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- ace up your sleeve Idiom C1 A secret advantage or plan you can use when needed.
- allegory Word C1 An allegory is a story or artwork in which characters and events represent deeper ideas such as morals or politics.
- allude Word C1 To allude means to mention or refer to something indirectly.
- ambivalence Word C1 Ambivalence is the state of having mixed or conflicting feelings about someone or something.
- austerity Word C1 Austerity is a policy of reducing government spending to cut public debt.
- benevolent Word C1 Benevolent describes someone who is kind and wants to help others.
- bet your bottom dollar Idiom C1 Used to say you are completely sure something will happen or be true.
- capricious Word C1 Capricious describes someone or something that changes mood or behavior suddenly and unpredictably.
- caveat Word C1 A caveat is a warning or condition that you must consider before accepting or using something.
- close but no cigar Idiom C1 Used to say someone almost succeeded but did not quite achieve the goal.
- cognitive Word C1 Relating to thinking, understanding, and learning.
- come hell or high water Idiom C1 No matter what happens or how difficult things become.
- complement Word C1 A complement is something that completes or improves something else.
- compliment Word C1 A compliment is a polite, positive remark that expresses praise or admiration.
- conundrum Word C1 A conundrum is a confusing and difficult problem to solve or understand.
- didactic Word C1 Didactic describes something intended to teach, often in a way that feels too moralizing or instructive.
- discreet Word C1 Discreet means careful and polite about what you say or do so you do not cause embarrassment or attract attention.
- discrete Word C1 Discrete means separate and distinct, not continuous or connected.
- disposition Word C1 A disposition is a person’s usual attitude, mood, or way of behaving.
- double-edged sword Idiom C1 A double-edged sword is something that has both benefits and drawbacks at the same time.