Vocabulary for Advanced Level

I.

Ø          Agony: noun [C or U]
extreme physical or mental pain or suffering:
She lay there screaming in agony.
I was in an agony of suspense.
We've both suffered agonies of guilt over what happened.

Ø          Waft: verb [I or T; usually + adverb or preposition] LITERARY
to (cause to) move gently through the air:
A gentle breeze wafted the scent of roses in through the open window.
The sound of a flute wafted down the stairs.

Ø          Muster: verb [I or T]
to produce or encourage especially an emotion or support:
She managed to muster the courage to ask him to the cinema.
The team will need all the strength they can muster to win this game.
Opponents are unlikely to be able to muster enough votes to override the veto.

Ø          Rumple: verb [T]
to make something become creased (= not smooth) or untidy:
You'll rumple your jacket if you don't hang it up properly.

Ø          Rumpled   adjective
a rumpled suit/sheet/bed
He hadn't brushed his hair and his clothes were rumpled.

Ø          Recoil: I vi 1. (spring back) reculer; to ~ in horror/in disgust reculer d'horreur/de dégoût; to ~ from sth se rétracter devant qc 2. (rebound: muscle, spring) se détendre 3. fig to ~ on sb/sth se retourner contre qn/qc II recul m

Ø          Smack: I vt 1. (slap) frapper; to ~ sb's bottom donner une fessée à qn 2. (slap noisily) claquer II 1. inf (slap) claque f; a ~ on the bottom une fessée; a ~ on the jaw of sb une gifle sur la joue de qn 2. inf (hearty kiss) grosse bise f 3. (loud noise) claquement m 4. (kiss) grosse bise f III adv en plein; ~ in the middle au beau milieu

II.

Ø          Slur: 1 a : to slide or slip over without due mention, consideration, or emphasis <slurred over certain facts> b : to perform hurriedly

Ø          A push: 1 : a vigorous effort to attain an end : ( DRIVE)  2. an act of pushing

(from Dictionnaire Cambridge Klett Compact)