Exam: Cambridge English: C1 Advanced (CAE)

Definition: The action of postponing something to a later time.

Example: The company announced a deferral of the project deadline.

Definition: Something that has been postponed or delayed until a later time.

Example: The company offered deferred payments to help customers manage their finances.

Definition: The process of a fever decreasing or going away, often shown by a drop in body temperature.

Example: After taking the medicine, her defervescence was noticeable as her temperature returned to normal.

Definition: A device that gives an electric shock to the heart to help it beat normally again when it is not beating correctly.

Example: The paramedics used a defibrillator to revive the patient after his heart stopped.

Definition: To take away fibrin from a substance, especially blood.

Example: The doctor decided to defibrinate the blood sample to improve its clarity.

Definition: Not having enough of something that is needed; lacking in quality or quantity.

Example: The report showed that the students were deficient in math skills.

Definition: A person or thing that lacks something necessary or is not complete.

Example: The deficient in the team were given extra training to improve their skills.

Definition: In a way that is lacking or insufficient in quality or quantity.

Example: The project was completed deficiently, leading to many errors and issues.

Definition: To walk or march in a line or in a narrow way, often in an orderly manner.

Example: The soldiers had to defile through the narrow passage one by one.

Definition: A narrow passage or gorge, often used for marching in a line or for military movement.

Example: The soldiers moved carefully through the defile, aware of the narrow space around them.

Definition: To make something dirty, polluted, or unclean, often in a way that harms its purity or value.

Example: The factory's waste defiled the nearby river, making it unsafe for swimming.

Definition: The act of making something dirty or unclean, especially in a moral or spiritual sense.

Example: The defilement of the sacred site caused great outrage among the community.

Definition: Capable of being clearly described or explained.

Example: The concept of love is definable in many ways, depending on personal experiences.