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DESCRIBE THINGS Flashcards

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1
Q

TROUSERS

I was walking around with my _____ open. Seriously, with my zip _____. Can you believe that?

A

FLIES
undone

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I’m not _____ on things being all geometric and _____

A

keen
square

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3
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Paint on the bald head = ________’ paint on the ________

A

Bloomin’
napper

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4
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THE ROGHT CLOTHES

Did you find your perfect ______?

A

Fit

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5
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THIS PLACE IS A DUMP

The old, d_________ house at the end of the l______ had a _________ air about it, as if it had been forgotten by time itself.

A

dilapidated
Lane
folorn / abandoned / hopeless / sad

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6
Q

People who wear p__________ shirts come from diverse _____________ and have varied tastes in fashion.

A

patterned
backgrounds…. groups

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7
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INTERIOR STRUCTURE

It’s a nice ___________ you’ve got here.

A

set-up

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8
Q

EXAGERATED

Your headlines sound a little ______________

A

Lurid
Sensatoonalized
FARFETCHED

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EXPRESS CURIOSITY

Oh, this place. I _________ what it’s like inside.

A

Wonder
I’m dead curious to know.

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10
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EXTRAORDINARY

The popularity of the new restaurant is _________. There are people queueing up around the ____________ every day.

A

off the scale;

block

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11
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AURORA BOREALUS

They were showing the _________ as a ___________ to an ___________ volcano. It was a spectacular ____________!

A

northern lights

backdrop

erupting

sight

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12
Q

That attitude is _____________

HORRIBLE

A

well rank / repulsive / disgusting.

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13
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SKIES ARE GREY AND IT LOOKS LIKE RAIN

A dreary day is one with ___________ skies or a generally ____________ atmosphere.

DREEH reeh

A

overcast
somber

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This is Group _____________ gone ______________.

A

representaTIvity / RepreSENTativeness.
bonkers / mad.

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15
Q

Under the ___________ we walked hand in hand, _____________ the peaceful evening.

A

vanilla skies (trabquility),

enjoying

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16
Q

Lye is dangerous.
It ___________ bad.
It’s a highly corrosive __________ used for cleaning.

A

burns
solution

17
Q

A FLARE-UP OF GOUT

The queen’s had ____________ gout.
(a type of inflammatory arthritis caused by a ____________ of uric acid crystals in the ____________).

A

an attack of

buildup

joints

18
Q

THERE IS NO EXCUSE

What they did was not __________.

A

justiFIable

19
Q

STAYS IN YOUR MIND FOREVER

It’s a ______________ heart-warming story.

A

memorable

20
Q

Interrupting someone while they’re speaking’s proper ____________, innit?”

A

disrespectful

21
Q

Oi, mate, check out that retro _____________ in the corner of the shop. And over there, fancy some posh ______________? They’re proper fancy. Amongst the cutlery, I found some ____________ silverware. And in the next aisle, loads of cool ____________ from all over, proper interesting stuff.”

A

hi-fi

cake servers

snazzy (eye catching)

mementos

22
Q

BOTHERING ME

Oh boy, this ____________ and humidity are really ___________ me.

A

heat

getting to

23
Q

ISOLATED AND QUIET

The ____________ cabin in the woods offered the perfect ____________ from the _____________ of city life.

A

secluded

retreat

hustle and bustle

24
Q

STINKY FEET

This smells like _______________

A

cheesy feet

25
Q

AN ANGRY MESSAGE ON A MESSAGING APP

When she finally read his _______________, she was _______________ because his angry message was written in _______________

A

text

taken aback

all caps.

26
Q

MESSY HOUSE DUE TO CHILDREN BEING ON HOLIDAY

School’s ______________, so the house is a right ____________ with _______________ everywhere, but tomorrow it’ll be ________________ once the kids are off to their gran’s.

A

out
mess
clutter
clutter-free

27
Q

WHAT A LYING FILM!

What a ________________ that film is!

“That film’s ________________!”

A

load of bollocks

full of crap

28
Q

WET / DRENCHED

The carpet got all _____________

A

soaked

29
Q

DULL OR SHINY

Is the photo _____________ or _____________?

A

matte

glossy

30
Q

THAT’S A RELIEF

“Well, that’s _______________

A

not too bad.

31
Q

I HAVE TO SHOW, OTHERWISE THEY WILL NOT REMEMBER MY ORDER

Let me ________________ so they will not forget me. Of course: out of _______________, out of ________________..

A

make myself seen

sight

mind

32
Q

ABOUT THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF PETROPOLIS

This is the more ________________ and provincial ________________ of the city.

A

elegant

side

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