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The following abbreviations are used in the word list: (n) = noun, (v) =
verb, (adv) = adverb, (adj) = adjective and (phr v) = phrasal verb.

UNIT 1 LESSONS FOR LIFE settle down (phr v)

PAGE 9 technical (adj)
ashamed (adj) value (n)
come to blows (v) vulnerable (adj)
detail (n) worrier (n)
frustrated (adj)
informal (adj) PAGES 14–15
react (v) albeit (conj)
stead (n) coin (n)
valuable (adj) dramatist (n)
foregone conclusion (n)
PAGES 10–11 insight (n)
dizzying (adj) jealousy (n)
harmony (n) light-hearted (adj)
heed (v) relevance (n)
ideological (adj) sanctimonious (adj)
misinterpret (v) scholar (n)
motive (n) stray (v)
reconciliation (n) succinctly (adv)
respect (n)
selfish (adj) PAGES 16–17
stability (n) approach (n)
strive (v) firm (adj)
unite (v)
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PAGES 12–13 advisor (n)
astronomy (n) ancestor (n)
campaigner (n) converse (v)
carpentry (n) disproportionate (adj)
criterion (n) elders (n)
doer (n) healthcare (n)
dreamer (n) implement (v)
drifter (n) infant mortality (n)
factor (n) orally (adv)
joker (n) pass down (phr v)
outlook (n) pass on (phr v)
self-centred (adj) self-esteem (n)
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verbal (adj) cornice (n)
daring (adj)
disastrous (adj)
UNIT 2 MORE THAN A JOB flawlessly (adv)
PAGE 21 foothold (n)
art (n) forge (v)
herder (n) granite (n)
horseback (n) paralysed (adj)
nomad (n) participatory (adj)
pasture (n) practitioner (n)
ripple (n)
PAGES 22–23 slab (n)
accumulate (v) slick (adj)
anticipate (v) smear (v)
beachcomber (n)
cease (v) PAGES 28–29
harass (v) broadcasting (n)
mollusc (n) compulsory (adj)
outsider (n) embark (v)
reassuring (adj) officially (adv)
reluctant (adj) orientation (n)
stranger (n) overseas (adj)
traverse (v) perspective (n)
tsunami (n) principal (n)
second-hand (adj)
PAGES 24–25 visa (n)
chainsaw (n)
cotton wool (n) PAGE 31
fire hydrant (n) assignment (n)
firebreak (n) awesome (adj)
fraught (adj) cerebral (adj)
grade (n) cringe (v)
improvisation (n) fortunate (adj)
inaccessible (adj) free-soloing (n)
initial (adj) insane (adj)
parachute (n) realm (n)
precaution (n) shovel (v)
protective (adj) wait tables (v)
session (n)
smokejumper (n) UNIT 3 FOUR WALLS
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PAGES 26–27 blend (v)
blogger (n) cowboy (n)
chalk (n) grand (adj)
clinging (v) plain (adj)
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preserve (v) promenade (v)
rock (n) sprout (v)
western (n) zig-zag (n)

PAGES 34–35 PAGES 40–41

built-in (adj) enhance (v)
completely (adv) preserve (v)
dwelling (n) underestimate (v)
impress (v)
insulator (n) PAGE 43
literally (adv) cable-stayed (adj)
mobility (n) consortium (n)
overcrowded (adj) converge (v)
premium (n) dangle (v)
sauna (n) lousy (adj)
sled (n) pact (n)
powerhouse (n)
PAGES 36–37 setback (n)
affordable housing (n) soar (v)
artificial (adj) strait (n)
estate (n)
heartless (adj) UNIT 4 INNOVATION
historic (adj) PAGE 45
imitate (v) breakthrough (n)
leafy (adj) contraption (n)
metropolis (n) friction (n)
nostalgia (n) monorail (n)
quaint (adj) pod (n)
replica (n) reinvent (v)
reproduction (n) resistance (n)
sprawling (adj) revive (v)
suburb (n) smooth (adj)
suburbia (n)
take root (v) PAGES 46–47
envisage (v)
PAGES 38–39 littered (v)
complex (n) transatlantic (adj)
complimentary (adj) unworthy (adj)
contemporary (adj) vaccine (n)
defy (v) wealthy (adj)
insertion (n)
interconnect (v) PAGES 48–49
interlocking (adj) artery (n)
intrigued (adj) capacitor (n)
masterstroke (n) crane (n)
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enthusiast (n) sheer (adj)
ingenious (adj)
origami (n) PAGES 60–61
reconfigure (v) chunk (n)
stent (n) escapism (n)
foil (v)
PAGES 50–51 graphically (adv)
ostracise (v) military coup (n)
relaxation (n) narrative (n)
thriving (adj) opium (n)
smuggle (v)
PAGES 52–53 wry (adj)
availability (n)
PAGES 62–63
PAGE 55 almond (n)
accessory (n) aperitif (n)
cause (n) artefacts (n)
credentials (n) cackle (v)
detergent (n) couplet (n)
naively (adv) drizzle (n)
scholarship (n) enchantress (n)
sweat shop (n) extinction (n)
fleecy (adj)
UNIT 5 THE WRITER’S JOURNEY gaucho (n)
PAGE 57 lithograph (n)
affable (adj) luminous (adj)
cosy (adj) mistress (n)
curator (n) oyster (n)
officious (adj) paean (n)
preconception (n) pampas (n)
romantic (adj) pebble (n)
superficially (adv) specimen (n)
wary (adj) stanza (n)
thistledown (n)
PAGES 58–59 verse (n)
ascent (n)
chasm (n) PAGES 64–65
endeavour (n) assiduously (adv)
exaggerate (v) circumstance (n)
extremeness (n) illusion (n)
incredulity (n) motionless (adj)
paltry (adj) petulantly (adv)
profound (adj) stocky (adj)
quintessence (n) suspense (n)
ravine (n)
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PAGE 67 enigma (n)
bunk bed (n) extinguish (v)
crusade (n) glowing (adj)
Moors (n) manicurist (n)
pilgrim (n) perception (n)
terrifying (adj) quest (n)
transformative (adj) refrain (n)
scan (v)
UNIT 6 BODY MATTERS superficial (adj)
PAGE 69 symmetry (n)
contradictory (adj) trait (n)
intensive (adj)
regime (n) PAGES 76–77
brainstorm (n)
PAGES 70–71 coerce (v)
callisthenics (n) incentive (n)
holistic (adj) participation (n)
immune (adj)
mechanism (n) PAGE 79
scientifically (adv) apathy (n)
self-defence (n) awkward (adj)
tinkly (adj) obstacle (n)
trigger (v) poverty line (n)
stunt man (n)
PAGES 72–73 underprivileged (adj)
consecutive (adj)
exhaustion (n) UNIT 7 STORIES FROM HISTORY
injury (n) PAGE 81
joint (n) abolish (v)
ligament (n) cavalry (n)
nauseous (adj) conquer (v)
nutrition (n) prevail (v)
painkiller (n) ruthless (adj)
physiologist (n) slave (n)
severe (adj) victor (n)
strain (v)
twinge (n) PAGES 82–83
advisor (n)
PAGES 74–75 amass (v)
aesthetic (adj) exile (v)
beholder (n) resistance (n)
complexion (n) submit (v)
conversely (adv)
diminish (v) PAGES 84–85
dissect (v) archaeological (adj)
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attachment (n) detract (v)
birdcage (n) downloadable (adj)
cannon (n) forum (n)
figurine (n) media (n)
renaissance (n) moderation (n)
uncover (v)
PAGES 94–95
PAGES 86–87 bedrock (n)
exquisite (adj) cavity (n)
improbable (adj) debris (n)
ingenuity (n) freak (adj)
ingot (n) limestone (n)
inhospitable (adj) plausible (adj)
musket (n) saturated (adj)
noble (n) sinkhole (n)
odyssey (n)
scrub (n) PAGES 96–97
shipwreck (n) coupon (n)
staggering (adj) engineer (v)
stern (n) focused (adj)
sturdy (adj) widget (n)
unaware (adj)
unimaginable (adj) PAGES 98–99
uninhabited (adj) accomplishment (n)
wasteland (n) addict (n)
do someone a service (v)
PAGES 88–89 etiquette (n)
drought (n) geek (n)
plague (n) hacker (n)
troublemaker (n) handcuffs (n)
insecure (adj)
PAGE 91 ironically (adv)
artefact (n) khakis (n)
embroidered (adj) marque (n)
finery (n) mesmerising (adj)
hoard (n) misfit (n)
lot (n) misrepresentation (n)
regal (adj) realisation (n)
repatriate (v) scrutiny (n)
robe (n)
soar (v) PAGES 100–101
stately (adj) bioluminescent (adj)
organism (n)
UNIT 8 DIGITAL MEDIA podcast (n)
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PAGE 103 instil (v)
devalue (v) redeeming (adj)
fluent (adj) sentiment (n)
lexicon (n) shanty (n)
linguistic (adj) slavery (n)
migratory (adj)
pertain (v) PAGES 112–113
savvy (adj) castaway (n)
sustain (v) eclectic (adj)
worthwhile (adj)
PAGE 115
UNIT 9 THE MUSIC IN US afresh (adv)
PAGE 105 numerically (adv)
acoustic (adj) oppressed (adj)
ballad (n) philosophical (adj)
busker (n) privilege (n)
gig (n) rags (n)
instrumental (adj) solace (n)
nerve-racking (adj) tolerance (n)
solo artist (n) tribulations (n)
songwriter (n)
soothing (adj) UNIT 10 SOCIAL LIVING
soulful (adj) PAGE 117
close-knit (adj)
PAGES 106–107 deep-rooted (adj)
generational (adj)
heartbreak (n) PAGES 118–119
homogenise (v) citizenship (n)
ingrained (adj) clear-cut (adj)
institution (n)
PAGES 108–109 open-minded (adj)
activate (v) reasoning (n)
degenerative (adj) sociologist (n)
dementia (n) variation (n)
dyslexia (n)
elation (n) PAGES 120–121
endorphin (n) altruistic (adj)
neuroscientist (n) civilised (adj)
stroke (n) flourish (v)
forage (v)
PAGES 110–111 pheromones (n)
assassination (n) prey (n)
dislocation (n) scarce (adj)
faction (n) sterile (adj)
globally (adv) synchronisation (n)
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unsurpassed (adj) livid (adj)
mischievous (adj)
PAGES 122–123 unadulterated (adj)
briny (adj) universal (adj)
combative (adj)
confer (v) PAGES 130–131
domesticate (v) anxiety (n)
doze (v) conceal (v)
epidemic (n) constructive (adj)
intermittent (adj) eliminate (v)
intolerable (adj) glimpse (n)
livestock (n) prediction (n)
outbreak (n) rapport (n)
social stratification (n)
steward (n) PAGES 132–133
thorn (n) articulate (adj)
tuber (n) articulate (v)
duplicate (v)
PAGES 124–125 feminist (n)
capitalism (n) irrational (adj)
utopian (adj) overwhelming (adj)
rigid (adj) probable (adj)
union (n) rational (adj)

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carnivore (n) android (n)
dissipate (v) bot (n)
excruciating (adj) cascade (n)
gruelling (adj) crazed (adj)
initiation (n) creepy (adj)
medicine man (n) inelastic (adj)
mitt (n) jerkily (adv)
neurotoxic (adj) replicate (v)
stab (n)
stupor (n) PAGES 136–137
succumb (v) alarmed (adj)
thrust (v) concerned (adj)
unfazed (adj) conjure (v)
venom (n) distressed (adj)
writhe (v) embarrassed (adj)
offended (adj)
UNIT 11 REASON AND EMOTION punctuality (n)
PAGE 129 subjective (adj)
despondent (adj) surprised (adj)
irritate (v) troubled (adj)
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worried (adj) trace (v)

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educated guess (n) exempt (adj)
invaluable (adj) outskirts (n)
irrelevant (adj)
moral values (n) PAGE 151
scour (v) bitumen (n)
prior (adj) bog (n)
boreal (adj)
UNIT 12 LANDSCAPES crude (adj)
PAGE 141 muskeg (n)
bleak (adj) nesting spot (n)
expanse (n) peat (n)
idyllic (adj) spongy (adj)
lush (adj) strip mining (n)
monotonous (adj) synthetic (adj)
sparse (adj) thermostat (n)
vista (n) viscous (adj)

PAGES 142–143
innocent (adj)
photojournalism (n)
understatement (n)
wisp (n)

PAGES 144–145
fort (n)
heroic (adj)
masterpiece (n)
preoccupation (n)
simplicity (n)

PAGES 146–147
atmospheric (adj)
dime (n)
flip (v)
fuzzy (adj)
giddy (adj)
gravity (n)
haywire (adj)
invert (v)
mesmerise (v)
ray (n)
shutter (n)
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