CEFR C1 Vocabulary - Lesson 56

to guarantee the occurrence of something

to check the wellbeing, truth, or condition of someone or something

to rely on or to put trust in something or someone

to think that something is the case without having any proof

to make a decision by throwing a coin in the air and guessing which of its sides will be facing upward when it lands

to regard something or someone as smaller or less important than they really are

to become less resolved or determined; to cause someone to become less resolved or certain

displaying confidence in oneself and one's capabilities

according to facts instead of opinions

improbable or unlikely to happen or be the case

(of a person) unsure of the credibility of something; uncertain whether or not something is good

not producing a clear result or decision

displaying forcefulness and determination

prepared for something or to do something; likely to do something

doubting that something is the case

according to opinions or guesses instead of facts

(particularly of something bad) assumed to have happened or be the case without having any proof

(of an agreement, etc.) indefinite or uncertain because one might make some changes to it in the future

absolutely certain or true; unable to be denied or questioned

to certainly happen at some point in the future

used to show one's uncertainty of something

to have a likelihood of success or achieving a desired outcome

used of something that is impossible to happen or cannot be true

used to say that one can never be sure of something

the process of guessing something due to insufficient information; the result of this process

the fact of being uncertain about something

someone or something's probable future; what is likely to occur

a logically contradictory statement that might actually be true

something about which one cannot be certain; a situation that causes one to feel unsure

very likely to happen or be the case

based on what is believed or claimed not on facts

said to mean that a good or bad event occurred by chance