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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 1415
informal (adj) albeit (conj)
react (v) coin (n)
stead (n) dramatist (n)
valuable (adj) foregone conclusion (n)
insight (n)
PAGES 1011 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 1617
selfish (adj) approach (n)
stability (n) firm (adj)
strive (v)
unite (v) PAGE 19
advisor (n)
PAGES 1213 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)
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 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 2223 slick (adj)
accumulate (v) smear (v)
anticipate (v)
beachcomber (n) PAGES 2829
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)
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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 2627 cowboy (n)
blogger (n) grand (adj)
chalk (n) plain (adj)
clinging (v) preserve (v)
cornice (n) rock (n)
daring (adj) western (n)
disastrous (adj)
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PAGES 3435 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 3637 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 4647
take root (v) envisage (v)
littered (v)
PAGES 3839 transatlantic (adj)
complex (n) unworthy (adj)
complimentary (adj) vaccine (n)
contemporary (adj) wealthy (adj)
defy (v)
insertion (n) PAGES 4849
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)
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PAGES 5051 military coup (n)
ostracise (v) narrative (n)
relaxation (n) opium (n)
thriving (adj) smuggle (v)
wry (adj)
PAGES 5253
availability (n) PAGES 6263
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 WRITERS 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)
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PAGES 6465
ascent (n)
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 6061 Moors (n)
chunk (n) pilgrim (n)
escapism (n) terrifying (adj)
foil (v) transformative (adj)
graphically (adv)
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UNIT 6 BODY MATTERS symmetry (n)
PAGE 69 trait (n)
contradictory (adj)
intensive (adj) PAGES 7677
regime (n) brainstorm (n)
coerce (v)
PAGES 7071 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)
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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 8283
twinge (n) advisor (n)
amass (v)
PAGES 7475 exile (v)
aesthetic (adj) resistance (n)
beholder (n) submit (v)
complexion (n)
conversely (adv) PAGES 8485
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 8687
scan (v) exquisite (adj)
superficial (adj) improbable (adj)
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ingenuity (n) limestone (n)
ingot (n) plausible (adj)
inhospitable (adj) saturated (adj)
musket (n) sinkhole (n)
noble (n)
odyssey (n) PAGES 9697
scrub (n) coupon (n)
shipwreck (n) engineer (v)
staggering (adj) focused (adj)
stern (n) widget (n)
sturdy (adj)
unaware (adj) PAGES 9899
unimaginable (adj) accomplishment (n)
uninhabited (adj) addict (n)
wasteland (n) do someone a service (v)
etiquette (n)
PAGES 8889 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 100101
soar (v) bioluminescent (adj)
stately (adj) organism (n)
podcast (n)
UNIT 8 DIGITAL MEDIA
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detract (v) devalue (v)
downloadable (adj) fluent (adj)
forum (n) lexicon (n)
media (n) linguistic (adj)
moderation (n) migratory (adj)
pertain (v)
PAGES 9495 savvy (adj)
bedrock (n) sustain (v)
cavity (n) worthwhile (adj)
debris (n)
freak (adj) UNIT 9 THE MUSIC IN US
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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 106107
generational (adj) PAGES 118119
heartbreak (n) citizenship (n)
homogenise (v) clear-cut (adj)
ingrained (adj) institution (n)
open-minded (adj)
PAGES 108109 reasoning (n)
activate (v) sociologist (n)
degenerative (adj) variation (n)
dementia (n)
dyslexia (n) PAGES 120121
elation (n) altruistic (adj)
endorphin (n) civilised (adj)
neuroscientist (n) flourish (v)
stroke (n) forage (v)
pheromones (n)
PAGES 110111 prey (n)
assassination (n) scarce (adj)
dislocation (n) sterile (adj)
faction (n) synchronisation (n)
globally (adv) unsurpassed (adj)
instil (v)
redeeming (adj) PAGES 122123
sentiment (n) briny (adj)
shanty (n) combative (adj)
slavery (n) confer (v)
domesticate (v)
PAGES 112113 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)
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steward (n) articulate (adj)
thorn (n) articulate (v)
tuber (n) duplicate (v)
feminist (n)
PAGES 124125 irrational (adj)
capitalism (n) overwhelming (adj)
utopian (adj) probable (adj)
rigid (adj) rational (adj)
union (n)
PAGES 134135
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 136137
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 130131 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 132133 lush (adj)
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monotonous (adj) thermostat (n)
sparse (adj) viscous (adj)
vista (n)

PAGES 142143
innocent (adj)
photojournalism (n)
understatement (n)
wisp (n)

PAGES 144145
fort (n)
heroic (adj)
masterpiece (n)
preoccupation (n)
simplicity (n)

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atmospheric (adj)
dime (n)
flip (v)
fuzzy (adj)
giddy (adj)
gravity (n)
haywire (adj)
invert (v)
mesmerise (v)
ray (n)
shutter (n)
trace (v)

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exempt (adj)
outskirts (n)

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bitumen (n)
bog (n)
boreal (adj)
crude (adj)
muskeg (n)
nesting spot (n)
peat (n)
spongy (adj)
strip mining (n)
synthetic (adj)
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