oxford word skills advanced 6

Question 1

mistake sb/sth for sth/sb

Answer 1

to wrongly think that one person or thing is someone or something else
A woman mistook him for a well-known actor, and asked him for his autograph.
The doctor mistook the symptoms for blood poisoning.

Question 2

excel at\in

Answer 2

/ɪkˈsel/
intransitive, not in progressive] to do something very well, or much better than most people
excel at/in
Rick has always excelled at foreign languages.

Question 3

excel yourself

Answer 3

British English to do something better than you usually do
You have excelled yourself with the new exhibition.

Question 4

finalized V

Answer 4

/ˈfaɪnəl-aɪz/
to finish the last part of a plan, business deal etc

Question 5

pointless

Answer 5

having no purpose

Question 6

following

Answer 6

a group supporters

Question 7

family housing

Answer 7

/ˈhaʊzɪŋ/
[uncountable] the houses or conditions that people live in
health problems caused by bad housing
a scheme to provide affordable housing for local people
2 [uncountable] the work of providing houses for people to live in
government housing policy
public services such as education, housing and transport
3 [countable] a protective cover for a machine
the engine housing

Question 8

heartless

Answer 8

showing no kindness or consideration
cruel

Question 9

handling

Answer 9

the way sb deals with sth/sb

Question 10

emotive

Answer 10

/ɪˈməʊtɪv $ ɪˈmoʊ-/ adjective
making people have strong feelings SYN emotional
emotive issue/subject/word etc
Child abuse is an emotive subject.

Question 11

apologetic

Answer 11

/əˌpɒləˈdʒetɪk◂ $ əˌpɑː-/
showing or saying that you are sorry that something has happened, especially because you feel guilty or embarrassed about it
apologetic about
The manager was very apologetic about everything.
She gave me an apologetic smile.
look/sound apologetic
Dan came in looking very apologetic.

Question 12

unforgivable

Answer 12

/ˌʌnfəˈɡɪvəbəl◂ $ -fər-/
inexcusable
the unforgivable sin of informing on your friends

Question 13

indescribable

Answer 13

/ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbəl◂/
something that is indescribable is so terrible, so good, so strange etc that you cannot describe it, or it is too difficult to describe

Question 14

noticeable

Answer 14

/ˈnəʊtəsəbəl $ ˈnoʊ-/
easy to notice

Question 15

fully inclusive

Answer 15

including everything

Question 16

comparable

Answer 16

/ˈkɒmpərəbəl $ ˈkɑːm-/
similar to something else in size, number, quality etc, so that you can make a comparison →

Question 17

noticeable

Answer 17

easily noticed

Question 18

reputable

Answer 18

/ˈrepjətəbəl/
respected for being honest or for doing good work SYN reliable OPP disreputable
reputable firm/company
If you have a burglar alarm fitted, make sure it is done by a reputable company

Question 19

furnish

Answer 19

fully furnished
unfurnished
/ˈfɜːnɪʃ/
o put furniture and other things into a house or room
Having bought the house, they couldn’t afford to furnish it.
furnish something with something
a room furnished with a desk and swivel chair
2 formal to supply or provide something
Will these finds furnish more information on prehistoric man?
furnish somebody/something with something
John was furnished with a list of local solicitors.
—furnished adjective
The bedrooms are elegantly furnished.
a fully furnished flat

Question 20

eventful trip

Answer 20

full of interesting or important things that happen
uneventful

Question 21

inexplicable

Answer 21

root explain
/ˌɪnɪkˈsplɪkəbəl◂ $ ɪnˈeksplɪkəbəl, ˌɪnɪkˈsplɪk-/ adjective
too unusual or strange to be explained or understood SYN incomprehensible, strange
inexplicable behaviour
For some inexplicable reason, he felt depressed.

Question 22

recognition

Answer 22

/ˌrekəɡˈnɪʃən/ ●●○ W3 noun
1 [singular, uncountable] the act of realizing and accepting that something is true or important
recognition of
Don’s recognition of the importance of Suzy in his life
recognition that
There is general recognition that the study techniques of many students are weak.
formal/official recognition
official recognition of the need for jail reform

Question 24

worthwhile

Answer 24

important interesting

Question 25

worthless

Answer 25

without value

Question 26

worthy

Answer 26

one who deserve to win
1 [only before noun] deserving respect from people
Leeds United were worthy winners of the competition.
a worthy opponent
2 → be worthy of something
3 → be worthy of somebody
4 → I’m/We’re not worthy
5 formal trying to help other people

Question 27

keep your self occupied with

Question 28

make a confession

Question 29

make a commitment

Question 30

originated

Question 31

give full assurance

Question 32

simplification of

Question 33

suffered physical abuse

Question 34

defendless

Question 35

severity of

Answer 35

səˈverəti/ noun [countable, uncountable]
We didn’t realize the severity of her illness.

Question 36

give indication of