Objective Proficiency units 1-2

Question	Answer
qualms	thoughts that what you are doing might be bad or wrong have no qualms about (doing) something (=not be worried about it at all): We didn’t have any qualms about accepting the money.
by and large	For the most part; generally: By and large, the play was a success.
amend	to make changes to a document, law, agreement etc, especially in order to improve it 'A law amending the Chilean constitution was approved on 22nd January.'
enervated	feeling tired and weak
appeal	[COUNTABLE] an urgent request for people to give you something that you need such as help, money, or information appeal for: The police have renewed their appeal for help from the public.
metamorphose	to change into something very different metamorphose from/into/to: The skyline metamorphosed into a sea of lights.
mutate	to become physically different from other plants or animals of the same type as a result of a genetic change
at odds with	disagreeing with someone She continued to find herself at odds with the chairman.
disquiet	a feeling of being very worried or nervous
unwieldy	too big or complicated to work well
recollect	to remember something that has happened
ambivalent /æmˈbɪvələnt/	feeling two different things about someone or something at the same time, for example that you like them and dislike them
in two minds about	to not be certain about something, or to have difficulty in making a decision I’m in two minds about accepting the job.

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