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Cambridge PET Vocab List
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Cambridge PET Vocab List
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1. the money that a country uses : a specific kind of money
A new currency has been introduced in the foreign exchange market.

2. not requiring or relying on other people for help or support
She has an independent income.

3. spinach

4. ring up

5. to start to do or deal with (something)
'These files need to be organized.' 'I'll get on it right away.'

6. an amount taken off a regular price : a price reduction
The store offers a two percent discount when customers pay in cash.

7. tournament

8. to carry out to a conclusion
he put through his plan

9. owe

10. to function or behave in a proper or particular way
They hope to have the windmill operating again tomorrow.

11. accountant

12. a large fish that lives in the northern Atlantic Ocean and is often eaten as food
For fish lovers cod and trout are fine.

13. achieve

14. Cricket is an outdoor game played between two teams. Players try to score points, called runs, by hitting a ball with a wooden bat.
During the summer term we would play cricket at the village ground. | A cricket is a small jumping insect that produces short, loud sounds by rubbing its wings together

15. the act of defending someone or something from attack (US) defense
They put up a good defense, but the city ultimately fell to the invaders.

16. the opportunity or ability to choose something or to choose between two or more things
You have the option of staying home or coming with us.

17. a kind of performance in which actors sing all or most of the words of a play with music performed by an orchestra
Italy is also a home for opera.

18. tram

19. omelette

20. extremely important and necessary
As a fighter pilot, he knows that good vision is essential. | very basic
The essential problem with this plan is that it will cost too much.

21. various

22. athletics

23. league
a group of sports teams that play against each other

24. a talk or speech given to a group of people to teach them about a particular subject
She's planning to give/deliver a series of lectures on modern art.

25. easy to see or notice
Her doctor immediately noticed the obvious signs of the disease.