This document provides a list of 30 words and definitions to aid in vocabulary building. Each word is given with a blank to be filled in, along with a clue of the missing word. The words cover a range of topics and parts of speech, including verbs, nouns, adjectives and adverbs.
This document provides a list of 30 words and definitions to aid in vocabulary building. Each word is given with a blank to be filled in, along with a clue of the missing word. The words cover a range of topics and parts of speech, including verbs, nouns, adjectives and adverbs.
This document provides a list of 30 words and definitions to aid in vocabulary building. Each word is given with a blank to be filled in, along with a clue of the missing word. The words cover a range of topics and parts of speech, including verbs, nouns, adjectives and adverbs.
This document provides a list of 30 words and definitions to aid in vocabulary building. Each word is given with a blank to be filled in, along with a clue of the missing word. The words cover a range of topics and parts of speech, including verbs, nouns, adjectives and adverbs.
1. Email us if you require further clarification on how to order. CLARIFY
2. His handwriting is totally illegible. LEGIBLE 3. The allegations received widespread media coverage. COVER 4. A ghostwriter is someone who writes a book or other published work instead of the WRITE person who is named as the author. 5. But now, with unemployment touching 10 percent and rising, undeclared work and DECLARE workers have become a political scapegoat. 6. The paper is editorially independent. EDIT 7. Sue gave an exclamation as we got a clear sight of the house. EXCLAIM 8. Expressionism is a style of art, literature, and music which uses symbols and EXPRESS exaggeration to represent emotions, rather than representing physical reality. 9. I wouldn't take any notice of it - it's just hearsay. HEAR 10. Three police officers are implicated in the cover-up. IMPLY 11. The article only paraphrased Castro's words, and gave no direct quotes. PHRASE 12. She and her family agreed never to discuss the matter publicly. PUBLIC 13. She's an outspoken critic of U.S. policy. SPEAK 14. To say the movie was bad is an understatement. STATE 15. Somehow I always end up alone in a room with my talkative aunt. TALK 16. He always gets typecast as the villain. TYPE 17. Willersley faces north and in summer supports a healthy crop of greenery. GREEN 18. This has caused us to reassess the way we approach our planning. ASSESS 19. Smoking is a causative factor in several major diseases. CAUSE 20. Ecologists argue that the benefits of treating sewage with disinfectants are doubtful. ECOLOGY 21. She managed to get an interview with that elusive man. ELUDE 22. As their roots are strong and penetrating, they prevent erosion. ERODE 23. The breed was on the verge of extinction. EXTINCT 24. Anyone who does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favouritism. FAVOUR 25. It was impossible not to feel sympathy for the family's misfortune. FORTUNE 26. The language difference proved an insurmountable barrier. MOUNT 27. Her disappearance has mystified her friends and neighbors. MYSTERY 28. Political revolution is a recurrent theme in Riley's books. OCCUR 29. The music was strange, seemingly without a melody. SEEM 30. The garden was a wilderness. WILD Word Building Destination C1/C2 Units 9-12
1. Email us if you require further ………… on how to order. CLARIFY
2. His handwriting is totally ………….. LEGIBLE 3. The allegations received widespread media ………….. COVER 4. A ………….. is someone who writes a book or other published work instead of the WRITE person who is named as the author. 5. But now, with unemployment touching 10 percent and rising, …………. work and DECLARE workers have become a political scapegoat. 6. The paper is …………….. independent. EDIT 7. Sue gave an ………….. as we got a clear sight of the house. EXCLAIM 8. ………….. is a style of art, literature, and music which uses symbols and EXPRESS exaggeration to represent emotions, rather than representing physical reality. 9. I wouldn't take any notice of it - it's just ……………. HEAR 10. Three police officers are ………… in the cover-up. IMPLY 11. The article only ……………. Castro's words, and gave no direct quotes. PHRASE 12. She and her family agreed never to discuss the matter ……………. PUBLIC 13. She's an ……………… critic of U.S. policy. SPEAK 14. To say the movie was bad is an ………………. STATE 15. Somehow I always end up alone in a room with my …………… aunt. TALK 16. He always gets ………… as the villain. TYPE 17. Willersley faces north and in summer supports a healthy crop of …………... GREEN 18. This has caused us to …………… the way we approach our planning. ASSESS 19. Smoking is a ………… factor in several major diseases. CAUSE 20. …………. argue that the benefits of treating sewage with disinfectants are doubtful. ECOLOGY 21. She managed to get an interview with that …………. man. ELUDE 22. As their roots are strong and penetrating, they prevent ………….. ERODE 23. The breed was on the verge of ……………. EXTINCT 24. Anyone who does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no …………... FAVOUR 25. It was impossible not to feel sympathy for the family's …………... FORTUNE 26. The language difference proved an ……………. barrier. MOUNT 27. Her disappearance has ……………. her friends and neighbors. MYSTERY 28. Political revolution is a ………….. theme in Riley's books. OCCUR 29. The music was strange, ……………… without a melody. SEEM 30. The garden was a …………... WILD