Vocab 15

Question 1

Verb : to make something less painful or less strong

Morphine is often used to …….. the pain of serious injuries.

Double glazing has helped to ……. the noise from the road.

Answer 1

Deaden

Question 2

Adjective : having little energy; feeling unwilling and unable to do anything

I was feeling tired and ………

Answer 2

Lethargic

Question 3

Verb : to express sadness and feeling sorry about something

EXAMPLES :

The poem opens by ……. (over) the death of a young man.
My grandmother, as usual, …….. the decline in moral standards in today’s society.
The late …….. (= dead and remembered with love) Frank Giotto used to live here.

Answer 3

Lament

Question 4

Verb: If a king or queen ………., he or she makes a formal statement that he or she no longer wants to be king or queen

E.g. King Edward VIII ……. (the British throne) in 1936

Answer 4

abdicate

Question 5

Noun : the fact of no longer controlling or managing something that you are in charge of

e.g. The council denied that their decision represented any ………. of responsibility.

It is difficult to imagine a more flagrant ……….. of duty.

Answer 5

abdication

Question 6

Noun: the action of damaging or showing no respect towards something holy or very much respected:
People were horrified at the …….. of the cemetery.
………… of sacred sites and objects was widespread.

Answer 6

Desecration

Question 7

Noun: a difference in amount or quality:
……… in price

Answer 7

Variation