Definition
Example sentence
Expressions
The odd one out
Varia
100

Title deed

a registered legal document which proves ownership of a defined piece of land, a house, or an apartment in a block of flats

100

... being a chef, Mr Crane couldn't make pad thai.

Despite

100

Make a killing

have a great financial success

100

immortal

intended

perpetual

timeless

intended, planned or meant 

100

Meaning of posterity

all future generations of people

200

Laden

heavily loaded or weighed down

200

Professor Smith asked Jake and Toby to solve an equation but ... them could solve it.

Neither of

200

To have a hunch

To have a gut feeling

200

unexpected

unforeseen

unaware

unpredictable

unaware, having no knowledge of a situation or fact 

200

use "omen" in a sentence

.

300

Endeavour

an attempt to achieve a goal

300

Jack ... the job because Tobey deemed him unworthy.

was refused 

300

to make an educated guess

a guess based on knowledge and experience and therefore likely to be correct.

300

critical

looming

menacing

threatening

critical, expressing adverse or disapproving comments or judgements 

300

Explain: Upshot

the final or eventual outcome or conclusion of a discussion, action, or series of events

400

Recoup

regain (something lost or expended)

400

Ken Nut wanted to buy a house so he ... some funds.

allocated

400

money-spinner

a thing that brings in a profit

400

innovative

pioneering

preceding

visionary

preceding, coming before something in order, position, or time 

400

which is correct?

"Neither Neil nor Buzz want/wants to miss the space exhibiton."

Why?

Wants, because Buzz is singular and closer to the verb

500

Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

a cancer that starts in white blood cells called lymphocytes, which are part of the body's immune system

500

The council drew ... that Mr. Tobi was a heretic.

the conclusion

500

... conclusion

to draw a

500

anticipated

rational

likely

fated

rational, based on or in accordance with reason or logic 

500

Explain the difference:

Coherent & cohesive

Coherent- overall logic of a text

Cohesive- grammatical and lexical connections in a text