Image and the City. Vocabulary. CPE Practice tests.

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hamper

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hinder or impede the movement or progress of

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unflagging

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tireless; persistent

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DOWNBEAT

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lacking in excitement or hope

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poignant

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evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret

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facetious

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treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humour; flippant

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cadaverous

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very pale, thin, or bony

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pay lip service to

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express approval of or support for (something) insincerely or without taking any significant action

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limelight

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the focus of public attention. the shock win has thrust him into the limelight

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hitherto

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until now or until the point in time under discussion.