Synonyms
Replace the underlined word with a synonym.
I finally managed to get a copy of the report.
obtain
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To some students, playing video games is a perfect way to ___ ___ stress.
cope with
(in stories) a dead person who comes back to life and sucks blood from other people at night
vampire
“As we get older that figure ____, and by adulthood the number of creative geniuses drops to an astonishingly low average.”
(HINT: decrease)
dwindles
Replace the underlined words with a synonym.
The idea developed gradually from a drawing I discovered in the attic.
evolved
The pressure is ___ and I cannot handle it anymore.
(Hint: ‘very great or very strong; difficult to fight against’)
overwhelming
a house that is inhabited by ghosts
a haunted house
'showing unusually great intelligence, skill or artistic ability'
e.g. a ___ idea
genius
Replace the underlined words with a synonym.
This car looks very modern and unusual, like something from the future.
futuristic
Stress has a ____ effect on health.
(Hint: damaging, destructive, harmful)
detrimental
Listen to the audio and identify the kind of scream
A bloodcurdling scream
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Why is the society so ___ ___ creativity?
obsessed with
'a young person who works for someone in order to learn their skill.'
e.g. I started off as an ___ and worked my way up.
apprentice
People who are ____ feel that they want to kill themselves
suicidal
Listen to the audio and identify the sound
creaking floorboards
(of a quality, feeling, etc.) that you have when you are born
(Hint: synonym inborn)
innate
'the use of electronic equipment to reproduce a sound or image with very little distortion or loss of quality'
e.g. a new, ___ audio technology system.
high-fidelity
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___ ___ can be helpful and good when it motivates people to accomplish more.
Considerable stress
Listen to the audio and identify the kind of voice
A rasping voice
“There are a number of ___ and practices which we have inherited from the 19th and 20th century models of education.”
(HINT: a typical example or pattern of something)
paradigm