Wordlist

Unit Word
No.

19 afford

4 agriculture

18 alarm clock

7 architect

30 bilingual

28 boarding school

1 burglar

26 CCTV

26 colleague

22 composer

33 copper

32 crack

7 crash

22 credit card

1 creep
3 currency

45 detective

6 disaster

32 diving

41 dumb

6 earthquake

4 entrance exam

13 erosion

26 estate

29 extreme sport

26 gang

18 get fit

18 glove

17 graphologist

10 gravity

29 helmet

2 hero

32 high heels

28 homesick
9 hunter

6 hurricane

33 ID

3 inflation

14 inhabitant

24 junk food

30 kid

29 knee pad

32 monument

9 nuclear bomb

24 online

24 part-time

2 passenger

41 penny

19 publisher

6 ranger

45 refund

19 regret

18 remote control
7 robot

1 rottweiler

33 rust

32 safe

1 scream

22 security

41 smart

34 solar panel

21 sour

26 speed bump

22 spy

45 spy

33 steel

29 surfer

6 survivor

36 swell

33 tin

18 trainer

34 tram
 18 try on

6 tsunami

30 twin

7 vaccine

7 virtual

45 windsurfing

3 worthless

4 zoology

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 Wordlist

to have enough money to buy something

the work of growing plants and looking after animals which are then used for food

a clock that makes a noise to wake you

someone who designs buildings

using or able to speak two languages

a school where students live and study

someone who gets into buildings illegally and steals things

closed circuit television: a system of television cameras filming in shops and public
places so that people can watch and protect those places

someone that you work with

someone who writes music

a soft, red-brown metal

a line on the surface of something that is damaged

If a vehicle crashes, it hits something by accident.

a small plastic card that allows you to buy something and pay for it later

to move very quietly and carefully

the money used in a particular country

someone whose job is to discover information about a crime

a very bad situation, especially something that causes a lot of harm or damage

the activity or sport of swimming under water, usually using special breathing
equipment

stupid or silly

a sudden movement of the Earth’s surface, often causing damage

an examination which you take to decide if you can be accepted into a school, etc.

where parts of land or buildings disappear because of the effect of the weather

an area with a lot of buildings of the same type

a sport that is very dangerous and exciting

a group of criminals who work together

become healthy and strong

a piece of clothing which covers your fingers and hand

a person who studies handwriting

the force that makes objects fall to the ground

a hard hat that protects your head

a very brave man that a lot of people admire

women’s shoes with heels raised high off the ground

feeling sad because you are away from your home

a person or an animal that hunts animals for food or for sport

a bad storm with very strong winds

identification: an official document that shows or proves who you are

an increase in prices

someone who lives somewhere

food which is bad for your body but quick to eat

a child

a piece of soft thick cloth or rubber which is used to protect the knee

something that is built to make people remember a famous person or something

important that happened

a very powerful weapon that explodes using power that is made when an atom is
divided

connected to a system of computers, especially the Internet

working or studying only for part of the day or the week

someone who is travelling in a car, train, etc., but not controlling the car, train, etc.

a small coin in the US worth one cent; a small coin in the UK (= 1/100 of a pound)

a company or person who prepares and prints books, newspapers, magazines, etc.

someone whose job is to look after a forest or a park

an amount of money that is given back to you, especially because you are not
happy with something you have bought

to feel sorry about a situation, especially something that you wish you had not done

a piece of equipment that is used to control something such as a television from a

distance
a machine controlled by a computer, which can move and do other things that
people can do

a type of large, powerful dog

a dark orange substance that you get on metal when it is wet

a strong metal box with locks where you keep money, jewellery, etc.

to make a loud, high noise with your voice because you are afraid or hurt

the things that are done to keep someone or something safe

clever

a piece of equipment that changes light from the sun into electricity

having a sharp taste like a lemon, and not sweet

a small raised area built across a road to force people to drive more slowly

someone who secretly tries to find information about a person, country, etc.

someone who secretly tries to find information about a person, country, etc.

a very strong metal made from iron, used for making knives, machines, etc.

a person who rides on a wave on a special board

someone who continues to live after almost dying because of an accident, illness,
etc.

an old-fashioned US English word for ‘very good’

a soft silver metal

a soft sports shoe

an electric vehicle for carrying passengers, mostly in cities, which moves along
metal lines in the road
 to put on a piece of clothing to see if it fits

an extremely large wave from the sea which causes a lot of damage to buildings,
etc. on land and is often caused by an earthquake (= sudden movement of the
Earth’s surface) under the sea
one of two children who are born to the same mother at the same time

a substance that is given to people to stop them from getting a particular disease

using computer images and sounds that make you think an imagined situation is
real

a sport in which you sail across water by standing on a board and holding onto a
large sail

having no value in money

the scientific study of animals and how they behave

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 Wordlist
Unit Word
No.

1 burglar

1 creep

1 rottweiler

1 scream

2 hero

2 passenger

3 currency

3 inflation

3 worthless

4 agriculture

4 entrance exam

4 zoology

6 disaster

6 earthquake
6 hurricane

6 ranger

6 survivor

6 tsunami

7 architect

7 crash

7 robot

7 vaccine

7 virtual

9 hunter

9 nuclear bomb

10 gravity

13 erosion

14 inhabitant

17 graphologist

18 alarm clock

18 get fit

18 glove
18 remote control

18 trainer

18 try on

19 afford

19 publisher

19 regret

21 sour

22 composer

22 credit card

22 security

22 spy

24 junk food

24 online

24 part-time

26 CCTV

26 colleague

26 estate

26 gang
26 speed bump

28 boarding school

28 homesick

29 extreme sport

29 helmet

29 knee pad

29 surfer

30 bilingual

30 kid

30 twin

32 crack

32 diving

32 high heels

32 monument

32 safe

33 copper

33 ID

33 rust
 33 steel

33 tin

34 solar panel

34 tram

36 swell

41 dumb

41 penny

41 smart

45 detective

45 refund

45 spy

45 windsurfing

© Cambridge University Press 2011

 Wordlist

someone who gets into buildings illegally and steals things

to move very quietly and carefully

a type of large, powerful dog

to make a loud, high noise with your voice because you are afraid or hurt

a very brave man that a lot of people admire

someone who is travelling in a car, train, etc., but not controlling the car, train, etc.

the money used in a particular country

an increase in prices

having no value in money

the work of growing plants and looking after animals which are then used for food

an examination which you take to decide if you can be accepted into a school, etc.

the scientific study of animals and how they behave

a very bad situation, especially something that causes a lot of harm or damage

a sudden movement of the Earth’s surface, often causing damage

a bad storm with very strong winds

someone whose job is to look after a forest or a park

someone who continues to live after almost dying because of an accident, illness,
etc.

an extremely large wave from the sea which causes a lot of damage to buildings,
etc. on land and is often caused by an earthquake (= sudden movement of the
Earth’s surface) under the sea
someone who designs buildings

If a vehicle crashes, it hits something by accident.

a machine controlled by a computer, which can move and do other things that
people can do

a substance that is given to people to stop them from getting a particular disease

using computer images and sounds that make you think an imagined situation is
real

a person or an animal that hunts animals for food or for sport

a very powerful weapon that explodes using power that is made when an atom is
divided

the force that makes objects fall to the ground

where parts of land or buildings disappear because of the effect of the weather

someone who lives somewhere

a person who studies handwriting

a clock that makes a noise to wake you

become healthy and strong

a piece of clothing which covers your fingers and hand

a piece of equipment that is used to control something such as a television from a
distance

a soft sports shoe

to put on a piece of clothing to see if it fits

to have enough money to buy something

a company or person who prepares and prints books, newspapers, magazines, etc.

to feel sorry about a situation, especially something that you wish you had not done

having a sharp taste like a lemon, and not sweet

someone who writes music

a small plastic card that allows you to buy something and pay for it later

the things that are done to keep someone or something safe

someone who secretly tries to find information about a person, country, etc.

food which is bad for your body but quick to eat

connected to a system of computers, especially the Internet

working or studying only for part of the day or the week

closed circuit television: a system of television cameras filming in shops and public
places so that people can watch and protect those places

someone that you work with

an area with a lot of buildings of the same type

a group of criminals who work together

a small raised area built across a road to force people to drive more slowly

a school where students live and study

feeling sad because you are away from your home

a sport that is very dangerous and exciting

a hard hat that protects your head

a piece of soft thick cloth or rubber which is used to protect the knee

a person who rides on a wave on a special board

using or able to speak two languages

a child

one of two children who are born to the same mother at the same time

a line on the surface of something that is damaged

the activity or sport of swimming under water, usually using special breathing
equipment

women’s shoes with heels raised high off the ground

something that is built to make people remember a famous person or something

important that happened

a strong metal box with locks where you keep money, jewellery, etc.

a soft, red-brown metal

identification: an official document that shows or proves who you are

a dark orange substance that you get on metal when it is wet

 a very strong metal made from iron, used for making knives, machines, etc.

a soft silver metal

a piece of equipment that changes light from the sun into electricity

an electric vehicle for carrying passengers, mostly in cities, which moves along
metal lines in the road

an old-fashioned US English word for ‘very good’

stupid or silly

a small coin in the US worth one cent; a small coin in the UK (= 1/100 of a pound)

clever

someone whose job is to discover information about a crime

an amount of money that is given back to you, especially because you are not
happy with something you have bought

someone who secretly tries to find information about a person, country, etc.

a sport in which you sail across water by standing on a board and holding onto a
large sail

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