New vocab: Back to the Future

Question 1

Thanks to AI, scientists have made a major __________ in their understanding of proteins.

(important discovery)

Answer 1

breakthrough

Question 2

If you are __________ more than three times, you’ll be sent to detention.

(late for class)

Answer 2

tardy

Question 3

Josh is such a __________; all he does is sit around and watch YouTube and sleep.

(lazy, good for nothing)

Answer 3

slacker

Question 4

What do you mean, “I don’t like to have fun”? I have fun all the time! Fun is __________ __________ __________!

(who I am, part of my personality)

Answer 4

my middle name

Question 5

Sorry, I can’t go out this Saturday. I have to help my __________ __________ clean up the garden.

(father)

Answer 5

old man

Question 6

I’m so __________, I almost believed that ridiculous story of his!

(easily misled)

Answer 6

gullible

Question 7

The satellite __________ as it entered the earth’s atmosphere.

(broke up into smaller and smaller pieces)

Answer 7

disintegrated

Question 8

We got new Covid vaccines every year because the virus kept __________.

(changing)

Answer 8

mutating

Question 9

Heather called the police when she spotted a __________ __________ looking into her window from the bushes.

(spy, voyeur)

Answer 9

peeping Tom

Question 10

It’s important to look before you change lanes, as there may be another car in your __________ __________.

(area you can’t see)

Answer 10

blind spot

Question 11

“This sentence is false” is an example of the famous liar’s __________.

(puzzle, contradiction)

Answer 11

paradox

Question 12

With the right technology, we can __________ the power of the wind to generate electricity for entire cities.

(capture)

Answer 12

harness

Question 13

I wish my parents wouldn’t __________ so much in my personal life. They need to let me make my own decisions.

(get in the way)

Answer 13

interfere

Question 14

Their conversation turned __________ when they started discussing the meaning of life and the nature of death.

(deep, profound)

Answer 14

heavy

Question 15

The farmer spread __________ over the fields to fertilise the crops for the upcoming planting season.

(cow poo)

Answer 15

manure

Question 16

It took me weeks to __________ __________ the rare book I was looking for, but I finally found it at a small shop in London.

(chase, search, find)

Answer 16

track down

Question 17

The population __________ in major cities is increasing rapidly, leading to overcrowded public spaces.

(amount / area)

Answer 17

density

Question 18

She believed it was her __________ to become a famous artist, and nothing would stop her from achieving that goal.

(fate, unavoidable future)

Answer 18

destiny