CAE revision (2 lessons) | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 14 Public

vocabulary

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1. What words are missing? I s____________t_________the math's exam and feel relieved.

scrape through

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2. Which idiom is missing? _________________he recovered.

against the odds

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3. What does 'to wedge' mean?

put something into a very narrow space

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4. What does the word 'dastardly' mean?

evil/cruel

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5. What word is missing? When I saw him standing on a p___________platform, I screamed in fear

precarious

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6. Complete the sentence: It was difficult to choose the film from the __________of DVDs on the shelf

stack

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7. It's parents' job to ________________courage and confidence in their children

instil

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8. I was shocked by such s_____________population in the region

sparse

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9. The book made me understand that 'serious' doesn't always mean '_______'_

sombe

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10. What is the missing word? I was asked h_____________if I wanted to join the group

half-heartedly

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11. Most people feel satisfaction when they reach the p_____________of their career.

pinnacle

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12. Achieving success means hard work, determination and a lot of g ________and _____

get up and go

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13. The full form of CV is __________

Curriculum Vitae

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16. Can you provide 2 antonyms for the word: aspiring

unembitious/ambitiounless; feckless

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