word forms
time to be creative
vocab
phrasal verbs
mixed
100
Adjective: specific
Verb: ______
specify
He said we should meet but didn't specify a time.
to explain or describe something clearly and exactly
100
You shouldn't get disappointed when a problem __________.
arises
100
Unfortunately, the experiment was a total __________. (fail)
failure
100
The rain ____ down all morning so we stayed indoors.
poured
100
I usually smoke when I was a teenager but I quit 5 years ago.
I used to
100
Verb: analyze Noun: _____
analysis/analyzation
Some of these arguments need further analysis.
100
I can't stand the __________ of spiders!
sight
something that is in someone's view:
The flowers at the annual flower show were a beautiful sight.
100
I am studying abroad and I feel really _______
I stole something from the shop and now I feel ____
My son got an A in his exam, I am so _______!
I have my driving test tomorrow, I feel really _____
homesick
guilty
proud
nervous
100
At one point, Goetz blurted out, "The subways down there are terrible".
What does blurt out mean?
to say something suddenly, and without thinking of the results:
100
My flight was scheduled to take up at 13:00 so I left my house at 9:00.
correct the mistake
take off
100
Unfortunately, I don't remember __________ (meet) you before.
meeting
100
John is not a __________ teenager; he prefers reading to watch TV.
typical
100
I always get really sleepy after lunch so I often have a 30-minute ______
nap
100
Her name keeps cropping up in their conversations.
What does "crop up" mean?
to happen or appear unexpectedly
100
We lived in China for five years.'
- She told me they .............. in China for five years.
'It was raining all day.'
- He told me it ............ all day.
When we backshift, past simple usually changes to past perfect simple, and past continuous usually changes to past perfect continuous.
- She told me they'd lived in China for five years.
- He told me it had been raining all day.
100
I'm sorry but I am not willing __________ (risk) any money in the stock market.
to risk
100
David bought twenty lottery tickets last night, in the hope that he will __________ the jackpot.
win
100
There's AMPLE evidence that the lawyer knew exactly what she was doing.
What does ample mean?
more than enough:
You'll have ample opportunity to ask questions after the talk.
100
He told me that he owned a mansion in Spain and I fell for it.
fall for something
to be tricked into believing something that is not true:
100
Which sentence uses commas (,) correctly?
a) My sister, who you met last year is coming to visit. 
b) My sister who you met last year, is coming to visit.
c)My sister, who you met last year, is coming to visit.
c
100
His lack of __________ (create) is why the magazine decided to fire him.
creativity
100
Over twenty million __________ watched last night's football match.
viewers
100
Their BULKY clothing and masks made them difficult to identify.
Bulky clothes are large and loose or made of thick material
The suspect is described as of bulky build with blond hair.
LARGE AND HEAVY
100
$300 for that shirt? - That's a complete rip-off.
something that is not worth what you pay for it:
100
____ she was sick, she still went out the the club.
COMPLETE THIS SENTENCE.
EVEN THOUGH
WHY NOT DESPITE OR IN SPITE OF?