C1 Compact Unit 1 Vocabulary | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 23 Public

Communication and language

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This car is u____________ for the vast majority of people (they haven't the money to pay for it)

unaffordable

Pagers have become o_________ - no one uses them any more.

obsolete

Stealth bombers use s______-__-___-a__ technology.

state-of-the-art

Painting or doing sculptures is extremely t_____-c__________ - it takes ages

time-consuming

He was quite a__________ by what he saw. (shocked/worried)

alarmed

Making fun of people for being different is cruel and i__________ (not considering others´fellings)

insensitive

People who have travelled to a lot of different countries tend to be more o_____-________ than those who have not. (willing to consider new ideas/opinions)

open-minded

You have to be quite o__________ to be a rockstar. (extrovert)

outgoing

Children can often be quite p___________ and get what they want. (make people do what they want them to)

persuasive

People who only talk about themselves are s_____-_______ (egotistic)

self-centred

Sometimes pregnant women can be s_____-_______ about their weight (feel uncomfortable/paranoid)

self-conscious

He was clearly lying and being i__________ (not genuine/truthful)

insincere

My cousin brought me back a gift from Japan. He is so t_______________ (always thinks of others)

thoughtful

_______ the difference (differentiate)

tell

_______ someone's word for sth (believe/trust)

take

_______ business (negotiate)

talk