Exam: Cambridge English: C1 Advanced (CAE)

Definition: Showing a willingness to take bold risks; being fearless and daring, often in a way that is considered unconventional or disrespectful.

Example: Her audacious plan to start a business in a competitive market surprised everyone.

Definition: In a way that shows a willingness to take risks or be bold; done with confidence and daring.

Example: She audaciously proposed a new idea that surprised everyone in the meeting.

Definition: The quality of being bold, daring, or willing to take risks, often in a way that is considered shocking or disrespectful.

Example: Her audaciousness in proposing such a radical idea surprised everyone in the meeting.

Definition: The quality of being bold and daring, often in a way that is shocking or disrespectful.

Example: She had the audacity to challenge the rules and speak her mind in front of everyone.

Definition: A visual chart that shows how well a person can hear different sounds at various frequencies, often used to assess hearing loss.

Example: The audiogram revealed that she had difficulty hearing high-frequency sounds.

Definition: Capable of being examined or reviewed for accuracy and compliance, especially in financial contexts.

Example: The company's financial records are auditable, ensuring transparency and accountability.

Definition: Related to the sense of hearing.

Example: The auditive skills of the students were tested during the music class.

Definition: To become larger or greater in size, amount, or degree.

Example: The company's profits began to augment after the new marketing strategy was implemented.

Definition: A change in a vowel or the addition of a vowel to indicate past tense in certain languages, particularly in Greek and Sanskrit.

Example: In ancient Greek, the augment is used to show that a verb is in the past tense.

Definition: To make something larger or greater by adding to it, especially in size, amount, or degree.

Example: The company plans to augment its workforce to meet the increasing demand.

Definition: The process of making something larger or greater in size, amount, or degree.

Example: The augmentation of the city's infrastructure is necessary to support its growing population.

Definition: Describing something that increases the size, strength, or intensity of another word's meaning, or something that has the ability to make something larger or more significant.

Example: In grammar, an augmentative form can change the meaning of a word to indicate a larger size or greater intensity.

Definition: A word or affix that indicates a larger or greater version of something, often used to emphasize size or importance.

Example: In Spanish, the suffix '-ón' is an example of an augmentative that makes a word sound bigger or more significant.