COMPLETE THE SENTENCE: The economy is stuck in the slow _ _ _ _ and shows little sign of _ _ _ _ _ _.
LANE / GROWTH
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WHAT'S THE WORD? The total number of people employed by a company. (compound noun)
WORKFORCE
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COMPLETE THE SENTENCE: If the head teacher detects even the slightest ...... of dishonesty in her staff, she sacks them. (clue - smell)
WHIFF
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WHAT'S THE MISSING WORD? Kaufman has been h_ _ _ _d as one of the finest tenors in the operatic world today.
HAILED
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"The atmosphere in the office is rather fraught." What does FRAUGHT mean?
(a) causing extreme worry or anxiety (b) leading to stress (c) conducive to harmony
(a) causing extreme worry or anxiety
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WHAT'S THE WORD? To select people to work for an organisation (military origin).
RECRUIT
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WORD FORMATION: If you would only ........ the role of your father in the success of your company, there wouldn't be so much bad blood between you. (KNOW)
ACKNOWLEDGE
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WORD FORMATION: You can't help but disbelieve the government when different ministers are giving out ......... statements about policy. (CONTRADICT)
CONTRADICTORY
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WORD FORMATION: number > adjective? (=several)
NUMEROUS
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heart
Other team wins 5 points!
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gift
Win 25 points!
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fairy
Take points!
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banana
Go to last place!
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COMPLETE THE EXPRESSION: If at first you don't .........., try, try, try again.
SUCCEED
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WHICH IS THE ODD ONE OUT & WHY? howl / snarl / clamp / yelp
CLAMP - the others are sounds (made by canines)
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COMPLETE: I am not disappointed in you Max. If ......, I am even prouder than I was before this episode.
ANYTHING
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lifesaver
Give 10 points!
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gold
Win 50 points!
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shark
Other team loses 20 points!
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thief
Give points!
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TRANSFORMATION: They offered Fred the position but he refused it. TURNED
Fred was ....................... it down.