Ready for C2 Proficiency - Unit 1 wordlist | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

someone who is determined to succeed and who works hard to achieve this (noun)

go-getter - /ˌɡəʊ ˈɡetə(r)/

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showing that you think you are not very good or important (adjective)

self-deprecating - /self ˈdeprɪˌkeɪtɪŋ/

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eraser

Reset score!

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magnet

Take 25 points!

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rocket

Go to first place!

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thief

Give points!

banana

Go to last place!

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star

Double points!

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fairy

Take points!

banana

Go to last place!

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to show a very, very strong feeling of anger (verb phrase)

(went) go apoplectic with rage - /ɡəʊ æpəˈplektɪk wɪθ ˌreɪdʒ/

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to help someone to become able to do things for themself and not depend on other people (verb phrase)

foster self-reliance - /fɒstə self rɪˈlaɪəns/

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to become extremely angry (verb phrase)

(went) go ballistic - /ɡəʊ bəˈlɪstɪk/

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if something grosses you out, it is so unpleasant that it makes you feel ill (phrasal verb)

(grosses) gross out - /ɡrəʊs aʊt /

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seesaw

Swap points!

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gift

Win 15 points!

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fairy

Take points!

baam

Lose 25 points!

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allowing yourself to have or to do something special that you like very much, often something that you should not have or do (adjective)

self-indulgent - /self ɪnˈdʌldʒ(ə)nt/

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very surprised or shocked (adjective)

flabbergasted - /ˈflæbə(r)ˌɡɑːstɪd/

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to be always talking about yourself or your achievements in a way that annoys other people (verb phrase)

(is) be full of (himself) yourself - /biː fʊl əv jə(r)ˈself/

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very pleased about something (phrase)

chuffed to bits - /tʃʌft tə bɪts/

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looking at something and not paying attention to anything else (phrase)

glued to (something) - /ˈɡluːd tuː/

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choosing not to have or to do something that you want in order to help other people (adjective)

self-sacrificing - /self ˈsækrɪˌfaɪsɪŋ/

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extremely happy and excited (adjective)

elated - /ɪˈleɪtɪd/

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