###### tags: `Cambly`

# List 5
[Advanced Vocabulary List 5](https://eflnet.com/vocab/advvoclist5.php)
## audible
> (adjective) able to be heard, hearable
The child spoke so softly her voice was barely audible.

### audible (adjective)
He didn't sleep well yesterday because of the audible noise of the wind **bothering** him during the night.

### audibly (adverb)
Fortunately people cry for help audibly in ~~the~~ **a** ~~broken~~ **destroyed** house after ~~the~~ **an** earthquake, they get help immediately.

damaged house

## coerce
> (verb) compel by unethical means, force
Max was coerced into making a donation to the Senator's campaign fund.

### coerce (verb)
If we don't stop this fraud call, Sam would be coerced into losing money.

### coercion (noun)
She uses different tricks to **achieve** her ~~goal~~ **objectives** such as coercion, threats ~~,~~ and promises.

goal -> good
selfish/evil goal

### coercive (adjective)
**Under** ~~Underneath~~ ~~the~~ coercive power, he signed the contact that is disadvantageous to him.

## morale
> (noun) the state of spirit of a person or group
The soldier's morale is extremely low.

### morale (noun)
To raise morale, our team leader ~~brings~~ **gives** us an extra bonus.

give + bonus
provide + bonus

## prevail
> (verb) win; overcome; gain advantage
We may be losing now, but in the end we will prevail.

### prevail (verb)
Although many people are ~~suffered~~ **suffering** from covid-19, ~~but~~ I believe people will prevail in the future.

I believe this situation will be ~~prevailed~~ **won** in the future.

people + prevail

## prudent
> (adjective) careful and wise
It would not be very prudent to spend your entire paycheck on lottery tickets.

### prudent (adjective)
Without her prudent action, we can't complete the mission successfully.

### prudence (noun)
### prudently (adverb)
Doctors should act prudently during the survey. Without ~~these~~ **this** prudence, patients could/can ~~be death~~ **die** easily.

prudence (uncountable)

this - that
these - those

## retort
> (noun) a sharp reply, answer
Jack came back with a witty retort **to** the reporter's question.

### retort (noun)
That lawyer is famous for reacting with clear retorts.

### retort (verb)
The sentence that the son retorted **to** his mom really broken her heart.

## scapegoat
> (noun) someone to blame; someone to take the blame for others
Every office needs a scapegoat. In our office Max is the scapegoat. He's blamed for everything.

### scapegoat (noun)
Despite **that** he knew **that** this is not fair, ~~but~~ in order to protect his family, he tried to find a scapegoat and framed(verb) the crime on that person.

Despite...~~but~~

## sedate
> (adjective) calm; composed
The crowd at the funeral was quiet and sedate.

### sedate (adjective)
The sedate victim was talking **about** the process of how he got hurt.

### sedately (adverb)
The war reporter is reporting **sedately** the lastest sitution ~~sedately~~.

### sedative (noun)
The crazy patient couldn't stop attacking others until the nurses injected **a** sedative ~~sedation~~ into her arm.

### sedation (noun)

give + sedation

inject + sedative

## superstition
> (noun) An irrational belief which ignores the laws of nature.
Getting seven years of bad luck for breaking a mirror is a common superstition.

### superstition (noun)
Don't tell her what she is doing is **a superstition**/superstitious. She will be mad at you.

### superstitious (adjective)
Do you think that worshipper ~~burn~~ incense stick is superstitious?

### superstitiously (adverb)
He superstitiously spills the beans on the road.

## supplement
> (verb) add to; provide a supplement to
Max got a second job to supplement his income.

### supplement (noun)
**The** doctor advised/suggested to her to take vitamin supplements.

### supplement (verb)
~~This new statement supplements the shortage of the law which was applying yesterday.~~

The boy is thinking **about** how to supplement his allowance to buy a new mobile phone.

wondering about

### supplementary (adjective)
Ada brought a brief supplementary report for me when I was bewildered by the issue.