Exam: Cambridge English: C1 Advanced (CAE)

Definition: A person who follows or serves another, often in a formal or official capacity, such as an officer in heraldry.

Example: The pursuivant presented the royal decree to the assembly.

Definition: The area or range of responsibility, authority, or knowledge that someone has.

Example: The project is outside the purview of my responsibilities.

Definition: This word describes someone who is afraid to take risks or stand up for themselves; they are timid and lack bravery.

Example: His pusillanimous behavior during the debate disappointed his supporters.

Definition: Describing something that causes the development of small, raised bumps filled with pus on the skin.

Example: The pustulant infection required immediate medical attention to prevent further complications.

Definition: A substance or agent that causes the formation of pustules, which are small, inflamed, pus-filled blisters on the skin.

Example: The doctor prescribed a treatment to counteract the effects of the pustulant in the patient's skin condition.

Definition: Relating to or having small, raised bumps filled with pus on the skin.

Example: The doctor diagnosed her with a pustular skin condition that required treatment.

Definition: Having small, raised bumps filled with pus on the surface of the skin.

Example: The doctor examined the pustulate rash on the patient's arm.

Definition: To develop small, raised bumps filled with pus on the skin.

Example: The skin condition caused the affected areas to pustulate.

Definition: To make something develop small, swollen spots filled with pus.

Example: The infection can pustulate the skin, leading to painful sores.

Definition: A part of the brain that is involved in movement and coordination, located in the basal ganglia and connected to other brain regions.

Example: The putamen plays a crucial role in regulating movements and learning motor skills.

Definition: Generally accepted or believed to be true, even if not proven.

Example: The putative father of the child has not yet been confirmed by a DNA test.

Definition: In a way that is generally believed or assumed to be true, but not necessarily proven.

Example: The putatively lost manuscript was discovered in an old library.

Definition: The process of organic matter breaking down, especially proteins, by bacteria and fungi, which often produces a bad smell.

Example: The putrefaction of the food left out in the sun created a terrible odor.