Miscellaneous 1
I'm really s___________ with some aspects of English grammar. Phrasal verbs are particularly difficult.
struggling
Laura is a very k_____ sportswoman. She plays football, hockey, and tennis!
keen
I find John very annoying. He's very smart, but he's always s______ o______ his intelligence by spewing out random bits of useless information.
showing off
You can do this to your hair or to fabric: d______
dye
According to colour psychologists, what colour contributes most to sporting and social success?
red
Researchers say they have made/achieved a major b____________ in cancer treatment.
breakthrough
Unscramble the letters to make a word which means: luck that takes the form of finding valuable or pleasant things that are not looked for.
I Y S E E R D N T I P
serendipity
In order to w_____ o_______ why people buy certain products we must c_____ o____ market research.
work out
carry out
s_____________ made by combining different substances; not natural
synthetic
Another term for the Bubonic Plague:
The __________ Death
The Black Death
v_______ : the area around or near a particular place
vicinity
The army s_______ p________ in a violent coup d'etat.
seized power
Our parents b______ u______ u______ to respect our elders.
brought us up
Unscramble the letters to make a word which means extremely good or excellent:
T G N A U I D T O S Noutstanding
Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (2 May 1892 – 21 April 1918 ), a fighter pilot in WW1 was known as The _______ Baron.
The Red Baron
Engineers h___________ the power of the waterfall to create electricity.
harnessed
t______ : a loud, dull sound made especially when a heavy object hits something
thud
Then police are in the process of n________ d_______ the list of possible s_________ in the criminal investigation.
narrowing down
suspects
Recently Elon Musk made an o__________ c______: we are all living in a computer simulation, similar to that depicted in The Matrix.
outlandish claim
What colour are you said to be if you are cowardly?
yellow
The defendant is accused of attempting to c_________ evidence. He threw the gun into the Liffey.
conceal
The biography reveals some h_______ [=formerly, previously] unknown facts about his early life.
hitherto
Gaby p________ o_______ that the teacher had m_________ "defendant".
pointed out
misspelled
t______________ to talk about (something or someone) as being very good, effective, skillful, etc.
tout
Magenta is a shade of _______
purple