English C1 Advanced Prep!
innate
(adjective)
(of a quality) which you are born with, or which is present naturally
"An idiot in motion will go further
than a genius at rest."
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All-Star Weekly Newsletter #16 (01/11/26)
Word: innate - (adj.) (of a quality) which you are born with, or which is present naturally
Quote: "An idiot in motion will go further than a genius at rest."
All-Star Weekly Newsletter #15 (25/10/26)
Word: intrinsic - (adj.) being an extremely important & basic characteristic of someone/something
Quote: "Find out what you like doing best and get someone to pay you for it." Katharine Whitehorn
All-Star Weekly Newsletter #14 (18/10/26)
Word: preternatural - (adj.) more than is usual/natural
Quote: "I train like I’ve never won, and I compete like I’ve never lost." Eileen Gu
All-Star Weekly Newsletter #13 (11/10/26)
Word: consummate - (adj.) perfect, or complete in every way
Quote: "People are going to judge you anyway, so you might as well do what you want." Taylor Swift
All-Star Weekly Newsletter #12 (04/10/26)
Word: quintessential - (adj.) being the most typical example or most important part of something
Quote: "Stay away from negative people. They have a problem for every solution." Albert Einstein
All-Star Weekly Newsletter #11 (27/09/26)
Word: pantheon - (n.) all the gods in a particular belief system, considered as a group
Quote: "Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." Oscar Wilde
All-Star Weekly Newsletter #10 (20/09/26)
Word: apotheosis - (n.) the best/most extreme example of something; godly
Quote: "You make mistakes. Mistakes don't make you." Maxwell Maltz
All-Star Weekly Newsletter #9 (13/09/26)
Word: venerable - (adj.) deserving respect because of age, high position, or religious/historical importance
Quote: "I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination." Jimmy Dean
All-Star Weekly Newsletter #8 (06/09/26)
Word: sanctimonious - (adj.) acting as if morally better than others
Quote: "Do not cry because they are past! Smile, because they once were." Ludwig Jacobowski
All-Star Weekly Newsletter #7 (30/08/26)
Word: supercilious - (adj.) behaving as if you are better than others, & that their opinions/beliefs/ideas are not important
Quote: "I’m not here to be perfect; I’m here to be real." Lady Gaga