Exam: Cambridge English: C1 Advanced (CAE)

Definition: A quality or state of behaving in a way that is contrary to what is expected or desired, often in a stubborn or unreasonable manner.

Example: His perversity made it difficult for him to maintain friendships.

Definition: Having a tendency to distort or corrupt something from its original state or purpose.

Example: The perversive nature of the propaganda influenced many people's beliefs.

Definition: Able to allow things to pass through, such as water or air; not blocked or closed off.

Example: The soil in this area is pervious, allowing rainwater to seep into the ground easily.

Definition: Causing annoyance or harm, often related to disease or moral corruption.

Example: The pestiferous weeds spread quickly and choked the life out of the garden.

Definition: In a way that causes or spreads disease or harm; harmful or dangerous.

Example: The pests infested the garden pestiferously, damaging the plants.

Definition: A serious and often deadly disease that spreads quickly and affects many people, especially in the form of an epidemic.

Example: The town was devastated by a pestilence that swept through the population.

Definition: Causing harm or annoyance, often related to disease or negative effects on health and society.

Example: The pestilent conditions in the overcrowded city led to a rapid spread of illness.

Definition: Relating to or causing a deadly disease; harmful or annoying.

Example: The pestilential conditions in the area led to a rapid spread of illness.

Definition: In a manner that causes or relates to disease or plague; harmful or destructive.

Example: The air was pestilentially filled with the stench of decay.

Definition: In a way that causes or relates to disease or harm; destructively or mischievously.

Example: The pests spread the disease pestilently, affecting the entire crop.