Vocabulary (7)

Question 1

Ravage (T verb generally used as passive)

Answer 1

Causing or having a very sharp feeling of sadness

Question 2

Bewildering (adjective)

Answer 2

Confusing and difficult to understand, esp. because you don’t know what to decide

Question 3

Unwind (verb)

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To relax after a period of work and anxiety

Question 4

Convey (formal verb)

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To communicate an idea, information, or thought to people so that it’s understandable.

Question 5

Tactful (adjective)

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Someone who avoids saying or doing things that could upset someone

Question 6

Heighten (verb)

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To increase or make something increase, especially an emotion or effect:

Question 7

Lengthen (verb)

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To become longer or broader.

Question 8

Ensure (verb)

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To make something certain to happen

Question 9

Undergo (verb)

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To experience something unpleasant or something that involves a change.

Question 10

Outsell (verb)

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(Of a product) to be sold in greater numbers that other products.

Question 11

Outperform (verb)

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To something better that someone or something.

Question 12

Outlive (verb)

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To live for a longer period of time than someone or something.

Question 13

Outnumber (verb)

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To be greater in number than something or someone.

Question 14

Foresee (verb)

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To know about something before it happens

Question 15

Forlorn (adjective)

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Alone and unhappy; left alone and not cared for:

Question 16

Sheer (adjective)

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To express the degree of importance of a quality or thing: nothing except

Question 17

Hindrance (noun of hinder)

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The act of slowing or interfering with the development or growth of something; something that slows or interferes with the development or growth of something

Question 18

Soften (verb)

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To make something softer or weaker

Question 19

All too (collocation)

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Too much; more than is desirable

Question 20

Topical (adjective)

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Referring to the topics of the day or place : of local or temporary interest

Question 21

Carefree (adjective 2)

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(1) Having troubles or worries (2) Irresponsible

Question 22

Outline (noun and verb)

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noun- the border or limit edge or a figure or thing; verb- to give the main facts about something

Question 23

Reluctant (adjective)

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Not willing to do it or doing it slowly, begrudgingly.

Question 24

Implication (noun used with for)

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The effect that an action or decision will have on something else in the future

Question 25

Setback (noun)

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Something that happens that delays or prevents a process from developing

Question 26

Amendment (noun)

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A change or changes made to the words of a text.

Question 27

Blemish (verb and noun)

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verb- to spoil by a flaw; noun- a very noticeable imperfection

Question 28

Envisage (formal verb)

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Toformamentalpictureof something or someone you have neverseen, or something that hasn’t happened yet.

Question 29

Suffice (formal verb)

Answer 29

To be enough

Question 30

Detrimental (formal adjective)

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(Especially of health) causing damage or harm.