<p>LifeAdvanced – Word List</p><p>Word class abbreviations The following abbreviations are used in the word list: (n) = noun, (v) = verb, (adv) = adverb, (adj) = adjective and (phr v) = phrasal verb.</p><p>UNIT 1 LESSONS FOR LIFE technical (adj) PAGE 9 value (n) ashamed (adj) vulnerable (adj) come to blows (v) worrier (n) detail (n) frustrated (adj) PAGES 14–15 informal (adj) albeit (conj) react (v) coin (n) stead (n) dramatist (n) valuable (adj) foregone conclusion (n) insight (n) PAGES 10–11 jealousy (n) dizzying (adj) light-hearted (adj) harmony (n) relevance (n) heed (v) sanctimonious (adj) ideological (adj) scholar (n) misinterpret (v) stray (v) motive (n) succinctly (adv) reconciliation (n) respect (n) PAGES 16–17 selfish (adj) approach (n) stability (n) firm (adj) strive (v) unite (v) PAGE 19 advisor (n) PAGES 12–13 ancestor (n) astronomy (n) converse (v) campaigner (n) disproportionate (adj) carpentry (n) elders (n) criterion (n) healthcare (n) doer (n) implement (v) dreamer (n) infant mortality (n) drifter (n) orally (adv) factor (n) pass down (phr v) joker (n) pass on (phr v) outlook (n) self-esteem (n) self-centred (adj) verbal (adj) settle down (phr v) 1 flawlessly (adv) UNIT 2 MORE THAN A JOB foothold (n) PAGE 21 forge (v) art (n) granite (n) herder (n) paralysed (adj) horseback (n) participatory (adj) nomad (n) practitioner (n) pasture (n) ripple (n) slab (n) PAGES 22–23 slick (adj) accumulate (v) smear (v) anticipate (v) beachcomber (n) PAGES 28–29 cease (v) broadcasting (n) harass (v) compulsory (adj) mollusc (n) embark (v) outsider (n) officially (adv) reassuring (adj) orientation (n) reluctant (adj) overseas (adj) stranger (n) perspective (n) traverse (v) principal (n) tsunami (n) second-hand (adj) visa (n) PAGES 24–25 chainsaw (n) PAGE 31 cotton wool (n) assignment (n) fire hydrant (n) awesome (adj) firebreak (n) cerebral (adj) fraught (adj) cringe (v) grade (n) fortunate (adj) improvisation (n) free-soloing (n) inaccessible (adj) insane (adj) initial (adj) realm (n) parachute (n) shovel (v) precaution (n) wait tables (v) protective (adj) session (n) UNIT 3 FOUR WALLS smokejumper (n) PAGE 33 blend (v) PAGES 26–27 cowboy (n) blogger (n) grand (adj) chalk (n) plain (adj) clinging (v) preserve (v) cornice (n) rock (n) daring (adj) western (n) disastrous (adj) 2 PAGES 34–35 enhance (v) built-in (adj) preserve (v) completely (adv) underestimate (v) dwelling (n) impress (v) PAGE 43 insulator (n) cable-stayed (adj) literally (adv) consortium (n) mobility (n) converge (v) overcrowded (adj) dangle (v) premium (n) lousy (adj) sauna (n) pact (n) sled (n) powerhouse (n) setback (n) PAGES 36–37 soar (v) affordable housing (n) strait (n) artificial (adj) estate (n) UNIT 4 INNOVATION heartless (adj) PAGE 45 historic (adj) breakthrough (n) imitate (v) contraption (n) leafy (adj) friction (n) metropolis (n) monorail (n) nostalgia (n) pod (n) quaint (adj) reinvent (v) replica (n) resistance (n) reproduction (n) revive (v) sprawling (adj) smooth (adj) suburb (n) suburbia (n) PAGES 46–47 take root (v) envisage (v) littered (v) PAGES 38–39 transatlantic (adj) complex (n) unworthy (adj) complimentary (adj) vaccine (n) contemporary (adj) wealthy (adj) defy (v) insertion (n) PAGES 48–49 interconnect (v) artery (n) interlocking (adj) capacitor (n) intrigued (adj) crane (n) masterstroke (n) enthusiast (n) promenade (v) ingenious (adj) sprout (v) origami (n) zig-zag (n) reconfigure (v) stent (n) PAGES 40–41 3 PAGES 50–51 military coup (n) ostracise (v) narrative (n) relaxation (n) opium (n) thriving (adj) smuggle (v) wry (adj) PAGES 52–53 availability (n) PAGES 62–63 almond (n) PAGE 55 aperitif (n) accessory (n) artefacts (n) cause (n) cackle (v) credentials (n) couplet (n) detergent (n) drizzle (n) naively (adv) enchantress (n) scholarship (n) extinction (n) sweat shop (n) fleecy (adj) gaucho (n) UNIT 5 THE WRITER’S JOURNEY lithograph (n) PAGE 57 luminous (adj) affable (adj) mistress (n) cosy (adj) oyster (n) curator (n) paean (n) officious (adj) pampas (n) preconception (n) pebble (n) romantic (adj) specimen (n) superficially (adv) stanza (n) wary (adj) thistledown (n) verse (n) PAGES 58–59 ascent (n) PAGES 64–65 chasm (n) assiduously (adv) endeavour (n) circumstance (n) exaggerate (v) illusion (n) extremeness (n) motionless (adj) incredulity (n) petulantly (adv) paltry (adj) stocky (adj) profound (adj) suspense (n) quintessence (n) ravine (n) PAGE 67 sheer (adj) bunk bed (n) crusade (n) PAGES 60–61 Moors (n) chunk (n) pilgrim (n) escapism (n) terrifying (adj) foil (v) transformative (adj) graphically (adv) 4 UNIT 6 BODY MATTERS symmetry (n) PAGE 69 trait (n) contradictory (adj) intensive (adj) PAGES 76–77 regime (n) brainstorm (n) coerce (v) PAGES 70–71 incentive (n) callisthenics (n) participation (n) holistic (adj) immune (adj) PAGE 79 mechanism (n) apathy (n) scientifically (adv) awkward (adj) self-defence (n) obstacle (n) tinkly (adj) poverty line (n) trigger (v) stunt man (n) underprivileged (adj) PAGES 72–73 consecutive (adj) UNIT 7 STORIES FROM HISTORY exhaustion (n) PAGE 81 injury (n) abolish (v) joint (n) cavalry (n) ligament (n) conquer (v) nauseous (adj) prevail (v) nutrition (n) ruthless (adj) painkiller (n) slave (n) physiologist (n) victor (n) severe (adj) strain (v) PAGES 82–83 twinge (n) advisor (n) amass (v) PAGES 74–75 exile (v) aesthetic (adj) resistance (n) beholder (n) submit (v) complexion (n) conversely (adv) PAGES 84–85 diminish (v) archaeological (adj) dissect (v) attachment (n) enigma (n) birdcage (n) extinguish (v) cannon (n) glowing (adj) figurine (n) manicurist (n) renaissance (n) perception (n) uncover (v) quest (n) refrain (n) PAGES 86–87 scan (v) exquisite (adj) superficial (adj) improbable (adj) 5 ingenuity (n) limestone (n) ingot (n) plausible (adj) inhospitable (adj) saturated (adj) musket (n) sinkhole (n) noble (n) odyssey (n) PAGES 96–97 scrub (n) coupon (n) shipwreck (n) engineer (v) staggering (adj) focused (adj) stern (n) widget (n) sturdy (adj) unaware (adj) PAGES 98–99 unimaginable (adj) accomplishment (n) uninhabited (adj) addict (n) wasteland (n) do someone a service (v) etiquette (n) PAGES 88–89 geek (n) drought (n) hacker (n) plague (n) handcuffs (n) troublemaker (n) insecure (adj) ironically (adv) PAGE 91 khakis (n) artefact (n) marque (n) embroidered (adj) mesmerising (adj) finery (n) misfit (n) hoard (n) misrepresentation (n) lot (n) realisation (n) regal (adj) scrutiny (n) repatriate (v) robe (n) PAGES 100–101 soar (v) bioluminescent (adj) stately (adj) organism (n) podcast (n) UNIT 8 DIGITAL MEDIA PAGE 93 PAGE 103 detract (v) devalue (v) downloadable (adj) fluent (adj) forum (n) lexicon (n) media (n) linguistic (adj) moderation (n) migratory (adj) pertain (v) PAGES 94–95 savvy (adj) bedrock (n) sustain (v) cavity (n) worthwhile (adj) debris (n) freak (adj) UNIT 9 THE MUSIC IN US 6 PAGE 105 oppressed (adj) acoustic (adj) philosophical (adj) ballad (n) privilege (n) busker (n) rags (n) gig (n) solace (n) instrumental (adj) tolerance (n) nerve-racking (adj) tribulations (n) solo artist (n) songwriter (n) UNIT 10 SOCIAL LIVING soothing (adj) PAGE 117 soulful (adj) close-knit (adj) deep-rooted (adj) PAGES 106–107 generational (adj) PAGES 118–119 heartbreak (n) citizenship (n) homogenise (v) clear-cut (adj) ingrained (adj) institution (n) open-minded (adj) PAGES 108–109 reasoning (n) activate (v) sociologist (n) degenerative (adj) variation (n) dementia (n) dyslexia (n) PAGES 120–121 elation (n) altruistic (adj) endorphin (n) civilised (adj) neuroscientist (n) flourish (v) stroke (n) forage (v) pheromones (n) PAGES 110–111 prey (n) assassination (n) scarce (adj) dislocation (n) sterile (adj) faction (n) synchronisation (n) globally (adv) unsurpassed (adj) instil (v) redeeming (adj) PAGES 122–123 sentiment (n) briny (adj) shanty (n) combative (adj) slavery (n) confer (v) domesticate (v) PAGES 112–113 doze (v) castaway (n) epidemic (n) eclectic (adj) intermittent (adj) intolerable (adj) PAGE 115 livestock (n) afresh (adv) outbreak (n) numerically (adv) social stratification (n) 7 steward (n) articulate (adj) thorn (n) articulate (v) tuber (n) duplicate (v) feminist (n) PAGES 124–125 irrational (adj) capitalism (n) overwhelming (adj) utopian (adj) probable (adj) rigid (adj) rational (adj) union (n) PAGES 134–135 PAGE 127 android (n) carnivore (n) bot (n) dissipate (v) cascade (n) excruciating (adj) crazed (adj) gruelling (adj) creepy (adj) initiation (n) inelastic (adj) medicine man (n) jerkily (adv) mitt (n) replicate (v) neurotoxic (adj) stab (n) PAGES 136–137 stupor (n) alarmed (adj) succumb (v) concerned (adj) thrust (v) conjure (v) unfazed (adj) distressed (adj) venom (n) embarrassed (adj) writhe (v) offended (adj) punctuality (n) UNIT 11 REASON AND EMOTION subjective (adj) PAGE 129 surprised (adj) despondent (adj) troubled (adj) irritate (v) worried (adj) livid (adj) mischievous (adj) PAGE 139 unadulterated (adj) educated guess (n) universal (adj) invaluable (adj) irrelevant (adj) PAGES 130–131 moral values (n) anxiety (n) scour (v) conceal (v) prior (adj) constructive (adj) eliminate (v) UNIT 12 LANDSCAPES glimpse (n) PAGE 141 prediction (n) bleak (adj) rapport (n) expanse (n) idyllic (adj) PAGES 132–133 lush (adj) 8 monotonous (adj) thermostat (n) sparse (adj) viscous (adj) vista (n)</p><p>PAGES 142–143 innocent (adj) photojournalism (n) understatement (n) wisp (n)</p><p>PAGES 144–145 fort (n) heroic (adj) masterpiece (n) preoccupation (n) simplicity (n)</p><p>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)</p><p>PAGES 148–149 exempt (adj) outskirts (n)</p><p>PAGE 151 bitumen (n) bog (n) boreal (adj) crude (adj) muskeg (n) nesting spot (n) peat (n) spongy (adj) strip mining (n) synthetic (adj) 9</p>