Someone who is gloomy, moody and is unwilling to smile: m_ _ _ _ e
morose
A university might re_ _ _ _ _ an offer of a place on a course if the student doesn't get the right exam results.
rescind
If a word is pe_______, it is being used to belittle someone or make them look bad.
pejorative
A t______ person is persistent, stubborn (in a good way) and determined to finish what they starte.
tenacious
The sound of a bell, especially when rung for a death, funeral or disaster.
knell
Difficult to find, catch or achieve. (e_____)
elusive
Critics often call movie plots h_______ if they feel like they have seen or heard them a thousand times before. (It's not you, it's me.)
hackneyed
Having mixed feelings about something (amb____)
ambivalent
Skilled at tricking and deceiving to get what they want. The ____ fox.
wily
A verb that means to instruct or improve someone. Documentaries intend to e___y the audience not just entertain them.
edify
Noisy, boisterous and unruly: The teacher struggled to manage the ob_____ class.
obstreperous
Effrontery means...
shameless and insolent (the cheek/the audacity)
What does 'dearth' mean?
Scarcity or lack of something.
To be able to express yourself fluently (to ar____)
articulate
K_____ a passion/interest for reading.
kindle
A person, action or remark that is strongly motivated by revenge or spite. (Vin...)
vindictive
