Less Common Words

Question 1

patience =

Answer 1

composure

Question 2

proof =

Answer 2

evidence

Question 3

difficulty =

Answer 3

set-back

Question 4

old-fashioned =

Answer 4

antiquated

Question 5

discovery =

Answer 5

breakthrough

Question 6

standard =

Answer 6

typical

Question 7

non-stop =

Answer 7

interminable

Question 8

familiar =

Answer 8

conventional

Question 9

surely =

Answer 9

undoubtedly

Question 10

features =

Answer 10

attributes

Question 11

a negative effect =

Answer 11

an adverse effect

Question 12

bad effects =

Answer 12

serious consequences

Question 13

to help =

Answer 13

to assist

Question 14

to sort =

Answer 14

to classify

Question 15

attractive =

Answer 15

desirable

Question 16

a dangerous disease =

Answer 16

a malignant disease

Question 17

recent =

Answer 17

contemporary

Question 18

get better =

Answer 18

regain your strength

Question 19

remember and talk about a trip =

Answer 19

reminisce about a trip

Question 20

unkind =

Answer 20

ruthless

Question 21

far =

Answer 21

remote

Question 22

I can promise you =

Answer 22

I can assure you

Question 23

exact =

Answer 23

precise

Question 24

Can Affect sb badly =

Answer 24

can exact a high price from sb

Question 25

base =

Answer 25

foundation

Question 26

frank =

Answer 26

straightforward

Question 27

silly =

Answer 27

pointless

Question 28

polite =

Answer 28

courteous

Question 29

clever =

Answer 29

intelligent

Question 30

painful =

Answer 30

excruciating

Question 31

near to a bus stop =

Answer 31

adjacent to a bus stop

Question 32

shake with fear =

Answer 32

quiver with fear

Question 33

climb =

Answer 33

ascend

Question 34

owning a car is a must =

Answer 34

Owning a car is a necessity

Question 35

a naughty child =

Answer 35

an intractable child

Question 36

nervous =

Answer 36

agitated

Question 37

free tickets =

Answer 37

complementary tickets

Question 38

in the immediate neighborhood of =

Answer 38

in the immediate vicinity of

Question 39

strong =

Answer 39

robust

Question 40

learned sth =

Answer 40

gained an understanding of

Question 41

to experience =

Answer 41

to undergo

Question 42

to disappear =

Answer 42

to vanish

Question 43

rude behaviour =

Answer 43

vulgar behaviour

Question 44

are never used =

Answer 44

are rarely, if ever, used

Question 45

see only the good points of the past =

Answer 45

have a rose-tinted vision of the past

Question 46

the important part of =

Answer 46

the linchpin of

Question 47

…, in fact, … =

Answer 47

…, in effect, …

Question 48

a busy schedule =

Answer 48

a hectic schedule

Question 49

dirty and unpleasant conditions =

Answer 49

squalid conditions

Question 50

poor children =

Answer 50

destitute children

Question 51

unwilling =

Answer 51

reluctant

Question 52

it is wrongly assumed that =

Answer 52

it is erroneously assumed that

Question 53

a real truth =

Answer 53

an indisputable truth

Question 54

extremely cold =

Answer 54

unbelievably cold

Question 55

unimportant effect =

Answer 55

negligible effect

Question 56

a quick fix =

Answer 56

a partial remedy

Question 57

try harder =

Answer 57

redouble your efforts

Question 58

fixing its position among =

Answer 58

cementing its position amongst

Question 59

the most important part of sb’s life =

Answer 59

the be-all and end-all of sb’s life

Question 60

tired =

Answer 60

weary

Question 61

television has negatively affected cinema =

Answer 61

television has made a deep inroads into cinema

Question 62

very high prices =

Answer 62

extortionately high prices

Question 63

delicate and beautiful =

Answer 63

exquisite

Question 64

beautiful and sunny

Answer 64

glorious

Question 65

have a liking for craft skills =

Answer 65

have an affinity for craft skills

Question 66

there is a happy feeling =

Answer 66

There is an air of festivity

Question 67

activity to forget boring things =

Answer 67

a form of escapism