unit 6 - vocabulary

Question 1

praised and approve of

Answer 1

acclaimed

Question 2

to give something to someone as their share of a total amount, for them to use in a particular way

Answer 2

allocate

Question 3

to imagine or expect that something will happen

Answer 3

anticipate

Question 4

shocking and very bad

Answer 4

appalling

Question 5

If you … a time for a job or activity, you decide it will be done during that time.

Answer 5

assign

Question 6

cruel, violent, and completely without feelings

Answer 6

brutal

Question 7

Something that is … is easy to recognise because it is different from other things.

Answer 7

distinctive

Question 8

to judge or calculate the quality, importance, amount, or value of something

Answer 8

evaluate

Question 9

an object that is shown to the public in a museum, etc.

Answer 9

exhibit

Question 10

the fact of something bad that someone has done being made public

Answer 10

exposure

Question 11

very unlikely to be true, and difficult to believe

Answer 11

far-fetched

Question 12

unhappy and without hope

Answer 12

gloomy

Question 13

describes something that is so interesting or exciting that it holds your attention completely

Answer 13

gripping

Question 14

extremely funny and causing a lot of laughter

Answer 14

hilarious

Question 15

new, original, and clever; good at thinking of new, original and clever ideas

Answer 15

imaginative

Question 16

old-fashioned and therefore not as good or as fashionable as something modern

Answer 16

outdated

Question 17

If something or someone is …, they are considered to be better or more important than they really are.

Answer 17

overrated

Question 18

happening or behaving in a way that you expect and not unusual or interesting

Answer 18

predictable

Question 19

trying to appear or sound more important or clever than you are, especially in matters of art and literature

Answer 19

pretentious

Question 20

to repair and improve something, especially a building

Answer 20

renovate

Question 21

achieved in a quiet way that does not attract attention to itself and is therefore good or celver

Answer 21

subtle

Question 22

boring

Answer 22

tedious

Question 23

different from what is usual or from the way most people do things

Answer 23

unconventional

Question 24

If an explanation or story is unconvincing, it does not sound or seem true or real

Answer 24

unconvincing

Question 25

not exciting or interesting

Answer 25

uninspired

Question 26

to strongly advise or try to persuade someone to do a particular thing

Answer 26

urge

Question 27

completely

Answer 27

utterly

Question 28

to look at or watch something

Answer 28

view