C2 17/2/20

a‧kin /əˈkɪn/

akin to something formal

very similar to something

- Something akin to panic overwhelmed him.

a‧like1 /əˈlaɪk/ ●●○ adjective [not before noun]   

very similar

- My mother and I are alike in many ways.

a‧nal‧o‧gous /əˈnæləɡəs/ ●○○ AWL adjective formal   

similar to another situation or thing so that a comparison can be made

analogous to/with

- The report’s findings are analogous with our own.

e‧lu‧sive /ɪˈluːsɪv/ ●○○ adjective   

1 an elusive person or animal is difficult to find or not often seen

- She managed to get an interview with that elusive man.

2 an elusive result is difficult to achieve

- She enjoys a firm reputation in this country but wider international success has been elusive.

se‧cre‧tive /ˈsiːkrətɪv, sɪˈkriːtɪv/ adjective   

a secretive person or organization likes to keep their thoughts, intentions, or actions hidden from others OPP open

- The government has been accused of being secretive and undemocratic.

rack something ↔ up phrasal verb informal

to get a number or amount of something, especially a number of points in a competition

- He racked up 41 points.

stack ●○○ verb   

1 (also stack up) [intransitive, transitive] to make things into a neat pile, or to form a neat pile

 The assistants price the items and stack them on the shelves.

PILE > (also pile up) to arrange things in a pile Ma stacked the cups and piled the plates.

pile something on/onto something 

- She brushed her hair and piled it carefully on top of her head.

a‧mass /əˈmæs/ verb [transitive]   

if you amass money, knowledge, information etc, you gradually collect a large amount of it

- For 25 years, Darwin amassed evidence to support his theories.

dazed /deɪzd/ adjective   

unable to think clearly, especially because of a shock, accident etc

- Dazed survivors staggered from the wreckage.

con‧found /kənˈfaʊnd/ verb [transitive]   

1 to confuse and surprise people by being unexpected

 His amazing recovery confounded the medical specialists.

2 to prove someone or something wrong

confound the critics / pundits / experts etc

- United’s new striker confounded the critics with his third goal in as many games.

mess around (also mess about British English) phrasal verb informal

1 to spend time lazily, doing things slowly and in a way that is not planned

- He spent his vacation messing around on the farm.

2 to behave in a silly way when you should be paying attention or doing something sensible SYN fool around

- Stop messing around and get ready for school.

mess up phrasal verb informal

1 mess something ↔ up to spoil or ruin something, especially something important or something that has been carefully planned

- It took me ages to get this right – I don’t want some idiot to mess it up.

- She felt she’d messed up her whole life.

2 mess something ↔ up to make something dirty or untidy

- Who messed up the kitchen?