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Vocabulary 2 Learn the following words and then answer the questions 1 Contemplate Contemplate (v.): to spend time thinking in depth, consider, anticipate I went for a walk to contemplate the sad news that my best friend was moving
away 2 Colleague Colleague (n.): partner, teammate, co-worker I accompanied my colleague to his first business presentation to provide moral
support 3 Reciprocate (v.): give back, repay, match, reply The doctor smiled at the patient as he entered the room but he did not
reciprocate , giving her a sad glance 4 Enormity Enormity (n.): vast in scale or importance immensity, magnitude / a grave act,
depravity, atrociousness The judge gave the burglar the maximum jail sentence due to the enormity of
his crime 5 Outstanding Outstanding (adj.): exceptional, wonderful, stupendous Snowdonia is a National Park of outstanding natural beauty, which has protected status 6 Apprehend (v.): arrest, detain, capture Despite all evidence, the police have failed to apprehend the suspect of the crime 7 Assertive (adj.): forceful, confident, insistent The assertive car salesman overwhelmed me with information about deals he
could offer 8 Refute (v.): reject, disprove, contest The young scientist attempted to refute the professor’s outdated argument by
presenting new evidence 9 Caption Caption (n.): slogan, title, description There was a competition to see who could compose the most attractive caption for the election posters
10 Preoccupy Preoccupy (v.): worry, concern, trouble
Mum asked us not to annoy Dad as his business worries were beginning to
preoccupy him.
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contemplate colleague reciprocate enormity outstanding apprehend assertive refute caption preoccupy
Exercise B
Write the most suitable word from the vocab list in the spaces below
You might need to change the form of the word; for instance, walk might become walked
1 The teacher told me to be ……….in the debating competition
2 Milly could not even ……… sharing a bathroom at university as
she was an extremely shy person
3 For every study claiming that fad dieting is beneficial, there is another to
……… it
4 I always give him a hug but he will never ……… with the same
affection
5 Arun was an ……… scientist and had won many awards for his
pioneering work
6 Dad told us that his ……… had received the promotion at work
instead of him
7 The policeman attempted to ……… the arsonist who had
started the blaze
8 Underneath the man’s photo there was a ……… stating that he
was wanted for robbery
9 The ……… of the electrical fault became apparent after the
traffic lights failed all over the city
10 The looming exams were starting to ……… Gemma’s dreams (at
night)
Synonym Exercise A
Write the word from the vocab list which is most similarsimilar in meaning next to each word listed below
1 Consider
2 Reject
3 Capture
4 Co-worker
5 Slogan
6 Stupendous
7 Forceful
8 Importance
9 Repay
10 Distract
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Vocabulary 5 Learn the following words and then answer the questions 1 Edible (adj.): fit to be eaten, palatable The cheese was past its sell-by date yet it was still edible 2 Contemporary (adj.): modern, current, fashionable My mum prefers contemporary furniture to antiques 3 Recline (v.): lounge, rest, stretch out Polly and I like to recline in comfort on the sofa while we watch television 4 Foresight (n.): ability to anticipate an event, wisdom about the future Luckily, Mum had the foresight to pack Wellington boots, as the campsite was muddy 5 Promote (v.): share publicly, endorse, help, advance If you promote our company, we will give you a discount in return, the
salesman promised.
6 Condense (v.): abbreviate, shorten, summarise, turn from gas into liquid
We had to condense the story into a half-page paragraph.
7 Subjective (adj.): one person’s view, personal, biased
An important decision was made based solely on the subjective views of the
Prime Minister.
8 Extravagant Extravagant (adj.): unnecessarily expensive, opulent, excessive
The footballer was extravagant , buying several cars and a yacht.
9 Maroon Maroon (v.): to leave abandoned, stranded, isolated
The pirate captain decided to maroon the sailors on an island, and then steal
their ship.
10 Terrify (v.): frighten, scare, alarm
Ghost stories used to terrify the (two) sisters when they were little children.
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Exercise C Select the most suitable word from the choice provided 1 If the monsters wanted to ……… us then they definitely
succeeded, because we shook with fear a: promote b: terrify c: contemporary a: promote b: terrify c: contemporary 2 The food on board ship was stale and barely……….………
a: edible b: competence c: recline a: edible b: competence c: recline 3 Children were selected for the cricket team based on the captain’s ………
view a: subjective b: maroon c: terrify a: subjective b: maroon c: terrify 4 Ellie had gained ……… through years of mistakes and experience a: foresight b: condense c: terrify a: foresight b: condense c: terrify 5 The dentist told me to ……… in the examination chair a: recline b: contemporary c: invent a: recline b: contemporary c: invent 6 Many people thought that the billionaire’s luxurious wedding was very
……… when he arrived by helicopter a: recline b: maroon c: extravagant a: recline b: maroon c: extravagant 7 There is no ……… artist as famous as Picasso a: maroon b: contemporary c: terrify a: maroon b: contemporary c: terrify 8 The flood waters are likely to ……… our village for the third year in a row a: edible b: maroon c: foresight a: edible b: maroon c: foresight 9 The aim of the European Culture Festival is to ……… an exchange of ideas between countries a: promote b: extravagant c: edible a: promote b: extravagant c: edible 10 Some novels are difficult to ……… into a two-hour
film
a: condense b: terrify c: maroon
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