CAE 3 (Gold) | U12: SB pp 128 and 129 > Vocabulary

to pip someone at the post

• informal British phrase that means to be narrowly defeated in a race or competition

• informal British phrase that means to win comfortably in a race or competition

glossy

• (of a magazine or photograph) printed on high-quality smooth shiny paper

• not bright or shiny; dull

tangibly

• an adverb that refers something that is not able to be touched or grasped, either physically or conceptually

• an adverb that refers to something being perceptible or able to be clearly understood

edging

• gradually advancing

• gradually drawing back

undoing

• a person's improvement

• a person's ruin or downfall

quintessential

• representing the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class

• not representative of a type, group, or class

loathing

• a feeling of intense dislike or disgust; hatred

• an intense feeling of deep affection

vehement

• showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern

• showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense

detractor

• someone who criticizes something or someone, often unfairly

•  a person who approves of and encourages someone or something

to eulogise

• to praise

• to criticize