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likely to become angry very easily:

He could be …… with those who opposed him.

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He could be quick-tempered with those who opposed him.

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likely to become angry very easily:

He was a nervous, ……. man.

He was very …… when he was a child.

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He was very quick-tempered when he was a child. He was a nervous, quick-tempered man.

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using a situation to get power or an advantage:

He made an ….. grab for power, which resulted in a civil war.

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He made an opportunistic grab for power, which resulted in a civil war.

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using a situation to get power or an advantage:

Some crimes are ….., often done at the urging of friends.

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Some crimes are opportunistic, often done at the urging of friends.

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usomeone who tries to get power or an advantage in every situation:

He was portrayed as a ruthless …… who exploited the publicity at eve

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He was portrayed as a ruthless **opportunist **who exploited the publicity at every opportunity.

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using a situation to get power or an advantage:

The burglary was probably carried out by an ……. thief who noticed the door was open.

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The burglary was probably carried out by an opportunist thief who noticed the door was open.

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in a way that uses a situation to get power or an advantage:

Many companies …….. fund the arts for publicity.

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Many companies opportunistically fund the arts for publicity.

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in a way that uses a situation to get power or an advantage:

Supermarkets are ……. capitalizing on this trend

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Supermarkets are opportunistically capitalizing on this trend

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……. work
a …… approach

done in a very ordered, careful way:

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methodical work
a methodical approach

done in a very ordered, careful way:

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Tom is a very ……… person and writes lists for everything.

people do things in a very ordered, careful way:

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Tom is a very methodical person and writes lists for everything.

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She planned her career carefully and ……..

in a very ordered, careful way:

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She planned her career carefully and methodically.

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He …… worked his way through his pile of documents.

in a very ordered, careful way:

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He methodically worked his way through his pile of documents.

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a ….. student

putting a lot of effort into your work:

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a conscientious student

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a …… employee

putting a lot of effort into your work:

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a conscientious employee

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They did their job …….

in a careful way that involves a lot of effort:

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They did their job conscientiously.

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Julia collected the notes she had been ……….. making and pushed them into her briefcase.

in a careful way that involves a lot of effort:

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Julia collected the notes she had been conscientiously making and pushed them into her briefcase.

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His …… admired him for his conscientiousness and hard work.

the quality of working hard and being careful:

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His colleagues admired him for his conscientiousness and hard work.

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His ……. and maturity impressed faculty members.

the quality of working hard and being careful:

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His conscientiousness and maturity impressed faculty members.

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The crowd was enthusiastically singing ….. patriotic songs.

believing or showing an unreasonable belief that your own country or rac

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The crowd was enthusiastically singing chauvinistic patriotic songs.

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The leaders of Europe deny the legitimacy of this xenophobic …..

believing or showing an unreasonable belief that your own country or rac

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The leaders of Europe deny the legitimacy of this xenophobic chauvinist.

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To …. …. a….

to become so excited about something that you do not control what you say

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To get carried away

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Apologies - I just …. ….. …… by the excitement of the game.

to become so excited about something that you do not control what you say.

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Apologies - I just got carried away by the excitement of the game.

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There’s far too much food - I’m afraid I …. a bit …. ……

to become so excited about something that you do not control what you say.

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There’s far too much food - I’m afraid I got a bit carried away.

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It was a …… decision to resign in protest at the company’s pollution record.

having or showing courage:

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It was a courageous decision to resign in protest at the company’s pollution record.

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It was …… of her to challenge the managing director’s decision.

having or showing courage:

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It was courageous of her to challenge the managing director’s decision.

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He’s an …… little boy.

showing feelings of liking or love:

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He’s an affectionate little boy.

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an ….. kiss

showing feelings of liking or love:

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an affectionate kiss

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She smiled …… at him.

in a way that shows liking or love:

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She smiled affectionately at him.

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He spoke ……. about his family.

in a way that shows liking or love:

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He spoke affectionately about his family.

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He found an …… doctor who gave him the drugs he needed.

willing or eager to help:

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He found an obliging doctor who gave him the drugs he needed.

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An …… neighbor helped her shovel the snow.

willing or eager to help:

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An obliging neighbor helped her shovel the snow.

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She …… offered us a lift.

willing or eager to help:

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She obligingly offered us a lift.

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He’s really ……. and never …… anyone a drink when we go out.

unwilling to spend money; small in amount:

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He’s really stingy and never buys anyone a drink when we go out.

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The landlords are so …… - they refused to pay for new carpets.

unwilling to spend money; small in amount:

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The landlords are so stingy - they refused to pay for new carpets.

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He’s too …….. to buy her a ring.

not willing to give or share things, especially money:

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He’s too mean to buy her a ring.

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My landlord’s very …. with the heating - it’s only on for two hours each day

not willing to give or share things, especially money:

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My landlord’s very mean with the heating - it’s only on for two hours each day

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an ….. approach/judgment

based on feelings rather than facts or proof:

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an intuitive approach/judgment

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Most people have an …… sense of right and wrong.

based on feelings rather than facts or proof:

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Most people have an intuitive sense of right and wrong.

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I knew ……… that something dreadful had happened to him.

in a way that is based on feelings rather than facts or proof:

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I knew intuitively that something dreadful had happened to him.

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……, it makes sense to start the project now.

in a way that is based on feelings rather than facts or proof:

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Intuitively, it makes sense to start the project now.

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I can’t explain how I knew - I just had an …… that you’d been involved in an accident.

(knowledge from) an ability to understand or know something immediately

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I can’t explain how I knew - I just had an intuition that you’d been involved in an accident.

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Often there’s no clear evidence one way or the other and you just have to base your judgment on …..

(knowledge from) an ability to understand or know something immediately

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Often there’s no clear evidence one way or the other and you just have to base your judgment on intuition.

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Their lawyer was extremely …… in preparing their case.

careful and using a lot of effort:

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Their lawyer was extremely diligent in preparing their case.

careful and using a lot of effort:

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a …. student

careful and using a lot of effort:

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a diligent student

careful and using a lot of effort:

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He worked …… to prepare himself for this three-week tournament.

in a way that is careful and uses a lot of effort:

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He worked diligently to prepare himself for this three-week tournament.

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She ….. completed each task she was given.

in a way that is careful and uses a lot of effort:

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She diligently completed each task she was given.

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She hoped that her …… would be noticed at work.

the quality of working carefully and with a lot of effort:

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She hoped that her diligence would be noticed at work.

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The exhibition has been researched with extraordinary …….

the quality of working carefully and with a lot of effort:

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The exhibition has been researched with extraordinary diligence.

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She was a very ….. child who slept all night and hardly ever cried.

having a calm appearance or characteristics:

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She was a very placid (= calm and not easily excited) child who slept all night and hardly ever cried.

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the …. pace of village life

having a calm appearance or characteristics:

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the placid pace of village life

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Eleanor smiled ….

in a calm way:

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Eleanor smiled placidly.

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The man suddenly became quiet, then ….. gave himself up.

in a calm way:

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The man suddenly became quiet, then placidly gave himself up.

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the ….. of Monet’s garden

the quality of being calm:

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the placidness of Monet’s garden

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The old woman, her eyes unblinking, regarded him coldly, with an eerie, almost supernatural ……..

the quality of being calm:

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The old woman, her eyes unblinking, regarded him coldly, with an eerie, almost supernatural placidity.

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She heard the …… noise of the wind howling through the trees.

strange in a frightening and mysterious way:

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She heard the eerie noise of the wind howling through the trees.

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He had the …. feeling that he had met this stranger before.

strange in a frightening and mysterious way:

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….. people are clever at planning something so that they get what they want, especially by tricking other people, or things that are cleverly made for a particular purpose:

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Cunning people are clever at planning something so that they get what they want, especially by tricking other people, or things that are cleverly made for a particular purpose:

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He’s a very ….. man.

clever

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He’s a very cunning man.

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He had ….. persuaded her to take Jules home before him.

in a cleverly planned way,

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He had cunningly persuaded her to take Jules home before him.

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My mother always gets a bit … if we don’t arrive when we say we will.

worried and nervous:

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My mother always gets a bit anxious if we don’t arrive when we say we will.

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I saw my sister’s … face at the window.

worried and nervous:

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I saw my sister’s anxious face at the window.

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Children normally feel a lot of … about their first day at school.

an uncomfortable feeling of nervousness or worry about something that is

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Children normally feel a lot of anxiety about their first day at school.

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She felt acute … at his behaviour.

an uncomfortable feeling of nervousness or worry about something that is

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She felt acute anxiety at his behaviour.

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We waited … by the phone.

in a way that shows you are worried or nervous:

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We waited anxiously by the phone.

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She paced from room to room …

in a way that shows you are worried or nervous:

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She paced from room to room anxiously.

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I think she’s one of the … comics on television.

using words in a clever and funny way:

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I think she’s one of the wittiest comics on television.

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He was … and very charming.

using words in a clever and funny way:

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He was witty and very charming.

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He spoke sometimes … , sometimes movingly.

in a way that uses words in a clever and funny way:

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He spoke sometimes wittily, sometimes movingly.

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It is a brilliant book, … written.

in a way that uses words in a clever and funny way:

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It is a brilliant book, wittily written.

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She’s learned to survive on her …

practical intelligence or understanding:

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She’s learned to survive on her wits.

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He managed to keep her … about her and escaped unharmed.

practical intelligence or understanding:

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he managed to keep her wits about her and escaped unharmed.

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an … worker

a person who works hard.

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an industrious worker

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She’s extremely competent and …

a person who works hard

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She’s extremely competent and industrious.

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Marco was working … at his desk.

with a lot of hard work or effort:

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Marco was working industriously at his desk.

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He found a couple of men … engaged in washing up dishes.

with a lot of hard work or effort:

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He found a couple of men industriously engaged in washing up dishes.

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She is a … politician who wants to avoid offending the electorate unnecessarily.

having or based on a clear understanding and good judgment of a situatio

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She is a shrewd politician who wants to avoid offending the electorate unnecessarily.

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It was a … move to buy your house just before property prices started to rise.

having or based on a clear understanding and good judgment of a situatio

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It was a shrewd move to buy your house just before property prices started to rise.

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Simon is an extremely … businessman.

having or based on a clear understanding and good judgment of a situatio

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Simon is an extremely shrewd businessman.

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She … predicted the stock market crash.

in a way that shows a clear understanding and good judgment of a situati

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She shrewdly predicted the stock market crash.

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As a lawyer he chose his cases …

in a way that shows a clear understanding and good judgment of a situati

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As a lawyer he chose his cases shrewdly.

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He did not become a footballer to become famous, though he is … aware of his own appeal.

in a way that shows a clear understanding and good judgment of a situati

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He did not become a footballer to become famous, though he is shrewdly aware of his own appeal.

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She was a woman of great courage and political …

clear understanding and good judgment of a situation, usually resulting

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She was a woman of great courage and political shrewdness.

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He insists his wealth comes from … and hard work rather than corruption.

clear understanding and good judgment of a situation, usually resulting

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He insists his wealth comes from shrewdness and hard work rather than corruption.

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I doubt whether her motives for donating the money are … - she’s probably looking for publicity.

showing a wish to help or bring advantages to others, even if it results

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I doubt whether her motives for donating the money are altruistic - she’s probably looking for publicity.

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They deserve a lot of credit for their unpaid, … motivated work.

in a way that involves caring about others and helping them, despite not

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They deserve a lot of credit for their unpaid, altruistically motivated work.

86
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Why are you so … these days?

unhappy, annoyed, and unwilling to speak or smile:

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Why are you so morose these days?

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a … expression

unhappy, annoyed, and unwilling to speak or smile:

A

a morose expression

88
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He was sitting at the edge of the group and staring … into space.

in a very unhappy or annoyed way:

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He was sitting at the edge of the group and staring morosely into space.

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“I can’t take it anymore,” he declared …, shaking his head.

in a very unhappy or annoyed way:

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“I can’t take it anymore,” he declared morosely, shaking his head.

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He has a natural … to his expression.

the quality of being unhappy, annoyed, and unwilling to speak or smile:

A

He has a natural moroseness to his expression.

91
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He alternated between aggression and ….

the quality of being unhappy, annoyed, and unwilling to speak or smile:

A

He alternated between aggression and moroseness.

92
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He was always fair and just, never sarcastic or …

often criticizing people and speaking in a severe way:

A

He was always fair and just, never sarcastic or sharp-tongued.

93
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She could be … or sweet-talking, depending on her mood.

often criticizing people and speaking in a severe way:

A

She could be sharp-tongued or sweet-talking, depending on her mood.

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She was quite … in her praise.

extremely generous with time, money, praise, help, etc.:

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She was quite unstinting in her praise.

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She was a … advocate of the struggle against injustice.

very determined to continue doing something

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She was a dogged advocate of the struggle against injustice.

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He is … in his pursuit of his dreams.

very determined to continue doing something

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He is dogged in his pursuit of his dreams.

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I kept at it, … and patiently, until finally I could skate.

in a very determined way, even if something is very difficult

A

I kept at it, doggedly and patiently, until finally I could skate.

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John is one of the most … persistent of men.

in a very determined way, even if something is very difficult

A

John is one of the most doggedly persistent of men.

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The team’s … was rewarded with a last-minute goal.

great determination to do something, even if it is very difficult

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The team’s doggedness was rewarded with a last-minute goal.

100
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His philosophy was stubbornness, refusal to be beaten and sheer …

great determination to do something, even if it is very difficult

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His philosophy was stubbornness, refusal to be beaten and sheer doggedness.

101
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They have plenty of money now, but they still tend to be …

showing a careful use of money, especially by avoiding waste:

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They have plenty of money now, but they still tend to be thrifty.

102
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The strong work ethic and … helped them to accumulate wealth quickly.

the quality of being careful with money or resources, especially by avoi

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The strong work ethic and thriftiness helped them to accumulate wealth quickly.

103
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… demands

too much or many, or more than is usual or reasonable:

A

immoderate demands

104
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… drinking

too much or many, or more than is usual or reasonable:

A

immoderate drinking

105
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They see themselves as basically, even … , good.

in a way that is more than is usual or reasonable, or is too much :

A

They see themselves as basically, even immoderately, good.

in a way that is more than is usual or reasonable, or is too much :

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My friend laughed … at my predicament.

in a way that is more than is usual or reasonable, or is too much :

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My friend laughed immoderately at my predicament.

in a way that is more than is usual or reasonable, or is too much :

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She is hoping to get a loan from her bank to help her out of her financial …

an unpleasant situation that is difficult to get out of:

A

She is hoping to get a loan from her bank to help her out of her financial predicament.

an unpleasant situation that is difficult to get out of:

108
Q

I’m in a bit of a … because I’ve accidentally accepted two invitations to dinner on the same night.

an unpleasant situation that is difficult to get out of:

A

I’m in a bit of a predicament because I’ve accidentally accepted two invitations to dinner on the same night.

an unpleasant situation that is difficult to get out of:

109
Q

She’s too … to heat the house properly.

not willing to spend money or to give or use a lot of something:

A

She’s too parsimonious to heat the house properly.

not willing to spend money or to give or use a lot of something:

110
Q

I think that politicians are often … with the (= do not tell the complete) truth.

not willing to spend money or to give or use a lot of something:

A

I think that politicians are often parsimonious with the (= do not tell the complete) truth.

not willing to spend money or to give or use a lot of something:

111
Q

She criticised government … with defence investment.

the quality of not being willing to spend money or to give or use a lot

A

She criticised government parsimony with defence investment.

the quality of not being willing to spend money or to give or use a lot

112
Q

They blame the … of the wealthy states.

the quality of not being willing to spend money or to give or use a lot

A

They blame the parsimony of the wealthy states.

the quality of not being willing to spend money or to give or use a lot

113
Q

A self-confessed … , Tony Richardson can’t remember when he last had a holiday.

a person who works a lot of the time and finds it difficult not to work:

A

A self-confessed workaholic, Tony Richardson can’t remember when he last had a holiday.

a person who works a lot of the time and finds it difficult not to work:

114
Q

a … lifestyle

a person who works a lot of the time and finds it difficult not to work:

A

a workaholic lifestyle

a person who works a lot of the time and finds it difficult not to work:

115
Q

Once … sets in, it progresses through stages similar to those in drug addiction.

a condition that makes someone work a lot of the time and find it diffic

A

Once workaholism sets in, it progresses through stages similar to those in drug addiction.

116
Q

… can adversely affect many aspects of an individual’s life.

a condition that makes someone work a lot of the time and find it diffic

A

Workaholism can adversely affect many aspects of an individual’s life.

117
Q

He has written a stimulating but … book.

strongly expressing your beliefs as if they were true

A

He has written a stimulating but dogmatic book.

118
Q

Managers should not try to … impose such supposed “best practices”.

in a way that is very certain because you think that you are right

A

Managers should not try to dogmatically impose such supposed “best practices”.

119
Q

The more … certain someone is, the further they are likely to be from enlightenment.

in a way that is very certain because you think that you are right

A

The more dogmatically certain someone is, the further they are likely to be from enlightenment.

120
Q

Can you give me any … … what happened?

the state of understanding something:

A

Can you give me any enlightenment on what happened?

121
Q

Meditation helps me achieve … and serenity.

the state of understanding something:

A

Meditation helps me achieve enlightenment and serenity.

122
Q

I admired her … in the midst of so much chaos.

the quality of being peaceful and calm:

A

I admired her serenity in the midst of so much chaos.

the quality of being peaceful and calm:

123
Q

She has an aura of calm and … about her.

the quality of being peaceful and calm:

A

She has an aura of calm and serenity about her.

124
Q

She smiled … and said nothing.

in a peaceful and calm way:

A

She smiled serenely and said nothing.

in a peaceful and calm way:

125
Q

She has a lovely … face.

peaceful and calm; worried by nothing:

A

She has a lovely serene face.

peaceful and calm; worried by nothing:

126
Q

his … handling of the situation

able to understand a situation quickly and see how to take advantage of

A

his astute handling of the situation

able to understand a situation quickly and see how to take advantage of

127
Q

The duo surprised everyone with their … in negotiating the pop music world.

the quality of being able to quickly understand a situation and see how

A

The duo surprised everyone with their astuteness in negotiating the pop music world.

the quality of being able to quickly understand a situation and see how

128
Q

They took over the company and … transformed it into a tech giant.

quickly understand and take advantage of it

A

They took over the company and astutely transformed it into a tech giant.

129
Q

The business is successful because the managers … select medium-priced, high-quality merchandise.

quickly understand and take advantage of it

A

The business is successful because the managers astutely select medium-priced, high-quality merchandise.

130
Q

a … remark

expressing an idea cleverly in a few words:

A

a pithy remark

131
Q

… comments

expressing an idea cleverly in a few words:

A

pithy comments

132
Q

He could write … and entertainingly.

in a clever way that uses only a few words:

A

He could write pithily and entertainingly.

133
Q

He’s a … old devil - I wouldn’t trust him with my money.

deceiving people in a clever way in order to get what you want:

A

He’s a sly old devil - I wouldn’t trust him with my money.

134
Q

A cat can be a very … animal.

deceiving people in a clever way in order to get what you want:

A

A cat can be a very sly animal.

135
Q

She grinned … and refused to tell me where the money came from.

in a way that suggests that you know secrets:

A

She grinned slyly and refused to tell me where the money came from.

136
Q

His daughters stared back at him with an expression of … resentment.

angry and unwilling to smile or be pleasant to people:

A

His daughters stared back at him with an expression of sullen resentment.

angry and unwilling to smile or be pleasant to people:

137
Q

They stared at him with an expression of … dislike.

silent and unpleasant:

A

They stared at him with an expression of sullen dislike.

silent and unpleasant:

138
Q

She turned her back to him and stared … out of the window.

in a way that is sullen

A

She turned her back to him and stared sullenly out of the window.

139
Q

Ben sat … in the back of the room and refused to speak.

in a way that is sullen

A

Ben sat sullenly in the back of the room and refused to speak.

140
Q

He responded with adolescent …

behaviour in which you are angry and unwilling to smile

A

He responded with adolescent sullenness.

behaviour in which you are angry and unwilling to smile

141
Q

She had sat in a state of … bordering on rage.

behaviour in which you are angry and unwilling to smile

A

She had sat in a state of sullenness bordering on rage.

behaviour in which you are angry and unwilling to smile

142
Q

“Are you feeling any better?” “No!” was the … reply.

using few words, sometimes in a way that seems rude or unfriendly:

A

“Are you feeling any better?” “No!” was the terse reply.

using few words, sometimes in a way that seems rude or unfriendly:

143
Q

He was shouting … orders for vehicles to pull over.

using few words, sometimes in a way that seems rude or unfriendly:

A

He was shouting terse orders for vehicles to pull over.

using few words, sometimes in a way that seems rude or unfriendly:

144
Q

“Don’t draw attention to me,” she whispers …

using few words, sometimes in a way that seems rude

A

“Don’t draw attention to me,” she whispers tersely.

using few words, sometimes in a way that seems rude

145
Q

an … politician

showing no moral rules or good behavior

A

an unprincipled politician

146
Q

I had talked too much about myself and felt like a … old fool.

having the habit of talking a lot, esp. about unimportant things:

A

I had talked too much about myself and felt like a garrulous old fool.

147
Q

We are a naturally … and talkative race.

having the habit of talking a lot, esp. about unimportant things:

A

We are a naturally garrulous and talkative race.

148
Q

He seemed in very good humour, laughing and talking …

in a way that involves talking a lot, especially about things that are n

A

He seemed in very good humour, laughing and talking garrulously.

149
Q

She was clearly nervous, chatting … about the “gorgeous venue”.

in a way that involves talking a lot, especially about things that are n

A

She was clearly nervous, chatting garrulously about the “gorgeous venue”.

150
Q

He found himself warming to the man’s …

habit of talking a lot, especially about things that are not important

A

He found himself warming to the man’s garrulousness.

the habit of talking a lot, especially about things that are not importa

151
Q

The study found that the biggest gender difference in … was in toddlers.

habit of talking a lot, especially about things that are not important

A

The study found that the biggest gender difference in garrulousness was in toddlers.

152
Q

He put his hands around her … waist.

thin and delicate, often in a way that is attractive:

A

He put his hands around her slender waist.

153
Q

… man doing gymnastic exercises

A

slender man doing gymnastic exercises

154
Q

He came home after three months at college looking terribly ….

unpleasantly thin, often with bones showing:

A

He came home after three months at college looking terribly scrawny.

155
Q

unpleasantly thin, often with bones showing:

A

scrawny

156
Q

I was your typical … teenager.

A

I was your typical lanky teenager.

157
Q

A … youth approached him.

(tall, with long, thin arms and legs)

A

A gangly / gangling youth approched him.

158
Q

A number of children in the class were …

very fat

A

A number of children in the class were obese.

159
Q

She’s a rather … woman wearing glasses over there.

(fat, solid body)

A

She’s a rather stout woman wearing glasses over there.

160
Q

… and lack of exercise are bad for the heart.

A

Obesity and lack of exercise are bad for the heart.

161
Q

More and more children are becoming …

very fat

A

More and more children are becoming obese.

162
Q

a c… gentleman

fat man

A

a corpulent gentleman

163
Q

Mrs Blower was the … lady with the glasses.

fat and solid-looking, especially around the waist:

A

Mrs Blower was the stout lady with the glasses.

164
Q

He was seen as a pleasant man – short, a bit … and balding, with a radiant smile.

fat and solid looking

A

He was seen as a pleasant man – short, a bit stout and balding, with a radiant smile.

165
Q

Eammon was plump and …

no hair

A

Eammon was plump and balding.

166
Q

He suffered from premature …, losing his hair in his twenties.

A

He suffered from premature baldness, losing his hair in his twenties.

167
Q

In humans, male … is associated with high testosterone levels.

A

In humans, male baldness is associated with high testosterone levels.

168
Q

I hate it when cereal goes …

(of things that can absorb water, especially food) unpleasantly wet and

A

I hate it when cereal goes soggy

169
Q

They played on a wet, … field.

very wet from having absorbed liquid:

A

They played on a wet, soggy field.

170
Q

Toss the salad when you’re ready to serve to prevent …

A

Toss the salad when you’re ready to serve to prevent sogginess.

171
Q

.He took the teabag out and set it … into his saucer.
The squish of her shoes sounded … behind me.

A

He took the teabag out and set it soggily into his saucer.
The squish of her shoes sounded soggily behind me.

172
Q

We are counting on your speech, bishop, to give some moral … to the delegates.

improvement of a person’s moral or spiritual condition:

A

We are counting on your speech, bishop, to give some moral uplift to the delegates.

173
Q

With … arms, he ran towards them.

(raised)

A

With uplifted arms, he ran towards them.

174
Q

In their study of these texts they hoped to find spiritual … and insight into the truth of life.

improvement of a person’s moral or spiritual condition, or of the condit

A

In their study of these texts they hoped to find spiritual upliftment and insight into the truth of life.

175
Q

The social sector has an action plan that focuses on the social … of the most disadvantaged in our society.

A

The social sector has an action plan that focuses on the social upliftment of the most disadvantaged in our society.

176
Q

Our plans are in a state of … at the moment.

continuous change:

A

Our plans are in a state of flux at the moment.

177
Q

She rarely … outside, except when she went to stock up on groceries.

risk going somewhe/doing something that might be dangerous or unpleasant

A

She rarely ventured outside, except when she went to stock up on groceries.

178
Q

As we set off into the forest, we felt as though we were … (forth) into the unknown.

risk going somewhe/doing something that might be dangerous or unpleasant

A

As we set off into the forest, we felt as though we were venturing (forth) into the unknown.

179
Q

What do you … from her refusal?

to form an opinion or guess that something is true because of the inform

A

What do you infer from her refusal?

180
Q

He … that she was not interested in a relationship from what she said in her letter.

A

He inferred that she was not interested in a relationship from what she said in her letter.

181
Q

His change of mind was recent and sudden, the … being that someone had persuaded him.

a guess that you make or an opinion

A

His change of mind was recent and sudden, the inference being that someone had persuaded him.

182
Q

Listening comprehension is seen as an … process involving the interaction between both linguistic and non-linguistic knowledge.

A

Listening comprehension is seen as an inferential process involving the interaction between both linguistic and non-linguistic knowledge.

183
Q

They share a truly … relationship.

operating for both, esp. equally or to a similar degree:

A

They share a truly reciprocal relationship.

184
Q

We have agreed to exchange information about our two companies, but strictly on a … basis.

A

We have agreed to exchange information about our two companies, but strictly on a reciprocal basis.

185
Q

Sadly, my feelings for him were not …
We invited them to dinner and a week later they …

share same feelings as someone else, behav same way as someone else

A

Sadly, my feelings for him were not reciprocated.
We invited them to dinner and a week later they reciprocated.

186
Q

We were r… unhappy together.

A

We were reciprocally unhappy together.

187
Q

Mrs Blower was the … lady with the glasses.

fat and solid-looking, especially around the waist:

A

Mrs Blower was the stout lady with the glasses.

188
Q

He has a runner’s … frame.

(of people and animals) thin but strong, and often able to bend easily

A

He has a runner’s wiry frame.

189
Q

He was a … man 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighing 145 pounds.

(of people and animals) thin but strong, and often able to bend easily

A

He was a wiry man 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighing 145 pounds.

190
Q

He was able to handle the heavy tools easily with his … strong arms and large hands.

in a way that is thin but strong, and often able to bend easily:

A

He was able to handle the heavy tools easily with his wirily strong arms and large hands.

191
Q

He is slender an … built from years of working on a farm.

in a way that is thin but strong, and often able to bend easily

A

He is slender and wirily built from years of working on a farm.

192
Q

dressed in an … white suit

perfectly clean or tidy:

A

dressed in an immaculate white suit

193
Q

an … garden

perfectly clean or tidy

A

an immaculate garden

194
Q

My aunt’s kitchen was always …

perfectly clean or tidy

A

My aunt’s kitchen was always immaculate.

195
Q

She was … dressed.

perfectly clean or tidy

A

She was immaculately dressed.

196
Q

a … face/complexion

(of a person or their skin) dark:

A

a swarthy face/complexion

197
Q

A … fisherman

of a person or skin dark

A

A swarthy fisherman

198
Q

a … complexion/face

(of white-skinned people) yellowish and looking unhealthy:

A

a sallow complexion/face

199
Q

She could not try to disguise the … of her skin.

(of white-skinned people) yellowish and looking unhealthy:

A

She could not try to disguise the sallowness of her skin.

200
Q

She noticed the sudden … in his complexion.

(of white-skinned people) yellowish and looking unhealthy:

A

She noticed the sudden sallowness in his complexion.

201
Q

He’d been drinking the night before and was looking a bit …

looking ill or tired, often with dark skin under the eyes:

A

He’d been drinking the night before and was looking a bit haggard.

202
Q

His face was …, and his eyes were bloodshot.

looking ill or tired, often with dark skin under the eyes:

A

His face was haggard, and his eyes were bloodshot.

203
Q

My housemate was still hungover, and he staggered into the kitchen and looked at me …

looking ill or tired, often with dark skin under the eyes:

A

My housemate was still hungover, and he staggered into the kitchen and looked at me haggardly.

204
Q

The young father stumbled … into the nursery at 3:00 a.m.

looking ill or tired, often with dark skin under the eyes:

A

The young father stumbled haggardly into the nursery at 3:00 a.m.

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