Reading Vocabulary
Our apartment is easily ____ from Jones Street. (starts with 'a'--easy to get to)
accessible
She finally admitted ___ the money. (steal)
to stealing
If you want to make a good impression, ___ is important. (pose)
posture
Once you make a promise you should never ______ word. (4 words)
go back on your
This person is the only song writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature
Bob Dylan
News of the firings really ____ the employees to work harder. (energized, starts with 'g')
galvanized/galvanised
I hope ____ to Paris in the fall. (go)
to go/(that) I will go
You'll need to get rid of your ____ if you want to be an artist. (inhibit)
inhibitions
He's a writer, so of course he has _____ words. (3 words)
a way with
This Chinese dissident visual artist has created memorable works involving bikes and backpacks.
Ai Weiwei
We have been the top company on the market for three ____ years. (in a row/consecutive, starts with 's')
successive/straight
I really worry _____ money from friends. (borrow)
about borrowing
I admire how she can carry herself with such ____. (sure)
assurance
Don't bother arguing with him. He always has to ____ word. (3 words)
have the last
This South African leader spent 27 years in prison on Robin Island in his protest against Apartheid.
Nelson Mandela
The brash young woman ____ confessed to the crime. (starts with 'u'--not showing guilt, remorse, embarrassment)
unashamedly
I highly recommend ____ the tour. (take)
taking/that you take
She finished the sentence, and then made a(n) ___ gesture. (emphasis)
emphatic
News about the concert spread by ____. (3 words--advertising through people telling each other and making recommendations)
word of mouth
This Swedish environmental activist started protesting the Swedish Parliament when she was only 15.
Greta Thunberg
I don't think the meeting room is large enough to ___ 75 people. (starts with 'a'--fit, have room for, make comfortable)
accommodate
My mother sincerely encouraged ______ an actor. (me/become)
me to become
The students fell asleep while listening to the ____ lecture. (monotony)
monotonous
I really don't know what to say. Words ___ me. (1 word)
fail/escape
This Pakistani young woman became the youngest recipient of the Nobel Prize ever for risking her life to go to school.
Malala Yousafzai