Vocabulary U6
He rejected all the proposals ................ by the committee. (PH. VERB meaning proposed)
PUT FORWARD
The boat started to ............. out to sea due to the stong waves and currents.
DRIFT
People expect the population to grow
The ................................
The population is expected to grow
I didn't sign up for the Christmas talent show but i would've loved to
I wish...
I iwsh I had signed up for ...
If you (not eat) so much, you (not fell) sick now.
if you hadn't eaten so much, you wouldn't be feeling sick now
When I went scuba diving, I couldn't make out anything with all that ........... water! (syn. dirty)
MURKY
Her friends are very ....................... and only care about themselves
SELF-SERVING
They’re redecorating my office at the moment
I'm ...........................
I'm having my office redecorated at the moment
I left because I was ill. (why)
..................
The reason why I left was that I was ill/ because I was ill.
If you need any assistance, you can contact us at this number.
Should ..................
Should you need any assitance, you can contact us at this number// contact us at this number.
We stayed in a quaint little village far ................... (EXP. meaning remote)
OFF THE BEATEN TRACK
He's really introverted so he tends to keep .................... (exp with self)
KEEP HIMSELF TO HIMSELF
Has anyone tested your eyes recently?
Have you………..
Have you had your eyes tested recently?
He never listens to me, it is really upsetting!
If only....
If only he would listen to me!
If they offered you the job, would you take it?
Were ...........
Were they to offer you the job, would you take it?
Do you want me to r.... ........ the details with you? (Ph. verb)
RUN THROUGH
The survivors were ............... on a remote island. (SYN. abandoned)
MAROONED
People think that neither team deserved the victory.
Neither team …..
Neither team is thought to have deserved the victory.
My hairdresser started to confide in me when he broke up with his girlfriend
It wasn’t ....
It wasn’t until he broke up with his girlfriend that my hairdresser started to confide in me.
He's working as a waiter now because he dropped out of college.
If he ...
if he hadn't dropped out of college, he wouldn't be working as a waiter.
Synonym of disgrace starting with D.
DISMAY
Ugh, i can't stand him he's so arrogant and ............ (3 words(
FULL OF HIMSELF
People alleged that the employee was leaking confidential documents
The employee....
The employee was alleged to have been leaking confidential documents
Klaus didn't start the fire, it was lightning (what)
What started the fire was lightning, not Klaus.
He isn't fast enough so he didn't make the cut for the athletism team.
Were .....
Were he faster/fast enough, he would have made the cut for the athletism team.