FCE Unit 6 Vocabulary

Question 1

adjective

badly paid

It was a badly paid job with long hours.

Answer 1

If a job is badly paid, the person doing it does not get much money.

Question 2

phrasal verb

brighten up

Some yellow paint will brighten up this room.

Answer 2

to make something more attractive or enjoyable

Question 3

noun

climax

His act was the climax of the show.

Answer 3

the most important or exciting point in a story or situation

Question 4

adjective

cool

She seemed cool and confident.

Answer 4

calm and not emotional

Question 5

noun

duty roster

She pinned the duty roaster to the wall.

Answer 5

a list of people’s names and the jobs they have to do

Question 6

adjective

fascinating

a fascinating person/place

Answer 6

extremely interesting

Question 7

adjective

forbidding

He had a forbidding expression

Answer 7

unfriendly

Question 8

verb

grab

A mugger grabbed her handbag as she was walking across the park.

Answer 8

to take hold of something or someone suddenly

Question 9

verb

improvise

I hadn’t prepared a speech, so I had to improvise.

Answer 9

to invent or make something at the time when it is needed without already having planned it

Question 10

phrase

live up to expectations

The hotel certainly lived up to expectations.

Answer 10

If something lives up to expectations, it is as good as you expected it to be

Question 11

phrase

lose your temper

She lost her temper and shoutetd at the children.

Answer 11

to become angry very quickly

Question 12

phrase

make full use of

We made full use of the sports facilities

Answer 12

to use something as much as possible

Question 13

adjective

manual

unskilled manual labour

Answer 13

involving physical work rather than mental work

Question 14

phrase

more than you bargained for

The job was more than I bargained for.

Answer 14

more than you were expecting or prepared for

Question 15

phrase

over the usual rate

She pays me over the usual rate for babysitting

Answer 15

If someone is paid over the usual rate, they get more than is usual for the job

Question 16

noun

porential

She showed great potential as an writer.

Answer 16

someone’s or something’s ability to develop, achieve or succeed

Question 17

noun

shift

I’m on the night shift this week.

Answer 17

a period of time when someone works

Question 18

adjective

skilled

a highly skilled photographer

Answer 18

having the abilities needed to do an activity or job well

Question 19

verb

stare

Don’t stare at people like that, it’s rude.

Answer 19

to look at someone or something for a long time and not move your eyes

Question 20

phrase

take pleasure in

He takes pleasure in seeing his students succeed.

Answer 20

to find something enjoyable

Question 21

adjective

uncompromising

an uncompromising attitude

Answer 21

If people or their beliefs are uncompromising, they are fixed and do not change, even if someone tries to change them.

Question 22

verb

wander

We all wandered back to the hotel.

Answer 22

to walk somewhere without any definite purpose

Question 23

adjective

well-paid

She can afford expensive clothes because she has a well-paid job.

Answer 23

If a job is well-paid, the person doing it earns a lot of money.

Question 24

phrase

under pressure

He doesn’t work well under pressure.

Answer 24

If you do something under pressure, it is diffucult because there are problems or because you have a lot to do.

Question 25

adjective

worthwhile

She considers teaching a worthwhile career.

Answer 25

useful and enjoyable, despite needing a lot of effort

Question 26

despite

EN/DE

Answer 26

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