1-WORD VOCABULARY
(ADJECTIVE) of very great extent or quantity; immense.
VAST
(ADJECTIVE + NOUN) If you have an ambition to do or achieve something, you want very much to do it
BURNING AMBITION
(3 WORDS) to stop an activity, business, etc., that is failing in order to prevent more losses or damage
CUT SOMEBODY'S LOSSES
I promise ___________ (call) you when I land.
TO CALL
I was in the habit of drinking coffee before breakfast.
USED
I _____________________ coffee before breakfast.
USED TO DRINK
(NOUN) a persistent feeling of ill will or resentment resulting from a past insult or injury or (VERB) be resentfully unwilling to give, grant, or allow (something).
GRUDGE
(ADJECTIVE+NOUN) Something that is bad in a sad or depressing way.
DISMAL FAILURE
(3 WORDS) be confronted with the unpleasant consequences of one's actions.
FACE THE MUSIC
The degree enabled me ___________ (get) a good job.
TO GET
My parents said I should study art.
ENCOURAGED
My parents _______________________ art.
ENCOURAGED ME TO STUDY
(ADJECTIVE) extremely large or (of a giant order) having more than one story of columns.
COLOSSAL
(ADJECTIVE + NOUN) describes something or someone extremely lovable, like a kitten or your friend's sense of humor.
ENDEARING CHARACTER
(3-WORD idiom) used to refer to an attitude of always thinking about the bad things in a situation rather than the good ones
GLASS HALF EMPTY
I will miss ___________ (talk) to you when I’m away.
TALKING
I don’t want to go to the cinema.
FANCY
I _____________________ to the cinema.
DON'T FANCY GOING
(ADJECTIVE) incapable of producing any useful result; pointless.
FUTILE
(ADJECTIVE + NOUN) extremely impressive in strength or excellence
FORMIDABLE SUCCESS
back to where one started, with no progress having been made.
BACK TO SQUARE ONE
She made us ___________(swear) we wouldn’t tell anyone.
SWEAR
It usually rains more in the winter.
TENDS
It _____________________ more in the winter.
TENDS TO RAIN
(ADJECTIVE) (of an argument or statement) seeming reasonable or probable.
PLAUSIBLE
(ADJECTIVE + NOUN) means that your audience did not really appreciate your joke; the response wasn't as enthusiastic as you had hoped it would be.
LUKEWARM RESPONSE
(Adjective + Noun) complete, often describing something bad or unsuccessful that has no good or positive points
UNMITIGATED DISASTER
I’ve tried ___________ (drink) warm milk but it didn’t help me fall asleep.
DRINKING
Correct the sentences. Write one missing word or delete one extra word in each sentence.
Please remind going to the post office – I’m worried that I will to forget.
Please remind me to go to the post office – I’m worried that I will forget.