1.

blame / blem /
to say or think that someone or something is responsible for something bad SYN hold
somebody responsible :
Don't blame me - it's not my fault.
2. guy / ga /
informal a man, especially a young man :
Dave's a nice guy.
There's a guy on the phone who wants to talk to you.
3. look to others to shoulder
shoulder / old /
to stand behind someone and look at, read etc. something in front of them, sometimes so
that you can criticize it :
I can't work with you watching over my shoulder.
4. guilt / glt /
1 a feeling of shame and sadness when you know or believe you have done something
wrong
She had a sense of guilt about the way she'd behaved.
5. occurrence / kns, -kr- /
something that happens : a common/frequent/regular occurrence
Rashes are a common occurrence among children.
6. accuse / kyuz /
to say that you think someone is guilty of a crime or of doing something bad
accuse somebody of (doing) something
Are you accusing me of lying?
He's accused of murder.
7. lack / lk /
the state of not having something, or of not having enough of it of
a lack of affordable housing
Robbery charges were dropped for lack of evidence (= because there was not enough ) .
8. self-esteem
the feeling that you are someone who deserves to be liked, respected, and admired :
Losing the job was a real blow to his self-esteem.
9. sibling / sbl /
formal a brother or sister
10. motivation / mo1ven /
eagerness and willingness to do something :
Jack's an intelligent student, but he lacks motivation .
11. unwilling / nwl /
not wanting to do something, and refusing to do it
unwilling to do something
So far the landlord has been unwilling to lower our rent.
12. express / ksprs /
to tell or show what you are thinking or feeling by using words, actions, looks etc. :
express yourself
It's hard sometimes for children to express themselves (= say what they think or feel ) .
13. responsibility / rspnsbl1i /
 a duty to be in charge of or take care of something or someone, so that you make decisions
and can be blamed if something bad happens :
Kelly's promotion means more money and more responsibility.
14. hurdle/ hdl /
a problem or difficulty that you must deal with before you can achieve something :
Finding enough money for the project was the first hurdle.
15. resentment / rzntmnt /
a feeling of anger because something has happened that you think is unfair :
Patrick stared at her with resentment.
16. responsible / rspnsbl /
if someone is responsible for an accident, mistake, crime etc., it is their fault or they can be
blamed :
The people who are responsible will be caught.
17. laughter / lft /
the action of laughing or sound of people laughing :
We heard laughter coming from the next room.
The audience roared with laughter .
18. arise / raz /
if something arises from or out of a situation, event etc., it is caused or started by that
situation etc.
from/out of
The civil war arose from the social injustices present in the country.
19. consist / knsst /
consist in something phrasal verb formal
to be based on or depend on something:
The error consisted in the fact that we confused cause and consequence.
20. acceptance / ksptns /
official agreement to take something that you have been offered
Acceptance of economic aid from Western countries will speed up the country's recovery.
21. peace / pis /
the situation in which there is no war or fighting :
Some of these children have never known a time of peace.
The country is at peace with its neighbors for the first time in years.
22. criticize / kr1saz /
to express your disapproval of someone or something, or to talk about their faults ; OPP
praise :
Ron does nothing but criticize and complain.
23. hurt / ht /
to injure yourself or someone else SYN injure :
Was anyone hurt in the accident?
Be careful, you could hurt someone with that knife.
24. simply / smpli /
only SYN just :
Many students do not finish the test simply because they run out of time.
25. perception / pspn /
the way you understand or think of something and your beliefs about what it is like
 about
a false perception about the dangers of nuclear power
There's a perception that all lawyers are overpaid.
26. defensive / dfnsv /
used or intended to protect people against attack ; OPP offensive :
defensive weapons
27. offensive / fnsv / adjective
very impolite or insulting, and likely to make people angry and upset ; OPP inoffensive :
Some viewers found the show offensive.
28. truth / tru /
the actual facts about something, as opposed to what is false, imagined, or guessed I didn't
steal the money, and that's the truth.
29. occasion / ken /
a time when something happens :
I've met with him on several occasions .
30. claim / klem /
to state that something is true, even though it has not been proven
claim (that)
A later report claimed that rebels had taken control of the capital.
31. empower / mpa /
to give someone more control over their own life or situation :
laws that empower minority groups
32. conscious / kns /
noticing or realizing something SYN aware of
I was very conscious of the fact that I had to make a good impression.
33. effort / ft /
the physical or mental energy that is needed to do something :
Starting an exercise program takes a lot of effort .
34. unfulfilled / nflfld /
1 an unfulfilled wish, desire, hope etc. has not been achieved :
politicians' unfulfilled promises
35. tendency / tndnsi /
a PROBABILITY that you will develop, think, or behave in a certain way
His tendency to be critical made him unpopular.
36. stuff 1 / stf /
informal a substance or material of any kind :
What's that sticky stuff on the table?
37. withdrawn / wdrn /
very shy and quiet, and concerned only about your own thoughts
38. express/ ksprs /
to tell or show what you are thinking or feeling by using words, actions, looks etc. :
She doesn't express her emotions as much as he does.
39. powerful / pafl /
having a lot of influence and strength, and able to control and influence events and other
people's actions :
one of the world's most powerful men
40. fearful / frfl /
frightened that something might happen
Even doctors are fearful of getting the disease.

41. trusting / trst /

willing to believe that other people are good and honest
of
You're too trusting of people, even if they're strangers.
42. rot / rt /
BIOLOGY to decay by a gradual natural process, or to make something do this :
The trees were left to rot.
43. poison / pzn /
a substance that can kill you or make you very sick if you eat it, breathe it etc. :
The child had swallowed some kind of poison.
44. encumber / nkmb /
to make it more difficult for someone or something to develop or make progress SYN
hinder
be encumbered by/with
The whole process is encumbered with bureaucracy.
45. hatred / hetrd /
an angry feeling of extreme dislike for someone or something SYN hate ; OPP love
of
the group's hatred of foreigners
46. revenge 1 / rvnd /
1 something you do in order to punish someone who has harmed or offended you
for
The brothers sought revenge for their parents' murder.
47. emotional / monl /
1 making people have strong feelings :
It was an emotional reunion for all of us.
48. hurt 1 / ht /
to injure yourself or someone else SYN injure :
Was anyone hurt in the accident?
Be careful, you could hurt someone with that knife.
49. compassion / kmpn /
a strong feeling of sympathy for people who are suffering, and a desire to help them SYN
sympathy
for
compassion for the sick