Unit 10
Use in a correct sentence:
DRIFT
get/catch somebody's drift
Use in a correct sentence:
GLUM
Use in a correct sentence:
LOCKSMITH
Use in a correct sentence:
scrape through
succeed in doing something unimpressively
Use in a correct sentence:
liken (v)
racism is likened to a contagious disease
What's the right particle?
"tell a secret"
LET _____
LET ON
What's the right particle?
"behave badly"
PLAY _____
PLAY UP
What's the right particle?
to cause changes
BRING ______
BRING ABOUT
What's the right particle?
make a surface look better with small improvements
TOUCH ______
TOUCH UP
What's the right particle?
look or behave like your dad
TAKE ______
TAKE AFTER
Give me a synonym!
QUIBBLE
argue, complain...
Give me a synonym!
GLOAT
show off, exult
Give me a synonym!
RELUCTANT
hesitant, opposed
Give me a synonym!
BLEMISH
spot, pimple, flaw, defect...
Give me a synonym!
SUCCESSOR
son, daughter, heir
Word Transformation
He said it ________ (IMPLY)
IMPLICITLY
Word Transformation
we can't stop it it's ______
PREVENT
UNPREVENTABLE
Word Transformation
I can't deal with his _____ when he speaks!
AGGRESSION
AGGRESSIVENESS
Word Transformation
When I met Beyoncé, I was completely ______
AWE
AWESTRUCK
Word Transformation
Being an _____ couple has brought lots of trouble
RACE
INTERRACIAL
Error Correction:
he got in an argument with his sister and they haven't spoken since
got INTO an argument
Error Correction
After all the stupid things she's done, she needs to chin and bear it!
GRIN and bear it
Error Correction
As always in politics, it comes down to the powers that are.
POWERS THAT BE
Error Correction
I hated to see her so sick, in her bed, wasting off, as if she was going to die any moment.
WASTE AWAY
Error Correction
I have always been in good terms with the director of the department.
ON good terms