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KPG English Academic Vocabulary and Phrasal Verbs

Essential C1/C2 advanced academic lexis, formal registers, and high-frequency multi-word verbs for the Greek State Certificate of Language Proficiency.

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Perfunctory (adj.)
Carried out with minimal effort, reflection, or interest; hasty and routine. Antonym: Scrupulous, meticulous.
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Equivocal (adj.)
Open to multiple interpretations; deliberately ambiguous or evasive. Antonym: Unequivocal, unambiguous.
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Fastidious (adj.)
Showing intense care and precision regarding accuracy and detail; highly demanding. Antonym: Careless, negligent.
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Recalcitrant (adj.)
Obstinately defiant of authority, restraint, or guidance; unruly. Antonym: Compliant, tractable, amenable.
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Obfuscate (v.)
To render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible, often deliberately to confuse. Antonym: Clarify, elucidate.
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Ephemeral (adj.)
Lasting for only a very brief duration; fleeting, transitory. Antonym: Perennial, enduring, permanent.
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Terse (adj.)
Sparing in the use of words; concise, abrupt, or curt. Antonym: Verbose, loquacious, rambling.
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Tantamount to (adj. phr.)
Virtually equivalent in seriousness, value, or effect to something. Example: Silence is tantamount to consent.
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Impervious to (adj. phr.)
Incapable of being affected, influenced, or penetrated by external pressures. Antonym: Susceptible, vulnerable.
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Exacerbate (v.)
To make a problem, conflict, or negative emotion more severe or intense. Antonym: Ameliorate, mitigate, assuage.
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Judicious (adj.)
Displaying sound judgment, wisdom, or practical discretion. Antonym: Injudicious, foolish, rash.
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Equanimity (n.)
Mental composure, serenity, and calmness, especially under difficult stress. Antonym: Agitation, perturbation.
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Replete with (adj. phr.)
Abundantly filled or well-supplied with something. Antonym: Devoid of, lacking, bereft of.
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Sycophant (n.)
A person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain an advantage; a flatterer or yes-man.
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Stifle (v.)
To restrain, suppress, smother, or prevent something from developing. Antonym: Foster, catalyze, encourage.
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Garbled (adj.)
Distorted, confused, or jumbled in a way that obscures clarity or truth. Antonym: Lucid, coherent, articulate.
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Magnanimous (adj.)
Generous and noble in spirit, especially toward rivals or beneficiaries. Antonym: Parsimonious, petty, vengeful.
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Allay (v.)
To diminish, relieve, or put to rest fears, anxieties, or suspicions. Antonym: Inflame, exacerbate, agitate.
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Bring about (phr. v.)
To cause something to happen; to precipitate or produce an outcome. Example: Radical policy shifts brought about reform.
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Brush up on (phr. v.)
To refresh or improve one's existing knowledge or skill in a subject through brief review.
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Gloss over (phr. v.)
To deliberately treat a serious flaw, error, or difficulty as minor and unworthy of deep scrutiny.
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Fall through (phr. v.)
To fail to materialize or collapse after prolonged planning or negotiations. Example: The commercial merger fell through.
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Hammer out (phr. v.)
To negotiate, resolve, or formulate a formal agreement through intensive, laborious discussions.
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Hold out for (phr. v.)
To persist in waiting for or demanding more favorable conditions rather than accepting an initial compromise.
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Rule out (phr. v.)
To exclude or eliminate a possibility from further consideration. Example: Investigators ruled out technical error.
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Chalk up to (phr. v.)
To ascribe or attribute an event or failure to a particular cause. Example: She chalked the delay up to transit strikes.
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Iron out (phr. v.)
To resolve, smooth over, or eliminate small problems, discrepancies, or disagreements in an arrangement.
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Stem from (phr. v.)
To originate or develop as the logical or historical consequence of something. Example: Friction stems from mistrust.

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