyone who is

6) up for grabs
interested

7) up the duff pregnant

doing or planning something bad,

8) up to no good
illegal, or immoral
 out of bed, for example after an
9) up and about
illness

having the latest information on a

10) up to speed
situation

affecting everyone or everything

1) across the board
within an organisation

2) down in the dumps feeling unhappy

very close to doing or achieving

3) within an ace of something
something

being done as the result of

4) through the agency of
someone's help

5) between jobs unemployed for a short time

6) since the year dot for an extremely long time

secretly, while other things are

7) behind the scenes
happening publicly

8) along the lines of something similar in type

9) against the clock in a very limited amount of time

10) into the bargain also, as well

looking old and no longer in good

1) down at heel
condition

not aware of or using the latest

2) behind the times
techniques, out of date

during the time that anyone can

3) within living memory
remember

4) behind bars in prison

beside yourself with unable to think clearly because

5)
something you are very angry

suitable for someone who is

6) beneath your dignity considered less important
 despite success being very
7) against all odds
unlikely

near enough to hear what

8) within earshot
someone is saying

in excess of the expectations or

9) above and beyond
demands of

an interest not connected with

10) outside interest
one's work or studies

a reaction of anger shown by

1) outcry
people in public

a loss of power, prosperity, or

2) downfall
status

a road or path that goes under

3) underpass
another road or a railway

the light that is left in the sky after

4) afterglow
the sun has set

a small arm of the sea, a lake, or

5) inlet
a river

the changing of the tense of a

6) backshift
verb from present to past

a sudden development or
7) onrush
appearance of something

a big change that causes a lot of

8) upheaval
worry and problems

necessary changes or repairs

9) overhaul
made to a machine or system

a company, group that has

10) offshoot
developed from a larger one