Advanced Verbs (C1) to Increase Your English Vocabulary

Get your notebooks at the ready because today  you are expanding your Advanced vocabulary.

Hello everyone,  

Anna here from englishlikeanative.co.uk - In today’s lesson, I will first introduce  

you to 12 C1 level English verbs, with their  meanings and an example sentence. And then I  

will tell you a short story so that you  can hear all those verbs in context.

Let’s get started.

Adjudicate: to make a formal  judgment in a legal dispute.  

The judge had to adjudicate the  case between the two parties.

Compile: to gather and arrange information  or material in a book, report, or list. 

He compiled a list of all  the books he wanted to read.

Debilitate: to make someone weak or infirm. 

The injury debilitated him  and he was unable to walk.

Elaborate: to give  

more detail or information about something. Can you elaborate on your previous statement?

Falsify: to change or make something  false in order to deceive someone. 

He was accused of falsifying  the company's financial records.

Grapple: to deal with a  difficult situation or problem. 

The two wrestlers grappled  with each other for control.

Halt: to stop something from  continuing or happening. 

The train came to a halt at the station.

Indict: to formally accuse  someone of a crime or offence. 

He was indicted on charges of embezzlement.

Justify: to provide a good reason  or explanation for something. 

She tried to justify her  actions to her supervisor.

Kindle: to start a fire or ignite something. He kindled the fire by adding more wood.

Lavish: to give something in large quantities or  

with great generosity. She lavished  him with compliments on his cooking.

Marvel: to be extremely surprised  or impressed by something. 

I couldn't help but marvel  at the beauty of the sunset.

Nuzzle: to rub or press your face against  someone or something affectionately. 

The puppy nuzzled his head under her hand.

Offend: to cause someone to feel upset or angry He offended her by making a rude comment.

Peek: to take a quick look at something 

She couldn't help but peek at the  present hidden under the tree.

Ok so that was our list, now before we move on,  

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settle down and have a listen to my short  story, see if you can spot the advanced verbs.

In a small English town called Maplewood, there  lived a woman named Anna. Anna was a kind-hearted,  

hardworking woman who spent most of her days  running her flower shop, "Anna's Blooms."  

She loved nothing more than bringing a  little bit of beauty and joy to people's  

lives with her carefully crafted bouquets. One day, as Anna was tending to her shop, a group  

of police officers walked in and began to compile  a list of all the flowers in the store. Anna was  

confused and asked what was going on. The officers  informed her that she had been indicted for  

falsifying the town's flower records. Anna was in  shock and couldn't believe what she was hearing. 

As the case against Anna began, the prosecutor  began to elaborate on the supposed evidence  

against her. They claimed that Anna had been  lavishing the town's flower beds with rare  

and exotic flowers that were not native to  the area. Anna tried to justify herself,  

but the prosecution was relentless. The trial was a gruelling one,  

with Anna and the prosecution grappling  with each other over every detail.  

The judge had to halt proceedings multiple times  to adjudicate disputes. Anna's defence team tried  

to present evidence that proved her innocence,  but the prosecution argued that it was falsified. 

Finally, the day of the verdict arrived. As the  judge read out the decision, Anna felt her heart  

pounding in her chest. But to her surprise, the  judge declared her innocent. The real culprit  

had been the town's mayor, who had been caught  on camera sneaking rare flowers into the beds. 

Anna couldn't help but marvel at how close  she had come to being wrongfully convicted.  

She went back to her flower shop, where her  loyal customers had been eagerly awaiting her  

return. As she hugged her dear friends,  she couldn't help but peek at the clock,  

counting the minutes until she could finally  close shop and go home to be with her cat,  

who would undoubtedly nuzzle into  her lap and purr all evening. 

But her relief was short-lived as the same  group of police officers returned to her shop,  

this time accusing her of "offending" a certain  police officer with her flower arrangement. Anna,  

with a twinkle in her eye, quickly debilitated  the false accusation with a well-crafted bouquet,  

which was beautifully arranged with a note  saying "I am sorry, I didn't mean to offend you." 

The officer and the rest of the squad couldn't  help but kindle a smile on their face,  

and they left the shop with a newfound  respect for Anna and her beautiful blooms.

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