Vocab Chapter 1 (Cambridge English)

Question 1

Anxious means…

Answer 1

Worried, tense

Question 2

Apprehensive

Answer 2

Anxious or fearful that something bad will happen,He felt apprehensive about going home

Question 3

Clumsy

Answer 3

awkward in movement or in handling things

Question 4

Integrity

Answer 4

honesty,the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles that you refuse to change

Question 5

Cynical 🤨

Answer 5

pessimistic,believing that people are motivated purely by self interest, distrustful of human sincerity and integrity

Question 6

Egotistical

Answer 6

self centred

Question 7

Gullible

Answer 7

easily persuaded to believe something

Question 8

Self conscious

Answer 8

embarrassed, uncomfortable,feeling undue awareness of oneself,one’s appearance or one’s actions

Question 9

Self congratulatory

Answer 9

self satisfaction

Question 10

Well rounded

Answer 10

plump,curvaceous,he was dancing with a well rounded blonde2)having a personality that is fully developed in all aspects, the ability to master a variety of skills is important to any well rounded person

Question 11

Self important

Answer 11

having an exaggerated sense of one’s own value or importance

Question 12

Deprecating

Answer 12

disapproving,modest about or critical of oneself, especially humorously so.self deprecating jokes