Exam: Cambridge English: C1 Advanced (CAE)

Definition: Having made a serious promise or commitment, often in a formal or legal context.

Example: He is a sworn officer of the law, dedicated to serving and protecting the community.

Definition: To have made a serious promise or statement, often with an oath or under penalty of law.

Example: He had sworn to tell the truth in court.

Definition: The act of flattering someone excessively in order to gain favor or advantage, often in a servile manner.

Example: His sycophancy towards the boss was obvious, as he constantly praised her decisions, no matter how poor they were.

Definition: Describing someone who flatters others excessively, often to gain favor or advantage.

Example: His sycophantic behavior made it clear that he was only interested in pleasing the boss.

Definition: In a way that shows excessive flattery or servility towards someone in power, often to gain favor or advantage.

Example: He spoke sycophantically to his boss, hoping for a promotion.

Definition: Describing someone who flatters others excessively, often to gain favor or advantage.

Example: His sycophantish behavior made it clear that he was only interested in pleasing the boss.

Definition: The practice of flattering or ingratiating oneself to someone in power, often for personal gain.

Example: His sycophantism was evident as he constantly praised the boss, hoping for a promotion.

Definition: A collection of written symbols that represent syllables in a language, used to help with reading and writing.

Example: The Japanese syllabary includes characters like hiragana and katakana.

Definition: Relating to or consisting of syllables, which are the units of sound in a word that typically include a vowel sound.

Example: In poetry, a syllabic structure focuses on the number of syllables in each line.

Definition: A sound or character in language that represents a syllable, which is a unit of pronunciation containing a vowel sound and possibly surrounding consonants.

Example: In some languages, each syllabic character represents a whole syllable rather than just a single sound.

Definition: In a way that relates to syllables, often referring to how words are pronounced or divided into syllables.

Example: The teacher explained how to pronounce the word syllabically, breaking it down into its individual syllables.

Definition: To divide a word into its syllables.

Example: In English class, we learned how to syllabicate difficult words.