Exam: Cambridge English: C2 Proficiency (CPE)

Definition: A word that helps specify or limit the meaning of a noun, such as articles, possessives, or demonstratives, and usually appears at the beginning of a noun phrase.

Example: In the sentence 'The cat is sleeping', 'the' is a determiner that specifies which cat is being referred to.

Definition: A living thing that eats dead plants and animals, helping to break them down into smaller pieces.

Example: Earthworms are a common type of detritivore that help enrich the soil.

Definition: A person who has a type of color blindness that makes it difficult to distinguish between red and green colors.

Example: The artist had to adjust his palette because he was a deuteranope and couldn't see the colors as others did.

Definition: A person who receives property or assets through a will or legal document.

Example: The devisee was grateful to inherit the family estate from her late uncle.

Definition: To make a glassy substance turn into a crystalline form, which makes it hard and brittle.

Example: The heat from the furnace can devitrify the glass, changing its structure.

Definition: Relating to a substance that causes polarized light to turn to the right or clockwise.

Example: The chemist explained that the dextrorotatory compound would affect the light's direction.

Definition: Relating to marks or signs that are used to indicate a difference in pronunciation or meaning of a word.

Example: The diacritical marks in the text helped clarify the pronunciation of the foreign words.

Definition: Describing a type of growth that occurs at a right angle to the direction of gravity.

Example: The diageotropic response of the plant allowed it to grow sideways, away from the gravitational pull.

Definition: A way of discussing or thinking about ideas that involves examining opposing viewpoints to find the truth or resolve contradictions.

Example: In philosophy class, we studied dialectic to understand how different ideas can interact and lead to new insights.

Definition: Relating to the method of reasoning that involves the exchange of opposing ideas to arrive at a truth or understanding.

Example: The philosopher used a dialectical approach to explore the complexities of human thought.