Word Family
When the going gets __________, the ___________ get going.
When the going gets tough, the tough going.
The opposite of "absence" is ____________.
The opposite of "absence" is presence.
On English keyboards, the ________ key is marked with Ctrl, on German ones, it is marked with Strg.
On English keyboards, the control key is marked with Ctrl, on German ones, it is marked with Strg.
Name three collocations (two adjectives, one noun) for the word "culture".
ADJECTIVES
► Western/American/Japanese etc culture
► national culture
► local culture
► a common culture
► traditional/ancient culture
► modern culture
► the dominant culture
culture + NOUN
► culture shock
From other entries
► contemporary culture/science etc
► corporate culture
Name three words that from the same word family as "separate".
noun
separation separates separatist separatism separator inseperability
adjective
separable ≠ inseparable separate separated
verb
separate
adverb
inseparably separately
After the hotel management discovered that certain safety equipment had been very poorly ___________, the ____________ man was fired.
After the hotel management discovered that certain safety equipment had been very poorly maintained, the maintenance man was fired.
The opposite of "boastful" is __________.
The opposite of "boastful" is modest.
Unlike the former president, Joe Biden has a long history of p_________ s_________, having served in the Senate for 36 years.
Unlike the former president, Joe Biden has a long history of public service, having served in the Senate for 36 years.
Name three expressions that include the word "tough".
have a tough time (of it), tough questions, It's tough doing something, It was a tough call, When the tough get going, the tough get going, tough cookie
What is a more formal synonym of "keep", and what are two common collocations of that word?
retain
► retaining fee
► keep/retain customers
► retain/lose your dignity
► retain a majority
► keep/retain a sense of something
Who is my ___________ ? Well, the one person I can definitely _________ in is my sister. I can even tell her my innermost secrets.
Who is my confidant ? Well, the one person I can definitely confide in is my sister. I can even tell her my innermost secrets.
A four-syllable synonym for "autonomy" is _______________.
A four-syllable synonym for "autonomy" is independence.
Playing a sport can b______ a person's self-esteem.
Playing a sport can boost a person's self-esteem.
What is the American English synonym of "benefits"?
welfare
Define the word "bleak", name its corresponding adverb and noun, and name to common collocations.
1 without anything to make you feel happy or hopeful
a bleak future/prospect
🔊The company still hopes to find a buyer, but the future looks bleak.
2 cold and without any pleasant or comfortable features:
🔊a bleak January afternoon
🔊The landscape was bleak.
bleakly :adverb
bleakness :noun [uncountable]
► a bleak future/prospect
► face a bleak/grim etc future
► bleak/grim/dark future
► a bleak/gloomy/grim picture
► gloomy/grim/bleak prospect
Schuhmeister was filled with ________ as nervous students waited for PC1 to begin; the first ten questions required the students to put the verbs in the correct ___________.
Schuhmeister was filled with tension as nervous students waited for PC1 to begin; the first ten questions required the students to put the verbs in the correct tenses.
A four-syllable synonym for "patronizing" is ______________.
A four-syllable synonym for "patronizing" is condescending.
If your heart's not really into something you do it ______________, in other words u_____________.
If your heart's not really into something you do it reluctantly, in other words unwillingly.
Name a synonym, the corresponding noun and a collocation of the word "deprived"
► poor
► hard up/broke
► developing
► deprived
► disadvantaged
► needy
► destitute
► impoverished
► poverty-stricken
► penniless
deprivation
Collocations from the entry
► Deprived children
► deprived areas/neighbourhoods etc
Collocations from other entries
► a deprived area
► a deprived/disadvantaged background
► a deprived childhood
What is an expression for "to not allow something to annoy, embarrass, or upset you"? What difference is there regarding the usage of this expression in BE and AE?
1 take something in your stride :British English,
take something in stride :American English
to not allow something to annoy, embarrass, or upset you:
🔊 When the boss asked Judy to stay late, she took it in stride.
While kitchens do __________ in size, they usually all have a refrigerator, an oven, and _________ other appliances. (Do not use DIFFER!)
While kitchens do vary in size, they usually all have a refrigerator, an oven, and various other appliances. (Do not use DIFFER!)
A two-syllable synonym for "lack" is ___________ and an antonym for "lack" is _________________.
A two-syllable synonym for "lack" is shortage and an antonym for "lack" is surplus.
Stereotypically, a m__________ mother-in-law is often accused by her daughter-in-law of i____________ in her son's marriage.
Stereotypically, a meddling mother-in-law is often accused by her daughter-in-law of intruding in her son's marriage.
Define the word "sensible" and name three words from the same word family.
adjective
sensible
insensible
senseless
sensitive ≠ insensitive
sensory
nonsensical
insensate
noun
sense ≠ nonsense
sensibility ≠ insensibility
sensitivity ≠ insensitivity
senselessness
sensitization
sensor
adverb
sensibly
senselessly
sensitively ≠ insensitively
verb
sense
sensitize
strike - struck - struck
strike somebody as (being) something to seem to have a particular quality or feature:
🔊His jokes didn’t strike Jack as being very funny.
it strikes somebody as strange/odd etc that
🔊 It struck me as odd that the man didn’t introduce himself before he spoke.