EBC M3

Question	Answer
eloquent	fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing
hesitant	tentative, unsure, slow in acting
inhibited	reserved, introverted
succinct	short, simple, concise
articulate	able to express ideas well
coherent	clear and easy to understand
impetuous	emotional, impulsive
irritable	having or showing a tendency to be annoyed
hypocrisy	the practice of claiming to have higher standards
cause offense	to insult someone
to talk at cross-purposes	not being on the same wavelenght
to hear something from the grape wine	to hear rumours
to put somebody into the picture	to update someone, to give the latest information
to beat about the bush	being unclear, rambling
sophisticated	elegant, well groomed
alluring	appealing, seduced
resilient	resistant to illness
discerning	showing good understanding and judgment
deliberate	intentional
intent	(sharply) focused
aspire	ambitiously aimed
relentless	harsh or inflexible
dilute	weakening, making something less stronger
sceptical	doubting
thorough	• performed or written with great care and completeness • taking pains to do something carefully and completely
jeopardise	to put it in danger
sever	to cut
cement	to make it more solid
heritage	traditions to birth
to lay the groundwork	to establish a foundation
privileged	having a specific right
to strain relations	x
imposition of currency controls	x

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